RA 097, 71–72, 119 (BM 54073) (P522426)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 71–72, 119 (BM 54073) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522426 |
| Museum no. | BM 054073 |
| 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 | Laṣ-eṭerat, daugh[ter of ...], sold Ea-bullissu, whose se[cond] name is Nergal-ibni, his male slave, whose left hand was written with the name of Laṣ-eṭerat and Bel and Beltiya, for the full price of 1 2/3 minas of refined silver, to Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šum-ukin. |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | That 1 2/3 minas of refined silver, the price of Ea-bullissu, his male slave, has been received from Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šum-ukin; it is paid. |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | If a claim arises over Ea-bullissu, that slave, Laṣ-eṭerat will clear (him) from claims and give (him) to Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šum-ukin. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 12r 12–r 12r 12 | Witnesses: Belšunu, son of Remut; |
| Reverse [1:2] r 1313–r 1313 | Bel-ittannu, son <of> Bulṭaya; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 1414–r 1414 | Bel-uṣuršu, son of Bel-[...]; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 1515–r 1515 | [...] Nabu-bullissu; |
| Reverse [4:7] r 1616–r 1818 | [...], Bel-[...] of [...]-ittannu, son of Nidintu; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 1919–r 1919 | [...] Laqip; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2020–r 2020 | Scribe: Nergal-bullissu, son of Kaṣir. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2121–r 2121 | Kutha, [x day of month x], x year of Arta[xerxes, 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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {f}{d}la-aṣ-KAR{rat} ⸢DUMU⸣.[MUNUS-su ša₂ {m}...] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}BAD-TIN-su ša₂ MU-šu₂ ša₂-nu-[u₂ {m]}{d}U.GUR-ib-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 3 | {lu₂}qal-la-šu₂ ša₂ rit-tu₄ 2.30-šu₂ a-na MU ša₂ {f}{d}la-[aṣ-KAR{rat} u] | |
| 4 | EN GAŠAN-⸢ia₂⸣ [šaṭ]-ṭar₂-ra-tu₄ a-na 1 2/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | |
| 5 | a-⸢na⸣ [ŠAM₂] gam-ru-tu a-na {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ | |
| 6 | {[m]}{⸢d}NA₃-MU-DU ta⸣-ad-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 2/3 MA.NA | |
| 7 | qa-lu-u₂ ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ {[m]}{d}BAD-TIN-su {lu₂}qal-li-šu₂ ina ŠU.II | |
| 8 | {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU mah-rat e-ṭer-rat | |
| 9 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ru a-na UGU {m}{d}BAD-TIN-su {lu₂}⸢IR₃ MU.MEŠ⸣ | |
| 10 | it-tab-šu-u₂ {f}{d}la-aṣ-KAR{rat} tu-mar-ra-qa-am-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 11 | a-na {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU ta-nam-din | |
| r | ||
| 12 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}re-mut {m}SILA-a-a | |
| 13 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}BAD-MU {m}{d}⸢EN-it-tan⸣-nu A <ša₂> {m}bul-ṭa-a | |
| 14 | {m}{d}EN-u₂-ṣur-šu₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-[x x x {m}{d]}UMUN-e-⸢ṭe-ru⸣ | |
| 15 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-MU {m}[x x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | {[m]}{⸢d}NA₃⸣-bul-liṭ-su {m}[... x]-⸢ṣir⸣ | |
| 17 | {[m}{d]}⸢EN⸣-u₂-[...] ⸢x⸣-tu₄ | |
| 18 | [x x] ⸢x x⸣ ša₂ [...]-it-tan-nu | |
| 19 | DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}ni-din-[tu₄ ...] {m}la-qip | |
| 20 | {lu₂}DUB.SAR {m}{d}U.GUR-⸢TIN⸣-[su] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ka-ṣir | |
| 21 | GU₂.DU₈.A{[ki} {iti}x UD x-KAM] ⸢MU x-KAM⸣ | |
| 22 | {m}ar-tak-[šat-su LUGAL KUR.KUR] | |
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