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RIMA 2.0.087.add031, ex. 02 (P281780)

Official or display, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE

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DesignationRIMA 2.0.087.add031, ex. 02
IDP281780
Museum no.VAT 10001
CollectionVorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodMiddle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotAssur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Coordinates35.4557, 43.2611

Transliteration (ATF)

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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.

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1[šum-ma ŠEŠ-MEŠ E₂ a-bi-šu-nu i-zu-zu ki]-ra-a-teIf the dowry of their father's house has become dilapidated
2[u₃ PU₂-MEŠ i]+⸢na⸣ qa-qi-riand wells he will fill
3[... DUMU GAL]{u₂} 2 qa-a-ta, the chief son, 2 qa each
4[ki-i HA.LA-šu] i-na-sa-aqas his share he shall take
5[i]-laq-qeshall take
6u₃ ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu ur-ki a-ha-išand his debts, after each other
7i-na-su-qu i-laq-qe₂-u₂they shall replace and take.
8i+na A.ŠA₃ ši-luh-li mi-im-maFrom the field Villuhli everything
9u₃ ma-na-ha-a-te gab-beand all the settlements
10mar₅-u₂ ṣe-eh-ru us₂-sa-ak(If) it is swollen: the second one will be killed.
11DUMU GAL{u₂} 1 qa-a-ta1 qa each,
12i-na-sa-aq i-laq-qe₂he will redeem and take.
13u₃ ša ša-ni-te qa-ti-šuand that one, his hand
14iš-tu ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu pur-šu i-ṣa-al-liFrom his lips he is full of tears.
15šum-ma LU₂ i+na ŠEŠ-MEŠ la ze-zu-u₂-teIf a man from a household without one
16nap-ša-a-te ig-mu-urhe established life
17a-na EN nap-ša-a-te i-du-nu-ušto the lord of life they shall give.
18pa-nu-šu-ma EN nap-ša-a-teBefore him, the owner of the lives
19i-du-ak-šu u₃ pa-nu-šu-mathey will kill him and his face
20im-ma-an-ga-arhe will pay back.
21[u₃] HA.LA-šu i-laq-qe₂and his share he shall take
22[šum]-⸢ma⸣ LU₂ i+na ŠEŠ-MEŠIf a man from among the offerings
23[la]-⸢a⸣ ze-zu-u₂-te lu ši-la-taMay your anger be extinguished
24[iq]-bi u₃ lu-u₂ in-na-bi-idhe said, and he gave.
25[u₃] HA.LA-šu LUGALand his share of the king
26[ki]-i li-ib-bi-i-šuas his heart desires
27[šum-ma] ŠEŠ-MEŠ i+na A.ŠA₃ la-a ze-e-ziIf the price of the field is not to be paid
281{en]} ⸢ŠEŠ⸣ i+na lib₃-bi-šu-nu1 ešû-garment from among them
29[...] ŠE.NUMUN iz-ru... seed, received
30[...] A.ŠA₃ e-ru-uš... enter
31[ŠEŠ ša-ni]-⸢um⸣-ma it-tal-kaIt is the case that he came
32[ŠE me]-re-e-še ša a-hi-šuHand of a scepter of his brother
33[i+na] ša-nu-te-šuin his hands
34[il-qe₂] ub-ta-e-ru-ušhe took, he returned to us
35[uk-ta]-⸢i⸣-nu-ušI have imposed upon him.
