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Rental 056 (P531091)
Administrative, Achaemenid, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | Rental 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P531091 |
| Museum no. | BM 064481 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | KU₃.BABBAR i-di E₂-MEŠ NIG₂.GA {d}UTU ša₂ MU 5-KAM {[m}kam-bu-zi-ia₂ LUGAL E{ki} LUGAL KUR.KUR] | The silver, the rent of houses, property of Šamaš, of the 5th year of Cambyses, king of Babylon and of all lands. |
| 2 | 1{en} TUG₂.KUR.RA ša₂ ṣi-pi a-na 12 GIN₂ ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR ...] | 1 kur.ra-garment of red wool for 12 shekels of silver |
| 3 | 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ 1{en} {tug₂}šir₃-a-am {m}LUGAL-{d}UTU-ia [...] | 1 shekel of silver for 1 širām-garment, Šarru-Šamaš-ia |
| 4 | 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-na 1{en} TUG₂.KUR.RA a-na E₂ qe₂-me x [...] | 1 shekel of silver for 1 kur.ra-garment for the house of the qēme-official |
| 5 | 1 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-na 5 KUR₃ a-bat-tu₄ a-na {m}{d}HAR-DU₃ ša₂ E₂.{d}GAŠAN-⸢sip⸣-[par{ki]} | 1 1/2 shekels of silver for 5 horses, abattu-offering to Hari-ibni of the temple of Belet-esip-Epar |
| 6 | 1 ma]-⸢na⸣ 52 GIN₂ ⸢KU₃⸣.BABBAR a-na 14 TUG₂.KUR.RA 56 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-na 15 {tug₂}šir₃-a-[am] | 1 mā-e23 52 shekels of silver for 14 kur.ra-garments (and) 56 shekel(s of) silver for 15 šir'am garments |
| 7 | [x]+1 2/3 ma-na [x] ⸢GIN₂⸣ KU₃.BABBAR a-na TUG₂.KUR.RA-MEŠ u {tug₂}šir₃-a-am-MEŠ {m}i-na-GIŠ.MI-{d}U+GUR ⸢it-ta-din⸣ | x+1 2/3 minas x shekels of silver for the kur.ra-garments and the širām-garment(s) Ina-ṣilli-Nergal gave (it). |
| 8 | ⸢TUG₂⸣.KUR.RA-MEŠ u {tug₂}šir₃-a-am-MEŠ a-na {lu₂}ERIN₂-MEŠ ša₂ {giš}BAN na-[din] | The ēšû-garment and the outer garments are given to the bowmen. |
| 9 | 4 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR⸣ a-na 5 ME a-bat-tu₄ {m}i-na-GIŠ.MI-{d}U+GUR it-ta-din a-bat-tu₄ [a-na E₂] UDU.NITA₂ na-din | Ina-ṣilli-Nergal has given 4 shekels of silver for 500 (shekels) of abattu-silver. The abattu is given to the sheep house. |
| 10 | [... ...] x ⸢KUR₃ a-bat⸣-tu₄ a-na 4 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR 9 [x (x)] a-na 30 il-qu-u₂ | ... eškur-plant for 4 shekels of silver, 9 ... they took for 30. |
| 11 | [... ... ...]-u₂-nu x x x [x] | ... ... their ... |
| r | ||
| 1' | 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR x x x x [... ...] | 6 shekels of silver ... |
| 2' | PAP 12 ma-na 54 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ul-tu | A total of 12 minas 54 shekels of silver from |
| 3' | MU 4-KAM a-di {iti}KIN UD 14-KAM MU 5-KAM {m}kam-bu-zi-ia | Year 4, until the 14th day of Ululu, year 5 of Cambyses. |
| 4' | LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR.KUR {m}i-na-GIŠ.MI-{d}U+GUR it-ta-din | Ina-ṣilli-Nergal gave it. |
| 5' | 7 ma-na 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ri-hi ina IGI {m}ina-GIŠ.MI-{d}⸢U+GUR⸣ | 7 minas 6 shekels of refined silver at the disposal of Ina-ṣilli-Nergal. |
| 6' | e-lat ri-ha-nu IGI-MEŠ ina IGI-šu₂ E₂ ša₂ {m}{d}[x x x] | Apart from the rīḫanu-offerings at his disposal, the house of ... |
| 7' | GI-MEŠ ša₂ {lu₂}UN-MEŠ E₂ ina lib₃-bi aš₂-ba x [...] | The reeds of the temple-enterers who are in the house |
| 8' | ⸢it⸣-ti-šu₂ ul ne₂-eh-su GID₂.DA NU [x x] | Its eponym (is) “It is not long, I do not ... |
| b.e. | ||
| 9' | {⸢iti⸣}KIN MU 5-KAM {m}kam-bu-zi-ia₂ LUGAL E{⸢ki⸣} [LUGAL KUR.KUR] | Month of Elulu, 5th year of Cambyses, king of E-e-šēzib king [of the lands]. |
| 10' | {m}i-na-GIŠ.MI-{d}U+GUR ⸢it⸣-[ta-din ...] | Ina-ṣilli-Nergal, the etadin-official |
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