RA 097, 83–84, 127 (BM 54143) (P522435)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 83–84, 127 (BM 54143) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522435 |
| Museum no. | BM 054143 |
| 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 | [Labaši], son of Bulṭaya, voluntarily so[ld ...], his slave whose right hand [was wri]tten with the name of [Bulṭaya], son of Nabu-naṣir, father of Labaši, for the fu[ll price] of 1 1/2 minas of refined silver, to Nidintu, son of Bel-ittannu. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | Labaši [has received] that 1 1/2 minas of refined silver, [the price] of his slave. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | [If] a claim ov[er ... ...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1´r 1´–r 1´r 1´ | [... ...], descendant of Egibi, [...]; |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2´2´–r 2´2´ | [... ...]-Marduk, son of Arad-[... ...]; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3´3´–r 3´3´ | [..., son of Mu]nahhiš-Marduk, descendant of [...]; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4´4´–r 4´4´ | [... ...]-šum-iddin, descendant of [...]; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5´5´–r 5´5´ | [...], son of [Ni]qudu, descendant of Saggil[aya]; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6´6´–r 6´6´ | [...], son of Bel-ereš, descendant of Eppeš-ili; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7´7´–r 7´7´ | [..., son of] Bel-ittannu, descendant of Saggil[a]ya; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8´8´–r 8´8´ | [...] of Labaši, seller of the slave; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9´9´–r 9´9´ | [scribe ...], Marduk-remanni, descendant of [...]; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10´10´–r 10´10´ | [Kutha], 2nd [day of ...], 8th year of Artaxer[xes, king of the lands]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[m}la-a-ba-ši] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}bul-ṭa-a i-na hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ IR₃-su ša₂ rit-ti ZAG.LU-šu₂ a-na šu-um | |
| 3 | {[m}bul-ṭa-a] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-na-ṣir AD {m}la-a-ba-ši | |
| 4 | [ša₂-aṭ]-⸢ra⸣-tu₄ a-na 1 1/2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | |
| 5 | [ŠAM₂ gam]-⸢ru⸣-tu a-na {m}ni-din-ti DUMU {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu | |
| 6 | [id-di]-⸢in⸣ KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 1/2 MA.NA qa-lu-u₂ | |
| 7 | [ŠAM] {⸢lu₂⸣}IR₃-šu₂ {m}la-a-⸢ba⸣-ši | |
| 8 | [ma-hir u₄-mu] pa-qa-ri ⸢i⸣-[na] | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1´ | [...] ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}e-gi-bi [...] | |
| 2´ | [... x]-{⸢d⸣}AMAR.UTU DUMU ša₂ {m}IR₃-⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3´ | [... DUMU {m}mu]-⸢na-ah⸣-hiš-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU {m}[...] | |
| 4´ | [...] ⸢x⸣-MU-MU DUMU {m}⸢e⸣-[...] | |
| 5´ | [...] ⸢x⸣ DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ {[m}ni]-⸢qu⸣-du DUMU {m}sag-gil-[a-a] | |
| 6´ | [...] TIN DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d}EN⸣-URU₄{iš} DUMU {m}DU₃{eš}⸢DINGIR⸣ | |
| 7´ | [...] KAL [DUMU ša₂ {m]}{⸢d}EN⸣-it-tan-nu DUMU {m}⸢sag-gil⸣-[a]-⸢a⸣ | |
| 8´ | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}la-a-ba-ši na-din LU₂{tu₂} | |
| 9´ | {[lu₂}UMBISAG ...] {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-re-e-man-ni DUMU {lu₂}⸢x⸣ | |
| 10´ | [GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} {iti}x UD] 2-⸢KAM⸣ MU 8-KAM {m}ar-tak-ša₂-[as-su LUGAL KUR.KUR] | |
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