RA 097, 67–69, 118 (BM 054064) (P522422)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 67–69, 118 (BM 054064) |
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| ID | P522422 |
| Museum no. | BM 054064 |
| 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 [0:17] o 1o 1–o 1717 | Reʾindu, daughter of Nergal-ušezib, gave to Ubartu, her sister, daughter of Nergal-ušezib [5 reeds], the built [house], in the [...] district [of Kutha]: the upper side on the nor[th, next to the house of Bel-ittannu, son of] Nergal-ušezib; the lower side on the [south], next to the house of Zeriya, son of Arad-Nergal; the [upper] front on the west, next to the narrow through-street; the lower front on the east, next to the house of Bel-ittannu, son of Nergal-ušezib - the share of Reʾindu, daughter of Nergal-ušezib, which she divided with Ubartu, her sister, daughter of Nergal-ušezib, in exchange for 5 reeds, the unbuilt plot, which is [...] Kutha: the upper side on the west, next to the house of Remutu; the lower side on the east, next to the house of Nabu-bullissu, son of Bel-ittannu; the upper front on the north, next to the house of Išum-uballiṭ; the lower front on the south, next to the house of Kaṣir, son of Nergal-ina-teši-eṭir - this belongs to Ubartu, daughter of Nergal-ušezib. |
| Obverse [17:22] o 1818– | Ubartu gave to Reʾindu, her sister 3 1/3 minas of white silver of one-eighth alloy, as the equalization payment for those 5 reeds, unbuilt plot, and as compensation for (the cost of) (re)building of those 5 reeds. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 22r 22–r 2424 | Reʾindu received from Ubartu, her sister, that silver, 3 1/3 minas of white (silver) of one-eighth alloy, the equalization payment for those 5 reeds, the unbuilt plot. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 2525–r 2525 | Each of them has taken possession of her exchanged property. |
| Reverse [4:8] r 2626–r 2929 | If a claim arises over those 5 reeds, the built house, Bel-iddin, son of Iddin-Nabu, husband of Reʾindu will clear those 5 reeds, the built house from claims, and give (it) to Ubartu. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 3030–r 3030 | Witnesses: Ubar, son of Remutu; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 3131–r 3131 | Belšunu, son of Bulṭaya; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 3232–r 3232 | Bel-ittannu, son of Iddin-Nabu; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 3333–r 3333 | Bel-eriba, son of Eriba-[...]; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 3434–r 3434 | Kuṣuraya, son of Ea-lumur; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 3535–r 3535 | [...], the scribe. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | 5 GI-MEŠ E₂] ep₂-šu₂ KI{⸢ti₃⸣} [x x x ša₂ qe₂-reb] | |
| 2 | [GU₂.DU₈.A]{ki} UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}⸢SI⸣.[SA₂] [DA E₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU] | |
| 3 | [ša₂ {m]}{⸢d⸣}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib UŠ KI.TA {⸢tu₁₅⸣}[U₁₈.LU] | |
| 4 | ⸢DA⸣ E₂ {m}NUMUN-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}IR₃-{d}U.GUR ⸢SAG⸣ [AN.TA] | |
| 5 | {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA su-u₂-qu qa-at-nu a-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 6 | SAG KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib HA.LA ša₂ {f}re-eʾ-in-du DUMU.MUNUS-su | |
| 8 | ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib ša₂ it-ti {f}u₂-bar-tu₄ NIN-šu₂ | |
| 9 | DUMU.MUNUS-su ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib ta-az-zu-zu a-na | |
| 10 | šu-pil{il}tu₄ a-na 5 GI-MEŠ ki-šub-bu-u₂ | |
| 11 | ša₂ ina muh-hi ⸢x⸣ GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU | |
| 12 | ⸢DA E₂⸣ {m}re-mu-u₂-tu UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA | |
| 13 | DA E₂ {m}{d}NA₃-bul-liṭ-su DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu | |
| 14 | SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {m}{d}i-šum-TIN{iṭ} | |
| 15 | SAG KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ {m}ka-ṣir DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-ina-SUH₃-SUR | |
| 16 | ša₂ {f}u₂-bar-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS-su ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib {f}re-eʾ-in-du | |
| 17 | DUMU.MUNUS-su ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib a-na {f}u₂-bar-tu₄ NIN-šu₂ | |
| 18 | DUMU.MUNUS-su ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-še-zib ta-ad-din 3 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 19 | BABBAR{u₂} ša₂ ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa tak-pu-uš-tu₄ ša₂ GI-MEŠ aʾ 5 | |
| 20 | ki-šub-bu-u₂ u ku-um e-pe-šu₂ ša₂ GI-MEŠ aʾ 5 | |
| 21 | ki-šub-bu-u₂ {f}u₂-bar-tu₄ a-na {f}re-eʾ-in-du | |
| r | ||
| 22 | NIN-šu₂ ta-ad-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 3 1/3 MA.NA BABBAR{u₂} | |
| 23 | ša₂ ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa tak-pu-uš-tu₄ ša₂ GI-MEŠ aʾ 5 | |
| 24 | ki-šub-bu-u₂ {f}re-eʾ-in-du ina ŠU.II {f}u₂-bar-tu₄ | |
| 25 | NIN-šu₂ mah-rat man-nu u₃ ina šu-pil-<<tu₄>>{il}ti-šu₂ | |
| 26 | u₂-šu-uz-za-at u₄-mu pa-qa-ra ina muh-hi GI-MEŠ aʾ 5 | |
| 27 | E₂ ep₂-šu₂ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}EN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ | |
| 28 | DAM ša₂ {f}re-eʾ-in-du GI-MEŠ aʾ 5 E₂ ep₂-šu₂ | |
| 29 | u₂-mar-ra-qa-ma a-na {f}u₂-bar-tu₄ i-nam-din | |
| 30 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}re-mu-tu₂ {m}ar-ta-[x]-ša₂-⸢x⸣ | |
| 31 | DUMU ša₂ {m}a-ta-ra-tu₄ {m}EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}bul-ṭa-a | |
| 32 | {m}{⸢d}EN⸣-it-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ {m}kal-bi-{[d}KA₂] | |
| 33 | DUMU ša₂ {m}re-mut-{d}EN {m}{d}EN-SU DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢SU⸣-{[d}x] | |
| 34 | {m}ku-ṣur-ra-a DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}BAD-lu-⸢mur⸣ | |
| 35 | [x x {lu₂]}⸢UMBISAG⸣ TIN.TIR{[ki]} {⸢iti⸣}[x UD x-KAM] | |
| 36 | [MU] 14-KAM {m}ah-ši-ar-šu₂ LUGAL KUR par-su u ma-da-a-a | |
| 37 | [LUGAL E{ki} u KUR.KUR] | |
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