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Nbn. 048 (P530977)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nbn. 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P530977 |
| Museum no. | BM 092769 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}UTU ša₂ ina KA₂.GAL{i} ša₂ E₂ | The house, property of Šamaš, which is at the Gate of the House |
| 2 | {d}GAŠAN-sip-par{ki} 2 ne₂-re-bi-MEŠ ša₂ su-u₂-tu₄ | Belet-Sippar: 2 extispicies of Sutu |
| 3 | tar-ba-ṣu KA₂{a-ni} E₂ {tu₁₅}MAR.TU | The gate of the Amorite temple |
| 4 | ne₂-re-bi ša₂ tar-ba-ṣu GAL{u₂} E₂ pa-ni | Its rites are those of the chief gatekeeper of the temple. |
| 5 | ša₂ E₂ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU u ba₂-rak-ka-šu₂ | From the south and east house. |
| 6 | a-di 6-ta MU.AN.NA-MEŠ a-na | for 6 years |
| 7 | MU.AN.NA 1/3 4 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-na i-di | Year: 24 shekels of silver for the rent. |
| 8 | E₂ ina IGI {m}{d}EN-GI A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-SIG{iq} | the house is at the disposal of Bel-ušallim, son of Šamaš-da’iq |
| 9 | A {lu₂}SIPA-ANŠE.KUR.RA bat-qa | taken from the Rē’i-alpi family. |
| 10 | i-ṣab-bat u₂-ru i-ša₂-an-ni | he will seize the city and make me live. |
| 11 | {giš}UR₃ še-bir-ri u₂-hal-lap | a šebirru-tree he destroyed. |
| b.e. | ||
| 12 | a-hi KU₃.BABBAR ina re-eš MU.AN.NA | Half of the silver at the beginning of the year |
| 13 | a-hi KU₃.BABBAR ina mi-šil MU.AN.NA | Half of the silver in the middle of the year |
| r | ||
| 14 | i-nam-din TA UD 1-KAM ša₂ {iti}ŠE | From the 1st day of Duʾuzu |
| 15 | E₂ ina IGI {m}{d}EN-GI ina GUB{zu} | the house is at the disposal of Bel-ušallim, |
| 16 | {m}{d}U+GUR-LUGAL-bul-liṭ {lu₂}qi₂-i-pi E₂.BABBAR.RA | Nergal-šarru-bulliṭ, steward of the Ebabbar temple |
| 17 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}NA₃-ni-ip-ša₂-ru | Witnesses: Nabu-nipšaru |
| 18 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}DU-NUMUN A {m}{d}KASKAL.KUR{i} | son of Bani-zeri, descendant of Shamash-šaddu |
| 19 | {m}mu-šib-ši-{d}AMAR.UTU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-na-din-IBILA | Mušib-svi-Marduk, son of Bel-nadin-apli |
| 20 | A {lu₂}SANGA-{d}UTU {m}{d}NA₃-MU-MU A-šu₂ ša₂ | son of Šangu-Šamaš |
| 21 | {m}{d}EN-NUMUN A {lu₂}man-di-di u {lu₂}UMBISAG | Bel-zeri from the Mandidi family and the scribe |
| 22 | {m}{d}NA₃-MU-GAR{un} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{lu}E₃-a-na-ZALAG₂ | Nabu-šuma-iṣbi, son of Lu-Ana-nuri |
| 23 | A {m}ša₂-na-ši-šu₂ sip-par{ki} {iti}ZIZ₂ | from the Vāna-šīku family. Sippar, month of Šabaṭu |
| 24 | UD 21-KAM MU 1-KAM {m}{d}NA₃-I | 21st day, 1st year of Nabonidus |
| 25 | LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | king of Babylon. |
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