AchHist 15, 116 (P521603)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Borsippa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 116 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521603 |
| Museum no. | BM 028865 |
| 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 [0:8] 11–88 | Ezida-šumu-ukīn/Bēl-uballiṭ/Ilšu-abūšu voluntarily promised in a sealed tablet that he would give (the following items) as dowry to his daughter {f}Ilat and Qīšti-Marduk/Nabû-kīn-zēri/Siātu, the husband of {f}Ilat: the diʾû (a type of offering), the guqqû (sheep from the irregular offerings), the hide(s), and the leather straps: the income (panātu) of 2 days of the butcher’s prebend in Ezida, temple of Nabû - 1 day on 08/IV, 1/2 day on 28/VIII, 1/2 day on 28/[X] (as well as) {f}Nanāya-sah?-inni and her son Itti-Nabû-gūzu; in total: 2 days of the butcher’s prebend and 2 slaves. |
| Obverse [8:14] 99–1414 | The diʾû, guqqû, hide(s) and leather straps, the income of 2 days of the butcher’s prebend – 1 day on 08/IV, 1/2 day on 28/VIII, 1/2 day on 28/[X]: Ezida-šumu-ukīn has assigned (this) under seal to his daughter {f}Ilat and Qīšti-Marduk, the husband of {f}Ilat. |
| Obverse [14:20] 1515–2020 | They are allowed to dispose of the 2 days butcher's prebend, including the di'û, guqqû, hide(s), and leather straps, that Ezida-šumu-ukīn assigned under seal to his daughter {f}Ilat and his son-in-law Qīšti-Marduk. |
| Obverse [19:21] 2020–2121 | Ezida-šumu-ukīn and his wife {f}Banītu-innin witnessed this (decision). |
| Obverse [21:24] 2222–2424 | May Nabû and Marduk ordain the ruin of the person who tries to change this affair. |
| Obverse [23:26] 2424–2626 | Witnesses: Kudurru/[PN/FN], Mušēzib-Bēl/Rēmūt-Gula/Ahūtu, Nabû-mukīn-apli/Nergal-uballiṭ/Šigûa. |
| Obverse [26:27] 2727–2727 | And scribe: Marduk-ēreš/Šamaš-šumu-ukīn/Siātu. |
| Obverse [27:28] 2828–2828 | Borsippa, Nbn 14-[x]-07. 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 | {m}E₂.ZI.DA-MU-u₂-kin DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-u₂-bal-liṭ DUMU {m}DINGIR-ša₂-bu-šu₂ | |
| 2 | i-na hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ di-iʾ-um gu-uq-qu-u₂ ši-ha-ṭu | |
| 3 | u₃ qu-ta-na-a-ta pa-na-at 2 U₄-mu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂-u₂-tu | |
| 4 | E₂.ZI.DA E₂ {d}AG 1 u₄-mu {iti}ŠU UD 8-KAM 1/2 u₄-mu {iti}APIN UD 28-KAM | |
| 5 | 1/2 u₄-mu {iti}[AB] UD 28-KAM {f}{d}na-na-a-sah₄-in-ni | |
| 6 | u {m}it-ti-{d}AG-gu₂-zi DUMU-šu₂ PAB 2 u₄-mu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂-u₂-tu | |
| 7 | u₃ 2{ta} a-me-lut-tu₄ ša₂ {m}E₂.ZI.DA-MU-u₂-kin ik-nu-uk-ma a-na | |
| 8 | nu-dun-ni-e a-na {f}i-lat DUMU.MUNUS-šu₂ u {m}NIG₂.BA-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}AG-ki-i-ni-NUMUN | |
| 9 | A {m}si-ia₂-ti mu-ti ša₂ {f}i-lat DUMU.MUNUS-šu₂ id-di-nu di-iʾ-um | |
| 10 | guq-qu-u₂ ši-ha-ṭu u₃ qu-ta-na-a-ta pa-na-at 2 u₄-mu-MEŠ | |
| 11 | {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂-u₂-tu 1 u₄-mu {iti}ŠU UD 8-KAM 1/2 UD {iti}APIN UD 28-KAM | |
| 12 | 1/2 u₄-mu {iti}AB UD 28-KAM {m}E₂.ZI.DA-MU-u₂-kin | |
| 13 | ik-nu-uk-ma pa-ni {f}i-la-at DUMU.MUNUS-šu₂ | |
| 14 | u₃ {m}qi₂-iš-tu₄-{d}AMAR.UTU mu-ti ša₂ {f}i-lat | |
| 15 | u₂-šad-gil a-šar 2 u₄-mu {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂-u₂-tu | |
| 16 | a-di di-iʾ-um guq-qu-u₂ ši-ha-ṭu | |
| 17 | u₃ qu-ta-na-a-ta ša₂ {m}E₂.ZI.DA-MU-u₂-kin DUMU-šu₂ | |
| 18 | ša₂ {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} A {m}DINGIR-ša₂-bu-šu₂ ša₂ ik-nu-uk-ma pa-ni {f}i-lat | |
| 19 | DUMU.MUNUS-šu₂ u₃ {m}qiš-tu₄-{d}AMAR.UTU ha-ta-ni-šu₂ u₂-šad-gil-lu | |
| 20 | a-šar ŠA₃-šu₂-nu i-nam-di-nu-uʾ {m}E₂.ZI.DA-MU-u₂-kin | |
| 21 | u₃ {f}{d}DU₃{tu₂}IN-NI-NIN DAM-šu₂ a-na {lu₂}mu-kin-nu-tu | |
| 22 | i-na lib₃-bi aš₂-bu-u₂ ša₂ da-ba-ba an-na-a in-nu-u₂ | |
| 23 | {d}AG u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU HA.[A]-šu₂ liq-bu-u₂ | |
| 24 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}ku-dur₂-ru DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}x x x x | |
| 25 | {<MIN({lu₂}mu-kin-nu)>} {m}mu-še-zib-{d}EN DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}re-mut-{d}gu-la A {m}ŠEŠ-u₂-tu | |
| 26 | {<MIN({lu₂}mu-kin-nu)>} {m}{d}AG-GIN-EDURU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-bal-liṭ A {m}ši-gu-u₂-a | |
| 27 | u₃ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-APIN{iš} {lu₂}DUB.SAR DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU-u₂-kin | |
| 28 | A {m}si-a-ti bar-zi-pa{ki} {iti}[x] UD 14-KAM MU 7-KAM | |
| 29 | {d}AG-na-iʾ-id LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} |
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