BaAr 5 09 (P521861)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BaAr 5 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521861 |
| Museum no. | BM 118986 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Frame, G. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | Nabu-ahhe-eriba, descendant of Gallabu, came before Nabu-ahhe-šullim, descendant of Iluta-bani, and said: "Give me 10 minas of silver! Let me pay the expenses which I incurred on behalf of Nabu-nadin-šumi, son of Ṭabiya." |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | Nabu-ahhe-šullim heard (him) and he gave 10 minas of silver to Nabu-ahhe-eriba. He paid the expenses which he incurred on behalf of Nabu-nadin-šumi, son of Ṭabiya. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | [(...)] The cattle stall and orchard [(...)] of Nabu-nadin-šumi, which are [in] Uruk, are the security [(...)] of Nabu-ahhe-šullim. |
| Obverse [9:14] o 1010– | No [(...)] other creditor shall have right of disposal over (them) [(...)] until Nabu-ahhe-šullim recovers his silver. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 13r 13–r 1414 | No cow may go half a double-hour above (or) half a double-hour below (the property) without (the permission of) Nabu-ahhe-šullim. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 1515–r 1616 | One eighth of a shekel of silver per shekel will accrue against Nabu-ahhe-[eriba] and Nabu-nadin-šumi (as interest). |
| Reverse [4:5] r 1717–r 1717 | Witnesses: Ša-pi-Bel, son of Nabu-reman[ni]; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 1818–r 1818 | Nabu-ušabši, descendant of Iluta-[bani]; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 1919–r 1919 | Nabu-šum-iškun, son of [...]; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2020–r 2020 | Ṣillaya, son of [...]; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2121–r 2121 | Nabu-iptiq, son of [...]; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2222–r 2222 | Upaqu, descendant of Šangu-Adad; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 2323–r 2323 | and the scribe, Marduku, son of Luṣi-ana-nur-Marduk. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 2424–r 2424 | Nuhšanitu, 28th day of Nisannu, 5th year of Šamaš-šum-ukin, king of Babylon. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}NA₃-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-eri-ba A {lu₂}ŠU.I a-na pa-an | |
| 2 | {m}{d}NA₃-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šul-lim A {m}DINGIR-ta-DU₃ il-li-kam₂-ma | |
| 3 | ⸢ki⸣-a-⸢am iq⸣-bi um-ma 10 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR bi-nam-ma | |
| 4 | ⸢gi-mir⸣ ša₂ a-na UGU {m}{d}NA₃-na-din-MU A {m}DUG₃.GA-ia₂ | |
| 5 | ⸢ag⸣-mu-ru lu-ṭir {m}{d}NA₃-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šul-lim iš-me₂-e-ma | |
| 6 | 10 MA.NA ⸢KU₃⸣.BABBAR a-na {m}{⸢d}NA₃⸣-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-eri-ba id-din-ma | |
| 7 | ⸢gi⸣-mir ša₂ a-na ⸢UGU {m}{d}NA₃⸣-na-din-MU A {m}DUG₃.GA-ia₂ | |
| 8 | ⸢ig⸣-mu-ru uṭ-⸢ṭir⸣ [(x)] ⸢TUR₃⸣ u {giš}SAR | |
| 9 | [(x)] ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-na-din-MU ša₂ [(ina)] ⸢UNUG⸣{ki} maš-ka-nu | |
| 10 | [(x)] ⸢ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-šul-lim {⸢lu₂⸣}ra-šu-u₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 11 | [(x)] ⸢ša₂⸣-nam-ma a-na UGU ul i-šal-laṭ | |
| 12 | [(x)] a-di {m}{d}NA₃-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-šul-lim KU₃.BABBAR-šu₂ i-šal-⸢lim⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 13 | AB₂.GU₄-HI.A 1/2 DANNA a-na e-le-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 14 | 1/2 DANNA a-na šu-pa-lu ša₂ la {m}{d}NA₃-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢šul-lim⸣ | |
| 15 | ul tal-lak KU₃.BABBAR ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa ina UGU {m}{d}NA₃-ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-[eri-ba] | |
| 16 | u {m}{d}⸢NA₃⸣-na-din-MU i-rab-⸢be⸣ | |
| 17 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}ša₂-pi-i-{d}EN A {m}{d}NA₃-re-man-[(ni)] | |
| 18 | {m}{d}NA₃-GAL₂{ši} A {m}DINGIR-ta-[DU₃] | |
| 19 | {m}{d}NA₃-MU-GAR{un} DUMU {m}GAR-x-[(x)]-x | |
| 20 | {m}ṣil-la-a DUMU {m}GAR-x-[(x)]-x | |
| 21 | {m}{d}NA₃-ip-ti-iq DUMU {lu₂}[x]-x-[(x)] | |
| 22 | {m}u₂-pa-qu DUMU {lu₂}⸢SANGA⸣-{d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 23 | u {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}⸢mar⸣-duk DUMU {m}E₃-a-na-ZALAG₂-{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 24 | {uru}nu-uh-ša₂-ni-ti {⸢iti⸣}BARA₂ UD 28-KAM₂ MU 5-KAM₂ | |
| 25 | {d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA LUGAL TIN.TIR{⸢ki⸣} | |
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