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RA 097, 106–107 (BM 92716, without copy) (P522455)
Legal, Achaemenid, Kutha · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | RA 097, 106–107 (BM 92716, without copy) |
|---|---|
| ID | P522455 |
| Museum no. | BM 092716 |
| 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 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | 8 GI-MEŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 ŠU.SI E₂ ep₂-šu₂ sip-⸢pi rak⸣-su | 8 reeds 1 cubit 8 fingers, the built house, its roof beams |
| 2 | ⸢E₂⸣ rug-gu-bu {giš}IG sik-kur-ru kun-nu KI{ti₃} | The house is a ruggubu-house, the door is set in a secure place. |
| 3 | KA₂.GAL KI.LAM ša₂ qe₂-rib GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | the Ki’alammu Gate, which is inside Kutha |
| 4 | 1 1/2 NINDAN 2 KUŠ₃ UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA 18 ŠU.SI GI-MEŠ | 1 1/2 rods 2 cubits, the upper side on the north, next to the 18 reed fingers |
| 5 | aš₂-kut{ut}tu₄ ša₂ DA E₂ {m}SUM.NA-a DUMU ša₂ {m}IR₃-{d}U.GUR | Aškuttu-disease which is next to the house of Iddinaya, son of Arad-Nergal |
| 6 | 1 1/2 NINDAN 3 KUŠ₃ 18 ŠU.SI UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ | 1 1/2 rods 3 cubits 18 fingers, the lower side on the south, next to the house; |
| 7 | {m}{d}U.GUR-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}re-mut-{d}EN DUMU {m}{d}30-SISKUR₂-ŠE.GA | Nergal-iddin, son of Emut-Bel, descendant of Sin-karabi-išme |
| 8 | 1 NINDAN 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA SILA rap-šu | 1 rod, 3 1/2 cubits, the upper front on the west, next to the wide street; |
| 9 | mu-ta-qu DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL | Who makes the gods and kings bow down, |
| 10 | 1 NINDAN 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ SAG KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ | 1 rod, 1 2/3 cubits, the lower front on the east, next to the house; |
| 11 | {m}{d}U.GUR-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}re-mut-{d}EN DUMU {m}{d}30-SISKUR₂-ŠE.GA | Nergal-iddin, son of Emut-Bel, descendant of Sin-karabi-išme |
| 12 | KI {f}ri-ba-a-ta {f}E₂.SAG.IL₂-ra-mat | from Ribaya Esagil-ram |
| 13 | DUMU.<MUNUS>-MEŠ ša₂ {f}a-hat-su-nu | Daughters of Ahatsunu |
| 14 | {m}{d}EN-NIGIN{ir} DUMU {m}{d}UTU-MU {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ | Bel-uballiṭ, son of Šamaš-iddin; |
| 15 | {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU ki-i 1+en GI a-na 1/2 MA.NA 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | Nabu-šuma-ukin has contracted and bought them for 1/2 mina 2 shekels of refined silver. |
| 16 | KI.LAM im-be-e-ma ša₂ 8 GI-MEŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 ŠU.SI | He weighed out the weight and (it was) of 8 reeds 1 cubit 8 fingers. |
| 17 | 4 MA.NA 1/3 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ i-ša₂-am ŠAM₂-MEŠ-šu₂ | 4 minas and 1/3 shekels of refined silver are his purchase price |
| 18 | gam-ru-tu 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ki-i DIRI u₃ {tug₂}lu-bar GAŠAN E₂ id-din-su | 10 shekels of silver as a substitute and the lubāru-garment of the lady of the house gave to him. |
| 19 | ŠU.NIGIN 4 MA.NA 1/3 GIN₂ <KU₃.BABBAR> qa-lu-u₂ ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂-nu | A total of 4 minas 1/3 shekels of refined silver, the price of their house. |
| 20 | a-di-i KA DIRI u {tug₂}lu-bar GAŠAN <E₂> {f}ri-ba-a-ta | until the door and the lubāru-garment of the lady of the house of Ribaya |