36[i+na u₄-me šu-ut il]-⸢la⸣-ka-an-niOn the day that he will come out for me
37[ŠEŠ ša-a A.ŠA₃] ⸢e⸣-ru-šu-niThis is the work assignment of Eurušuni
38[HA.LA-šu] ⸢i⸣-laq-qe₂his share shall take
39[šum-ma ŠEŠ-MEŠ i+na A.ŠA₃ la-a] ze-e-ziIf the price is not to be paid in the field
401{en} ŠEŠ i+na lib₃-bi]-šu-nuOne harvester from among them
41[... im-ha]-aṣ... he struck
42[...]-⸢x⸣-ma... and
43[ŠEŠ ša-ni-um-ma it-tal]-kaThat slave came
44[...]-li...-li
45[...]-ni... his
46[...]-ut...-ut
47[...]-⸢x⸣
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1[...]-⸢la⸣-a...-ela-ea
2a-na KU₃.BABBAR [i-laq]-qefor silver he shall take
3u₂-di-ni ⸢A⸣.[ŠA₃ u₃] E₂he has given to me. Ea-ešû and the house
4a-na KU₃.BABBAR la-a [i-laq]-⸢qe⸣-u₂-nishall not take it for silver.
51 ITI U₄-MEŠ{te} {⸢lu₂}IL₂⸣ 3{šu}1 month, 3 days
6i+na lib₃-bi {iri}{d}a-šur u₂-sa-as₂-sain the city of Assur he shall remove
73{šu}ma i+na ŠA₃ URU A.ŠA₃ u₃ E₂3 times in the area of the city, field and house
8ša-a i-laq-qe-u₂-ni u₂-sa-as₂-sahe who takes it shall redeem her.
9ma-a A.ŠA₃ u₃ E₂“Hand and house
10ša-a an-na-na DUMU an-na-naThat Anana son of Ananu
11i+na A.GAR₃ URU an-ni-eIn the meadow of this city
12a-na KU₃.BABBAR ⸢a⸣-la-aq-qefor the silver of Ea-Elaqqe
13ša-a ⸢la⸣-qa-šu-nuThat which is high to them
14u₃ ⸢da-ba⸣-a-ab-šu-nuand their descendants
15i-ba-aš₂-ši-u₂-nithere is
16ṭup-pa-te-šu-nu lu-še-⸢li-a⸣-nim-maI will send their tablets to you
17a-na pa-ni qe₂-pu-u₂-te liš-ku-nuMay they place you in the presence of the requisitioners.
18li-id-bu-bu lu-zak-⸢ki⸣-u₂-maMay they speak, may they expel, and
19li-il-⸢qe₂⸣-u₂may he take.
20ša i+na ITI U₄-MEŠ{te} an-na-a-tewhich in these months
21u₂-di-i-ni e-da-nu“If the term has passed,
22la-a ma-ša-e ṭup-pa-te-šu-nuThere is no (further) withdrawal of their tablets
23it-ta-ab-lu-ne₂-en-nithey have brought me,
24a-na pa-ni qe₂-pu-u₂-tein the presence of the reed workers
25il-ta-ak-nu-u₂-nithey have sealed.
26LU₂ a-na si-ir A.ŠA₃-šuA man for the payment of his debts
27i-šal-lim i-laq-qe₂he will recover and take.
28i+na u₄-mi {lu₂}IL₂ i+na lib₃-biOn the day that the porter from within
29{iri}{d}a-šur i-sa-si-u₂-nithe city Ašur he surrounded,
301 i+na SUKKAL ša pa-ni LUGAL1 from the vizier in the presence of the king
31DUB.SAR ⸢URU⸣ {lu₂}IL₂the scribe of the city-house of the ērib-official.
32u₃ qe₂-pu-tu ša LUGAL iz-za-zuand the qēpûtu-offerings of the king stand.
33ša-a URU A.ŠA₃ u₃ E₂That city, field and house
34i-laq-qe-u₂-nithey will take
35ha-zi-a-nu 3 GAL-MEŠ ša URU iz-za-zuThe mayor, 3 chiefs of the city are standing by.
36{lu₂}IL₂-ma u₂-sa-su-u₂a porter shall remove,
37ṭup-pa-te-šu-nu i-šaṭ-ṭu-ruThey will write their tablets.
38i-id-du-nuthey shall give.
