RA 097, 72–74, 120 (BM 54075+) (P522427)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 72–74, 120 (BM 54075+) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522427 |
| Museum no. | BM 054075 + BM 055278 + BM 055411 |
| 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 [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | 120? reeds, the great house, in the Military Camp Gate district in Kutha — which is next to the house, the share of Minu-[ana-B]el-dan, son of Bel-ittannu, descendant of Amil-Ea, which he divided with Nidinti-Bel, his elder brother, next to the broad street, the Belt(?) of Mammitu, and next to the street of the city wall — |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | which in earlier times Nidinti-Bel, son of Bel-ittannu, descendant of Amil-E[a], gave to Tattannu, son of Iddin-Nabu [in] exchange, and took the silver, the equalization payment from him [... ...], 25th year of Artaxerxes, the king; |
| Obverse [9:15] o 1010– | [Minu-ana]-Bel-dan, son of Bel-ittannu, [brother of Nidin]ti-Bel, Ana-Bel-upaq, [Bel-upahhir and Nergal]-iddin, sons of Madanu-šum-iddin, descendant of Amil-[Ea, and Bel-ittan]nu and Nergal-tabni-uṣur, sons of Zababa-šum-iddin, descendant of Amil-Ea, were present as witnesses to it. |
| Reverse [0:6] r 15r 15–r 2020 | There will not be any lawsuit or claim of Minu-ana-Bel-dan, brother of Nidinti-Bel, Ana-Bel-upaq, Bel-upahhir and Nergal-[iddin, sons of Madanu-šum-iddin], descendant of Amil-Ea, Bel-ittannu and Nergal-tabni-[uṣur, sons of] Zababa-šum-iddin, descendant of Amil-Ea, o[ver the (house) plot] against Tattannu, son of Iddin-Nabu, and Ni[dinti-Bel, son of] Bel-ittannu. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 2121–r 2121 | Witnesses: Bel-[eṭir, son of ...], descendant of Balihu; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2222–r 2222 | Marduk-aplu-iddin, son of Itti-Marduk-[balaṭu, descendant of Ba]laṭu; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2323–r 2323 | Bel-ittannu, son of Eribaya, descendant of [Balihu]; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2424–r 2424 | Zer-lišir, son of Nergal-nāṣir, descendant of Arad-Nergal; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 2525–r 2525 | Belšunu, son of [...]-ittannu, descendant of Balihu; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 2626–r 2626 | Marduk-eṭir, son of Bel-eṭir, descendant of Balihu; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 2727–r 2727 | Nergal-bullissu, son of Bel-uballiṭ, descendant of Adad-šum-ereš; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 2828–r 2828 | Banea, son of Libluṭ, descendant of Dabibi; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 2929–r 2929 | Nabu-šum-iddin, son of Ša-pi-[kalbi], descendant of Itinnu; |
| Reverse [15:16] r 3030–r 3030 | Nergal-šum-uṣur, son of Nergal-[..., descendant of Ša]maš-abari; |
| Reverse [16:17] r 3131–r 3131 | Bulṭaya, son of Nergal-ušallim, [descendant] of Itinnu; |
| Reverse [17:18] r 3232–r 3232 | Nidinti-Bel, son of Nergal-šum-iddin, descendant of Amil-Ea; |
| Reverse [18:19] r 3333–r 3333 | Nidinti-Bel, the scribe, son of Bel-aplu-iddina, descendant of Egibi. |
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 | 1 ME 20 GI-MEŠ E₂ GAL{u₂} KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL-⸢GARAŠ₂⸣ | |
| 2 | ša₂ ⸢qe₂-reb⸣ GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} ša₂ DA E₂ HA.LA ša₂ {m}mi-nu-u₂-[ana-{d]}⸢EN⸣-da-nu | |
| 3 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU {m}LU₂-{d}E₂.A ša₂ it-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 4 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN ŠEŠ-šu₂ GAL{a} i-zu-zu | |
| 5 | DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq rik-su ša₂ {d}ma-am-mi-⸢tu₄⸣ | |
