Bābili (mod. Babylon)

Babylon 7.1.2.2 (Ea-eppēš-ilī A) [2]

Babylon 7.1.2.4 (Egibi) [22]

Babylon 7.1.2.8 (Nappāhu) [46]

Babylon, unassigned [2]

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Borsippa 7.2.2.1 (Ea-ilutu-bani) [3]

Borsippa 7.2.3.4 (Belia’u) [2]

Borsippa 7.2.3.11 (Ilia A) [1]

Borsippa 7.2.3.21 (Rē’i-alpi) [1]

Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)

Kutha 7.3.1 (Bēl-ikṣur) [2]

Kutha 7.3.2 (Re’indu/Nergal-ušēzib) [3]

Kutha 7.3.3 (Šangû-Ištar-Bābili) [26]

Kutha, unassigned [5]

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Nippur 7.10.2.4 (Murašû) [2]

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Sippar 7.11.1.1 (early Ebabbar) [1]

Sippar 7.11.1.2 (later Ebabbar) [59]

Sippar, unassigned [4]

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Uruk 7.13.1.1 (Eanna) [3]

Uruk 7.13.2.11 (Mušēzib-Marduk) [33]

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BM 54142+ (RA 97, 81–83, 126)

CDLI P522434
Collection no.: BM 054142+055108(+?)055178
Accession no.: 1882-05-22, 0263+1440(+?)1510
Primary publication(s): BM 54142+ (RA 97, 81–83, 126)

Provenance

Provenience: Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim) (Pleiades ID: 893977)
Archive: Kutha 7.3.3 (Šangû-Ištar-Bābili)

Object Details

Object type: tablet
Material: clay

Text Details

Language: Akkadian
Genre: Legal
Subgenre: Sale of house

Date

Period: Achaemenid

Views

BM 54142+ (RA 97, 81–83, 126) [Sale of house][via babcity]


Obverse
o 1´o 1´	[... ... UŠ KI.TA ^tu₁₅U₁₈].LU ⸢DA⸣	(o 1´) [... ..., the lower side on the sou]th, next to (the property of) [Nergal-iddin, son of Remut-Bel], descendant of Sin-karabi-[išme];
o 2´2´	[^m^dU.GUR-MU DUMU ša₂ ^mre-mut-^d+EN] DUMU ^m^d30-SISKUR₂-[ŠE.GA]
o 3´3´	[... ... SAG AN.TA ^tu₁₅MAR].TU DA SILA rap-šu₂	(o 3´) [... ..., the upper front on the we]st, next to the broad street, [the thoroughfare of the god]s and the king;
o 4´4´	[mu-taq DINGIR]-MEŠ u₃ LUGAL
o 5´5´	[... ... SAG KI].⸢TA⸣ ^tu₁₅KUR.RA DA E₂	(o 5´) [... ..., the lo]wer [front] on the east, next to the house of [Nergal-iddin, son of] Remut-Bel, and Iddinaya, son [of] Arad-Nergal —
o 6´6´	[^m^dU.GUR-MU DUMU ša₂ ^m]⸢re⸣-mut-^d+EN u ^mSUM.NA-a DUMU
o 7´7´	[(x) ša₂ ^m]IR₃-^dU.GUR

o 8´8´	[ŠU.NIGIN 8 GI-MEŠ 1] ⸢KUŠ₃^!⸣ ( ŠU#.SI# ) a-di-[i] ⸢8⸣ ŠU.SI GI-MEŠ	(o 8´) [Total: 8 reeds 1] cubit, together [with] a (house) plot of 8 fingers, [... ...], the measure[ment] of that house —
o 9´9´	[... ...] ⸢x mi-šiḫ⸣-[tu₂] E₂ šu-a-ti₃

o 10´10´	[it-ti ^mni-din-tu₄-^d+EN DUMU ša₂ ^m]^d+NA₃-^muDIB-UD.DA DUMU ^ma-ba-ri	(o 10´) [Ahassunu, wife of Ina]-ṣilli-Nergal, daughter of Nabu-eṭir-napšati, [descendant of Baʾiru], agreed [with Nidinti-Bel, son of] Nabu-mušetiq-udde, descendant of Abaru, a price of 50 shekels of white [nuh]hutu-silver [of one-eighth alloy per] reed, [(and) she purchased it for its full price].
o 11´11´	[^fa-ḫat-su-nu DAM ^mina]-GIŠ.MI-^dU.GUR DUMU.MI₂ ša₂ ^m^d+NA₃-KAR-ZI-MEŠ
o 12´12´	[DUMU ^m^lu₂ŠU.ḪA ša₂] ⸢GI⸣^u₂ a-na 50 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR^u₂
o 13´13´	[ša₂ ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa nu-uḫ]-⸢ḫu⸣-tu KI.LAM tam-be₂-e-ma
o 14´14´	[ta-šam ši-me-šu₂ TIL^ti₃] ⸢ŠU⸣.NIGIN₂ 6 MA.NA 50 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU	(o 14´) A total of 6 minas 50 shekels of block silver [... ...] the full price, and she gave him 10 shekels as an additional payment [and] for the clothing of the mistress of the house.
o 15´15´	[x x] ⸢x ŠAM₂-MEŠ⸣ gam-ru-tu 10 GIN₂ ki-i DIRI

