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BM 038300 (P563723)
Mathematical, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 038300 |
|---|---|
| ID | P563723 |
| Museum no. | BM 038300 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Mathematical |
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) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 3 14' | 5 loaves of bread, 8 cucumbers, 6 reeds... |
| reverse col 4 7' | ... lu-gsin |
| obverse col 2 6' | He enters the 'cap' 6 40 and the 'path' is located. |
| obverse col 2 15' | Let me send 27 46 40 bricks, an additional courtyard, to the owner of the house and ditto! |
| obverse col 1 12' | ... a censer of juniper. Let me send it to the owner and let me take the censer. |
| obverse col 2 7' | is to be placed 4 cubits on the lower side. |
| obverse col 2 10' | he will recover. |
| obverse col 2 17' | he enters to the top of the 3 36th. |
| obverse col 2 9' | For 61 40 shekels of silver, |
| obverse col 2 20' | May the... of the moon be surrounded by a brick, and... on top of it. |
| obverse col 2 19' | 5 nindanu 1/2 nindanu 2 cubits... nindanu nindanu nindanu |
| obverse col 2 4' | (If) he enters into the uu-vessel 50 and he is seized: he will recover. |
| reverse col 3 15' | 24 bricks,...; 8 bricks,...; |
| reverse col 4 10' | ...... 2 1/2 nindanu |
| reverse col 4 11' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 8' | 5 nindanu, 1/2 nindanu, 2 cubits, the top 1/2 nindanu, the pnu-flour, 4 cubits... the pnu-flour... |
| reverse col 4 3' | ... 40 minas, my inscription |
| obverse col 2 3' | Let me take a copy of this inscription |
| reverse col 4 4' | ... my donkey |
| reverse col 3 7' | 5 nindanu-breads: 8 agru-vessels. |
| obverse col 1 7' | (If) to...: its bricks will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 3 10' | By the command of the lord, may I see... |
| obverse col 1 4' | to the top of... and the lower part. |
| reverse col 4 5' | ......... |
| reverse col 3 11' | He enters 1 1/2 nindanu and is covered in a red wool. |
| obverse col 1 8' | ... the top of the lung |
| obverse col 1 1' | ... may he take away an incantation. |
| obverse col 2 12' | (If) he is surrounded by a yellow-green halo: on top of it. |
| reverse col 3 5' | 45 fathers... reeds |
| reverse col 3 13' | he will go to the aid of 3 cubits and he will recover. |
| reverse col 3 4' | A.GA.ASZ (means)..., 2 (means)..., new ones. |
| reverse col 3 22' | 5 breads(?) |
| reverse col 3 9' | He enters (the house) to the lord(?) of a tavern and (re)built (it). |
| obverse col 2 11' | If he is ill: he will die. |
| obverse col 1 9' | ...: he will become poor. |
| obverse col 2 14' | (If) he enters the head of the lord and he will take away the bricks. |
| reverse col 4 2' | ... lord |
| reverse col 3 17' | He enters the aga'au-vessel and... bricks... |
| obverse col 1 6' | ......; |
| obverse col 2 13' | You take 10 inscriptions (and) a courtyard to die. |
| reverse col 3 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 16' | He enters the 27th. |
| reverse col 4 14' | ......... |
| obverse col 1 3' | Pure and pure wool, lord |
| reverse col 4 6' | ... I left. |
| reverse col 3 19' | He enters 2 loaves of bread and takes bricks. |
| reverse col 3 20' | (If) he enters a field of 3 12... and it is surrounded by a brick:.... |
| obverse col 2 18' | is to be placed 4 cubits on the lower side. |
| reverse col 3 1' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 13' | ... my donkey stallions |
| obverse col 2 5' | pure ostrich, lord |
| obverse col 1 10' | (If) he enters a courtyard, he enters a courtyard, and he will take (his) property. |
| reverse col 3 12' | he enters 4 cubits to the kak-vessel and... |
| reverse col 3 16' | ... |
| obverse col 1 5' | Urdama has contracted and bought it for x cubits. |
| reverse col 4 9' | ......... water |
| obverse col 1 2' | He enters... and takes... bricks. |
| reverse col 3 21' | ... will go on a campaign of 2 21?... |
| reverse col 3 6' | 1/2 agru-vessel and... rikbu-vessel |
| obverse col 1 11' | (If) he enters the head of the lord and he will take the omen. |
| reverse col 4 8' | ...... heaven |
| reverse col 3 3' | .... and........ |
| obverse col 2 2' | 22(?) inscriptions, inscribed on the courtyard, upon the owner. |
| reverse col 4 12' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 18' | Let me send... to the lord in a sealed document. |
| reverse col 3 8' | For the life of a lord may he enter and bricks will become old. |
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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