| 21 | u {f}E₂.SAG.IL₂-ra-mat DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ ša₂ {f}a-hat-su-nu | and Esaggil-ram, daughters of Ahatsunu |
| 22 | u {m}{d}EN-NIGIN{ir} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂-nu | and Bel-uballiṭ, son of Šamaš-iddin, owner of their house |
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| 23 | ka-sap TIL{ti₃} ina ŠU.II {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-⸢DU⸣ | the complete price from Bel-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šuma-ibni |
| 24 | mah-ru-uʾ a-pil ru-gum-ma-a NU TUK NU GUR-MEŠ-ma | He is paid, he shall have no claim. They shall not return (to court) and they shall not make any claim against one another. |
| 25 | a-ha-meš ul i-rag-gu-mu ma-ti-ma ma-na-ma kim-tu₄ | They shall not raise a claim against each other. |
| 26 | ša₂ {f}ri-ba-a-ta {f}E₂.SAG.IL₂-ra-mat DUMU.<MUNUS>-MEŠ ša₂ | of Ribata, Esaggil-ram, daughters of |
| 27 | {f}a-hat-su-nu {m}{d}EN-NIGIN{ir} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU ša₂ E₁₁-ma i-rag-gu-mu | Ahatsunu, Bēl-uballiṭ, son of Šamaš-iddin, comes out and raises a claim. |
| 28 | BAL{u₂} um-ma E₂ šu-ma-a-ta NU SUM-ma KU₃.BABBAR ul ma-hi-ir | Returned, saying: “That house has not been sold, and the silver has not received |
| 29 | {lu₂}pa-qir-a-ni KU₃.BABBAR im-hu-ru EN 12-TA-AM₃ i-ta-nap-pal | The guarantor has received the silver and shall pay it twelve times over. |
| 30 | ina ka-nak {im}DUB šu-a-ti₃ | At the sealing of that tablet: |
| 31 | IGI {m}ni-din-tu₄ DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-{d}NA₃-TIN | Witness: Nidintu, son of Itti-Nabu-balaṭu |
| 32 | {m}mu-na-ah-hi-iš-{d}EN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-A-MU {m}mu-na-ah-hi-iš-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU ša₂ | Munahhiš-Bel, son of Bel-apla-iddin; Munnahhisv-Marduk, his son |
| 33 | {m}{d}EN-MU {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ | Bel-iddin Bel-rēšumi, son of Iddin-Nabu |
| 34 | {m}{d}U.GUR-PAB DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-{mu}DIB-UD.DA | Nergal-uṣur, son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde |
| 35 | {m}{d}EN-ib-ni DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} {m}ka-ṣir A-šu₂ ša₂ | Bel-ibni, son of Bel-uballiṭ; Kasbir, his son; |
| 36 | {m}EN-šu₂-nu {m}{d}NA₃-bul-liṭ-su DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-NUMUN-BA{ša₂} | Bel-šunu, Nabu-bullissu, son of Nabopolassar, |
| 37 | {m}{d}U.GUR-MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}u₂-pa-qu {m}MU-URU₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-MU | Nergal-iddin, son of Upaqu; Šumu-uṣur, son (of) Nergi-Iddin |
| 38 | {m}{d}EN-ka-ṣir DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}i-qu-pu {m}ri-bat {m}{d}UTU-a-a | Bel-kaṣir, son of Iqupu, Ribat, Šamaš-aya |
| 39 | u {m}IR₃-{d}U.GUR DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ki-rib-tu₄ | and Arad-Nergal, sons of Kiribtu |
| 40 | {m}{d}EN-SUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | Bel-eṭir, son of Bel-ahhe-iddin |
| 41 | {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}ba-⸢zu-zu A⸣-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | Scribe: Bab-ezuzu, son of Bel-ahhe-iddin. (Written in) Cutha. |
| 42 | {iti}⸢AB⸣ UD 20-KAM MU 6-KAM {m}ar-tak-ša₂-as-su LUGAL KUR.KUR-MEŠ | 20th day of Ṭebētu, 6th year of Artaxerxes, king of all lands. |
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