o 16´16´	[u₃] ⸢^tug₂⸣lu-bar GAŠAN E₂ ta-ad-di-is-su

o 17´17´	[ŠU].⸢NIGIN₂⸣ 7 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂ a-di-i KA DIRI	(o 17´) Nidinti-Bel, son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde, [descendant] of Abaru, (received) a [to]tal of 7 minas of block silver, the price of his house, together with (the silver as) an additional payment [and] for the clothing, [the entire amount] of silver, from Ahas[sunu], wife of Ina-ṣilli-[Nergal, daughter of] Nabu-[eṭir-napšati].
o 18´18´	[u₃] ⸢^tug₂⸣lu-bar ^mni-din-tu₄-^d+EN DUMU ša₂ ^m^d+NA₃-^mu⸢DIB-UD.DA⸣
o 19´19´	[DUMU] ^ma-ba-ri ka-sap [TIL]⸢^ti₃⸣ ina ŠU.II ^fa-⸢ḫat⸣-[su-nu]
o 20´20´	⸢DAM⸣ ^mina-GIŠ.MI-^d[U.GUR DUMU.MI₂ ša₂ ^m^d]+⸢NA₃⸣-[KAR-ZI-MEŠ]
o 21´21´	[x x] ⸢x⸣ [... ...]	(o 21´) [... ...]. They shall not return (to court) with one another, [they shall have no dispute].
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	BM 55178
Reverse
r 1r 1	NU GUR-MEŠ a-ḫa-meš [ul i-rag-gu-mu]
r 22	ma-ti-ma ma-na-ma ⸢kim⸣-[tu₄ ša₂ ^mni-din-tu₄-^d+EN]	(r 2) At any time, whoever from among the fami[ly of Nidinti-Bel], son of Nabu-mušetiq-udde, [descendant of Abaru], comes forward and reneges (on an earlier agreement), say[ing that that house was not sold], (and) the silver was not received, that clai[mant will pay back] twelve times over [the silver he received].
r 33	DUMU ša₂ ^m^d+NA₃-^muDIB-UD.⸢DA⸣ [DUMU ^ma-ba-ri]
r 44	ša₂ E₁₁-ma BAL^u₂ um-[ma E₂ MU.MEŠ NU na-din-ma]
r 55	KU₃.BABBAR NU ma-ḫi-ir ^lu₂pa-qir-[a-nu ka-sap im-ḫu-ru]
r 66	⸢EN⸣ 12-TA.AM₃ i-[ta-nap-pal]
r 77	[i]-⸢na⸣ ka-nak ^im[DUB MU.MEŠ]	(r 7) [A]t the sealing of [that tablet]:
		(r 7) [A]t the sealing of [that tablet]:
r 88	[IGI x x x ... ...]	(r 8) [Before: ... ...];
	Gap of c. 5 lines, followed by BM 54142+ rev.	(r 8) [Before: ... ...];
r 1´1´	[... ... x]-SU DUMU ša₂ [x x]	(r 1´) [... ...], son of [... ...];
r 2´2´	[... ... DUMU ša₂] ^mna-ṣir ⸢DUMU⸣ [x x]	(r 2´) [... ..., son of] Naṣir, descendant of [... ...];
r 3´3´	[^m^d+NA₃-TIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ ^m^d+NA₃-^muDIB]-⸢UD⸣.DA DUMU ^ma-⸢ba⸣-[ri]	(r 3´) [Nabu-balassu-iqbi, son of Nabu-mušetiq]-udde, descendant of Aba[ru];
r 4´4´	[... ...] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ ^mni-din-it-^d+EN DUMU [x x]	(r 4´) [... ...], son of Nidinti-Bel, descendant of [... ...];
r 5´5´	[... ...] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ ^m^d+NA₃-TIN-su-E DUMU ^m[x-x]	(r 5´) [... ...], son of Nabu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of [... ...];
r 6´6´	[^m^dx-bul-liṭ]-⸢su⸣ DUMU ša₂ ^m^dU.GUR-MU-URU₃ DUMU ^m^d+NA₃-⸢NUMUN⸣-[MU]	(r 6´) [...-bullis]su, son of Nergal-šum-uṣur, descendant of Nabu-zer-[iddin];
r 7´7´	[... ...] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ ^m^d+EN-ka-ṣir DUMU ^me-⸢gi⸣-[bi]	(r 7´) [... ...], son of Bel-kaṣir, descendant of Egi[bi];
r 8´8´	[... ... DUMU ša₂] ^m^d+EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-SU DUMU ^m^d+NA₃-[x-x]	(r 8´) [... ..., son of] Bel-ahhe-eriba, decendant of Nabu-[... ...];
r 9´9´	[... ... DUMU ša₂ ^mba]-⸢zu⸣-zu DUMU ^m^d30-tab-[ni]	(r 9´) [... ..., son of Ba]zuzu, descendant of Sin-tab[ni];
r 10´10´	[... ... x] NUMUN-ib-[ni]	(r 10´) [... ...](-)zer-ibni;
r 11´11´	[... ... ... x] DUMU ša₂ ^m^d[x-x]	(r 11´) [... ...], son of [... ...].
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Based on the edition of Michael Jursa, Spätachämenidische Texte aus Kutha. Revue d’Assyriologie 97 (2003) 81–83, 126. Adapted and lemmatized by Jinyan Wang, 2020–2021 (University of Toronto). The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/babcity/P522434/.