39ma-a i+na 1 ITI U₄-MEŠ{te} an-na-a-te“In one month these days
403{šu} {lu₂}IL₂ is-si-si3 (men): Išisi
41ša i+na 1 ITI U₄-MEŠ{te} an-na-tewhich in these 1 month
42ṭup-pu-šu la-a it-tab-la-an-nihis tablet has not brought to me
43a-na pa-ni qe₂-pu-u₂-tein the presence of the reed workers
44la-a il-tak₂-nu-u₂-nidid not establish,
45i+na A.ŠA₃ u₃ E₂ qa-su₂ e-liFrom the field and the house he will raise his hand.
46a-na mu-sa-as-si-a-nito Musassini
47ša-a {lu₂}IL₂ za-a-kuthat the charioteer is free
483 ṭup-pa-a-te ša sa-su {lu₂}IL₂3 tablets of the balaŋ composition sasu
49ša {lu₂}DI.KU₅-MEŠ i-ša-ṭu-u₂-ruof the judges he shall determine
501 [ṭup-pa qe₂-pu]-u₂-tu1 qepūtu tablet
51[...]-⸢x⸣
52[...]-⸢x⸣
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1am-mar [...]I shall see ...
2i-ra-[ag-gu-mu-ni]he shall cause to be angry
3a-na maš-⸢x⸣-[...]to Maš-e...
4u₃ ŠAM₃ [E₂ ...]and the price of the house
5iq-qu-ru-u₂-[ni ...]he smote ...
62{šu} i+na ŠAM₃ E₂ [...]2 from the price of the house
7a-na EN E₂ i-⸢id⸣-[da-an]he shall give to the owner of the house.
8a-na 1 GUN AN.NA 5 [i+na {giš}GIDRU-MEŠ]for 1 talent of lead, 5 (measures) by the scepter
9i-mah-hu-ṣu-uš 1 ⸢ITI⸣ [U₄-MEŠ{te]}they will praise him. 1 month
10ši-par₂ LUGAL e-ep-pa-[aš₂]The king's work will be done.
11šum-ma LU₂ ta-hu-u₂-ma GALIf a man is bordering
12ša-a tap-pa-i-šu us₂-sa-am-me-ehHe who is his companion will be appeased
13ub-ta-e-ru-ušI have sent to you.
14uk-ta-i-nu-ušthey have imposed upon him
15A.ŠA₃ am-mar u₂-sa-am-me-hu-nias much as he will give me,
163TA.AM₃{a-te} i-id-dan3 each he shall give.
171 u₂-ba-an-šu i-na-ak-ki-su₂1 ubanšu they will cut off
181 ME i+na {giš}GIDRU-MEŠ i-mah-hu-ṣu-uš100 with sticks they will smash.
191 ITI U₄-MEŠ{te} ši-par₂ LUGAL e-pa-aš₂For 1 month he will perform the king’s work.
20šum-ma LU₂ ta-hu-u₂-ma TURIf a man is surrounded by a border and is small
21ša-a pu-ra-a-ni us-bal-ki-it(Sum) He smashed the foundation(s) of that wall (Akk) He destroyed that wall
22ub-ta-e-ru-ušI have sent to you.
23uk-ta-i-nu-ušthey have imposed upon him
241 GUN AN.NA id-danHe will give one talent of lead.
25A.ŠA₃ am-mar u₂-sa-me-hu-u₂-nias much as he received,
263{ti} id-dan 50 i+na {giš}GIDRU-MEŠ3 times he will give 50 (shekels of silver) with sticks.
27i-ma-ah-hu-ṣu-ušthey shall smite
281 ITI U₄-MEŠ{te} ši-par₂ LUGAL e-pa-aš₂For 1 month he will perform the king’s work.
29šum-ma LU₂ i+na la-a A.ŠA₃-šu PU₂ ih-riIf a man, without his permission, a well has been dug
30du-un-na e-pu-⸢uš⸣I built a fortress there.