| 6 | u DA SILA BAD₃ ša₂ ina pa-na-ma {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu A {m}LU₂-{d}E.[A a-na] ⸢šu⸣-pel-tu₄ a-na | |
| 8 | {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}⸢NA₃⸣ [id-din-nu] u₃ KU₃.BABBAR tak-pu-uš-tu₄ | |
| 9 | ina ŠU.II-šu₂ il-qu-u₂ ⸢MU⸣ [x x x x] MU 25-KAM | |
| 10 | {m}ar-tak-ša₂-⸢as⸣-su ⸢LUGAL⸣ {[m}mi-nu-u₂-ana]-{d}EN-da-a-nu | |
| 11 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu [ŠEŠ ša₂ {m}ni-din]-tu₄-{d}EN | |
| 12 | {m}a-na-{d}EN-u₂-paq-⸢qa⸣ {[m}{d}EN-NIGIN{ir} u {m}{d}U.GUR]-MU | |
| 13 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}DI.KUD-MU-MU A {m}⸢LU₂-{d⸣}[BAD u {m}{d}EN-it-tan]-nu | |
| 14 | ⸢u₃⸣ {m}{d}U.GUR-tab-ni-URU₃ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}za-⸢ba₄-ba₄-MU-MU⸣ A {m}⸢LU₂-{d}BAD⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 15 | a-na {lu₂}mu-kin-nu-u₂-tu ina lib₃-bi u₂-ši-bu-uʾ mim-ma di-i-ni | |
| 16 | u ra-ga-mu ša₂ {m}mi-nu-u₂-ana-{d}EN-da-a-nu ŠEŠ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₂-{d}EN | |
| 17 | {m}ana-{d}EN-u₂-paq-qa {m}{d}EN-NIGIN{ir} u {m}{d}U.GUR-[MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}DI.KUD-MU-MU] | |
| 18 | A {m}LU₂-{d}BAD {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu u {m}{d}U.GUR-tab-⸢ni⸣-[URU₃ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂] | |
| 19 | {m}{d}za-ba₄-ba₄-MU-MU A {m}LU₂-{d}BAD a-na [muh-hi GI-MEŠ] | |
| 20 | it-ti {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ u {m}⸢ni⸣-[din-tu₄-{d}EN DUMU ša₂] | |
| 21 | {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu ia-a-nu {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}EN-[e-ṭe₃-ru DUMU ša₂ x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 22 | A {m}{d}KASKAL.KUR{i} {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-EDURU-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-{d}AMAR.UTU-[TIN A {m]}TIN | |
| 23 | {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}SU{a} ⸢A⸣ {[m}{d}KASKAL.KUR]{i} {m}{d}⸢EN-it⸣-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ | |
| 24 | {m}{d}EN-ik-ṣur DUMU {m}{d}30-KUR{u₂+[nu} {m]}NUMUN-SI.⸢SA₂ DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-URU₃ | |
| 25 | A {m}IR₃-{d}GIR₄.KU₃ {m}EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{[d}x]-⸢it⸣-tan-nu DUMU {m}{d}KASKAL.KUR{i} | |
| 26 | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-SUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-e-ṭe₃-⸢ru⸣ DUMU {m}{d}KASKAL.KUR{i} {m}{d}NA₃-TIN-su DUMU ša₂ {m}NIM{a} | |
| 27 | A {m}{d}KASKAL.KUR{i} {m}{d}U.GUR-TIN-su ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU {m}{d}IŠKUR-MU-KAM {m}TIN DUMU ša₂ | |
| 28 | {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU {m}{lu₂}ŠITIM {⸢m}ba-ne₂-e-a⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢lib⸣-luṭ DUMU {m}da-bi-bi | |
| 29 | {m}{d}NA₃-MU-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ša₂-pi-i-[kal-bi] ⸢A {m}{lu₂}ŠITIM {m⸣}A-a DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}30-SISKUR₂-ŠE.GA | |
| 30 | {m}{d}U.GUR-MU-URU₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-⸢x⸣-[x DUMU {m}{d]}⸢UTU⸣-a-ba-ri {m}{d}BAD-TIN-su DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-TIN-su | |
| 31 | {m}bul-ṭa-a DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-⸢GI⸣ [A] {⸢lu₂}ŠITIM⸣ {m}{d}EN-e-ṭe₃-ru A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu | |
| 32 | A {m}{d}NA₃-MU-MU {m}ni-din-tu₂-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-MU-MU DUMU {m}LU₂-{d}BAD | |
| 33 | {m}ni-din-tu₂-{d}EN DUB.SAR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-EDURU-MU A {m}e-gi-bi GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 34 | {iti}GU₄ UD 15-KAM MU 25-KAM {m}ar-tak-ša₂-as-su LUGAL KUR.KUR | |
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