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ZA 3, no. 16 (P531008)
Lease Contracts, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | ZA 3, no. 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P531008 |
| Museum no. | BM 034547 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Lease Contracts |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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}{gi}hu-uṣ-ṣu ša₂ DA {m}SILA-a-a | a reed fence that is next to Šalaya |
| 2 | u₃ DA E₂ {<f>}ra-šat-tu₄ ša₂ {m}ni-din-ti-{d}EN | and next to the house of Rašattu of Nidinti-Bel |
| 3 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-PAB-A DUMU {m}e-gi-bi | son of Marduk-naṣir-apli, descendant of Egibi |
| 4 | {m}ni-din-ti-{d}EN a-na i-di E₂ a-na | Nidinti-Bel for the rent of the house |
| 5 | u₄-mu 3 SILA₃ ŠE.BAR a-na {m}{d}NA₃-<<MAN>>-APIN{eš} | Every day 3 qû of barley for Nabu-šarru-uṣur |
| 6 | DUMU ša₂ {m}a-na-{d}EN-u₂-pa-qu DUMU {lu₂}SIPA-<ANŠE.KUR.RA> | son of Ana-Bel-upaqu, descendant of Rēʾi-alpi |
| 7 | id-din {iti}BARA₂ {iti}ŠU u {iti}GAN | he gave. Nisannu, Du’uzu and Kislimu |
| 8 | nu-up-tu₄ i-nam-din ul-tu UD 1-KAM | From the 1st day he will give the additional payment. |
| 9 | ša₂ {iti}APIN E₂ ina pa-ni {m}{d}NA₃-APIN{eš} | of month VIII, the house before Nabu-ereš |
| b.e. | ||
| 10 | baṭ-lu ša₂ ŠE.BAR i-di E₂ {m}{d}NA₃-APIN{eš} | replacement of the price of the house of Nabu-ereš |
| 11 | ul i-šak-kan | he shall not place |
| r | ||
| 12 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}EN-iq-bi DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-qu-du | Witnesses: Bel-iqbi, son of Niqudu |
| 13 | A {m}{lu₂}GAL.DU₃ {m}{d}EN-ik-ṣur DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-PAB | son of Marduk-nāṣir, descendant of Rab-bane |
| 14 | A {m}da-bi-bi {m}{d}EN-SUR DUMU ša₂ {m}mu-še-zib A {lu₂}AŠGAB | Bel-eṭir, son of Mušezib, descendant of Ašgab |
| 15 | {m}MU-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-GI A {m}{d}30-na-din-MU | Iddin-Marduk, son of Nabu-ušallim, descendant of Sin-nadin-šumi |
| 16 | {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-qu-du | the scribe, Bel-ittannu, son of Niqudu |
| 17 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ba-ni | son of Šūzub-bani |
| 18 | TIN.TIR{ki} {iti}DU₆ UD 22-KAM | Babylon, 22nd day of Tašritu. |
| 19 | MU.SAG.NAM.LUGAL.LA MU.SAG.NAM.LUGAL.LA MU.SAG.NAM.LUGAL.LA {m}{d}UTU-SU | “The king’s name, the royal name, Šamaš-eriba, |
| 20 | LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} u KUR.KUR | king of Babylon and of all lands. |
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