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BM 54298+ (RA 97, 90–92, 132)

CDLI P522441
Collection no.: BM 054928+054839+unnumbered fragment
Accession no.: 1882-05-22, 0450+1168+unnumbered fragment
Primary publication(s): BM 54298+ (RA 97, 90–92, 132)

Provenance

Provenience: Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim) (Pleiades ID: 893977)
Archive: Kutha, unassigned

Object Details

Object type: tablet
Material: clay

Text Details

Language: Akkadian
Genre: Legal
Subgenre: Sale of house

Date

Period: Achaemenid

Views

BM 54298+ (RA 97, 90–92, 132) [Sale of house][via babcity]


Obverse
o 1o 1	30 GI-MEŠ iṣ-ṣi u₃ ⸢ma⸣-[di x x x]	(o 1) 30 reeds, (be it) less or mo[re ...], a built house with doorframes in place, in the [...] Gate district in Kut[ha]:
o 22	E₂ ep₂-šu₂ sip-pi rak-su KI^ti₃ [KA₂-x-x-x]
o 33	ša₂ qe₂-rib GU₂.⸢DU₈⸣.[A^ki]
o 44	⸢UŠ⸣ AN.TA ^tu₁₅SI.SA₂ ( text: KI ) US₂.SA.DU ^m^d+NA₃-[x-x-x]	(o 4) the upper side on the north, next to (the property of) Nabu-[..., son] of Remut-Bel, descendant of Sin-karabi-iš[me];
o 55	[A-šu₂] ša₂ ^mre-mut-^d+EN A ^m^d30-SISKUR₂-⸢ŠE⸣.[GA]
o 66	⸢UŠ⸣ KI.TA ^tu₁₅U₁₈.LU US₂.SA.DU GI-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [x x]	(o 6) the lower side on the south, next to the (house) plot [... ...];
o 77	SAG AN.TA ^tu₁₅MAR.TU DA E₂ ^lu₂TIL.LA NIG₂.GA [^dU.GUR]	(o 7) the upper front on the west, next to the house of the royal delegate, the property of [Nergal];
o 88	⸢SAG⸣ KI.TA ^tu₁₅KUR.RA US₂.SA.DU su-u₂-qu qa-⸢tan⸣-[nu]	(o 8) the lower front on the east, next to the nar[row] street −

