AchHist 15, 058 (P521547)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Borsippa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521547 |
| Museum no. | BM 021939 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud) |
| Coordinates | 32.3924, 44.3434 |
English translation
By ORACC project borsippa · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:7] 11–77 | [The ruined storage room (bīt-šutummi) in Ezida (+ description of its location)] of Nabû-šumu-ēreš/[Zēr-Bābili]/Kudurrānu that is divided with Nādin/Tabnēa/ Kudurrānu and Mušēzib-Nabû/Šamaš-ahhē-iddin/Kudurrānu, the son(s) of the brothers of his father, whether more and less, as much as there is: |
| Obverse [7:14] 88–1414 | Nabû-aplu-iddin/Nabû-ahhē-iddin/Kudurrānu proposed to buy (this share) from Nabû-šumu-ēreš/Zēr-Bābili/Kudurrānu for 36,000 bricks and 10 š of silver, (bricks and silver that were) given to the treasury of Ezida on behalf of Nabû-šumu-ēreš/Zēr-Bābili/ Kudurrānu, and he (Nabû-aplu-iddin) purchased it for its full price. |
| Obverse [13:18] 1414–1818 | Nabû-šumu-ēreš/Zēr-Bābili/Kudurrānu has received from Nabû-aplu-iddin/Nabû-ahhē-iddin/Kudurrānu the total of 36,000 bricks and 10 š white silver, the price of the ruined storage room (bīt-šutummi) in Ezida, the full amount of silver. |
| Obverse [18:21] 1919–1'1' | He is quit. [He has no] claims. They [shall not re]turn (on the deal). [They shall not file a claim] against [each other. (...)]. [large gap containing the names of the witnesses] |
| Obverse [20:21] 1'1'–1'1' | [Scribe: PN//x]-Adad. |
| Obverse [21:24] 2'2'–4'4' | [Borsippa], Nbk [x-x]-38. |
| Obverse [23:24] 4'4'–4'4' | He (Nabû-šumu-ēreš) will seal the tablet before the scribe of the king and give it to Nabû-aplu-iddin.1 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [... E₂ šu-tum₃-mu ab-tu₄ ša₂ qe₂-reb E₂.ZI.DA ...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | ša₂ {m}{d}AG-MU-KAM A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}[NUMUN-TIN.TIR]{ki} A {m}ku-du-[ra-nu] | |
| 4 | ša₂ it-ti {m}na-din A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}tab-ne₂-e-a A {m}ku-du-ra-[nu] | |
| 5 | u₃ {m}mu-še-zib-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ku-du-ra-[nu] | |
| 6 | DUMU ŠEŠ-MEŠ AD-šu₂ zu-uʾ-u-zu | |
| 7 | at-ri u₃ ma-ṭu ma-la ba-šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | ki-i 36 LIM SIG₄.HI.A u₃ 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 9 | ša₂ a-na NIG₂.GA E₂.ZI.DA a-na UGU {m}{d}AG-MU-KAM | |
| 10 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-TIN.TIR{ki} A {m}ku-du-ra-nu na-ad-nu | |
| 11 | it-ti {m}{d}AG-MU-KAM A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-TIN.TIR{ki} A {m}ku-du-ra-nu | |
| 12 | {m}{d}AG-IBILA-MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {m}ku-du-[ra]-nu | |
| 13 | KI.LAM im-be₂-e-ma i-šam a-na ši-me-šu₂ gam-ru-tu | |
| 14 | ŠU.NIGIN 36 LIM SIG₄.HI.A u₃ 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} | |
| 15 | ŠAM₂ E₂ šu-tum₃-mu ab-tu₄ ša₂ qe₂-reb E₂.ZI.[DA] | |
| 16 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}AG-IBILA-MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}[ku-du-ra-nu] | |
| 17 | {m}{d}AG-MU-KAM A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-TIN.TIR{ki} A {[m}ku-du-ra-nu] | |
| 18 | [ŠAM₂] E₂-šu-tum₃-mi-šu₂ KU₃.BABBAR [ga-mir-tu₄] | |
| 19 | [ma-hir] za-ku ru-gum-[ma-a ul i-ši] | |
| 20 | [ul i-tur]-ru-ma a-na a-[ha-meš ul iraggamū ...] | |
| 1' | [...]-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 2' | [BARA₂.SIPA{ki} {iti}x UD n]-KAM MU 38-KAM | |
| 3' | {[m}{d}AG-NIG₂].DU-URU₃ LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 4' | [ina IGI] {lu₂}DUB.SAR ša₂ LUGAL {im}DUB i-kan-nak-ma | |
| 5' | [a]-⸢na⸣ {m}{d}AG-IBILA-SUM{na} i-nam-din |
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