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Rental 014 (P531079)
Administrative, Achaemenid, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | Rental 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P531079 |
| Museum no. | BM 083110 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 | [e-peš NIG₂.KA₉ ša₂] KU₃.BABBAR i-di E₂-⸢MEŠ NIG₂.GA⸣ {[d}UTU] | The account of the silver, the rent of the houses, the property of Šamaš |
| 2 | [x x x (x)]{ki} ša₂ ul-tu {iti}[KIN UD 1-⸢KAM⸣ MU 17-KAM {d}NA₃-I LUGAL E{ki]} | ... from the 1st day of Ululu, 17th year of Nabonidus, king of Babylon |
| 3 | [a]-⸢di⸣ lib₃-bi {⸢iti}NE MU 2-KAM {m⸣}ku-[ra]-⸢aš₂⸣ LUGAL ⸢TIN⸣.[TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR.KUR ša₂] | (In) the month of Abu, year 2 of king Kurašue, king of Babylon (and) all the lands. |
| 4 | {[m]}{d}UTU-SIG₅{iq} A-⸢šu₂ ša₂⸣ {m}šu-zu-bu A {⸢lu₂⸣}SANGA-{d}UTU ep₂-šu₂ {[iti}x MU 2-KAM] | Šamaš-daʾeq, his son, descendant of Uzubu, performed (the ritual) in the month of , year 2 of |
| 5 | {[m]}ku-ra-aš₂ LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR.KUR NIG₂.KA₉ [ep₂-šu₂] | Kuraš king of Babylon, king [of the lands], made the accounts. |
| 6 | 8 1/3 ma-na 5 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ri-ih-tu₄ 1/2 ⸢GU₂.UN 5 1/2 ma-na [KU₃.BABBAR] | 8 1/3 minas 5 1/2 shekels of sil[ver], interest-bearing, 1/2 talent 5 1/2 [minas of silver] |
| 7 | ša₂ ⸢i⸣-na {iti}AB MU 17-KAM {m}{d}NA₃-⸢IM.TUKU⸣ [LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} ša₂] | of Eyena. Month of Ṭebētu, 17th year of Nabonidus, king of Babylon. |
| 8 | ina muh-⸢hi⸣-[šu] ⸢šu-uz-zu⸣-zu | On top of it may he grow old. |
| 9 | 2 1/3 ⸢ma-na 4 GIN₂ 4-tu₂ KU₃.BABBAR {m}{d}EN-GI u {m}⸢MU⸣-{[d}NA₃ ...] | 2 1/3 minas 4 1/4 shekels of silver: Bel-ušallim and Ēšum-Nabû |
| 10 | a-[na] E₂.BABBAR.⸢RA it-tan⸣-nu {iti}[x ...] | they gave to Ebabbar-ēriš. |
| 11 | 1/3 ma-na 5 GIN₂ 4-tu₂ ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR ša₂] a-na a-bat-ti [SUM.NA ...] | 1/3 mina 5 1/4 shekels of eškû-silver, which was given for the ritual assemblage |
| 12 | [x x x] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1’ | 5/6 [ma]-na 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR i-⸢di E₂⸣-[MEŠ ...] | 5/6 mina 6 shekels of silver he will pay to the temples |
| 2’ | ša₂ {m}ša₂-KA-kal-bi u {iti}KIN-a-a {⸢lu₂⸣}[...] | From Ša-KA-kalbi and Ululayu. |
| 3’ | la id-din-nu PAB 11 ma-na 19 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR [i-di E₂-MEŠ] | In all, 11 minas 19 shekels of silver, the rent of the houses. |
| 4’ | na-di-e-ti ša₂ ka-a-ri | nadītu-offerings of the quay |
| 5’ | PAB 4 ma-na 16 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR i-di E₂-MEŠ | Total: 4 minas 16 1/2 shekels of silver, the rent of the houses. |
| 6’ | ša₂ MURUB₄{tu₄} URU u {lu₂}UN-MEŠ E₂ ina lib₃-bi aš₂-⸢bi⸣ | In the middle of the city and the lords of the house are living inside it. |
| 7’ | ša₂ 2-ta MU.AN.NA-MEŠ | for 2 years |
| 8’ | ŠU.NIGIN 15 1/2 ma-na 4 1/3 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR i-di E₂-MEŠ | A total of 15 1/2 minas 4 1/3 shekels of silver, the rent of houses. |
| 9’ | ŠUB-MEŠ u UN-MEŠ E₂ ina ⸢lib₃⸣-bi aš₂-ba ša₂ 2-ta | The prebends and the people of the house in the middle of the courtyard are two |
| 10’ | MU.AN.NA-MEŠ NIG₂.KA₉ ep₂-šu₂ 7 ma-na 16 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.[BABBAR ...] | Yearly accounts made, 7 minas 16 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 11’ | KU₃.BABBAR ina pa-ni-šu₂ ri-hi 2 1/3 ma-na KU₃.BABBAR QU x [...] | The silver is at his disposal as a loan. 2 1/3 minas of silver ... |
| 12’ | [x x] ⸢ina lib₃⸣-bi 17 1/2 {iti}BARA₂ MU 1-KAM {m}[ku-ra-aš₂] | ... in the middle of the middle 17 1/2 months of Nisannu, year 1 of Kuraš |
| 13’ | [x x (x)] x x it-ti ni-x [...] | ... with ... |
| 14’ | [x x (x)] x 12 [...] | ... ... 12 ... |
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