RA 097, 93–94, 134 (BM 54554) (P522443)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 93–94, 134 (BM 54554) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522443 |
| Museum no. | BM 054554 |
| 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 | [120? reeds, the great hou]se, in the Military Camp Gate district [in Kutha]— which is next to the house, the share of Minu-ana-Bel-dan, [son of Bel-ittannu, descendant of A]mil-Ea, which he divided with Nidinti-Bel, his elder brother, next to the broad street, the Belt(?) of Mammitu, and next to the street of the city wall — |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | which in earlier times Nidinti-Bel, son of Bel-ittannu, descendant of Amil-Ea, gave to Tattannu, son of Iddin-Nabu in exchange, and took the silver, the equalization payment from him. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Bel-iddin, son of Nabu-Bullissu, descendant of Amil-Ea, was present as witness to it. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | There will not be any lawsuit or claim of Bel-iddin regarding that house against Nidinti-Bel and Tattannu, son of Bel-iddin. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 14r 14–r 14r 14 | Witnesses: Nabu-aplu-iddina, son of Bel-eṭir, descendant of Sin-šadunu, |
| Reverse [1:3] r 1515–r 1616 | Minu-ana-Bel-dan, son of Nidintu, descendant of Edu-eṭir, |
| Reverse [3:4] r 1717–r 1717 | Marduk-šum-iddin, son of Bel-eṭir, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 1818–r 1818 | Nidinti-Bel, son of Šum-iddin, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 1919–r 1919 | Bel-ittannu and Nergal-tabni-uṣur, sons of Zababa-šum-iddin, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 2020–r 2020 | Nabu-bullissu, son of Šum-iddin, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2121–r 2121 | [Bel]-upaq, son of Madanu-šum-iddin, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2222–r 2222 | [..., s]on of Bel-ittannu, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2323–r 2323 | [..., son of] Bel-ahhe-iddin, |
| Reverse [10:12] r 2424–r 2525 | [Kuth]a, 24th day of Nisannu, [25th(?) year of Arta]xerxes, 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 | 1 ME 20 GI-MEŠ E₂] ⸢GAL⸣{u₂} KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL GARAŠ₂ | |
| 2 | [ša₂ qe₂-rib GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} ša₂] DA E₂ HA.LA ša₂ {m}mi-nu-u₂-ana-{d}EN-da-a-nu | |
| 3 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU] ⸢LU₂⸣-{d}E₂.A ša₂ it-ti | |
| 4 | {⸢m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ GAL{a} i-zu-zu | |
| 5 | DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq-qu rik-su ša₂ {d}ma-am-itu₄(ID₂) | |
| 6 | u DA SILA BAD₃ ša₂ ina pa-na-ma {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU LU₂-{d}E₂.A a-na šu-pel-tu₄ | |
| 8 | a-na {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ id-din-nu KU₃.BABBAR tak-pu-uš-tu₄ | |
| 9 | ina ŠU.II-šu₂ il-qu-u₂ {m}{d}EN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-TIN-su | |
| 10 | DUMU LU₂-{d}BAD a-na {lu₂}mu-kin-nu-u₂-tu ina lib₃-bi a-ši-ib | |
| 11 | mim-ma di-i-ni u ⸢ra-ga⸣-mu ša₂ {m}{d}EN-MU a-na muh-hi | |
| 12 | E₂ ša₂-a-šu it-⸢ti⸣ ni-din-tu₂-{d}EN u {m}⸢ta-at⸣-tan-nu | |
| 13 | DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ ia-a-nu | |
| r | ||
| 14 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}NA₃-EDURU-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-e-ṭe₃-ru | |
| 15 | DUMU {m}{d}30-ša₂-du-nu {m}mi-nu-u₂-ana-{d}EN-da-a-nu | |
| 16 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄ DUMU {lu₂}AŠ-SUR | |
| 17 | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-e-ṭe₃-ru | |
| 18 | {m}ni-din-tu₂-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-SUM{na} | |
| 19 | {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu u {m}{d}U.GUR-tab-ni-URU₃ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 20 | {[m}{d]}⸢za⸣-ba₄-ba₄-MU-MU {m}{d}NA₃-TIN{su} DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-MU | |
| 21 | {[m}{d}EN]-⸢u₂⸣-paq DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}DI.KUD-MU-MU | |
| 22 | [x] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-MU | |
| 23 | [x DUMU ša₂] {⸢m}{d}EN⸣-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {m}{d}U.GUR-TIN{su} | |
| 24 | [DUB.SAR DUMU ša₂ {m}ka-ṣir GU₂.DU₈].A{ki} {iti}BARA₂ UD 24-KAM | |
| 25 | [MU 25-KAM {m}ar]-⸢tak⸣-ša₂-as-su LUGAL KUR.KUR | |
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