31i+na PU₂-šu du-un-ni-[šu]In his well, his strength
32qa-a-su₂ e-li 30 i+na {giš}[GIDRU-MEŠ]his hand against the moon with sticks
33i-mah-ha-ṣu-⸢uš⸣he shall strike
3420 U₄-MEŠ{te} ši-par₂ LUGAL [e-pa-aš₂]20 days the king's work performed
35sum-ma-hu u₂-ga-a-⸢x⸣ [...]The summaḫu of Uga’e
36i+na ma-aš-šu-u₂-⸢tu⸣ [...]In the assembly ...
37du-un-na [...]The lord
38i-tam-ma ma-a [...]he swore: “...
39ma-a šum-ma [...]"If ...
40PU₂ la-a [...](If) a well not
41u₂ du-[un-na la-a ...]Food that is not good ...
42EN A.⸢ŠA₃⸣ [...]Lord of the Apsû
43ka-pa-[...]Ka-pa-
44i+na [...]in ...
45PU₂ [...]... well
46u₃ [...]and ...
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1ik-[...]Ik-
2u₃ [...]and ...
3um-mi-[a-nu ...]The elders ...
4a-na x [...]to ...
5u₃ lu-u₂ [...]or ...
6um-mi-a-nu [...](Sum) The herald ... (Akk) The mother ...
7ṭup-pa-tu [...]Tablets
8ma-na-ah-ta [...](Sum) The one who is enraged(?) by the demon(?) ... (Akk) ... from the womb ...
9a-na e-pi-ši [...]for manufacturing
10A.ŠA₃ ši-in-[...]Hand of Šin-
11a-na um-mi-a-ni [...]To the mother ...
12i-na-ad-[din]he will give
13šum-ma LU₂ i+na A.ŠA₃ ša-a [tap-pa-i-šu]If a man, in that field, his fingers
14{giš}KIRI₆ id-di PU₂ [ih-ri]a garden he planted, a well he dug
15GIŠ-MEŠ u₂-ra-ab-bihe will renew the wood
16EN A.ŠA₃ i-da-gal la-a [il-la-ka]The owner of the field will weigh it out, but he will not come.
17{giš}KIRI₆ a-na na-di-a-ni za-[a-ku]The orchard is cleared for the offering.
18A.ŠA₃ ki-i A.ŠA₃ a-na EN {giš}KIRI₆ i-na-[ad-din]He will give the field like a field to the owner of the garden.
19šum-ma LU₂ i+na la-a qa-qi₂-ri-i-⸢šu⸣If a man, in a place not his own
20lu {giš}KIRI₆ id-di lu-u₂ PU₂ ih-rior the orchard he planted, or the well he dug.
21lu-u₂ ur-qi₂ lu GIŠ-MEŠ u₂-rab-bihe shall carry out the repairs to either the wall or the roof.
22ub-ta-e-ru-ušI have sent to you.
23uk-ta-i-nu-ušthey have imposed upon him
24i+na u₄-mi EN A.ŠA₃ il-la-ka-an-niOn the day that the owner of the field comes,
25{giš}KIRI₆ a-di ma-ni-ha-te-šu i-laq-qe₂He shall take the orchard together with its ditches.
26šum-ma LU₂ i+na la-a qa-qi₂-ri-i-šuIf a man, without his permission
27⸢ig⸣-lu-šu-ma SIG₄ il-bi-inIt is its elušû, it is a brick
28ub-ta-e-ru-ušI have sent to you.
29uk-ta-i-nu-ušthey have imposed upon him
30qa-qa-ra 3{a-te} i-id-da-anhe will give in the field three times.
31SIG₄-MEŠ-šu i-laq-⸢qe⸣-u₂He will take his bricks.
3250 i+na {giš}GIDRU-MEŠ i-mah-hu-ṣu-uš50 with sticks they will smash.
