AchHist 15, 067 (P521556)
Business / Contracts, Neo-Babylonian, Borsippa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 067 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521556 |
| Museum no. | BM 085318 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 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 [0:27] 11–2727 | [1] day of the tardennu maštītu offerings on 17/VI, the brewer’s prebend in Ezida, temple of Nabû: Bēl-iqīša/Bēl-ēṭer/Lā-kuppuru named a price of 2/3 m of block silver with Nabû-tabni-uṣur/Rāši-ilu/Lā-kuppuru and bought it for its full price – 2/3 m of white silver, the price of one day of the tardennu maštītu offerings, the brewer’s prebend in Ezida, temple of Nabû. In total 2/3 m and ½ š silver, including ½ š silver that is given as extra payment, Nabû-tabni-uṣur/Rāši-ilu/Lā-kuppuru received (this silver) from Bēl-iqīša/Bēl-ēṭer/Lā-kuppuru. He is paid, he is quit. There will be no claim. They will not return (on this matter), they will not file claims against each other. Whenever in future days somebody among the brothers, sons, or any of the descendants of the house of Lā-kuppuru will stand up and file a claim about this prebend, induce somebody to file a claim, make a change, or litigate – a claimant who protests as follows: “That prebend was not given, the silver was not received” – the claimant will pay 12 times the silver that he received. |
| Obverse [23:37] 2424–3737 | (Present) at the sealing of this tablet: Marduk-zēru-ibni//Kidin-Nanāya, temple enterer of Nabû, šakin-ṭēmi of Borsippa, Nabû-balassu-iqbi//Ilia, šatammu of Ezida, [PN]/Bēl-erība/Lā-kuppuru, [PN]/Bēl-iqīša/Lā-kuppuru, Rēmūt-Nabû/Nabû-kāṣir/Lā-kuppuru, Nabû-aplu-iddin/Bēl-iqīša/Lā-kuppuru, Nabû-lē’i/Nabû-tabni-uṣur/Lā-kuppuru, Mār-Esagil-ibni/ Nabû-ahhē-bulliṭ/Lā-kuppuru, Nabû-iqbi/Ša-pî-Bēl/Rē’i-alpi, Sumnunu/Nabû-aplu-ukīn/Ṭābihu. |
| Obverse [36:39] 3737–3939 | Scribe, the writer of the tablet: Nabû-ahu-ušebši/Bēl-ēṭer/Kudurrānu. Borsippa, Nbp 15-V-14. |
| Obverse [39:45] 4040– | The fingernail of Nabû-tabni-uṣur is applied instead of his seal. – Except for the prebend. |
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 | 1{en]} u₄-mu 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 | ki-i 2/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU it-ti {m}{d}AG-tab-ni-URU₃ | |
| 4 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ra-šil A {m}la-kup-pu-ru {m}{d}EN-⸢BA⸣{ša₂} [A]-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 5 | {m}{d}EN-KAR{ir} A {m}la-kup-pu-[ru KI.LAM im]-be₂-ma | |
| 6 | i-šam <ana> ŠAM₂ TIL.LA ga-mir-[ti 2/3 ma]-na KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} | |
| 7 | ŠAM₂ 1{en} u₄-mu tar-din-nu maš-ti-ti GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃-u₂-tu | |
| 8 | E₂.ZI.DA E₂ {d}AG PAB 2/3 MA.NA 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-di 1/2 GIN₂ | |
| 9 | KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ a-ki-i pi-i DIRI SUM.NA ina [ŠU-MIN] | |
| 10 | {m}{d}EN-BA{ša₂} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-[KAR]{ir} A {m}la-[kup-pu-ru] | |
| 11 | {m}{d}AG-tab-ni-URU₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}[ra-šil] A {m}la-kup-pu-ru | |
| 12 | ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ ki-i KU₃.BABBAR TIL{tu₂} ma-hir a-pil | |
| 13 | za-ki ru-gum₂-ma-a NU TUK ul GUR-ru-ma | |
| 14 | a-na a-ha-meš ul i-rag-gu-mu ma-ti-ma | |
| 15 | ina ar₂-kat₂ UD-MEŠ ŠEŠ-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ IM.RI.A | |
| 16 | IM.RI.A u₃ IM.RI.A ša₂ E₂ {m}la-kup-pu-ru | |
| 17 | E₁₁-ma a-na UGU GIŠ.ŠUB.BA šu-a-ti | |
| 18 | i-dab-bu-bu u₂-šad-bu-bu BAL{u₂} u₂-paq-qa-ru | |
| 19 | pa-qi₂-ra-nu u₂-⸢paq⸣-[qa-ru] um-ma | |
| 20 | [GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ul] na-din-ma | |
| 21 | [KU₃.BABBAR ul ma-hir i]-⸢qab⸣-bu-u₂ | |
| 22 | {lu₂}pa-qi₂-ra-[nu ka-sap im-hu-ru] | |
| 23 | a-di 12 TA [a₄ i]-ta-nap-pal | |
| 24 | ina ka-nak {na₄}DUB šu-a-ti | |
| 25 | ina IGI {m}{d}AMAR.URU-NUMUN-ib-ni A {m}ki-din-{d}na-na-a | |
| 26 | {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {d}AG {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ BARA₂.SIPA{ki} | |
| 27 | ina IGI {m}{d}AG-TIN-SU-E A {m}DINGIR-ia₂ {lu₂}ša₃-tam E₂.ZI.DA | |
| 28 | hi₂-pi₂ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-SU A {m}la-kup-pu-ru | |
| 29 | hi₂-pi₂ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-BA{ša₂} A {m}la-kup-pu-ru | |
| 30 | IGI {m}re-mut-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-KAD₂ A {m}la-kup-pu-ru | |
| 31 | IGI {m}{d}AG-A-MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-BA{ša₂} A {m}la-kup-pu-ru | |
| 32 | IGI {m}{d}AG-DA A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-tab-ni-URU₃ A {m}la-kup-pu-ru | |
| 33 | IGI {m}DUMU-E₂.SAG.ILA₂-ib-ni [A-šu₂ ša₂] {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-bul-liṭ | |
| 34 | A {m}ku-du-ra-nu | |
| 35 | [IGI] {m}{d}AG-iq-bi A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ša₂-pi-{d}EN A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ | |
| 36 | [IGI] {m}sum-nu-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-[A]-GIN A {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ | |
| 37 | {[lu₂]}DUB.SAR ša₂-ṭir {na₄}DUB {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 38 | {[m]}{d}EN-SUR A {m}ku-du-ra-nu BARA₂.SIPA{ki} | |
| 39 | {[iti]}⸢NE⸣ UD 15-KAM MU 14-KAM {m}{d}AG-EDURU-PAB | |
| 40 | [LUGAL TIN].TIR{ki} ṣu-pur {m}{d}AG-tab-ni-URU₃ | |
| 41 | ki-ma {na₄}DUB-šu₂ tu₂-da-a-tu₂ | |
| 42 | e-lat GIŠ.ŠUB.BA |
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