RA 097, 69–70 (BM 54068, without copy) (P522424)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 69–70 (BM 54068, without copy) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522424 |
| Museum no. | BM 054068 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | (Concerning) the promissory note for 3 minas of white nuh[hutu]-silver of one-eighth alloy, the remainder of (the price of) 8 reeds 1 cubit 8 fingers, the built house in the Market Gate district, belonging to Nidinti-Bel, son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde, descendant of Šamaš-abari, which is the debt of Ahassunu, daughter of Nabu-eṭir-napšati, descendant of Baʾiru – |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | out of it, 2 minas of white silver has been given to Marduk-mukin-apli, son of Qišti-Marduk, descendant of Šangu-Ištar-Babili, the creditor of Nidinti-Bel, who took that house as security, on the instruction of Nidinti-Bel, |
| Obverse [9:16] o 1010– | and Ahassunu has given to Nidinti-Bel the remainder, 1 mina of white silver and the promissory note of Marduk-mukin-apli, when Nidinti-Bel gave back to Ahassunu the promissory note for 3 minas of white silver, the remainder of (the price of) that house. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 1616–r 1616 | Witnesses: Išum-iddin, son of Nergal-zer-ibni, descendant of Reʾi-alpi; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 1717–r 1717 | Nergal-iddin, son of Nabu-eṭir-napšati, descendant of Baʾiru; |
| Reverse [5:7] r 1818–r 1919 | Šellibi, son of Nabu-šum-ukin, descendant of Sin-šadunu; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2020–r 2020 | Mušezib-Marduk, son of Nidinti-Bel, descendant of Šamaš-abari; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2121–r 2121 | Bel-iqiša, son of Iddin-Nabu, descendant of Šiguʾa; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2222–r 2222 | Iddin-Bel, son of Mar-biti-eṭir, descendant of Nabunnaya; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 2323–r 2323 | Scribe: Bel-iddin, son of Nergal-ušallim, descendant of Ša-našišu. |
| Reverse [11:14] r 2424– | Kutha, Nisannu, 18th day, the 30th year of Dar[ius], king of Babylon, king of the lands. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | u₂-il₃-ti₃ ša₂ 3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} nu-⸢uh⸣-[hu-tu₂] | |
| 2 | ša₂ ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa re-eh-tu₂ 8 GI-MEŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 ⸢ŠU.SI⸣ | |
| 3 | E₂ ep₂-šu₂ KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL-KI.LAM ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN | |
| 4 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.DA DUMU {m}{d}UTU-ba-a-ri | |
| 5 | ša₂ ina muh-hi {f}<a>-hat-su-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-KAR-ZI-MEŠ | |
| 6 | DUMU {lu₂}ŠU.HA ina lib₃-bi 2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} | |
| 7 | a-na {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}NIG₂.BA-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU {lu₂}SANGA-{d}INANNA-TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 8 | ra-šu-u₂ ša₂ UGU {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN u₃ E₂ šu-a-ti₃ | |
| 9 | maš-ka-na ṣab-tu ina qi₂-bi ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN na-din | |
| 10 | u₃ re-eh-tu₂ 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} u₃ | |
| 11 | u₂-il₃-ti₃ ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-DU-A {f}a-hat-su-u₂ | |
| 12 | a-na {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN ta-at-ta-din | |
| r | ||
| 13 | u₂-il₃-ti₃ ša₂ 3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} ša₂ re-eh-tu₂ | |
| 14 | E₂ šu-a-tu₄ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN ki-i | |
| 15 | u₂-ter-ri a-na {f}a-hat-su-nu it-ta-din | |
| 16 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}i-šum-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-NUMUN-DU₃ | |
| 17 | DUMU {lu₂}⸢SIPA-GU₄⸣ {m}{d}U.GUR-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d}NA₃⸣-KAR-ZI-MEŠ | |
| 18 | DUMU {lu₂}ŠU.HA {m}še-el-li-bi DUMU ša₂ | |
| 19 | {m}{d}NA₃-MU-GI.NA DUMU {m}{d}30-ša₂-du-nu | |
| 20 | {m}KAR-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN DUMU {m}{d}UTU-ba-a-ri | |
| 21 | {m}{d}EN-BA{ša₂} DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ DUMU {m}ši-gu-u₂-a | |
| 22 | {m}MU-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}DUMU-E₂-SUR DUMU {m}{d}NA₃-na-a-a | |
| 23 | {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}{d}EN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-šal-lim | |
| 24 | DUMU {m}ša₂-{kaš}na-ši-šu₂ GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} {iti}⸢BARA₂⸣ | |
| 25 | UD 18-KAM MU 30-KAM {m}da-⸢ri⸣-[ia-muš] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 26 | LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR.KUR-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
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