RA 097, 79–80, 124 (BM 54140+) (P522432)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 79–80, 124 (BM 54140+) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522432 |
| Museum no. | BM 054140 + 055032 + 055097 + 055160 + 055207 + 055213 + unnumbered fragments (x 2) |
| 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 1´o 1´–o 2´2´ | [The upper side on the north, next to the (house)] plot, the unbuilt plot [of Nabu-bullissu, son of] Nabu-mušetiq-udde; |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3´3´–o 3´3´ | [the lower side on the south, next to the (house) plo]t, a gift of the king; |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5´5´–o 6´6´ | the upper front on the we[st, next to the house of] Nabu-uballiṭ, son of Bel-[ahhe]-iqiša; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7´7´–o 7´7´ | [the lower front] on the east, next to the [narrow] through [street]; |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9´9´–o 9´9´ | To[tal: 12 reeds, the measurement of that house] − |
| Obverse [9:15] o 10´10´–o 15´15´ | Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šum-ukin, descendant of Šangu-Ištar-Babili, agreed a price of 1/2 mina of [refined silver] per 1/2 GAR of land, with Šullumaya, son of [Mušezib, and Hašdaya, son of ...], (and) he purchased it for [6 minas of] refined [silver], his full price, [and he gave them 12 shekels] of sil[ver a]s an additional payment and for the clothing of the mistress of the house. |
| Obverse [15:19] o 16´16´–o 19´19´ | [Šullumaya], son of Mušezib, and Haš[daya, son of ...], received from Bel-uballiṭ, son [of Nabu-šum-ukin], [a total] of 6 minas and 12 shekels of refined silver, as the price of their house, the entire amount of [silver]; they are paid. |
| Obverse [19:23] o 20´20´– | [They shall have] no [claim]. They shall not return (to court) with one ano[ther, they shall have no dispute]. |
| Reverse [1:6] r 23´23´–r 27´27´ | At any time, [whoever] from among [the family of Šullumaya and] Hašdaya, [comes forward and claims that that house was not sold, (and) the silver was not received, that clai]mant will pay back [twelve] times over the silver he received. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 28´28´–r 28´28´ | At the sealing of t[hat] tablet: |
| Reverse [7:8] r 29´29´–r 29´29´ | Before: Nidintu, son of Itti-Nabu-balaṭu; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 30´30´–r 30´30´ | Ana-Bel-ereš, son of Ahušunu, the judge of the Sin Canal; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 31´31´–r 31´31´ | Bel-eṭir, the temple-enterer of Nergal, descendant of Arad-Nergal; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 32´32´–r 32´32´ | Mušallim-Bel, the temple-enterer of [Ner]gal, descendant of Dabibi; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 33´33´–r 33´33´ | Nabu-bullissu, son of Nergal-iddin, [descendant] of Arad-Nergal; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 34´34´–r 34´34´ | Bel-uballiṭ, son of Iddin-Marduk, descendant of Adad-šum-ereš; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 35´35´–r 35´35´ | [Bel-bul]lissu, son of Bel-iddin, descendant of Irʾanni; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 36´36´–r 36´36´ | Itti-Marduk-balaṭu, son of Nabu-eṭir, [descendant of Dan]nea; |
| Reverse [15:16] r 37´37´–r 37´37´ | Zumbaya, son of Bel-[..., descendant] of Dabibi; |
| Reverse [16:17] r 38´38´–r 38´38´ | [... ...], descendant of Sin-naṣir; |
| Reverse [17:18] r 39´39´–r 39´39´ | [... ..., descendant of] Balihu; |
| Reverse [18:19] r 40´40´–r 40´40´ | [... ...], descendant of Ṭabihu; |
| Reverse [19:22] r 41´41´–r 43´43´ | [... ...] Nergal-zer-ibni, [... ...] |
