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Rental 002 (P530978)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Rental 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P530978 |
| Museum no. | BM 067707 |
| 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 qe₂-⸢reb⸣ [UD.KIB.NUN{ki]} | The house, property of Šamaš, which is inside the temple of Sippar |
| 2 | DA su(ZU-)u₂-qu rap-šu₂ ⸢mu⸣-[taq x] | next to the wide street E-mu-e-taq |
| 3 | DA GI-MEŠ NIG₂.GA {d}UTU [x x] | next to the reeds, property of Šamaš |
| 4 | u {m}{d}UTU-⸢MU⸣ ina lib₃-bi aš₂-[bi x] | and Šamaš-ēmur-iddina therein |
| 5 | a-na 10+[x] MU.AN.[NA]-MEŠ {⸢m⸣}x [x] | for 10+x years |
| 6 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}⸢ga⸣-[x] ⸢x-x⸣-ma iṣ-ba-⸢tu⸣ | son of Ega-e... |
| 7 | i-ga-⸢ri⸣ [x x] 2-ta SIG₄.HI.A | Igārī-e... 2 bricks |
| 8 | ⸢u₂ KA⸣ ina muh-hi 3-u⸣ U₂ U₂ ga-ṣa ⸢zi⸣ | On top of one-third of the plants, grass, and emmer |
| 9 | [x] u₂ ⸢x (x) TAP-ŠU DA | ... eš-plant |
| 10 | {[giš}UR₃] pit₂-⸢nu⸣-u₂-tu ina lib₃-bi i-ṣab-bat | a stag's limbs in it he shall seize |
| 11 | {[giš}IG-MEŠ] ⸢zu⸣-uh-hu-MEŠ ina KA₂-MEŠ | Doors of e’uhḫu-plant in the gates |
| b.e. | ||
| 12 | [i]-⸢zaq-qap₂⸣ a-di-⸢i 20 MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | he will clear (it) up to 20 years. |
| 13 | [ina lib₃-bi] aš₂-bi u₃ ina MU 10+[x x x] ⸢x⸣ | in that year and in the 10+xth year |
| r | ||
| 14 | ⸢u₃ TA⸣ {iti}NE MU 6-KAM {m}{[d}NA₃-I LUGAL E{ki} i-di i]-nam-din | From the month of Abu, 6th year of Nabonidus, king of Babylon, he will pay the rent. |
| 15 | ina GUB{zu} ša₂ {m}{d}U+⸢GUR⸣-[LUGAL-bul-liṭ] {lu₂}qi₂-i-pi | in the presence of Nergal-šar-bulliṭ, the qīpu-official. |
| 16 | E₂.BABBAR.RA {m}⸢KAR⸣-{[d}AMAR.UTU {lu₂}SANGA] sip-par{ki} | Ebabbar Ekur-Marduk the priest of Sippar |
| 17 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}NA₃-[MU-SI.SA₂ A]-⸢šu₂ ša₂⸣ | Witnesses: Nabu-šumu-lišir, son of Ša-e |
| 18 | {m}TIN{su} A {lu₂}SANGA-{[d}MUŠ₃-TIN.TIR{ki]} | Balaṭu, son of Šangu-MUŠ-Babili |
| 19 | {m}{d}NA₃-NUMUN-SI.⸢SA₂⸣ [A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}TIN A {lu₂}PA.ŠE{ki} u] | Nabu-zer-lišir, son of Balaṭu, descendant of Ešpê and |
| 20 | {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}{d}⸢UTU-x⸣ [x] | scribe, Šamaš |
| 21 | A {lu₂}SANGA-{d}UTU [sip-par{ki} {iti}x] | from the Šangu-Šamaš family. (In) Sippar, month |
| 22 | UD 27-⸢KAM⸣ [MU] 6-KAM⸣ {[d}NA₃-I] | 27th day, 6th year of Nabonidus. |
| 23 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ [TIN].⸢TIR⸣{[ki]} | the king's palace Babylon |
Sources & licences
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