RA 097, 81–83, 126 (BM 54142+) (P522434)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 81–83, 126 (BM 54142+) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522434 |
| Museum no. | BM 054142 + BM 055108 (+?) BM 055178 |
| 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 lower side on the sou]th, next to (the property of) [Nergal-iddin, son of Remut-Bel], descendant of Sin-karabi-[išme]; |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3´3´–o 4´4´ | [... ..., the upper front on the we]st, next to the broad street, [the thoroughfare of the god]s and the king; |
| Obverse [4:7] o 5´5´–o 7´7´ | [... ..., the lo]wer [front] on the east, next to the house of [Nergal-iddin, son of] Remut-Bel, and Iddinaya, son [of] Arad-Nergal — |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8´8´–o 9´9´ | [Total: 8 reeds 1] cubit, together [with] a (house) plot of 8 fingers, [... ...], the measure[ment] of that house — |
| Obverse [9:13] o 10´10´–o 13´13´ | [Ahassunu, wife of Ina]-ṣilli-Nergal, daughter of Nabu-eṭir-napšati, [descendant of Baʾiru], agreed [with Nidinti-Bel, son of] Nabu-mušetiq-udde, descendant of Abaru, a price of 50 shekels of white [nuh]hutu-silver [of one-eighth alloy per] reed, [(and) she purchased it for its full price]. |
| Obverse [13:17] o 14´14´–o 17´17´ | A total of 6 minas 50 shekels of block silver [... ...] the full price, and she gave him 10 shekels as an additional payment [and] for the clothing of the mistress of the house. |
| Obverse [16:20] o 17´17´–o 20´20´ | Nidinti-Bel, son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde, [descendant] of Abaru, (received) a [to]tal of 7 minas of block silver, the price of his house, together with (the silver as) an additional payment [and] for the clothing, [the entire amount] of silver, from Ahas[sunu], wife of Ina-ṣilli-[Nergal, daughter of] Nabu-[eṭir-napšati]. |
| Obverse [20:25] o 21´21´– | [... ...]. They shall not return (to court) with one another, [they shall have no dispute]. |
| Reverse [1:6] r 22–r 66 | At any time, whoever from among the fami[ly of Nidinti-Bel], son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde, [descendant of Abaru], comes forward and reneges (on an earlier agreement), say[ing 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 [6:8] r 77–r 88 | [A]t the sealing of [that tablet]: |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 1´1´ | [Before: ... ...]; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 1´1´–r 1´1´ | [... ...], son of [... ...]; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2´2´–r 2´2´ | [... ..., son of] Naṣir, descendant of [... ...]; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 3´3´–r 3´3´ | [Nabu-balassu-iqbi, son of Nabu-mušetiq]-udde, descendant of Aba[ru]; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 4´4´–r 4´4´ | [... ...], son of Nidinti-Bel, descendant of [... ...]; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 5´5´–r 5´5´ | [... ...], son of Nabu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of [... ...]; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 6´6´–r 6´6´ | [...-bullis]su, son of Nergal-šum-uṣur, descendant of Nabu-zer-[iddin]; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 7´7´–r 7´7´ | [... ...], son of Bel-kaṣir, descendant of Egi[bi]; |
| Reverse [15:16] r 8´8´–r 8´8´ | [... ..., son of] Bel-ahhe-eriba, decendant of Nabu-[... ...]; |
| Reverse [16:17] r 9´9´–r 9´9´ | [... ..., son of Ba]zuzu, descendant of Sin-tab[ni]; |
