AchHist 15, 163 (P521618)
Business / Contracts, Achaemenid, Borsippa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 163 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521618 |
| Museum no. | BM 026480 |
| 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 [0:5] 11–55 | Rēmūt-Nabû/Nabû-ēṭer-napšāti/Rēʾi-alpi spoke from his own accord to Nabû-erība/Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Rēʾi-alpi, his brother: “I am incapable (of work), and very sick, and my sons are little. I cannot do all the washing with water and I cannot perform my temple service. Come on, perform my temple services in my place, serve Nabû in my place!” |
| Obverse [5:15] 66–1515 | Nabû-erība/Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Rēʾi-alpi listened from his own accord to Rēmūt-Nabû/Nabû-ēṭer-napšāti/Rēʾi-alpi his brother, and: |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | Nabû-erība is responsible for bringing the meal and for the watch. |
| Obverse [15:22] 1616–2222 | Rēmūt-Nabû/Nabû-ēṭer-napšāti/Rēʾi-alpi gave from his own accord (the following days): – in month I: from day 01 to day 05 – in month III: from day 11 to day 15 – in month XII: from day 11 to day 15 including the pappasu, of the oxherd prebend in Ezida, temple of Nabû, to Nabû-erība/Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Rēʾi-alpi forever as a gift, in compensation for doing the temple services. |
| Obverse [22:23] 2323–2323 | Whoever breaks (this agreement) will pay 1 m of silver. May Nabû and Marduk ordain the ruin of the person who changes this matter. |
| Obverse [23:24] 2424–2424 | Each has taken one copy. |
| Obverse [24:27] 2525–2727 | Witnesses: Līšir/Nabû-ušallim/Sūhāya, Bēl-iddin/Mār-bīti-iqbi/Siātu, Erība-Nabû/Tabnēa/Nūr-Papsukkal. |
| Obverse [27:29] 2828–2929 | Scribe: Rēmūt-Nabû/Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Rēʾi-alpi. |
| Obverse [28:29] 2929–2929 | Borsippa, Camb 03-IX-05. |
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}re-mut-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-SUR-ZI-MEŠ A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | a-na {m}{d}AG-eri-ba A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂ ki-a-am iq-bi | |
| 3 | um-ma sa-ma-a-ka u₃ mar-ṣa-mar u₃ {lu₂}DUMU-MEŠ-ia₂ ṣa-ah-ru-uʾ | |
| 4 | ma-la ra-ma-a-ka A-MEŠ u₃ ma-la u₂-šu-uz-zu ša₂ man-za-al-ti-ia₂ | |
| 5 | ul ma-ṣa-a-ka al-kam-ma man-za-al-ti-MEŠ-ia a-na muh-hi-ia | |
| 6 | i-še-iz-zi {d}AG a-na UGU-ia₂ pi-lah {m}{d}AG-eri-ba A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN | |
| 7 | A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ a-na {m}re-mut-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-SUR-ZI-MEŠ | |
| 8 | A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂ iš-me-e-ma {iti}BARA₂ ul-tu UD 1-KAM a-di UD 10-KAM | |
| 9 | {iti}SIG₄ ul-tu UD 11-KAM a-di UD 20-KAM {iti}ŠU ul-tu UD 1-KAM a-di UD 10-KAM | |
| 10 | {iti}DU₆ ul-tu UD 1-KAM a-di UD 10-KAM {iti}AB ul-tu UD 1-KAM a-di UD 10-KAM | |
| 11 | {iti}ŠE <ul-tu> UD 11-KAM a-di UD 20-KAM PAB 60 1{šu)} u₄-mu-MEŠ man-za-al-la-tu₄-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA | |
| 12 | {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-u₂-tu E₂.ZI.DA E₂ {d}AG ša₂ kal-la MU.AN.NA ma-la [ba-šu]-u₂ | |
| 13 | ša₂ {m}re-mut-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-SUR-ZI-MEŠ A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ {m}{d}AG-eri-[ba] | |
| 14 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ a-na muh-hi {m}re-[mut-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d]}⸢AG⸣-SUR-ZI-MEŠ | |
| 15 | ŠEŠ-šu₂ iz-za-zi {d}AG a-na muh-hi-šu₂ [i]-pal-lah pu-ut qu-ru-bu nap-ta-nu | |
| 16 | u₃ ma-aṣ-ṣar-tu₄ {m}{d}AG-eri-ba na-ši {m}re-mut-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-[SUR-ZI-MEŠ] | |
| 17 | A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ {iti}BARA₂ ul-tu UD 1-KAM a-di [UD 5-KAM {iti}SIG₄] | |
| 18 | ul-tu UD 11-KAM a-di UD 15-KAM {iti}ŠE ul-tu UD 11-KAM a-di UD 10+5-KAM] | |
| 19 | a-di pap-pa-su GIŠ.ŠUB.BA SIPA.GUD-u₂-tu E₂.ZI.DA E₂ {d}AG [o] | |
| 20 | {m}re-mut-{d}AG [A-šu₂ ša₂] {m}{d}AG-SUR-ZI-MEŠ A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ina hu-ud lib₃-[bi-šu₂ a-na] | |
| 21 | {m}{d}AG-eri-ba A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂ ku-u₂ [u₂-šu-uz-zu] | |
| 22 | ša₂ man-za-al-ti-MEŠ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ a-na re-mu-u₂-tu ir-[ti-mi] | |
| 23 | ša₂ it-ta-bal-kit{ki-it} 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR u₂-šal-lam ša₂ dib-bi an-nu-tu iš-nu-u₂ | |
| 24 | {d}AG u {d}AMAR.UTU ha-laq-šu₂ liq-bu-u₂ 1{en}TA.AM₃ il-te-qu-u₂ | |
| 25 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}li-ši-ru A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-GI A {m}su-ha-a-a | |
| 26 | {m}{d}EN-SUM{na} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}DUMU-E₂-iq-bi A {m}si-ia₂-a-tu₂ | |
| 27 | {m}eri-ba-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}tab-ne₂-e-a A {m}ZALAG₂-{d}PAP.SUKKAL | |
| 28 | {lu₂}DUB.SAR {m}re-mut-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ BARA₂.SIPA{ki} | |
| 29 | {iti}GAN UD 3-KAM MU 5-KAM {m}gam-bu-zi-ia₂ LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR-MEŠ |
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