Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
1259
Museum No.
BM 30933
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Broken
Type and Content
Real estate - Other
Archive
Egibi/Nūr-Sîn
Dossier
None
Period
-
Year BCE
None
Editio princeps
Wunsch 2000

Content

Paraphrase
Measurement of plots of land.
The tablet records the result of the measurement of a large plot of land, about 1225 km long and 17,5 m wide, which for the purpose of calculation has been divided into seven smaller plots because of its irregular surface.
1) Long sides in the West and the East: 700 cubits (350 m). Upper front in the North along the bank (kišādu) of the Banītu-Canal: 35 cubits (17,5 m). Lower front in the South bordering on the next plot (libbū eqli): 32 2/3 cubits (c. 16,3 m).
2) Long sides in the West and the East: 300 cubits (150 m). Upper front in the North bordering on the first measured area (mišihtu): 32 2/3 cubits (c. 16,3 m). Lower front in the South, adjacent to the next plot (libbū eqli): [x] cubits.
3) Long sides in the West and the East: 300 cubits (150 m). Upper front in the North bordering on the second measured area (mišihtu): [x] cubits. Lower front in the South, adjacent to the next plot (libbū eqli): 20 2/3 cubits (10,3 m).
4) Long sides in the West and the East: 300 cubits (150 m). Upper front in the North bordering on the third measured area (mišihtu): 20 2/3 cubits (c. 10,3 m). Lower front in the South, adjacent to the next plot (libbū eqli): 16 1/2 cubits (c. 8,25 m).
5) Long sides in the West and the East: 300 cubits (150 m). Upper front in the North bordering on the fourth measured area (mišihtu): 16 1/2 cubits (c. 8,25 m). Lower front in the South, adjacent to the next plot (libbū eqli): 10 cubits (5 m).
6) Long sides in the West and the East: 300 cubits (150 m). Upper front in the North bordering on the fifth measured area (mišihtu): 10 cubits (5 m). Lower front in the South, adjacent to the next plot (libbū eqli): 3 1/3 cubits (1,66 m).
7) Long sides in the West and the East: 250 cubits (125 m). Upper front in the North bordering on the sixth measured area (mišihtu): 3 1/3 cubits (1,66 m). In the South: triangular shaped  (santakku).
No witnesses, no scribe.
Transliteration
None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
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further information

Imported (Person, Date)
Kathleen Abraham 9/01/2017
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
7234