RA 097, 66–67 (BM 54063, without copy) (P522421)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 66–67 (BM 54063, without copy) |
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| ID | P522421 |
| Museum no. | BM 054063 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim) |
| Coordinates | 32.7605, 44.6112 |
English translation
By Jursa, M. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:18] o 1o 1– | Nergal-ušezib, son of Hanunu, voluntarily sealed and made over to Turinnitu, his daughter, in perpetuity (the following): a built-up (house) plot of 5 nikkas, (be it) less or more, the upper side on the north, next to part of the (same house) plot of Nergal-ušezib, son of Hanunu, the dowry of Muranatu, his daughter, wife of Iddin-Bel; the lower side on the south, next to the 6 reeds, the dowry of Reʾindu, daughter of Nergal-ušezib, wife of Bel-iddin, son of Iddin-Nabu; the upper front on the west, next to the exit of the narrow through-street which is shared; the lower front on the east, next to the (house) plot, the dowry of Muranatu, daughter of Nergal-ušezib, wife of Iddin-Bel, son of Bel-eṭir; Total: 5 nikkas, the (house) plot, (be it) less or more; 0.0.5 kur (c. 0.225 hactares) of land planted (with date palms) on a wide meadow on the canal of Nergal-šum-iddin; the upper side on the north, next to the canal of Nergal-šum-iddin; the lower side on the south, next to (the property of) Šellibi, son of Remut-Bel; the upper front on the west, next to the dowry of Illut-kakkultu, [their] mother; [the lower front on the east], next to (the property of) Muranatu, daugh[ter] of Nergal-ušezib, wife of Iddin-Bel; Total: 0.0.5 kur (c. 0.225 hactares) of land planted (with date palms), and Nabu-gapnu-uṣur, slave and cook. |
| Bottom [1:4] b.e. 1818– | For as long as Nergal-ušezib lives (and) dwells in the house, he will enjoy the usufruct of the harvest and the slave will serve him. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2020–r 2121 | When he dies, it will belong to Turinnitu, his daughter, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 2222–r 2323 | For as long as Nergal-ušezib, her father lives, Turinnitu shall not give any gift out of those assets, she shall not present it as a gift. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 2424–r 2525 | That tablet is concluded and sealed with the seal of Nergal-ušezib, (and) entrusted to Bel-iddin, son of Iddin-Nabu, as a deposit. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2626–r 2626 | They each took (a copy of) the written document. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2727–r 2727 | Witnesses: Bel-šum-iškun, son of Marduk-šum-iddin; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2828–r 2828 | Zumbu, son of Nabu-balassu-iqbi; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 2929–r 2929 | Bel-iddin, son of Iddin-Nabu; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 3030–r 3030 | Šamšaya, son of Itti-Nabu-nuhši; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 3131–r 3131 | Bel-iddin, the scribe, son of Nabu-leʾi. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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| 1 | {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib DUMU ša₂ {m}ha-nu-nu ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ 5 nik₂-kas₂ | |
| 2 | GI-MEŠ ep₂-šu₂-tu i-ṣi u ma-a-du UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ | |
| 3 | DA lib₃-bu-u₂ GI-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib DUMU ša₂ {m}ha-nu-nu nu-dun-nu-u₂ | |
| 4 | ša₂ {f}mu-ra-na-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS{ti}šu₂ DAM {m}MU-{d}EN UŠ KI.TA | |
| 5 | {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU US₂.SA.DU DA 6 GI-MEŠ nu-dun-nu-u₂ ša₂ {f}re-eʾ-in-du | |
| 6 | DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib DAM {m}{d}EN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ SAG AN(KI).TA | |
| 7 | {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ SILA SIG a-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ka-re-e SAG KI.TA | |
| 8 | {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA GI-MEŠ nu-dun-nu-u₂ ša₂ {f}mu-ra-na-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ | |
| 9 | {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib DAM {m}MU-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-SUR PAB 5 nik₂-kas₂ GI-MEŠ | |
| 10 | i-ṣi u ma-a-du 5 BAN₂ ŠE.NUMUN zaq-pi i-na GARIM ra-⸢pa-aš₂⸣-tu₄ ina muh-hi | |
| 11 | {id₂}har-ri ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-MU-MU UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ US₂.SA.DU | |
| 12 | {id₂}har-ri ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-MU-MU UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU US₂.SA.DU | |
| 13 | {m}še-el-lib DUMU ša₂ {m}re-mut-{d}EN SAG AN(KI).TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU US₂.SA.DU | |
| 14 | nu-dun-nu-u₂ ša₂ {f}il-lut-kak-kul-tu₄ ⸢AMA⸣-[šu₂-nu SAG KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA] | |
| 15 | US₂.SA.DU {f}mu-ra-na-tu₄ ⸢DUMU⸣.[MUNUS] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib DAM | |
| 16 | {m}MU-{d}EN PAB 5 BAN₂ ŠE.NUMUN zaq-pi u {m}{d}NA₃-ga-ap-nu-URU₃ IR₃ {lu₂}⸢MU⸣ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 17 | ik-nu-uk-ma pa-ni {f}tu-rin-ni-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS{ti}šu₂ a-na u₄-mu | |
| 18 | ṣa-a-tu₄ u₂-šad-gil u₄-mu ma-la {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib bal-ṭu | |
| r | ||
| 19 | ina E₂ a-ši-ib BURU₁₄ A.ŠA₃ ik-kal u a-me-lu-ut-tu₄ | |
| 20 | ta-pal-lah-šu₂ u₄-mu i-na ši-im-tu₄ it-tal-ku pa-ni | |
| 21 | {f}tu-rin-ni-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS{ti}šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ id-dag-gal | |
| 22 | {f}tu-rin-ni-tu₄ u₄-mu ma-la {m}{d}U.⸢GUR⸣-[u₂]-⸢še-zib⸣ AD-šu₂ bal-ṭu ni-di-⸢it-tu₄⸣ | |
| 23 | ina NIG₂.KA₉ MU.MEŠ ul ta-[nam-din re-mu-tu] ⸢ul⸣ ta-re-e-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 24 | {im}DUB MU.MEŠ i-na {na₄}KIŠIB {[m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib ra]-kis ka-[ni-ik] | |
| 25 | a-na paq-du ina pa-ni {m}{d}EN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}⸢NA₃⸣ [ma-na 1{en]}⸢TA⸣.AM₃ | |
| 26 | ša₂-ṭa-ri il-qu-u₂ | |
| 27 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}EN-MU-GAR{un} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-MU | |
| 28 | {m}zu-um-bu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-TIN{su}iq-bi {m}MU-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ | |
| 29 | {m}{d}EN-KAR{ir} {m}{d}EN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ | |
| 30 | {m}{d}UTU-a-a DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-{d}NA₃-nu-uh-ši {m}NUMUN-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}IR₃-{d}U.GUR | |
| 31 | {m}{d}EN-MU DUB.SAR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-DA GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} {iti}SIG₄ | |
| 32 | UD 22-KAM MU 4-KAM {m}ah-ši-ia-ar-šu₂ LUGAL pa-ar₂-su | |
| 33 | {kur}ma-da-a-a LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} u LUGAL KUR.KUR | |
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