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Rental 128 (P531065)
Lease Contracts, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | Rental 128 |
|---|---|
| ID | P531065 |
| Museum no. | BM 042393 |
| 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}hu-uṣ-ṣu ša₂ DA E₂ {m}su-qa-a-a | the ḫussbu-house which is next to the house of Suqaya |
| 2 | u₃ DA E₂ {f}ra-šat-tu 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 | a-na i-di E₂ a-na MU.AN.NA 14 GIN₂ | for the rent of the house for a year, 14 shekels |
| 5 | KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} a-na {m}KI-{d}UTU-TIN DUMU ša₂ {m}ša₂-du-nu | The white silver to Itti-Šamaš-balāṭu son of Šadanu |
| 6 | DUMU {m}DU₃{eš}DINGIR id-din u₂-ru i-ša₂-an-nu | the son of Banītu he gave. The roof he will rebuild. |
| 7 | bat-qa ša₂ a-sur-ru-u₂ i-ṣab-bat | The repair of the wall will be carried out. |
| 8 | {iti}BARA₂ {iti}ŠU u₃ {iti}GAN nu-up-tu₄ | Nisannu, Du’uzu and Kislimu (month IX) are favourable. |
| 9 | i-nam-din ul-tu {iti}ŠU | From the month of Dūr |
| 10 | E₂ ina pa-ni-šu₂ a-hi KU₃.BABBAR ina re-eš | The house is at his disposal. A half of the silver at the beginning |
| b.e. | ||
| 11 | MU.AN.NA u₃ ri-hi-tu₄ KU₃.BABBAR | The year and the rest of the silver |
| r | ||
| 12 | ina mi-šil MU.AN.NA i-nam-din | He shall pay in the middle of the year. |
| 13 | KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ mi-šil MU.AN.NA {m}ni-din-ti-{d}EN | Silver of one-half of a year, Nidinti-Bel |
| 14 | ina ŠU.II {m}KI-{d}UTU-TIN ma-hi-ir | received from Itti-Šamaš-balāṭu. |
| 15 | 1{en}TA.AM₃ TI{u₂} | They have each taken (a copy of the document). |
| 16 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}ni-din-tu₄ DUMU ša₂ {m}gi-mil-lu | Witnesses: Nidintu, son of Gimillu |
| 17 | DUMU {m}mu-tak-kil-lu {m}{d}EN-SU DUMU ša₂ | son of Mutakkilu, Bel-eriba son of Ša |
| 18 | {m}ni-din-tu₄ {m}{d}EN-a-su-u₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}TAB-x-x-GIŠ | Nidintu, Bel-asû, son of ...-lešir |
| 19 | DUMU {m}maš-tuk-ku | son of Maštukku |
| 20 | {m}ni-din-ti-{d}EN DUB.SAR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-PAB-A | Nidinti-Bel the scribe, son of Marduk-nāṣir-apli |
| 21 | DUMU {m}e-gi-bi TIN.TIR{ki} {iti}ŠU | son of Egibi. Babylon. Month of Tammuz, |
| 22 | UD 15-KAM MU 36-KAM | 15th day, year 36 of |
| t.e. | ||
| 23 | {m}da-a-ri-i-muš LUGAL E{ki} | Darius, king of Babylon. |
| 24 | u KUR.KUR | and the lands |
| l.e. | ||
| 25 | na-bal-kat₂-ta-nu 1/3 ma-na | The weight is 1/3 mina. |
| 26 | KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} i-nam-din | He will pay the white silver. |
Sources & licences
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