RA 097, 102–104, 138 (BM 54802+) (P522452)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 102–104, 138 (BM 54802+) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522452 |
| Museum no. | BM 054802 + BM 092714 + unnumbered fragment |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | A derilect house of 7 reeds, 4 cubits 4 fingers and a partition wall of 6 cubits, 8 fingers, in the Ebabbar Gate district in Kutha |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | 22 cubits, 8 fingers, the upper long side in the west next to the house of Nergal-bullissu, son of Nabu-ittannu, descendant of Dabibi, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | 22 cubits, 8 fingers, the lower long side in the east, next to the house of Nergal-bullissu, son of Nabu-ittannu, descendant of Dabibi, |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | 15 cubits, 14 fingers, the upper broad side in the north on the through-street, 15 cubits, 14 fingers, the lower broad side in the south, adjacent to the partition wall — a total of 7 reeds, 4 cubits, 4 fingers is the surveyed area of this property — |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | 6 cubits, 8 fingers, a property next to the house of Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šumu-ukin, the recipient of the property, (and) next to the house of Ana-bel-upaq, son of Nabu-ana-merehti, |
| Obverse [12:22] o 1313–o 2222 | Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šumu-ukin, descendant of Šangu-I[štar-Babili], bought from Nidinti-Bel, son of Bel-ittannu, descendant of A[mil-Ea], a total of 8 reeds, 3 (Text: 4) cubits, 12 fingers including the partition wall of 6 cubits, 8 fingers, of which 2 reeds and (one) nikkas are the exit of the main house, which Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šumu-ukin had bought earlier, [for] the full purchase price of 2/3 mina, 8 shekels of refined silver, with the price of 1/2 Nindan land as 8 shekels of refined silver. He also gave [him] 2 shekels of silver as an [additional payment and] for the clothing of the mistress of the house. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 23r 23–r 2424 | Nidinti-Bel, son of Bel-[ittannu], received a total of 50 shekels of refined silver from Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šumu-ukin, as the purchase-price of his property. He has been paid. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 2525–r 2626 | He shall have no claim. They will not return (to court) with one another, they shall have no dispute. |
| Reverse [4:9] r 2727–r 3131 | If, at anytime, anyone from the family of Nidinti-bel, descendant of Amil-Ea, claims that the house was not sold, [and] the silver was not received, that claimant will pay back 12 times over the silver he received. If the la[nd] was more or less (than specified here), they will still not reimburse (the difference) to e[ach other]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 3232–r 3232 | at the sealing of that [tablet]: |
| Reverse [10:11] r 3333–r 3333 | Before: Nabu-mušetiq-udde, s[on of Eṭ]eru, descendant of Eppeš-ili, |
| Reverse [11:12] r 3434–r 3434 | Bel-eriba and Bel-lumur, son[s of] Ubar, descendant of Pappaya, |
| Reverse [12:14] r 3535–r 3636 | Minu-ana-bel-dan, son of [Bel-it]tannu, descendant of [Amil]-Ea, the brother of Nidinti-bel, the seller of the property, [...] descendant of Amil-Ea, |
| Reverse [14:15] r 3737–r 3737 | Bel-iddin, son of Bel-it[tannu, descendant of Arad-Nergal], |
| Reverse [15:16] r 3838–r 3838 | [...], son of] Bel-ittann[u], |
| Reverse [16:17] r 3939–r 3939 | Bel-eṭer, son of Bel-[...] ..., |
| Reverse [17:18] r 4040–r 4040 | Bel-upahhir and Nergal-iddin, sons of Ma[dan-šum-iddin, descendant of Amil-Ea], |
| Reverse [18:19] r 4141–r 4141 | Bel-ittannu and Nergal-tabni-uṣur, sons of Zababa-šumu-iddin, descendant of Amil-Ea, |
| Reverse [19:20] r 4242–r 4242 | Balaṭu, the scribe, son of Bel-uballiṭ, descendant of Itinnu, |
| Reverse [20:21] r 4343–r 4343 | Ku[tha], 24th day of Ululu, 30th year of Artaxerxes, [king of the lands]. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 4444–r 4444 | Fingernail of Nidinti-Bel, the seller of the property, instead of his seal. |
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 | 7 GI-MEŠ 4 KUŠ₃ 4 ŠU.SI E₂ ab-tu₄ u₃ | |
