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~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- temple account MET ME86 11 178

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- temple account of bread MET ME86 11 402

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Economy·Daily Life

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianOur engine

CUSAS 15, 067

3 shekels, less its fourth (part), of silver, belonging to Tatte-Eduru, son of Talīmu, (is a claim) against Aradiya, son of Mudû. In the month Simānu (III) the silver — the silver, 3 shekels less its fourth (part) — in the city Qatibe he shall pay. Witnesses: Tabnēa, son of Enlil-bāni; Mašê, son of Šamaš-zēr-ibni; Šamaš-šu(?), son of Balāṭu; and the priest (šangû) Rīmūt-Maš, son of Ḫanšâ-Eduru. City Qatibe. Month Addaru (XII), day 29, year 7 of Cambyses, king of Babylon, [king] of the lands.

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~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianOur engine

CUSAS 15, 184

6 gur, 1 PI of barley, belonging to Tattannu, son of Talīmu, is a debt against Balāṭu, son of Ina-gissu-lugal. In the month of Addaru (itiŠE), he shall pay, in addition, 5 gur, 1 PI. Witnesses: Tattannu, son of Enlil-šum-iddin; Niqūdu, son of Mu-gub; Iškur-mu-ki-il, son of Iškur-ad-gub; Kussari. Scribe: Ba, son of A. Qatibat. Month Nisannu (Bāru), day 5, year 7, (of) Cambyses, king of Babylon, king of the lands.

Cuneiform tablet- temple account MET ME86 11 178

Cuneiform tablet- temple account of bread MET ME86 11 402

CUSAS 15, 067

CUSAS 15, 184

OECT 10, 146

RIMB 3.nn

Achaemenid History XIII, p. 272ff.

ADART 5, 057

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BE 08/1, 065, pl. 7 no. 20

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