RA 097, 90–92, 132 (BM 54298+) (P522441)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 90–92, 132 (BM 54298+) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522441 |
| Museum no. | BM 054298 + BM 054839 + unnumbered fragment |
| 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 | 30 reeds, (be it) less or mo[re ...], a built house with doorframes in place, in the [...] Gate district in Kut[ha]: |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | the upper side on the north, next to (the property of) Nabu-[..., son] of Remut-Bel, descendant of Sin-karabi-iš[me]; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | the lower side on the south, next to the (house) plot [... ...]; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | the upper front on the west, next to the house of the royal delegate, the property of [Nergal]; |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | the lower front on the east, next to the nar[row] street − |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | Total: 30 reeds, the measurement of that house − |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | Tattannu, son of Iddin-Nabu, agreed with Bel-asua and Nergal-iddin, sons of Libluṭ, a price of 13 minas of refined silver, (and) he purchased it [f]or its [fu]ll price. |
| Obverse [13:17] o 1414–o 1717 | [Bel-asu]a and [Nergal]-iddin, sons of [Libluṭ], [re]ceived that 13 minas of silver, the price of his house, (and) as an additional payment [...] minas of silver, [...] of the beginning [...], from Tat[tan]nu, son of Iddin-Nabu; they are paid. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818–o 1919 | He has been p[aid]; he is free from claims. He will have no legal claim; they shall not return (to court) and they shall not make any claim wi[th on]e another. |
| Obverse [19:25] o 2020–o 2525 | If in the future anyone (from among) the brothers, sons, [family], relations, or kin of the house of the sons of [...], raises a claim, li[tigates], cl[aims] that th[at] house [has not been sold] and the silver has not been recei[ved, he will pay back twelve] times over the [silver he re]ceived. [... ...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1´r 1´–r 1´r 1´ | Iddin-Bel, son of [... ...]; |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2´2´–r 2´2´ | Bel-bullissu, son of [... ...]; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3´3´–r 3´3´ | Bel-eṭir, [son of ... ...]; |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5´5´–r 6´6´ | [...] (and) Bel-ittannu, sons of Kuṣir, descendant of Raba-ša-Ninurta; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7´7´–r 7´7´ | Ea-bullissu, son of Nabu-bullissu; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8´8´–r 8´8´ | Zeriya, son of Ribat; |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9´9´–r 1´´1´´ | Dihummu, son of Bel-eriba, descendant of Reʾi-sise. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1´´1´´–r 2´´2´´ | [13th day/year, ... ...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 30 GI-MEŠ iṣ-ṣi u₃ ⸢ma⸣-[di x x x] | |
| 2 | E₂ ep₂-šu₂ sip-pi rak-su KI{ti₃} [KA₂-x-x-x] | |
| 3 | ša₂ qe₂-rib GU₂.⸢DU₈⸣.[A{ki]} | |
| 4 | ⸢UŠ⸣ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ US₂.SA.DU {m}{d}NA₃-[x-x-x] | |
| 5 | [A-šu₂] ša₂ {m}re-mut-{d}EN A {m}{d}30-SISKUR₂-⸢ŠE⸣.[GA] | |
| 6 | ⸢UŠ⸣ KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU US₂.SA.DU GI-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 7 | SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {lu₂}TIL.LA NIG₂.GA {[d}U.GUR] | |
| 8 | ⸢SAG⸣ KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA US₂.SA.DU su-u₂-qu qa-⸢tan⸣-[nu] | |
| 9 | ⸢ŠU.NIGIN⸣ 30 GI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ šu-ma-a-tu₄ | |
| 10 | {m}⸢ta⸣-at-tan-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}SUM.NA-{d}NA₃ it-ti | |
| 11 | {[m}{d]}⸢EN⸣-a-su-u₂-a u₃ {m}{d}U.GUR-SUM.NA DUMU-MEŠ | |
| 12 | ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}lib-luṭ a-na 13 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | |
| 13 | ⸢KI⸣.LAM im-be₂-e-ma {i}⸢ŠAM₂⸣ [a]-⸢na⸣ ši-im-šu₂ | |
| 14 | [gam]-⸢ru⸣-tu KU₃.BABBAR aʾ 13 MA.⸢NA ŠAM₂⸣ E₂-šu₂ | |
| 15 | [ki]-i KA ⸢DIRI⸣ [... ... MA].NA KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 16 | [x (x)] ša₂ SAG [x x {m}{d}EN-a-su]-⸢u₂-a u₃⸣ {[m}{d}U.GUR]-⸢SUM⸣.NA | |
| 17 | A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}[lib-luṭ ina] ŠU.II {m}ta-⸢at⸣-[tan]-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 18 | {⸢m}MU-{d}NA₃⸣ [ma]-hi-ir e-ṭe-er-uʾ ⸢a⸣-[pil] ⸢za⸣-ki | |
| 19 | ⸢ru-gum-ma⸣-[a] ⸢ul⸣ i-ši ul {i}GUR-ma ⸢a⸣-[na a]-⸢ha⸣-meš | |
| 20 | ⸢ul⸣ i-⸢rag-gu⸣-<mu> ma-ti-ma ina EGIR u₄-mu ⸢ŠEŠ-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 21 | ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ [kim-tu₄] ni-su-tu₄ u₃ sa-lat-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ | |
| 22 | ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ [x x]-tu₄ i-rag-gu-mu ⸢i⸣-[dab-bu-bu] | |
| 23 | ⸢u₂⸣-šad-[ba-bu] um-ma E₂ šu-ma-⸢a⸣-[tu₄] | |
| 24 | [ul na-di-in-ma] ⸢kas⸣-pi ul ⸢mah⸣-[hir] | |
| 25 | [KU₃.BABBAR im]-⸢hu-ru⸣ a-⸢di⸣ 12-TA.AM₃ i-ta-nap-pal] | |
| r | ||
| 1´ | {[m]}⸢MU⸣-{d}EN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}[... ... ...] | |
| 2´ | {m}{d}EN-bul-<liṭ>-su A-⸢šu₂⸣ ša₂ {[m}... ...] | |
| 3´ | {m}{d}EN-e-ṭe₃-⸢ru⸣ [... ... ... ...] | |
| 4´ | {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {d}⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ [... ... ...] | |
| 5´ | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}⸢NA₃/EN x x a ša₂⸣ {m}{d}EN-⸢it-tan-nu⸣ | |
| 6´ | DUMU-MEŠ {m}ku-⸢ṣir⸣ A {m}{lu₂}GAL-{d}MAŠ | |
| 7´ | {m}{d}E₂.A-bul-liṭ-su A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-bul-liṭ-su | |
| 8´ | {m}ze-ri-ia A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ri-ba-a-tu₄ | |
| 9´ | {m}di-hu-um-mu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-SU A {m}{lu₂}SIPA-ANŠE.KUR.RA | |
| 1´´ | [UD/MU] 13-[KAM ... ... ...] | |
| 2´´ | [... ... ... ... ... ...] | |
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