| Reverse [17:18] r 10´10´–r 10´10´ | [... ...](-)zer-ibni; |
| Reverse [18:19] r 11´11´–r 11´11´ | [... ...], son of [... ...]. |
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 KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈].LU ⸢DA⸣ | |
| 2´ | {[m}{d}U.GUR-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}re-mut-{d}EN] DUMU {m}{d}30-SISKUR₂-[ŠE.GA] | |
| 3´ | [... ... SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR].TU DA SILA rap-šu₂ | |
| 4´ | [mu-taq DINGIR]-MEŠ u₃ LUGAL | |
| 5´ | [... ... SAG KI].⸢TA⸣ {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ | |
| 6´ | {[m}{d}U.GUR-MU DUMU ša₂ {m]}⸢re⸣-mut-{d}EN u {m}SUM.NA-a DUMU | |
| 7´ | [(x) ša₂ {m]}IR₃-{d}U.GUR | |
| 8´ | [ŠU.NIGIN 8 GI-MEŠ 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ a-di-[i] 8 ŠU.SI GI-MEŠ | |
| 9´ | [... ...] ⸢x mi-ših⸣-[tu₂] E₂ šu-a-ti₃ | |
| 10´ | [it-ti {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m]}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.DA DUMU {m}a-ba-ri | |
| 11´ | {[f}a-hat-su-nu DAM {m}ina]-GIŠ.MI-{d}U.GUR DUMU.MI₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-KAR-ZI-MEŠ | |
| 12´ | [DUMU {m}{lu₂}ŠU.HA ša₂] ⸢GI⸣{u₂} a-na 50 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} | |
| 13´ | [ša₂ ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa nu-uh]-⸢hu⸣-tu KI.LAM tam-be₂-e-ma | |
| 14´ | [ta-šam ši-me-šu₂ TIL{ti₃]} ⸢ŠU⸣.NIGIN₂ 6 MA.NA 50 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU | |
| 15´ | [x x] ⸢x ŠAM₂-MEŠ⸣ gam-ru-tu 10 GIN₂ ki-i DIRI | |
| 16´ | [u₃] {⸢tug₂⸣}lu-bar GAŠAN E₂ ta-ad-di-is-su | |
| 17´ | [ŠU].⸢NIGIN₂⸣ 7 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂ a-di-i KA DIRI | |
| 18´ | [u₃] {⸢tug₂⸣}lu-bar {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}⸢DIB-UD.DA⸣ | |
| 19´ | [DUMU] {m}a-ba-ri ka-sap [TIL]{⸢ti₃⸣} ina ŠU.II {f}a-⸢hat⸣-[su-nu] | |
| 20´ | ⸢DAM⸣ {m}ina-GIŠ.MI-{d}[U.GUR DUMU.MI₂ ša₂ {m}{d]}⸢NA₃⸣-[KAR-ZI-MEŠ] | |
| 21´ | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [... ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | NU GUR-MEŠ a-ha-meš [ul i-rag-gu-mu] | |
| 2 | ma-ti-ma ma-na-ma ⸢kim⸣-[tu₄ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN] | |
| 3 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.⸢DA⸣ [DUMU {m}a-ba-ri] | |
| 4 | ša₂ E₁₁-ma BAL{u₂} um-[ma E₂ MU.MEŠ NU na-din-ma] | |
| 5 | KU₃.BABBAR NU ma-hi-ir {lu₂}pa-qir-[a-nu ka-sap im-hu-ru] | |
| 6 | ⸢EN⸣ 12-TA.AM₃ i-[ta-nap-pal] | |
| 7 | [i]-⸢na⸣ ka-nak {im}[DUB MU.MEŠ] | |
| 8 | [IGI x x x ... ...] | |
| 1´ | [... ... x]-SU DUMU ša₂ [x x] | |
| 2´ | [... ... DUMU ša₂] {m}na-ṣir ⸢DUMU⸣ [x x] | |
| 3´ | {[m}{d}NA₃-TIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB]-⸢UD⸣.DA DUMU {m}a-⸢ba⸣-[ri] | |
| 4´ | [... ...] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ni-din-it-{d}EN DUMU [x x] | |
| 5´ | [... ...] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-TIN-su-E DUMU {m}[x-x] | |
| 6´ | {[m}{d}x-bul-liṭ]-⸢su⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-MU-URU₃ DUMU {m}{d}NA₃-⸢NUMUN⸣-[MU] | |
| 7´ | [... ...] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-ka-ṣir DUMU {m}e-⸢gi⸣-[bi] | |
| 8´ | [... ... DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-SU DUMU {m}{d}NA₃-[x-x] | |
| 9´ | [... ... DUMU ša₂ {m}ba]-⸢zu⸣-zu DUMU {m}{d}30-tab-[ni] | |
| 10´ | [... ... x] NUMUN-ib-[ni] | |
| 11´ | [... ... ... x] DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}[x-x] | |
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