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´ | [UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA GI]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ki-šub-⸢bu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 2´ | [ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-bul-liṭ-su DUMU ša₂ {m]}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.DA | |
| 3´ | [UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA GI]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ni-din-tu₂ LUGAL | |
| 4´ | [... ...] ⸢x⸣-ša₂-a | |
| 5´ | ⸢SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR⸣.[TU DA (E₂) {m}{d]}⸢NA₃⸣-u₂-bal-liṭ | |
| 6´ | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢EN⸣-[ŠEŠ-MEŠ]-⸢BA⸣{ša₂} | |
| 7´ | [SAG KI.TA] {⸢tu₁₅⸣}KUR.RA ⸢DA⸣ [SILA SIG{nu]} a-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 8´ | [... ...] ⸢x⸣ [... ...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 9´ | ⸢ŠU⸣.[NIGIN 12 GI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU.MEŠ] | |
| 10´ | KI {m}SILIM{mu}a DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ {[m}mu-še-zib u {m}haš-da-a DUMU ša₂ PN] | |
| 11´ | {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{[d}NA₃-MU-DU DUMU {m}{lu₂}SANGA-{d}INANNA-TIN].⸢TIR⸣{ki} | |
| 12´ | ša₂ 1/2 GAR A.ŠA₃ 1/2 MA.⸢NA⸣ [KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂] | |
| 13´ | KI.LAM im-be₂-e-[ma 6 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR] | |
| 14´ | qa-lu-u₂ i-šam a-na ⸢ši-mi-šu₂ gam-ru-tu₂⸣ [u 12 GIN₂] | |
| 15´ | ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR ki]-⸢i⸣ a-tar u₃ {tug₂}lu-bar GAŠAN E₂ [id-din-šu₂-nu-tu₂] | |
| 16´ | [ŠU.NIGIN] 6 MA.NA 12 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-⸢lu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 17´ | ⸢ši-mi E₂-šu₂-nu ki⸣-[i ka-sap] ⸢TIL{ti₃⸣} {[m}SILIM{mu}a] | |
| 18´ | DUMU ša₂ {m}mu-še-zib ⸢u₃⸣ {[m]}⸢haš⸣-[da-a DUMU ša₂ PN] | |
| 19´ | i-na qa-at {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU] | |
| 20´ | ⸢mah⸣-ru-uʾ a-pil-uʾ [ru-gum-ma-a] | |
| 21´ | ul [i-šu-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 22´ | ul {i}GUR-ma a-na a-ha-[meš ul i-rag-gu-mu] | |
| 23´ | ma-ti-ma ma-na-ma ⸢ina⸣ [kim-tu₄ ša₂ {m}SILIM{mu}a] | |
| 24´ | [u₃] {⸢m}haš-da⸣-a [ša₂ E₁₁-ma] | |
| 25´ | [i-rag-gu-mu um-ma E₂ MU.MEŠ ul SUM-ma KU₃.BABBAR] | |
| 26´ | [ul ma-hir {lu₂}pa-qir-ra]-⸢ni KU₃.BABBAR im-hur EN⸣ 12-TA.AM₃] | |
| 27´ | [i]-⸢ta⸣-nap-pal | |
| 28´ | i-na ka-⸢nak⸣ {im}DUB šu-[a-tu₄] | |
| 29´ | IGI {m}ni-din-tu₄ DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-{d}NA₃-⸢TIN⸣ | |
| 30´ | {m}a-na-{d}EN-KAM DUMU ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-šu₂-nu {lu₂}⸢DI.KUD⸣ ID₂ {d}30 | |
| 31´ | {m}{d}EN-e-⸢ṭe₃⸣-ru {lu₂}KU₄.⸢E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.⸢E₂ {d}U⸣.GUR DUMU {m}⸢IR₃⸣-{d}GIR₄.⸢KU₃⸣ | |
| 32´ | {m}GI-{d}EN {lu₂}KU₄.⸢E₂⸣ {lu₂}KU₄.⸢E₂⸣ {[d}U].⸢GUR⸣ DUMU {m}da-bi-bi | |
| 33´ | {m}{d}NA₃-bul-liṭ-su DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-⸢MU⸣ [A {m]}IR₃-{d}GIR₄.KU₃ | |
| 34´ | {m}{⸢d}EN⸣-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU {m}{[d]}IŠKUR-MU-KAM | |
| 35´ | {m}{[d}EN-bul]-liṭ-su DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-MU ⸢DUMU⸣ {[m]}ir-a-ni | |
| 36´ | {m}KI-{⸢d}AMAR⸣.UTU-TIN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-SUR [DUMU {m}dan]-ne₂-e-a | |
| 37´ | {m}zu-um-ba-a DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-⸢x⸣-[x DUMU {m]}da-bi-bi | |
| 38´ | ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x x DUMU⸣ {m}{d}30-PAB | |
| 39´ | [... ... {m]}{d}KASKAL.KUR{i} | |
| 40´ | [... ...] DUMU {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ | |
| 41´ | [... ... {m}{d]}U.GUR-NUMUN-DU₃ | |
| 42´ | [... ...] MU MU | |
| 43´ | [... ...] ⸢mu-še-zib⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
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