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Rental 004 (P531025)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Rental 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P531025 |
| Museum no. | BM 099901 |
| 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' | [x (x)] ⸢E₂ ša₂⸣ [...] | ... the temple of ... |
| 2' | [x KUŠ₃] SAG.KI AN.[TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ ...] | x cubits, the upper front on the north |
| 3' | x ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ SAG.KI KI.TA {⸢tu₁₅⸣}[U₁₈.LU ...] | x cubits lower width to the south |
| 4' | A-šu₂ ša₂ DUB-NUMUN PAB 9 ⸢GI⸣-[MEŠ ...] | son of the scribe in all 9 ešumes |
| 5' | {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-BA{ša₂} {lu₂}qi₂-⸢i⸣-[pi E₂.BABBAR.RA] | Bel-ahhe-iqiša, brewer of the Ebabbar temple |
| 6' | {m}KAR-{d}AMAR.UTU {lu₂}SANGA UD.⸢KIB⸣.[NUN{ki]} | Šūzub-Marduk, šangû priest of Ekil-Nun |
| 7' | a-na {m}tab-ni-e-a A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}[...] | To Tabnea, son of |
| 8' | A {lu₂}I₃.SUR-sat-tuk id-din-nu a-⸢na⸣ | from the Isur-sattuk family. |
| 9' | tam-lu-u₂ u₂-mal₂-<<lu>>-li-e-ma | he made the sea fill, and |
| b.e. | ||
| 10' | ar₂-ki 5 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ it-⸢te⸣-[et-qu] | After 5 years it has passed |
| r | ||
| 11' | i-di E₂ a-na {d}UTU i-[nam-din] | the rent of the house to Šamaš he shall give. |
| 12' | i-na MU.AN.NA 5 KUŠ₃ tam-lu | During the year 5 cubits is the standard. |
| 13' | u₂-mal₂-li-ma it-ti ⸢ri⸣-[...] | he filled, and with the ērī-priest |
| 14' | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}e-tel-lu-pi-{⸢d⸣}[UTU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU-GIŠ] | Witnesses: Etel-lupi-Eštar, son of Šamašēzib-apla-uṣur |
| 15' | A {lu₂}SANGA-UD.KIB.NUN{ki} {⸢m⸣}[... A-šu₂ ša₂] | descendant of Šangu-Udkibnun |
| 16' | {m}ba-laṭ-su A {lu₂}⸢SANGA⸣-[... ...] | Balaṭsu, descendant of Šangu-e... |
| 17' | ⸢DUMU {m⸣}{d}KASKAL.KUR{u₂} [...] | The son of Ea, the Harranean |
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