RA 097, 94–95, 134 (BM 54556) (P522444)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 94–95, 134 (BM 54556) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522444 |
| Museum no. | BM 054556 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | (Concerning) the promissory note for 10 minas 12 shekels of refined silver belonging to Ea-Iddin, son of Nabu-eṭir-napšati, which is the debt of of Bel-ittannu, son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde – |
| Obverse [3:9] o 44–o 99 | those 10 minas 12 shekels of refined silver are from the price of 45 reeds, 3 cubits and 10 1/2 fingers (of land), including the alley, in the Ebbabar gate district in Kutha which Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šumu-ukin, bought from Bel-ittannu, son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde (and) Nidinti-Bel and Minu-ana-Bel-dan, his sons. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010– | That silver amounting to 10 minas 12 shekels was paid to Bel-ittannu and his sons on behalf of Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šum-ukin, as (part of) the price of that property. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 13r 13–r 1616 | He has given back to Bel-ittannu and his sons the promissory concerning the credit of 10 minas [12 she]kels [of refined silver] belonging to Ea-iddin which was the debt of Bel-ittannu and his sons. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 1717–r 1717 | Witnesses: Munahhiš-Marduk, son of Bel-aplu-iddin; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 1818–r 1818 | Bulluṭu, son of Nergal-ah-iddin; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 1919–r 1919 | Ea-bullissu, son of Nabu-bu[llis]su; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2020–r 2020 | Belšunu, son of Bel-iddin; |
| Reverse [8:10] r 2121–r 2222 | Kutha, 18th day of Simanu, 14th year of Ar[taxerxes, 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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | u₂-il₃-ti₃ ša₂ 10 MA.NA 12 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-⸢lu-u₂⸣ | |
| 2 | ša₂ {m}{d}E₂.A-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-KAR-ZI-MEŠ | |
| 3 | ša₂ ina muh-hi {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.DA | |
| 4 | KU₃.BABBAR aʾ 10 MA.[NA] 12 GIN₂ qa-lu-u₂ ina ši-i-mu | |
| 5 | 45 GI-MEŠ 3 KUŠ₃ 20 1/2 ŠU.SI a-di mu-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 6 | KI{ti₃} KA₂ E₂.BABBAR.⸢RA⸣ ša₂ qe₂-rib GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 7 | ša₂ {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU ina ŠU.II {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu | |
| 8 | ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.DA {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN u₃ | |
| 9 | {[m]}⸢mi⸣-nu-u₂-ana-{d}EN-da-a-nu DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ KI.LAM i-pu-šu₂ | |
| 10 | [KU₃].⸢BABBAR⸣ aʾ 10 MA.NA 12 GIN₂ a-na muh-hi | |
| 11 | {[m]}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU i-na ši-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 12 | ⸢GI⸣-MEŠ MU-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu u DUMU-MEŠ-[šu₂] | |
| r | ||
| 13 | [na-di]-in u₂-il₃-ti₃ ra-šu-tu ša₂ 10 MA.[NA 12 ⸢GIN₂⸣ | |
| 14 | [KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu]-⸢u₂⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}E₂.A-MU ša₂ ina muh-hi {m}{d}EN-it-⸢tan-nu⸣ | |
| 15 | [u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] ki-i u₂-ter-ra a-na | |
| 16 | {[m}{d}EN]-⸢it-tan⸣-na u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ it-ta-din | |
| 17 | {⸢lu₂⸣}[mu]-⸢kin⸣-nu {m}mu-na-hiš-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-A-MU | |
| 18 | {m}bul-lu-ṭu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| 19 | {m}{d}E₂.A-bul-liṭ-su DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-⸢bul-liṭ⸣-su | |
| 20 | {m}EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-MU {m}{d}i-⸢šum⸣-[SIG₅]{⸢iq⸣} | |
| 21 | DUB.SAR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-⸢TIN{iṭ⸣} GU₂.DU₈.⸢A⸣{[ki} {iti]}⸢SIG₄⸣ | |
| 22 | UD 18-KAM MU 14-KAM {m}⸢ar⸣-[tak-ša₂-as-su LUGAL KUR.KUR] | |
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