| 2 | 6 KUŠ₃ 8 ŠU.SI aš₂-kut-tu₄ KI{ti₃} KA₂ E₂.BABBAR.RA | |
| 3 | ša₂ qe₂-rib GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 4 | 1 1/2 NINDAN 1 KUŠ₃ 8 ŠU.SI UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ | |
| 5 | {m}{d}U.GUR-bul-liṭ-su DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-nu DUMU {m}da-bi-bi | |
| 6 | 1 1/2 NINDAN 1 KUŠ₃ 8 ŠU.SI UŠ KI.TA IM.KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-TIN{su} | |
| 7 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-nu DUMU {m}da-bi-bi 1 NINDAN 1 KUŠ₃ 14 ŠU.SI | |
| 8 | SAG AN.TA IM.SI.SA₂ DA SILA a-ṣu-u₂ 1 NINDAN 1 KUŠ₃ 14 ŠU.SI | |
| 9 | SAG KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA ŠA₃ GI-MEŠ aš₂-kut-tu₄ ŠU.NIGIN₂ 7 GI-MEŠ | |
| 10 | 4 KUŠ₃ 4 ŠU.SI meš-hat GI-MEŠ šu-a-ti 6 KUŠ₃ 8 ŠU.SI GI-MEŠ | |
| 11 | DA E₂ {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU | |
| 12 | DA E₂ {m}a-na-{d}EN-u₂-paq-qa DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-ana-mi-re-eh-tu₂ | |
| 13 | PAB 8 GI-MEŠ 3(4) KUŠ₃ 12 ŠU.SI a-di-i 6 KUŠ₃ 8 ŠU.SI aš₂-kut | |
| 14 | ša₂ ina lib₃-bi 2 GI-MEŠ nik₂-kas₂ mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ GAL{u₂} | |
| 15 | ša₂ i-na pa-na-ma {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} KI.LAM i-pu-šu₂ re-e-hi | |
| 16 | 6 GI-MEŠ | |
| 17 | KI {m}ni-din-tu₂-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-tan-nu DUMU {m}⸢LU₂⸣-{[d}BAD] | |
| 18 | {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU DUMU {lu₂}SANGA-{d}⸢INANNA⸣-[TIN.TIR{ki]} | |
| 19 | ša₂ 1/2 NINDAN A.ŠA₃ a-na 8 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ KI.[LAM] | |
| 20 | im-be₂-e-ma 2/3 MA.NA 8 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR i-šam [a-na] | |
| 21 | ši-mi-šu₂ gam-ru-tu₂ u₃ 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ki-i [a-tar u₃] | |
| 22 | {tug₂}lu-bar GAŠAN E₂ id-din-[su] | |
| r | ||
| 23 | ŠU.NIGIN₂ 50 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ {m}ni-din-tu₂-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-[it-tan-nu] | |
| 24 | DUMU {m}LU₂-{d}BAD ši-im GI-MEŠ-šu₂ ki-i KU₃.BABBAR TIL{ti₃} i-na qa-⸢at⸣ | |
| 25 | {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU ma-hi-ir a-pil ru-gu-ma-a | |
| 26 | ul i-ši ul {i}GUR-ma a-na a-ha-meš ul i-rag-gu-mu | |
| 27 | ma-ti-ma ma-na-ma i-na IM.RI.A ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₂-{d}EN | |
| 28 | ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}LU₂-{d}BAD ša₂ E₁₁-⸢ma⸣ i-rag-gu-mu um-ma GI-MEŠ | |
| 29 | šu-a-ti₃ ul na-din-⸢ma⸣ KU₃.BABBAR ul ma-hi-ir {lu₂}pa-qir-a-ni | |
| 30 | KU₃.BABBAR im-hu-ru ⸢EN 12 TA.⸢AM₃⸣ i-ta-nap-pal ŠE.NUMUN | |
| 31 | a-tar u₃ ma-⸢ṭu⸣ a-na ⸢muh⸣-[hi a]-ha-⸢meš⸣ ul i-na-ah-hi-su-nu | |
| 32 | i-na ka-na-ku {im}[DUB] šu-a-ti₃ | |
| 33 | IGI {m}{d}NA₃-{mu-še}DIB-UD.DA ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m}e]-⸢ṭi⸣-ru DUMU {m}{d}BAD-DU₃{eš}DINGIR | |
| 34 | {m}{d}EN-SU u {m}{d}EN-lu-mur DUMU-[MEŠ ša₂ {m]}u₂-bar DUMU {m}pap-pa-a-a | |
| 35 | {m}mi-nu-u₂-ana-{d}EN-da-a-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}[EN-it]-tan-nu ⸢DUMU⸣ {[m]}⸢LU₂-{d⸣}BAD ŠEŠ ša₂ | |
| 36 | {m}ni-din-tu₂-{d}EN {lu₂}na-din ⸢GI-MEŠ x⸣ DUMU {m}LU₂-{d}BAD | |
| 37 | {m}{d}EN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-it-[tan-nu DUMU {m}IR₃-E₂.GIR₄.KU₃ {m]}{d}⸢EN⸣-u₂-ṣur-⸢šu₂⸣ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 38 | {m}{d}EN-bul-liṭ-su DUMU {m}{d}BAD-[DU₃{eš}DINGIR ... DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}EN-it-tan-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 39 | {m}{d}⸢EN⸣-e-ṭe-ru DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-⸢x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 40 | {m}{[d]}⸢EN⸣-NIGIN{ir} u {m}{d}U.GUR.MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}⸢DI⸣.[KUD-MU-MU DUMU {m}LU₂-{d}BAD] | |
| 41 | {m}{[d]}EN-it-tan-⸢nu⸣ u {m}{d}U.GUR-tab-ni-URU₃ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}[za-ba₄-ba₄-MU-MU DUMU {m}LU₂-{d}BAD] | |
| 42 | {m}⸢ba⸣-la-ṭu DUB.SAR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU {lu₂}ŠITIM ⸢GU₂⸣.[DU₈.A{ki]} | |
| 43 | {iti}KIN UD 24-KAM MU 30-KAM {m}ar-tak-ša₂-as-su [LUGAL KUR.KUR] | |
| 44 | ⸢ṣu-pur⸣ {[m}ni]-din-tu₂-{d}EN {lu₂}na-din GI-MEŠ ku-um {na₄}KIŠIB{šu₂} | |
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