RA 097, 102–104, 139 (BM 54732+) (P522451)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 102–104, 139 (BM 54732+) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522451 |
| Museum no. | BM 054732 + unnumbered fragments (x 3) |
| 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 [1:4] o 2´2´–o 4´4´ | The upper side on the north, next to the (house) plot, the unbuilt plot of Nabu-bullissu, son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde, descendant of Amil-Ea; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5´5´–o 5´5´ | the lower side on the south, next to the (house) plot of Hariṣanu, the temple oblate of [Nergal]; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6´6´–o 6´6´ | the upper front on the west, next to the house of Bel-ahhe-iqiša, man of Babylon; |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7´7´–o 8´8´ | the lower front on the east, next to the narrow through street − |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8´8´–o 9´9´ | Total: 15 reeds, that house − |
| Obverse [8:14] o 9´9´–o 14´14´ | Šullumaya, son of Mušezib agreed a [pri]ce [of ...] shekels of white [nuhhu]tu-silver of one-eighth alloy per 1/2 GAR of [land], with Šaddinnu, [son of La]baši, (and) [he purchased it for ... minas] of white [bloc]k silver, its full price, [and] he gave him [... shekels] of white silver [as] an additional payment and for [the clothing of the mistress] of the house. |
| Obverse [14:17] o 15´15´–o 17´17´ | [Šaddinnu], son of Labaši received [a total of ... minas] of white [bloc]k silver, from [Šullumaya, son of Mušezib, as the price of his house], the [en]tire amount of [silver]. |
| Obverse [17:21] o 18´18´– | [... ...] the house, [he will pay back] twelve times over [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 20´20´–r 20´20´ | At the sealing of [that] tablet: |
| Reverse [2:3] r 21´21´–r 21´21´ | Before: Iddin-Bel, son of Nergal-ah-iddin, descendant of Ṭabihu; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 22´22´–r 22´22´ | Nergal-ina-teši-eṭir, son of Iddin-Marduk, descendant of Adad-šum-ereš; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 23´23´–r 23´23´ | Gimil-Nabu, son of Nabu-uballiṭ, descendant of Dannea; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 24´24´–r 24´24´ | Nergal-šum-ibni, son [of] Nabu-ittannu, descendant of Esagilaya; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 25´25´–r 25´25´ | Bel-ahhe-iddin, [son of] Nabu-aplu-iddina, descendant of Dabibi; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 26´26´–r 26´26´ | Ahhe-iqiša, son of Nabu-eṭir; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 27´27´–r 27´27´ | Nergal-iddin, son of Linuh-libbi-ili; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 28´28´–r 28´28´ | Nabu-uṣuršu, son of Šamaš-ah-iddin; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 29´29´–r 29´29´ | Šum-iddin, son of Nergal-ušallim; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 30´30´–r 30´30´ | Išum-iddin, son of Itti-Emeslam-balaṭu; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 31´31´–r 31´31´ | Išum-ibni, son of Labaši, brother of Šaddinnu, the seller of the house. |
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] ⸢x x x x⸣ [... ...] | |
| 2´ | UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA GI-MEŠ ki-šub-bu-u₂ | |
| 3´ | ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-($ erasure $)-bul-liṭ-su DUMU ša₂ | |
| 4´ | {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.DA DUMU LU₂-{d}E₂.A | |
| 5´ | UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA GI-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ha-ri-ṣa-nu {lu₂}ši-rik {d}[U.GUR] | |
| 6´ | SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-BA{ša₂} {lu₂}DUMU TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 7´ | SAG KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.⸢RA⸣ DA su-u₂-qu qa-at-nu a-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 8´ | ŠU.NIGIN 15 GI-MEŠ [x] E₂ MU.MEŠ | |
| 9´ | it-ti {m}šad-din-nu [DUMU ša₂ {m}la]-⸢a⸣-ba-ši | |
| 10´ | {⸢m}SILIM{mu⸣}a DUMU ša₂ {m}mu-še-zi-bu ša₂ 1/2 ⸢GAR⸣ [A.ŠA₃] | |
| 11´ | [a-na x] GIN₂ ⸢KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR⸣{u₂} ša₂ ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa [nu-uh-hu]-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 12´ | [KI].⸢LAM⸣ im-be₂-⸢e⸣-[ma x MA.NA] ⸢KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂⸣} [KU₃.PAD].DU | |
| 13´ | [i-šam a-na] ši-me-šu₂ gam-ru-tu [u x GIN₂] ⸢KU₃⸣.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} | |
| 14´ | [ki-i] ⸢DIRI⸣ u₃ {tug₂}[lu-bar GAŠAN] E₂ id-din-šu₂ | |
| 15´ | [ŠU.NIGIN x MA.NA] ⸢KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR⸣{u₂} [KU₃.PAD].⸢DU⸣ i-na qa-at | |
| 16´ | {[m}SILIM{mu}a DUMU ša₂ {m}mu-še-zi-bu {m}šad-din-nu] DUMU ša₂ {m}la-a-ba-ši | |
| 17´ | [ši-im E₂-šu₂ ki-i KU₃.BABBAR gam]-⸢mir⸣-tu₄ ma-⸢hir⸣ | |
| 18´ | [... ... x]-⸢MEŠ E₂⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 19´ | ⸢EN⸣ 12-⸢TA⸣-[AM₃ i-ta-nap-pal] | |
| 20´ | i-na ka-na-⸢ku {im}DUB⸣ [šu-a-tu₄] | |
| 21´ | IGI {m}MU-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-ŠEŠ-⸢MU DUMU⸣ {lu₂}⸢GIR₂.LA₂⸣ | |
| 22´ | {m}{d}U.GUR-ina-SUH₃-SUR DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}AMAR.UTU A {m}{d}IŠKUR-MU-KAM | |
| 23´ | {m}gi-mil-lu-{d}NA₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢NA₃⸣-TIN{iṭ} A {m}dan-ne₂-e-a | |
| 24´ | {m}{d}U.GUR-MU-DU₃ ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-nu A {m}⸢E₂⸣.SAG.IL₂-a-a | |
| 25´ | {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU⸣ [DUMU ša₂ {m]}{d}NA₃-EDURU-MU DUMU {m}da-bi-bi | |
| 26´ | {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢BA{ša₂} DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-SUR | |
| 27´ | {m}{d}U.GUR-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}li-nu-uh-lib₃-bi-DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 28´ | {m}{d}NA₃-URU₃-šu₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| 29´ | {m}MU-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-GI | |
| 30´ | {m}{d}i-šum-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-E₂.MES.LAM-TIN | |
| 31´ | {m}{d}i-šum-DU₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}la-⸢a⸣-ba-ši ŠEŠ ša₂ | |
| 32´ | {m}šad-din-nu {lu₂}na-din E₂ 10 GIN₂ ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR x x x] | |
| 33´ | er-bi ⸢ša₂ {giš}a-ra⸣-an-nu [... ...] | |
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