RA 097, 97–98, 136 (BM 54647) (P522447)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 97–98, 136 (BM 54647) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522447 |
| Museum no. | BM 054647 |
| 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 | [La]nd planted (with date palms), which is in front of the Šamaš Gate, which is next [to] (the property of) Bel-eṭir, son of Balaṭu, next to the land of the chief tailor, and next to (the property of) Nidintu, son of Itti-Nabu-balaṭu – |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | which Bel-ikṣur, son of [Nabu-eṭir]-napšati, gave to Iddin-Nabu, son of Zababa-šar-uṣur, Bel-ittannu, son of Babiliya, Aplaya, son of Nergal-iddin, (and) Arad-Nergal, son of Šullumaya for date cultivation for 5 years. |
| Obverse [7:11] o 88–o 1111 | Bel-ittannu, Aplaya and Arad-Nergal [bea]r responsibility for (protecting) the (date palm) hearts and fronds, not killing (by pruning) the date palms, and growing the fruit trees and small date palms, as many as there are. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | They will surround the entire area of the orchard [... with a w]all. |
| Obverse [12:16] o 1313– | In a ye[ar ...] Bel-ikṣur will [gi]ve to Iddin-Nabu, [Bel-it]tannu, Aplaya (and) Arad-[Nergal ...]. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 16r 16–r 1919 | On day [... ...] the share [... ...]. |
| Reverse [4:8] r 2020–r 2323 | [Wit]nesses: Nidin[tu ... ...] Arad-Bel/Nabu, [... ...], |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2424–r 2424 | [(and) ...]-šum-uṣur, scribe, son of Išum-[...]. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 2525–r 2626 | [Kuth]a, [...] day of Nisannu, [...] year of Artaxerxes, king of [the lands]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 2727–r 2727 | [(...)] They [ea]ch took (a copy of) the written document. |
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 | [ŠE].⸢NUMUN⸣ zaq-pi($ tablet: LU $) ⸢ša₂⸣ ina ⸢IGI⸣ KA₂.GAL-{d}UTU ša₂ US₂.SA.[DU] | |
| 2 | {[m}{d]}⸢EN⸣-e-ṭe₃-ru DUMU ša₂ {m}TIN US₂.SA.DU ŠE.⸢NUMUN⸣ | |
| 3 | ⸢ša₂⸣ {lu₂}GAL-ka-ṣir {lu₂}GAL-ka-ṣir u₃ US₂.SA.DU {m}⸢ni-din⸣-tu₄ | |
| 4 | DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-{d}NA₃-TIN ša₂ {m}{d}EN-ik-ṣur DUMU ša₂ {[m}{d}NA₃-KAR]-ZI{⸢ti₃⸣} | |
| 5 | a-na {lu₂}NU.{giš}KIRI₆-u₂-tu a-di-i 5-⸢TA MU⸣.AN.NA-MEŠ | |
| 6 | a-na {m}MU-{d}NA₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}za-ba₄-ba₄-LUGAL-URU₃ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu | |
| 7 | DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢KA₂⸣-li-ia {m}A-a DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-MU | |
| 8 | {m}IR₃-{d}U.GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}SILIM{mu}a id-din pu-ut lib-bi | |
| 9 | ha-ru-ut-tu₄ la da-a-ku ša₂ {giš}GIŠIMMAR ru-⸢ub⸣-bu-u₂ | |
| 10 | [ša₂] {⸢giš⸣}gap₂-na u₃ {giš}GIŠIMMAR TUR.TUR ma-la ina lib₃-bi | |
| 11 | [ba-šu]-⸢u₂⸣ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu {m}A-a u {m}IR₃-{d}U.GUR | |
| 12 | [na-šu]-⸢u₂⸣ u₂-ga-ri {giš}KIRI₆ gab-bi | |
| 13 | [x (x) i]-gar-<<a>>-ri i-lam-mu-u₂ MU.⸢AN⸣.[NA] | |
| 14 | [x x x] {m}{d}EN-ik-ṣur a-na {m}MU-{d}[NA₃] | |
| 15 | {[m}{d}EN-it]-⸢tan⸣-nu {m}ap-la-a {m}⸢IR₃⸣-{[d}U.GUR] | |
| r | ||
| 16 | [x x x x i]-⸢nam⸣-din ina UD [x x x (x)] | |
| 17 | [... ...] ⸢x x⸣ [... ...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 18 | [... ...] ⸢x⸣-nu [... ...]-šu₂-nu | |
| 19 | [... ...] HA.LA ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 20 | [... ... {lu₂}mu]-⸢kin⸣-nu {m}ni-⸢din⸣-[tu₄ x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 21 | [... ...] ⸢x⸣ NA [... ...] | |
| 22 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [... ...] | |
| 23 | [... ...] {m}IR₃-{d}⸢EN⸣ {m}[... ...] | |
| 24 | [(u₃) {m}{d}x]-MU-URU₃ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}i-šum-[...] | |
| 25 | [GU₂.DU₈].A{ki} {iti}BARA₂ ⸢UD⸣ [x]+1-KAM ⸢MU⸣ [x-KAM] | |
| 26 | {[m]}⸢ar⸣-ta-ah-ša₂-as-su ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR.KUR] | |
| 27 | [(...) 1{en}TA.AM₃ ša₂-ṭar TI{⸢u₂⸣} | |
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