RA 097, 89–90, 131 (BM 54297+) (P522440)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 89–90, 131 (BM 54297+) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522440 |
| Museum no. | BM 054297 + 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 |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | A (house) plot, a built house, roo[fed], in the Šamaš Gate [district] of [Kutha] − |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | the upper side on the north, next to the house of [Nabu]-ittannu and [Madi-ili, sons of] Niqudu, descendant of Dabibi; |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | the [lo]wer side on the sou[th, next to the broad street, the thoroughfare of the god and the king]; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | the upper front on the west, next to the house [of ... ...], descendant of Sin-karabi-išme; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | the lo[wer] front on the east, next to the narrow street — |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | which previously Bel-ittannu, [son of Nabu-mušetiq]-udde, descendant of Amil-Ea sold to Bel-uballiṭ, son of [Nabu-šum-ukin], descendant of Šangu-Ištar-Babili and [he (Bel-ittannu) drew up] a purchase tablet with [him (Bel-uballiṭ)] and he (Bel-uballiṭ) took it and gave him (Bel-ittannu) the silver, the purchase price. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Bel-[iddin, son of] Nabu-bullissu, descendant of Amil-Ea, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Ana-Bel-upaqu, Bel-upahh[ir and Nergal]-iddin, sons of Madanu-šum-iddin, descendant of Amil-Ea, |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | Bel-ittannu [and Nergal-tabni]-uṣur, sons of Zababa-[šum]-iddin, [descendant] of Amil-Ea — the nephews of [Bel-ittannu], the seller of the house — |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | made a cl[aim concern]ing that house and [... ...] the purchase tablet [... ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [... ..., 2]1st [year] of Ar[taxerxes]. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [Bel-iddin, son of Nabu-bullissu], |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616– | [Bel-ittannu and] Nergal-tabni-uṣur, [sons of Zababa-šum-iddin ...] will request [... ...]. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 17r 17–r 1818 | Their lawsuit and cl[aim concerning the (house) plot, that house [...], against Bel-uballiṭ, [... ...]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 1919–r 2020 | There will be no [lawsuit] and claim from them [against Bel]-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šum-ukin, concerning th[at house]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 2121–r 2121 | They were present as witnesses [at (the drawing up of) the purchase tablet] of that house. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 2222–r 2222 | [Witnesses: Itti-Marduk-balaṭu], temple-enterer of Marduk, [son of Nabu]-šum-uṣur, descendant of Balaṭu; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 2323–r 2323 | [... ...], son of Bel-ka[ṣir, descendant of ... ...]; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2424–r 2424 | Bel-iddin and Nabu-uballiṭ, [sons of Bel-it]tannu, descendant of Arad-Ner[ga]l; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2525–r 2525 | Bel-ittannu and Bel-eriba, sons of [Iddin-Bel, descendant] of Ṭabihu; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2626–r 2626 | Šum-iddin, son of Nabu-ittan[nu], descendant of Ṭabihu; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 2727–r 2727 | Belšu[nu, son] of Remut, descendant of Balihu; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 2828–r 2828 | Minu-[ana-Bel]-dan, son of Nabu-bullissu, descendant of Ṭabihu; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 2929–r 2929 | Nidinti-Bel, son of Nergal-[... ...]; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 3030–r 3030 | Madi-ili, son of Niqudu, descendant of Dabi[bi]; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 3131–r 3131 | Balaṭu, scribe, son of Bel-uballiṭ, descendant of Itinnu. |
| Top [0:6] t.e. 33t.e. 33– | Seal of Iddin-Bel, son [of] Bel-eriba, descendant of Buraqu. |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | GI-MEŠ E₂ ep₂-šu₂ rug-⸢gu⸣-[bu KI]{ti₃} KA₂.GAL-{d}UTU ša₂ ⸢qe₂⸣-[rib GU₂.DU₈.A{ki]} | |
