RA 097, 70–71, 119 (BM 54072) (P522425)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 70–71, 119 (BM 54072) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522425 |
| Museum no. | BM 054072 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | 45 reeds 3 cubits 20 1/2 fingers, the built house together with the alley, in the Ebabbar Gate district in Kutha: |
| Obverse [2:6] o 33–o 66 | 3 GAR 6 cubits, the upper side on the west, next to the house of Nabu-ittannu and his brothers, sons of Nabu-mušetiq-udde, descendant of Dabibi, next to the house of Nabu-uṣuršu, son of Nergal-iddin, descendant of Sin-karabi-išme, and next to the (house) plot of the property of Nergal; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | 3 GAR 4 cubits, the lower side on the east, next to the through-street; |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | 3 GAR, the upper front on the north, next to the house of Nabu-ittannu, and(!) (tablet: son) Madi-ili, sons of Nabu-mušetiq-ud[de, descendant of Dabibi and next to] the alley of that house; |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | 3 GAR 4 cubits, the lower front [on the south, next to the no]-through [street], the exit of the houses; |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111– | Total: 43 reeds [17 fin]gers, the first measured plot, the great house; |
| Reverse [0:2] r 12r 12–r 1313 | 1 1/2 GAR 3 cubits, the upper side on the west, next to the house of Bel-ittannu, son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde, descendant of Amil-Ea, the seller of the (house) plot; |
| Reverse [2:4] r 1414–r 1515 | 1 1/2 GAR 3 cubits, the lower side on the east(!) (tablet: south), next to (the property) of Nabu-ittannu, [0] son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde, descendant of Dabibi; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 1616–r 1616 | [5] cubits, the up[per] front on the north, next to the through-street; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 1717–r 1717 | [5 cubits, the lower front] on the south, next to the alley of that house; |
| Reverse [6:8] r 1818–r 1919 | [Total: 2] reeds [3 cubits 3] 1/2 fingers, the unbuilt plot <which is> the alley of [th]at [house], the second measured plot; |
| Reverse [8:10] r 2020–r 2121 | Total: 45 reed[s] 3 cubits 20 1/2 fingers, the measurement of that house, together with the all[ey]. |
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 | 45 GI-MEŠ 3 KUŠ₃ 20 1/2 ŠU.SI E₂ ep₂-šu₂ a-di mu-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 2 | KI{ti₃} KA₂-E₂.BABBAR.RA ša₂ qe₂-reb GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 3 | 3 GAR 6 KUŠ₃ UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-nu | |
| 4 | ⸢u ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.DA DUMU {m}da-bi-bi | |
| 5 | DA E₂ {m}{d}NA₃-URU₃-šu₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-MU DUMU {m}{d}30-SISKUR₂-ŠE.GA | |
| 6 | u DA GI-MEŠ NIG₂.GA {d}U.GUR | |
| 7 | 3 GAR 4 KUŠ₃ UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA SILA a-ṣu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 8 | 3 GAR SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.[SA₂] ⸢DA⸣ E₂ {m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-nu DUMU {m}ma-a-di-DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 9 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-⸢UD⸣.[DA DUMU {m}da-bi-bi u DA] ⸢mu-ṣu⸣-u₂ ša₂ E₂ ša₂-a-šu₂ | |
| 10 | 3 GAR 4 KUŠ₃ SAG KI.TA {[tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA su-u₂-qu la] ⸢E₃⸣{u₂} mu-ṣe-e E₂-MEŠ | |
| 11 | ŠU.NIGIN₂ 43 GI-⸢MEŠ⸣ 17 ŠU].⸢SI⸣ 1{et} mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ GAL{u₂} | |
| r | ||
| 12 | 1 1/2 GAR 3 KUŠ₃ UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-na | |
| 13 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢NA₃⸣-{mu}DIB-UD.DA DUMU LU₂-{d}E₂.A {lu₂}na-din GI-MEŠ | |
| 14 | 1 1/2 GAR 3 KUŠ₃ UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA {m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-nu | |
| 15 | [x] DUMU ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.DA DUMU {m}da-bi-bi | |
| 16 | 5 KUŠ₃ SAG AN.[TA] {⸢tu₁₅⸣}SI.SA₂ DA SILA a-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 17 | 5 KUŠ₃ SAG KI.TA] {⸢tu₁₅⸣}U₁₈.LU DA mu-ṣu-⸢u₂ ša₂ E₂⸣ ša₂-a-šu₂ | |
| 18 | [ŠU.NIGIN₂ 2 GI-⸢MEŠ⸣ 3 KUŠ₃ 3 1/2 ŠU.SI⸣ ki-šub-bu-u₂ | |
| 19 | <ša₂> ⸢mu⸣-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ [E₂ ša₂]-a-šu₂ ša₂-ni-tu₄ mi-ših-tu₄ | |
| 20 | ŠU.NIGIN₂ 45 GI-[MEŠ] 3 KUŠ₃ 20 1/2 ŠU.SI mi-ših-tu₄ | |
| 21 | E₂ šu-a-⸢tu a⸣-di mu-ṣu-[u₂] | |
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