AchHist 15, 179 (P521633)
Legal, Achaemenid, Borsippa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 179 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521633 |
| Museum no. | BM 028872 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 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 [0:10] 11–1010 | Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Aplā/Rēʾi-alpi has voluntarily sealed and given to Nabû-šumu-ukīn/Mušēzib-Marduk/Rēʾi-alpi forever: |
| Obverse [10:16] 1111–1616 | Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Aplā/Rēʾi-alpi has voluntarily sealed and given to Nabû-šumu-ukīn/Mušēzib-Marduk/Rēʾi-alpi forever: 4 months of the cows (i.e. cowherd prebend), including 4 sacrificial oxen (alpu ginû) and pappasu, (and) daily 3 qû bread, 3 qû good quality beer and malītu bowls of flour-offerings before the Lords. |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | Nabû-šumu-ukīn assumes responsibility for performing the service, feeding the cows, not-interrupting (the service) and for guarding. |
| Obverse [15:17] 1616–1717 | Nabû-mukīn-zēri shall enjoy the pappasu of the days (of the oxherd prebend) and of the cows’ prebend of the months (as said), the bread, and the beer for as long as he lives. |
| Obverse [17:20] 1818–2020 | Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Aplā/Rēʾi-alpi has voluntarily sealed and given to Nabû-šumu-ukīn/Mušēzib-Marduk/Rēʾi-alpi forever: half a sheep on 28/XI before Nanāya of Ehuršaba in Babylon, common property of Nabû-mukīn-zēri and Nabû-šumu-ukīn. |
| Obverse [20:21] 2121–2121 | From now until the end of days these prebends will belong to Nabû-šumu-ukīn. |
| Obverse [21:23] 2222–2323 | Each (party) has taken one (copy of this tablet). |
| Obverse [22:25] 2323–2525 | Witnesses: Nabû-ahhē-iddin/Nabû-zēru-ušebši/Ilia, Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Zēr-Bābili/Nappāhu, Nabû-zēru-ušebši/Rēmūt/Nūr-Papsukkal, Gimil-Nabû/Šulā/Ilūtu-bani, Bēl-ēṭer/Nabû-zēru-ukīn/Miṣirāya. |
| Obverse [25:28] 2626–2828 | Scribe: Šamaš-iddin/Nabû-mušētiq-uddi/Rēʾi-alpi. |
| Obverse [27:28] 2828–2828 | Borsippa, Dar 02-XI-05.1 |
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}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ap-la-a A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ i-na hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ 10 u₄-mu-MEŠ | |
| 2 | ina {iti}BARA₂ TA UD 13-KAM EN UD 22-KAM 10 u₄-mu-MEŠ ina {iti}GU₄ TA UD 15-KAM | |
| 3 | EN UD 25-KAM 10 u₄-mu-MEŠ ina {iti}ŠU TA UD 11-KAM EN UD 20-KAM | |
| 4 | 10 u₄-mu-MEŠ ina {iti}NE TA UD 9-KAM EN UD 18-KAM 10 u₄-mu-MEŠ | |
| 5 | ina {iti}DU₆ TA UD 13-KAM EN UD 22-KAM 5 u₄-mu-MEŠ ina {iti}AB TA UD 21-KAM | |
| 6 | EN UD 27-KAM 5 u₄-mu-MEŠ ina {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 9-KAM UD 10-KAM UD 11-KAM UD 12-KAM UD 17-KAM | |
| 7 | PAB 60 u₄-mu-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-u₂-tu E₂.ZI.DA E₂ {d}AG | |
| 8 | e-lat 7 u₄-mu-MEŠ HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}AG-MU-GIN ša₂ KI {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN | |
| 9 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ap-la-a A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ik-nu-uk-ma | |
| 10 | pa-ni {m}{d}AG-MU-GIN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}KAR-{d}AMAR.UTU A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ | |
| 11 | u₂-šad-gil 4 ITI-MEŠ {gud}bu-ra-tu₄ a-di 4 GUD-MEŠ gi-nu-u₂ | |
| 12 | u₃ pap-pa-su u₄-mu 3 SILA₃ NINDA.HI.A 3 SILA₃ KAŠ.SAG u₃ ma-la-tu₄ ša₂ qe₂-me | |
| 13 | pa-ni {d}EN-MEŠ {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}A{a} A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ | |
| 14 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ pa-ni {m}{d}AG-MU-GIN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}KAR-{d}AMAR.UTU A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ | |
| 15 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ u₂-šad-gil pu-ut u₂-šu-zu ša₂ man-za-la-tu₄ šu-ku-lu ša₂ {gud}AB₂-MEŠ | |
| 16 | ba-aṭ-lu u₃ ma-aṣ-ṣar-tu₄ {m}{d}AG-MU-GIN na-ši u₄-mu ma-la | |
| 17 | {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN bal-ṭu pap-pa-su ša₂ u₄-mu-MEŠ u {gud}AB₂-MEŠ ša₂ ITI-MEŠ | |
| 18 | NINDA.HI.A KAŠ.SAG {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN ik-kal meš-li UDU.NITA₂ ša₂ {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 28-KAM | |
| 19 | pa-ni {d}na-na-a E₂.HUR.ŠA₃.BA ina TIN.TIR{ki} ša₂ {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN ša₂ it-ti | |
| 20 | {m}{d}AG-MU-GIN {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ a-na {m}{d}AG-MU-GIN | |
| 21 | it-ta-din ul-tu u₄-mu an-na-a GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ šu-a-ti₃ a-na ah-ra-ta u₄-mu | |
| 22 | pa-ni {m}{d}AG-MU-GIN id-dag-gal 1{en}TA.AM₃ il-te-qu-u₂ | |
| 23 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-SUM{na} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-NUMUN-GAL₂{ši} A {m}DINGIR-ia₂ | |
| 24 | {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-TIN.TIR{ki} A {lu₂}SIMUG {m}{d}AG-NUMUN-GAL₂{ši} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}re-mut | |
| 25 | A {m}ZALAG₂-{d}PAP.SUKKAL {m}ŠU-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šu-la-a A {m}DINGIR-ta-DU₃ | |
| 26 | {m}{d}EN-SUR A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-NUMUN-GIN A {m}mi-ṣir-a-a {m}{d}UTU-SUM{na} | |
| 27 | {lu₂}DUB.SAR DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-{mu}DIB-UD.DA DUMU {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ | |
| 28 | BARA₂.SIPA{ki} {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 2-KAM MU 5-KAM {m}da-ri-iʾ-a-muš LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 29 | LUGAL KUR-MEŠ |
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