| 2 | UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {[m}{d}NA₃]-it-⸢tan⸣-nu ⸢u₃⸣ {[m}ma-a-di-DINGIR-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂] | |
| 3 | {m}ni-qu-du DUMU {m}da-bi-bi ⸢UŠ⸣ [KI].⸢TA⸣ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.[LU DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR u LUGAL] | |
| 4 | SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ [x x (x)] ⸢x x⸣ [x URU₄]{eš} DUMU {m}{d}30-⸢SISKUR₂-ŠE.GA⸣ | |
| 5 | SAG KI.[TA {tu₁₅]}KUR.RA DA SILA SIG{⸢nu⸣} [ŠU.NIGIN₂ x]+1 GI-MEŠ E₂ MU.MEŠ | |
| 6 | ša₂ ⸢i⸣-na pa-na-ma {m}{d}EN-it-tan-⸢na⸣ [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB]-UD.DA DUMU LU₂-{d}E₂.A | |
| 7 | a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-na {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {[m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU] ⸢DUMU⸣ {lu₂}SANGA-{d}INANNA-TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 8 | id-din-⸢nu⸣-ma {na₄}DUB KI.LAM it-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂ iš-ṭu-ru]-ma il-qu-u₂ | |
| 9 | u₃ KU₃.BABBAR ši-im id-din-nu-uš {m}{d}EN-[MU DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}NA₃-bul-liṭ-su DUMU LU₂-{d}BAD | |
| 10 | {m}a-na-{d}EN-u₂-pa-qu {m}{d}EN-⸢NIGIN⸣{[ir} u {m}{d}U.GUR]-⸢MU⸣ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}DI.KUD-MU-MU | |
| 11 | DUMU {m}LU₂-{d}BAD {m}{d}EN-it-tan-⸢nu⸣ [u {m}{d}U.GUR-tab-ni]-URU₃ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}za-ba₄-ba₄-[MU]-⸢MU⸣ | |
| 12 | [DUMU {m]}⸢LU₂⸣-{d}BAD DUMU-MEŠ ŠEŠ-MEŠ ⸢ša₂⸣ {[m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu] {⸢lu₂⸣}na-din E₂ ra-[ga-mu] | |
| 13 | [ina muh]-⸢hi E₂ MU⸣.MEŠ u₂-šab-[šu-u₂-ma] {⸢na₄⸣}DUB KI.⸢LAM⸣ [x x] | |
| 14 | [... ...] ⸢x⸣ [x MU 20+1-KAM {m}ar-[tak-ša₂-as-su] | |
| 15 | {[m}{d}EN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-bul-liṭ-su {m}a-na]-{d}EN-u₂-pa-⸢qu {m}{d⸣}[EN-NIGIN{ir} {m}{d}U.GUR-MU DUMU-MEŠ] | |
| 16 | [ša₂ {m}{d}DI.KUD-MU-MU {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu u] {⸢m}{d⸣}U.⸢GUR⸣-tab-ni-URU₃ [DUMU-MEŠ ša₂] | |
| r | ||
| 17 | {[m}{d}za-ba₄-ba₄-MU-MU x (x)] ⸢x⸣ ir-ri-šu₂ di-i-ni-šu₂-nu u ⸢ra⸣-[ga-mu-šu₂-nu ina muh-hi] | |
| 18 | [GI-MEŠ E₂ MU.MEŠ x x]-šu₂ it-ti {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 19 | [x x di-i-ni-šu₂]-nu u ra-ga-mu-šu₂-nu a-na muh-hi [E₂ ša₂]-a-šu₂ | |
| 20 | [it-ti {m}{d}EN]-⸢TIN⸣{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU [(x)] ⸢ia⸣-a-nu | |
| 21 | [ina {<na₄}DUB> KI.LAM] E₂ ša₂-a-šu₂ a-na {lu₂}⸢mu-kin⸣-[nu]-u₂-tu aš₂-bu-uʾ | |
| 22 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}KI-{d}ŠU₂-TIN {lu₂]}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂]}KU₄.E₂ {d}⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃]-MU-u₂-ṣur A {m}TIN | |
| 23 | {[m}...] ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-ka⸣-[ṣir DUMU PN] {m}mi-nu-u₂-ana-{d}EN-da-a-nu | |
| 24 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it]-⸢tan⸣-nu DUMU LU₂-{d}E₂.A {m}{d}⸢EN⸣-MU u {m}{d}NA₃-TIN{iṭ} | |
| 25 | [DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it]-⸢tan⸣-na DUMU {m}IR₃-E₂.[GIR₄].KU₃ {m}{d}EN-it-⸢tan-nu⸣ u {m}{d}EN-SU | |
| 26 | ⸢DUMU-MEŠ ša₂⸣ {[m}MU-{d}EN DUMU] {⸢lu₂⸣}GIR₂.LA₂ {m}MU-⸢MU⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-it-⸢tan⸣-[nu] ⸢DUMU⸣ {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ | |
| 27 | {m}EN-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu DUMU ša₂ {m]}re-mut DUMU {m}{d}KASKAL.KUR{i} {m}mu-⸢na⸣-[hiš-{d}U].⸢GUR⸣ <u> | |
| 28 | {m}{d}NA₃-EN-šu₂-⸢nu DUMU⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}i-šum-MU DUMU {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ {m}mi-nu-⸢u₂⸣-[ana-{d}EN]-⸢da-nu⸣ | |
| 29 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-bul-liṭ-su DUMU {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-[x x] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 30 | {m}ma-a-di-DINGIR-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-qud DUMU {m}da-⸢bi⸣-[bi] | |
| 31 | {m}ba-la-ṭu DUB.SAR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU {lu₂}ŠITIM GU₂.DU₈.A{⸢ki⸣} {[iti}x] | |
| 32 | UD 28-KAM MU 21-KAM {m}ar-ta-ak-ša₂-as-su ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR.KUR] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 33 | {⸢na₄}KIŠIB⸣ | |
| 34 | {m}MU-{d}EN ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] | |
| 35 | {m}{d}EN-SU | |
| 36 | DUMU {m}bu-ra-qu | |
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