AchHist 15, 064 (P521553)
Business / Contracts, Achaemenid, Borsippa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521553 |
| Museum no. | BM 087271 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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 [0:4] 11–44 | One tardennu maštītu a year, on 17/VI, of the brewer’s prebend in Ezida, temple of Nabû, of Lâbâši-Marduk/Zēria/Lā-kuppuru, is at the disposal of Guzānu/Balassu/Lā-kuppuru for performing (ana ēpišānūti). |
| Obverse [4:6] 55–66 | He (Guzānu) shall measure the barley and dates, offering material (ginû) and pappasu, from the bīt-asû. |
| Obverse [6:8] 77–88 | Per year, Guzānu shall give to Lâbâši-Marduk 0;1.4 dates and 0;0.5 barley. |
| Obverse [8:12] 99–1212 | Guzānu is responsible to approach the meal, for non-interruption and punctuality. |
| Obverse [10:16] 1111–1616 | Witnesses: Nabû-nādin-ahi/Nabû-mukīn-apli/Lā-kuppuru, Nabû-uṣuršu/Nabû-nādin-ahi/Lā-kuppuru, Kuṣurā/Mušēzib/Ninurta-ušallim, Kīnā/Guzānu/Balāṭu. |
| Obverse [16:17] 1717–1717 | Scribe: Arad-Marduk/Nabû-nādin-ahi/Lā-kuppuru. |
| Obverse [17:18] 1818–1818 | Borsippa, Dar 13-VIII-35. 1 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | i-na MU.AN.NA 1{en} tar-din-nu maš-ti-ti {iti}KIN UD 17.KAM | |
| 2 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃-u₂-tu E₂.ZI.DA E₂ {d}AG | |
| 3 | ša₂ {m}la-a-ba-ši-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}la-kup-pu-ru | |
| 4 | a-na e-pi-ša₂-nu-tu i-na pa-ni {m}gu-za-nu DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 5 | {m}ba-laṭ-su A {m}la-kup-pu-ru ŠE.BAR u₃ ZU₂.LUM.MA | |
| 6 | gi-nu-u₂ u₃ pap-pa-su {m}gu-za-nu TA E₂ a-si-e | |
| 7 | i-man-du i-na MU.AN.NA 1 (PI) 4 BAN₂ ZU₂.LUM.MA u₃ 5 BAN₂ ŠE.BAR | |
| 8 | {m}gu-za-nu a-na {m}la-a-ba-ši-{d}AMAR.UTU i-nam-din | |
| 9 | pu-ut qu-ru-ub nap-ta-nu baṭ-lu u₃ mas-naq-tu₄ | |
| 10 | {m}gu-za-nu na-ši | |
| 11 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu | |
| 12 | {[lu₂]}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}AG-na-din-ŠEŠ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-GIN-EDURU | |
| 13 | A {m}la-kup-pu-ru {m}{d}AG-<u₂>-ṣur-šu₂ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-na-din-ŠEŠ | |
| 14 | A {m}la-kup-pu-ru {m}ku-ṣur-ra-a A-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 15 | {m}mu-še-zib A {m}{d}MAŠ-GI {m}ki-na-a-a | |
| 16 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}gu-za-nu A {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
| 17 | DUB.SAR {m}IR₃-{d}AMAR.UTU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-na-din-ŠEŠ | |
| 18 | A {m}la-kup-pu-ru BARA₂.SIPA{ki} {iti}APIN | |
| 19 | UD 13.KAM MU 35.KAM {m}da-ri-ia-muš | |
| 20 | LUGAL E{ki} LUGAL KUR.KUR |
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