RA 097, 92–93, 133 (BM 54301+) (P522442)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 92–93, 133 (BM 54301+) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522442 |
| Museum no. | BM 054301 + BM 055046 + BM 055275 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | [x].0.4 kur of land, [an orchard] planted with [date palms], fruit-[bearing] trees, on the bank of the Piti-Canal, [... ...], in the district of Kutha: |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | [the upper side] on the north, next to (the property of) Laqip, son of [...], descendant of Sin-karabi-išme, and next to (the property of) [Nidin]ti-Nergal, the carpenter; |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | the lower side on the south, [next to] (the property of) Arastunu, the Persian, [and next] to (the property) of Libluṭ, descendant of Sin-karabi-išme; |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | the [up]per [front] on the west, on the bank of the Opening Canal; |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | the [lo]wer [front] on the east, next to the land (which is) the property of Nergal − |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | [Total: x].0.4 kur of land, that field − |
| Obverse [11:16] o 1212–o 1616 | [Bel-uball]iṭ, son of Nabu-šum-ukin, descendant of Šangu-Babili, agreed [with Nabu]-uballiṭ, son of Nergal-uballiṭ, a price [of ...] minas of refined silver, [(and) he purchased it for] its full [price], and he gave him 1/3 mina of silver [as an additional] payment. |
| Obverse [16:19] o 1717–o 1919 | Nabu-uballiṭ, son of Nergal-uballiṭ, received [a total of ... minas] of refined [si]lver from Bel-uballiṭ, [son of Nabu-šum-ukin], the entire amount of silver; [he is paid]. |
| Obverse [19:23] o 2020– | He shall have no claim. They shall not [return (to court) ... ...], he [will pay] back [... ...]. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2´2´–r 3´3´ | At the sea[ling of th]at [tablet]: |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3´3´–r 3´3´ | Before: Bel-ibni, [son of] Bel-iddin; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4´4´–r 4´4´ | Šum-iddin, son [of] Dihummu; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5´5´–r 5´5´ | Bel-aplu-iddina, son of Zumbaya; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6´6´–r 6´6´ | Marduk-belšunu, son of Arad-Marduk; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7´7´–r 7´7´ | Ubar, son of Nabu-balassu-iqbi; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8´8´–r 8´8´ | Nabu-mušetiq-udde, son of Marduk-eṭir; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9´9´–r 9´9´ | Bel-iddin, son of Bel-ittannu; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10´10´–r 10´10´ | Eribaya, son of Iddin-Bel; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11´11´–r 11´11´ | Nergal-uballiṭ and Išum-iddin, sons of Nergal-zer-ibni; |
| Reverse [11:13] r 12´12´–r 13´13´ | Bebanu, son [of] Marduk-šum-iddin [... ...]; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14´14´–r 14´14´ | Balaṭu, [scribe], son of Bel-uball[iṭ]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15´15´–r 15´15´ | [Kutha, ... day of ...], 10+x year of [Artaxerxes], king of the lands. |
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 | [x] GUR 4 BAN₂ ŠE.NUMUN {⸢giš⸣}[KIRI₆ {giš}GIŠIMMAR] | |
| 2 | ⸢zaq⸣-pi iṣ-⸢ṣi⸣ [bil]-⸢tu ša₂ GU₂⸣ ID₂-⸢pi-ti⸣ | |
| 3 | [x (x)] ⸢x x⸣ [x x (x)] NAM GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 4 | [UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅]}⸢SI.SA₂⸣ US₂.SA.DU {m}la-qip DUMU ša₂ | |
| 5 | {[m}x-(x)]-⸢x⸣ DUMU {m}{d}30-SISKUR₂-ŠE.GA u₃ US₂.SA.DU | |
| 6 | {[m}ni-din]-⸢tu₄⸣-{d}U.GUR {lu₂}NAGAR UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU | |
| 7 | [US₂.SA.DU] {m}a-ra-as-tu-nu {lu₂}par-sa-a-a | |
| 8 | [u US₂.SA].⸢DU⸣ {m}lib-luṭ DUMU {m}{d}30-SISKUR₂-ŠE.GA | |
| 9 | [SAG AN].⸢TA⸣ {tu₁₅}MAR.TU GU₂ ID₂-pi-ti | |
| 10 | [SAG KI].⸢TA⸣ {tu₁₅}KUR.RA US₂.SA.DU ŠE.NUMUN NIG₂.GA {d}U.GUR | |
| 11 | [ŠU.NIGIN x] GUR 4 BAN₂ ŠE.NUMUN A.ŠA₃ šu-a-ti₃ | |
| 12 | [KI {m}{d}NA₃]-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-⸢TIN⸣{iṭ} | |
| 13 | {[m}{d}EN-TIN]{⸢iṭ⸣} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU DUMU {lu₂}SANGA-TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 14 | [a-na x] ⸢MA⸣.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ KI.LAM SA₄-ma | |
| 15 | [i-šam a-na ŠAM₂] ⸢gam⸣-ru-tu u₃ 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 16 | [ki-i pi-i a]-⸢tar⸣ id-din-su | |
| 17 | [ŠU.NIGIN x MA.NA KU₃].BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ ina ŠU.II {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} | |
| 18 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU {m]}{d}NA₃-TIN{iṭ} ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-TIN{iṭ} | |
| 19 | [ki-i] ka-sap ga-mir-ti₃ ma-hi-ir | |
| 20 | [e-ṭer] ⸢ru-gu-um-ma-a ul i-ši ul⸣ {[i}GUR-ma] | |
| r | ||
| 1´ | i-[ta-nap]-⸢pal⸣ | |
| 2´ | i-na ⸢ka⸣-[nak {im}DUB MU].MEŠ | |
| 3´ | IGI {m}{d}EN-ib-⸢ni⸣ [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d]}⸢EN⸣-SUM.NA | |
| 4´ | {m}MU-MU ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m]}di-hu-um-mu | |
| 5´ | {m}{d}EN-EDURU-MU DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ {[m]}zu-um-ba-a | |
| 6´ | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢IR₃⸣-{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 7´ | {m}u₂-ba-ru DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢NA₃⸣-TIN-su-iq-bi | |
| 8´ | {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-⸢ud⸣-da DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d}AMAR⸣.UTU-KAR{ir} | |
| 9´ | {m}{d}EN-SUM.NA DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢EN⸣-it-tan-nu | |
| 10´ | {m}eri-ba-a DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}EN | |
| 11´ | {m}{d}U.GUR-TIN{iṭ} u {m}{d}i-šum-MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 12´ | {m}{d}U.GUR-NUMUN-DU₃ {m}be₂-e-ba-nu ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] | |
| 13´ | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-MU [... ...] | |
| 14´ | {m}⸢ba-la-ṭu {lu₂⸣}[UMBISAG] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-⸢TIN⸣{[iṭ]} | |
| 15´ | [GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} {iti}x UD x]-KAM MU 10+[x-KAM] | |
| 16´ | {[m}ar-ta-ak-ša₂-as-su] LUGAL KUR.⸢KUR⸣ | |
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