o 99	⸢ŠU.NIGIN⸣ 30 GI-MEŠ mi-šiḫ-tu₄ E₂ šu-ma-a-tu₄	(o 9) Total: 30 reeds, the measurement of that house −
		(o 9) Total: 30 reeds, the measurement of that house −
o 1010	^m⸢ta⸣-at-tan-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ ^mSUM.NA-^d+NA₃ it-ti	(o 10) Tattannu, son of Iddin-Nabu, agreed with Bel-asua and Nergal-iddin, sons of Libluṭ, a price of 13 minas of refined silver, (and) he purchased it [f]or its [fu]ll price.
o 1111	[^m^d]+⸢EN⸣-a-su-u₂-a u₃ ^m^dU.GUR-SUM.NA DUMU-MEŠ
o 1212	⸢ša₂ ^m⸣lib-luṭ a-na 13 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂
o 1313	⸢KI⸣.LAM im-be₂-e-ma ⁱ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ [a]-⸢na⸣ ši-im-šu₂
o 1414	[gam]-⸢ru⸣-tu KU₃.BABBAR aʾ ⸢13⸣ MA.⸢NA ŠAM₂⸣ E₂-šu₂	(o 14) [Bel-asu]a and [Nergal]-iddin, sons of [Libluṭ], [re]ceived that 13 minas of silver, the price of his house, (and) as an additional payment [...] minas of silver, [...] of the beginning [...], from Tat[tan]nu, son of Iddin-Nabu; they are paid.
o 1515	[ki]-i KA ⸢DIRI⸣ [... ... MA].NA KU₃.BABBAR
o 1616	[x (x)] ša₂ SAG [x x ^m^d+EN-a-su]-⸢u₂-a u₃⸣ [^m^dU.GUR]-⸢SUM⸣.NA
o 1717	A-MEŠ ša₂ ^m[lib-luṭ ina] ŠU.II ^mta-⸢at⸣-[tan]-nu A-šu₂ ša₂
o 1818	⸢^mMU-^d+NA₃⸣ [ma]-ḫi-ir e-ṭe-er-uʾ ⸢a⸣-[pil] ⸢za⸣-ki	(o 18) He has been p[aid]; he is free from claims. He will have no legal claim; they shall not return (to court) and they shall not make any claim wi[th on]e another.
o 1919	⸢ru-gum-ma⸣-[a] ⸢ul⸣ i-ši ul ⁱGUR-ma ⸢a⸣-[na a]-⸢ḫa⸣-meš
o 2020	⸢ul⸣ i-⸢rag-gu⸣-<mu> ma-ti-ma ina EGIR u₄-mu ⸢ŠEŠ-MEŠ⸣	(o 20) If in the future anyone (from among) the brothers, sons, [family], relations, or kin of the house of the sons of [...], raises a claim, li[tigates], cl[aims] that th[at] house [has not been sold] and the silver has not been recei[ved, he will pay back twelve] times over the [silver he re]ceived. [... ...].
o 2121	⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ [kim-tu₄] ni-su-tu₄ u₃ sa-lat-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣
o 2222	⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ [x x]-tu₄ <<ul>> i-rag-gu-mu ⸢i⸣-[dab-bu-bu]
o 2323	⸢u₂⸣-šad-[ba-bu] um-ma E₂ šu-ma-⸢a⸣-[tu₄]
o 2424	[ul na-di-in-ma] ⸢kas⸣-pi ul ⸢maḫ⸣-[ḫir]
o 2525	[KU₃.BABBAR im]-⸢ḫu-ru⸣ a-⸢di⸣ [12-TA.AM₃ i-ta-nap-pal]
	gap of several lines
Reverse
r 1´r 1´	[^m]⸢MU⸣-^d+EN A-šu₂ ša₂ ^m[... ... ...]	(r 1´) Iddin-Bel, son of [... ...];
r 2´2´	^m^d+EN-bul-<liṭ>-su A-⸢šu₂⸣ ša₂ [^m... ...]	(r 2´) Bel-bullissu, son of [... ...];
r 3´3´	^m^d+EN-e-ṭe₃-⸢ru⸣ [... ... ... ...]	(r 3´) Bel-eṭir, [son of ... ...];
		(r 3´) [...], the temple-enterer of Marduk, [...], sons of [...];
r 4´4´	^lu₂KU₄.E₂ ^d⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ [... ... ...]
r 5´5´	DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ ^m^d+⸢NA₃/EN x x a ša₂⸣ ^m^d+EN-⸢it-tan-nu⸣	(r 5´) [...] (and) Bel-ittannu, sons of Kuṣir, descendant of Raba-ša-Ninurta;
r 6´6´	DUMU-MEŠ ^mku-⸢ṣir⸣ A ^m^lu₂GAL-^dMAŠ
r 7´7´	^m^dE₂.A-bul-liṭ-su A-šu₂ ša₂ ^m^d+NA₃-bul-liṭ-su	(r 7´) Ea-bullissu, son of Nabu-bullissu;
r 8´8´	^mze-ri-ia A-šu₂ ša₂ ^mri-ba-a-tu₄	(r 8´) Zeriya, son of Ribat;
r 9´9´	^mdi-ḫu-um-mu A-šu₂ ša₂ ^m^d+EN-SU A ^m^lu₂SIPA-ANŠE.KUR.RA	(r 9´) Dihummu, son of Bel-eriba, descendant of Reʾi-sise.
	At least four lines broken, with a gap of approximately two lines	(r 9´) Dihummu, son of Bel-eriba, descendant of Reʾi-sise.
r 1´´1´´	[UD/MU] 13-[KAM ... ... ...]	(r 1´´) [13th day/year, ... ...].
r 2´´2´´	[... ... ... ... ... ...]	(r 1´´) [13th day/year, ... ...].

Based on the edition of Michael Jursa, Spätachämenidische Texte aus Kutha. Revue d’Assyriologie 97 (2003) 90–92, 132. 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/P522441/.