RA 097, 88–89, 130 (BM 54289) (P522439)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 88–89, 130 (BM 54289) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522439 |
| Museum no. | BM 054289 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | 16 Kur dates, the (estimated) yield for the orchard in Tamertu-rapaštu, upon Nar-Piti, adjacent to the cultivated field which is the property of Nergal, king of the world. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | The credit from Nergal-tabni-uṣur, [son of] Bel-uballit, at the expense of Nidinti-Bel, Išum-iddin and Labaši, the sons of [PN]: |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | [In the month] of Arahsamnu, these 1[6 Kur] of dates will be worth 1 panu and 1 sutu per Kur [in mašihi-meas]ure including the (transport) [cost to Kuth]a. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | [also...,] they will deliver a palm-leaf basket, a date basket, date-palm fibres, [a load] of firewood and pressed dates for [...] Šamaš. [...] they will dig up with a spade. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 13r 13–r 1515 | (The debt) is to be settled where Nergal-tabni-uṣur wishes. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 1616–r 1616 | [Witnesses: Bel-šunu], son of Ah[he-iddin-M]arduk, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 1717–r 1717 | Marduk-naṣir, son of Bel-[eriba], |
| Reverse [5:6] r 1818–r 1818 | Marduk-eṭer, son of Iddin-bel, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2121–r 2121 | Bel-iddin, the scribe, son of Bel-iramšu. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 2222–r 2323 | Kutha, 14th day of Tašritu, 15th year of Darius II, king of the lands. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 2424–r 2525 | [...] they will deliver in the month of Simanu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | 16 GUR ZU₂.LUM.MA ZAG.LU {giš}⸢KIRI₆⸣ | |
| 2 | ša₂ GARIM DAGAL{ti₃} ša₂ ina muh-hi ID₂-pi-ti | |
| 3 | ša₂ US₂.SA.DU ⸢ŠE⸣.NUMUN NIG₂.GA {d}U.GUR MAN ŠU₂ | |
| 4 | ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-tab-ni-URU₃ [DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} ina muh-hi | |
| 5 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{⸢d⸣}[EN {m}{d}i]-⸢šum⸣-MU u {m}la-ba-a-ši | |
| 6 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}[x ina] {iti}APIN ZU₂.LUM.MA aʾ | |
| 7 | 16 [GUR i-na] ⸢ma-ši-hu⸣ ša₂ 1 PI KI 1 GUR | |
| 8 | 1 BAN₂] ⸢u₃⸣ [gi-mir] a-di-i ⸢GU₂.DU₈⸣.A{ki} | |
| 9 | [x x (x)] ⸢tu⸣-hal-lu₄ gi-pu-u₂ man-ga-ga | |
| 10 | [bil-tu₄] ša₂ hu-ṣa-bi {dug}da-ri-ku | |
| 11 | [x x x] {d}UTU ina-an-din-nu-uʾ | |
| 12 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ ina mar-ri i-he-ru-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 13 | 1{en} pu]-⸢ut⸣ ša₂-ni-i na-šu-u₂ ša₂ qe₂-rib | |
| 14 | [iṭ-ṭe]-⸢er⸣ a-šar {m}{d}U.GUR-tab-ni-URU₃ | |
| 15 | [(x x)] ṣe-bu-u₂ ip-paṭ-ṭar | |
| 16 | {[lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}EN]-⸢šu₂-nu⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ-MU-{d⸣}ŠU₂ | |
| 17 | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-PAB DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-⸢SU⸣ | |
| 18 | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-SUR DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}EN {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| 19 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-⸢A-MU e⸣-lat 1 BAN₂ 3 qa ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ | |
| 20 | ša₂ ina IGI-šu₂ | |
| 21 | {m}{d}EN-MU DUB.SAR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-i-ram-šu₂ | |
| 22 | GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} {iti}DU₆ UD 14-KAM MU 15-KAM | |
| 23 | {m}da-ri-ia-a-muš LUGAL KUR.KUR | |
| 24 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ ina {iti}SIG₄ | |
| 25 | [ina]-an-din-nu-uʾ | |
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