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Nbk. 116 (P550843)
Business / Contracts, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nbk. 116 |
|---|---|
| ID | P550843 |
| Museum no. | BM 030328 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse 11 | He spoke to the people of the gods, and he made their food offerings. |
| reverse 7 | Tabne-x, son of Nadin, descendant of igu’a |
| reverse 2 | the chief of troops of the land of the sea, Bel-uballi |
| obverse 10 | Who goes on a campaign of his own? |
| obverse 3 | the utpu priest who from the 28th year of Nabû-aplu-uur, king of Babylon. |
| obverse 8 | a scepter and a scepter between them, |
| reverse 8 | Taqi-Gula, son of Marduk-nair, descendant of Belaya |
| reverse 13 | king of Babylon |
| obverse 6 | together they performed. |
| obverse 4 | until the 18th year of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, together with |
| obverse 1 | Ditto by Nabû-mukn-apli and Nabû-blunu, his son |
| reverse 3 | son of Minu-ana-Bel-dan, descendant of Nur-ilu |
| obverse 2 | ulâ, son of Zeru-ukin, and Muezib-Bel |
| obverse 5 | (If) he goes (and) eats beer, |
| obverse 12 | May my ancestors be frightened |
| reverse 1 | Witnesses: Bel-um-ikun, son of ama-nir |
| reverse 6 | ama-uur, son of Aar, descendant of Ea-bani-ilni |
| reverse 4 | Bullu, son of Bel-uallim, descendant of the chief judge |
| reverse 10 | of Nabû-ahhe-iddin and the scribe Adad-ia, his son. |
| reverse 11 | (Property) of Nergal-ndin-ir, unrefined(?) land,... of abau (Month XI), |
| reverse 5 | illaya, son of um-iddin, descendant of Sin-adunu |
| obverse 9 | their case, their case |
| obverse 7 | Nabû-blunu and Nabû-mukn-apli his father entered |
| reverse 12 | 18th day, 18th year of Nebuchadnezzar. |
| reverse 9 | um-uur, son of Hanu, Aplâ, his son |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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