RA 097, 95–96, 135 (BM 54613) (P522445)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 95–96, 135 (BM 54613) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522445 |
| Museum no. | BM 054613 |
| 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 [0:16] o 1o 1–o 1616 | According to the previous tablet which Nergal-ušallim, father of Ina-Esagil-ramat, gave to Ina-Esagil-ramat, Bel-eṭir sealed and gave with Ina-Esagil-ramat, his sister, as a dowry to Bel-eṭir, son of Bel-ittannu [... ... land] next to the royal road, next to (the property of) Nidintu, son of [... ...], next to (the property of) Šum-iddin and Bel?-[...], sons of Nabu-uballiṭ, and next to the arable land that forms part of (the same) arable land, as well as a 6-reed built house in the Šamaš Gate district in Kutha, next to the broad street, way of the god and the king, (and) next to the house of Nabu-ittannu, son of Niqudu. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717– | They each took a (copy of the) written document. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 18r 18–r 18r 18 | (Present) at the sealing of the tablet: |
| Reverse [1:2] r 1919–r 1919 | Witnesses: Ana-bel-upaq, son of Marduk-belšunu, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 2020–r 2020 | Belšunu, son of Bel-iqiša, |
| Reverse [3:5] r 2121–r 2222 | Nabu-mušetiq-udde, son of Nabu-iddin, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 2323–r 2323 | Itti-Marduk-balaṭu, son of Nergal-ušallim, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 2424–r 2424 | Bel-[...], son of Arad Nergal, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2525–r 2525 | Nergal-eṭer, son of Bel-iqiša, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2626–r 2626 | Marduku, son of Nabu-ahhe-bulliṭ, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2727–r 2727 | Nergal-iddin, son of Bel-ittannu, brother of Bel-eṭer, |
| Reverse [10:11] r 2828–r 2828 | Išum-udammiq, son of Bel-uballiṭ, |
| Reverse [11:12] r 2929–r 2929 | Nidintu, son of Ibria, |
| Reverse [12:14] r 3030–r 3131 | Nabu-ittannu, son of Nergal-ušallim, brother of Bel-eṭer, |
| Reverse [14:15] r 3232–r 3232 | [...-bul]lissu, scribe, son of Šellibi. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 3333–r 3333 | [Kutha], [...] day of Simanu. |
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 | [x] ⸢u₃ x⸣ | |
| 2 | [x] ⸢x⸣ US₂.⸢SA.DU⸣ KASKAL.⸢II LUGAL⸣ | |
| 3 | [US₂].SA.DU {m}ni-din-tu₄ DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 4 | [US₂].SA.DU {m}MU-MU u {m}{d}⸢EN⸣-[x-x] DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 5 | {[m]}{d}NA₃-TIN{iṭ} u₃ US₂.SA.DU ⸢ŠE.NUMUN⸣ | |
| 6 | lib₃-bu-u₂ ŠE.NUMUN u₃ 6 GI-⸢MEŠ⸣ E₂ ep₂-šu₂ | |
| 7 | KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}UTU ša₂ qe₂-rib GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 8 | DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR u LUGAL DA E₂ | |
| 9 | {m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-qu-du | |
| 10 | a-ki-i {im}DUB pa-nu-u₂ ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-GI | |
| 11 | AD ša₂ {f}ina-E₂.SAG.IL₂-ra-mat | |
| 12 | a-na {f}ina-E₂.SAG.IL₂-ra-mat id-din-nu | |
| 13 | {m}{d}EN-e-⸢ṭe₃⸣-ru ik-nu-uk-ku-ma | |
| 14 | it-ti {f}ina-E₂.SAG.IL₂-ra-mat | |
| 15 | {f}a-hat-ti-šu₂ a-na nu-dun-nu-u₂ a-na | |
| 16 | {m}{d}EN-e-ṭe₃-ru DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-na id-din | |
| 17 | 1{en}TA-AM₃ ša₂-ṭa-ri TI{u₂} | |
| r | ||
| 18 | i-na ka-na-ku {im}DUB MU-MEŠ | |
| 19 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}a-na-{d}EN-u₂-pa-qu DUMU ša₂ | |
| 20 | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-EN-šu₂-nu {m}EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ | |
| 21 | {m}{d}EN-BA{ša₂} {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB.UD.⸢DA DUMU⸣ ša₂ | |
| 22 | {m}{d}NA₃-SUM{na} | |
| 23 | {m}KI-{d}AMAR.UTU-TIN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-⸢GI⸣ | |
| 24 | {m}{d}⸢EN⸣-[x x] ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}IR₃-{d}U.GUR | |
| 25 | {m}{d}U.⸢GUR-SUR⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-BA{ša₂} | |
| 26 | {m}mar-duk-a DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢NA₃⸣-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-bul-liṭ | |
| 27 | {m}{d}U.GUR-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-na ŠEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-e-ṭe₃-ru | |
| 28 | {m}{d}i-šum-SIG₅{iq} ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} | |
| 29 | {m}ni-din-tu₄ ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ib-ri-ia | |
| 30 | {m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-na ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-u₂-šal-lim | |
| 31 | ŠEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-e-ṭe₃-ru | |
| 32 | {[m}{d}x]-⸢bul⸣-liṭ-su DUB.SAR DUMU ša₂ {m}šel-lib₂ | |
| 33 | [GU₂.DU₈.A]{⸢ki⸣} {iti}SIG₄ UD 1-KAM | |
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