RA 097, 74–75, 121 (BM 54114) (P522429)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 74–75, 121 (BM 54114) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522429 |
| Museum no. | BM 054114 |
| 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 | [0.0.1 kur] of land, uncultivated land, in [... ...], in the district of Kutha: |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [.....], (on) the bank of the Bēl Canal; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [the upper side] on the north, next to (the property of) the chief tailor; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | the lo[wer side] on the south, next to (the property of) Arad-Bel; |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | the upper [front] on the west, next to (the property of) Habaṣir, son of Šum-uṣur, descendant of Dabibi; |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | the lower front on the east, next to (the property of) Zer-ibni, son of Ahhe-iddin – |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | a total of 0.0.1 kur, the measurement of that land – |
| Obverse [10:15] o 1111–o 1515 | Remut-Bel, [son] of Bel-ereš, descendant of Reʾi-alpi, agreed [with] Nabu-šum-ukin, son of Marduk-zer-ibni, [descendant] of Sin-karabi-išme, [a price o]f 1/3 minas of white block silver, (and) he purchased it for its [full] price. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | For 0.0.1 kur of land, he gave 1 shekel of silver a[s] an additional payment. |
| Obverse [16:21] o 1717–o 2121 | Nabu-[šum-ukin, son of ]Marduk-zer-ibni, descendant of [Sin-karabi-išme], recei[ved] a total of [1/3 minas and 1] shekel of whi[te silver from] Remut-Bel, son [of Bel-ereš, descendant] of Reʾi-alpi, the price of his [land], the entire amount of silver. |
| Obverse [21:25] o 2222– | [He has been paid; he is free from claims. He will have no legal cl]aim; [they shall not return (to court)] and [they shall not make any claim with one ano]ther [... ...]. |
| Reverse [2:9] r 25´25´–r 31´31´ | [...], descendant of [...] Nergal-uballiṭ, [..., descendant of] Arad-Nergal, [...] Nidintu, [...] and the scribe [..., son of] Marduk-šum-ibni, [descendant of ...]. |
| Reverse [9:12] r 32´32´–r 34´34´ | Kut[ha, ...th] day of [the month of ...], 5th year of Darius, king of Babylon and the lands. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 35´35´–r 36´36´ | Fingernail of Nabu-šum-ukin, son of Marduk-zer-ibni in place of his seal. |
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 | 1 BAN₂] ⸢ŠE⸣.NUMUN A.ŠA₃ ⸢ki⸣-šub-bu-u₂ i-na | |
| 2 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ NAM GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ sa-a-mu GU₂ ID₂ {d}EN | |
| 4 | [UŠ AN.TA] {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ US₂.SA.DU {lu₂}GAL-ka-ṣir {lu₂}GAL-ka-ṣir | |
| 5 | [UŠ KI].⸢TA⸣ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU US₂.SA.DU {m}⸢IR₃⸣-{d}EN | |
| 6 | [SAG] ⸢AN⸣.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU US₂.⸢SA.DU⸣ | |
| 7 | {[m]}⸢ha⸣-ba-ṣir A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}MU-URU₃ A {m}da-bi-bi | |
| 8 | ⸢SAG⸣ KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA US₂.SA.DU | |
| 9 | {[m]}NUMUN-DU₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ŠU.NIGIN₂ 1 BAN₂ | |
| 10 | ⸢mi⸣-ših-tu₄ A.ŠA₃ šu-a-tu₄ | |
| 11 | [KI] {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-NUMUN-DU₃ | |
| 12 | [A {m]}{d}30-SISKUR₂-ŠE.GA {m}re-mut-{d}EN | |
| 13 | [A-šu₂] ša₂ {m}{d}EN-KAM A {lu₂}SIPA-GU₄ | |
| 14 | [ki]-⸢i⸣ 1/3 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} KU₃.PAD.DU | |
| 15 | [KI.LAM] ⸢im⸣-be₂-e-ma i-šam ši-mi-šu₂ | |
| 16 | [TIL{tu₂]} ša₂ 1 BAN₂ A.ŠA₃ 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ki-i | |
| 17 | [pi-i] ⸢DIRI⸣ SUM.NA-⸢su⸣ ŠU.NIGIN | |
| 18 | 1/3 MA.NA 1 GIN₂ KU₃.[BABBAR] ⸢BABBAR⸣{[u₂} {m}{d]}⸢NA₃⸣-[MU-DU] | |
| 19 | [A-šu₂ ša₂ {m]}{⸢d}AMAR.UTU-NUMUN-DU₃⸣ A {[m}{d}30-SISKUR₂-ŠE.GA] | |
| 20 | [ina ŠU.II] {m}re-mut-{d}EN A-[šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-KAM] | |
| 21 | [A {lu₂]}SIPA-GU₄ ši-im [ŠE.NUMUN] | |
| 22 | [A.ŠA₃]-šu₂ TIL{ti₃} ma-hi-[ir a-pil za-ki] | |
| r | ||
| 23 | [ru-gum]-ma-a [ul i-ši ul GUR-MEŠ a-na] | |
| 24 | [a-ha]-⸢meš ul⸣ [i-rag-gu-mu ...] | |
| 25´ | [... ...] šu ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 26´ | [... ...]-a-a A {m}[...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 27´ | [... ...] {m}{d}U.GUR-TIN{iṭ} | |
| 28´ | [... ...] {m}IR₃-{d}GIR₄.KU₃ | |
| 29´ | [... ... {m]}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄ | |
| 30´ | [... ...] u₃ {lu₂}UMBISAG | |
| 31´ | [... ...] {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-DU₃ | |
| 32´ | [... ... GU₂].DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 33´ | {[iti}x] ⸢UD x-KAM MU⸣ 5-KAM | |
| 34´ | {[m]}da-ri-muš LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} u KUR.KUR | |
| 35´ | ṣu-pur {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU A-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 36´ | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-NUMUN-DU₃ ki-ma {⸢na₄⸣}KIŠIB-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
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