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BM 026525 (P559017)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Borsippa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 026525 |
|---|---|
| ID | P559017 |
| Museum no. | BM 026525 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud) |
| Coordinates | 32.3924, 44.3434 |
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 21 | they shall release, when they shall raise a claim |
| reverse 31 | Witness: Bel-ikun, son of adunu, ditto. |
| reverse 35 | son of adnu, descendant of Iddin-Papsukkal of Borsippa |
| obverse 7 | He shall pay the silver tenfold to its owner. |
| reverse 22 | The plow was smashed, the thigh was broken. |
| obverse 3 | as much as there is, the shepherd's prebend |
| reverse 32 | Witness: Nabû-nid/ama-iddin/Ebar-Ninurta. |
| obverse 4 | Ezida, the temple of Nabû, was 3 minas of silver |
| obverse 10 | That which is given as an additional payment, the complete price of the prebend. |
| obverse 9 | as far as the 13th (of the preceding month), |
| reverse 29 | Witness: Marduk-arrni, son of akin-umi. |
| reverse 27 | If before Nabû-umu-ikun, son of my god, the atam-priest of Ezida |
| obverse 18 | among the brothers, sons, ancestors, |
| obverse 14 | The price of his prebend is paid; he is paid. |
| reverse 23 | he shall pay the 12-fold penalty. |
| obverse 19 | and the lands of the house of the oxen-drivers of |
| obverse 16 | they shall not return and together |
| reverse 24 | At the sealing of that seal |
| obverse 1 | The remainder of the prebend of Nadinu, son of Belunu |
| obverse 13 | like a lioness |
| obverse 20 | They will speak about those prebends. |
| obverse 5 | white: Nabû-dammiq//Ri-alpi |
| obverse 8 | Total: 3 minas 13 ullultu-shekels of silver. |
| reverse 39 | In the street he went up, Ndin returned, and |
| reverse 25 | Witness: Nabû-ahhe-bulli, son of Basiya. |
| reverse 40 | he shall give to Nabû-dammiq. |
| obverse 2 | son of the shepherd, oxen and his days are the rest |
| reverse 26 | governor of Borsippa |
| reverse 33 | the wife of Ndinu: |
| reverse 28 | Witness: Nabû-iddin/Abu-Nanaya/Ri-alpi. |
| obverse 15 | He is free from claims; he will not succeed. |
| reverse 38 | On a day of the seal which is given not 4 days |
| obverse 6 | It is with Nadinu, son of the oxen-driver |
| obverse 17 | At any time in the future, whoever breaks the contract, shall return the money tenfold to its owners. Should he litigate in his lawsuit, he will not succeed. |
| obverse 11 | as much as there is, of Nadinu, descendant of oxen-drivers |
| reverse 34 | and the scribe, the one who writes the seal of irikti-Marduk |
| obverse 12 | From Nabû-dammiq, son of the oxen-drivers. |
| reverse 30 | Witness Balau, son of Kairu, ditto. |
| reverse 36 | Month Marchesvan (VIII), 15th day, 7th year of Nabû-apla-uur. |
| reverse 37 | king of Babylon. |
| reverse 41 | Fingernail of Nadin is marked in place of his seal |
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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