331 ITI U₄-MEŠ]{te} ši-par₂ LUGAL e-pa-a-aš₂For 1 month he will perform the king’s work.
34[šum-ma LU₂ i+na] la-a qa-qi₂-ri-i-šuIf a man, without his permission
35[...] ⸢SIG₄⸣ il-bi-in... the ešagān-tree
36[SIG₄-MEŠ-šu i]-laq-qe₂-u₂they will take his bricks
37[x i+na {giš}GIDRU-MEŠ i-mah]-⸢hu-ṣu⸣-u₂-uš... on the scepter he shall strike
38[x ITI U₄-MEŠ{te} ši-par₂ LUGAL] e-ep-pa-[aš₂]The king will perform the service for x months.
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1[...] ⸢x⸣ la-a qa-[...]... not ...
2[šum-ma i+na A].⸢GAR₃⸣ i+na lib₃-bi ⸢PU₂⸣-[MEŠ]If from the meadow of the ēru-house, from the wells
3[ša a]-na ši-i-qi₂who for the šīqi-allocation
4[a-na ša]-ka-a-nito you
5[il]-⸢lu⸣-ku-u₂-ni i-ba-aš₂-šithere is a “seizing-of-the-mouth’-demon
6[EN]-MEŠ A.ŠA₃-HI.A iš-tu a-ha-išThe owners of the fields from each other
7[iz]-za-zu LU₂ a-na si-ir A.ŠA₃-šuhe stood, the man for the payment of his debt
8ši-ip-ra e-ep-pa-aš₂He will do the work.
9A.ŠA₃-šu i-ša-aq-qi₂his slave he will give
10u₃ šum-ma i+na lib₃-bi-šu-nuAnd if from among them
11la-a ma-ag-ru-tu i-ba-aš₂-šithere is none.
12ma-ag-ru ša lib₃-bi-šu-nuThe scepter of their heart
13{lu₂}DI.KU₅-MEŠ i-ša-ʾa-a-althe judges shall weigh out
14ṭup-pa ša {lu₂}DI.KU₅-MEŠ i-ṣa-batThe tablet of the judges he shall draw up.
15u₃ ši-ip-ra e-ep-pa-aš₂and he will do the work
16A-MEŠ šu-na-a-tu-nuThey are water.
17a-na ra-mi-ni-šu i-laq-qe₂for himself he shall take
18A.ŠA₃-šu i-ša-aq-qi₂his slave he will give
19ma-am-ma ša-ni-u₂-um-manobody else
20la-a i-ša-aq-qi₂shall not raise a claim
21šum-ma A-MEŠ ša-a {d}IŠKURIf the waters of Adad
22ša a-na ši-i-qi₂that for the šīqi-allocation
23a-na ša-ka-a-ni il-lu-ku-u₂-nithey will come to you
24i-ba-aš-ši EN-MEŠ A.ŠA₃-HI.AThere are owners of the fields
25iš-tu a-ha-iš iz-za-a-zuFrom each other they stand
26LU₂ a-na si-ir A.ŠA₃-šuA man for the payment of his debts
27ši-ip-ra e-ep-pa-aš₂He will do the work.
28A.ŠA₃-šu i-ša-aq-qi₂his slave he will give
29u₃ šum-ma i+na lib₃-bi-šu-nuAnd if from among them
30la-a ma-ag-ru-tu i-ba-aš-šithere is none.
31u₃ ma-ag-ru ša-a lib₃-bi-šu-nuand the scepter of their heart
32ṭup-pa ša {lu₂}DI.KU₅-MEŠTablet of judges
33a-na UGU la-a ma-ag-ru-u₂-teon account of unfavorable.
34i-laq-qe₂shall take.
35[ha-zi-a-nu] ⸢u₃⸣ 5 GAL-MEŠḪaziānu, e22û-house, 5 chiefs
36[ša-a URU iz-za-a-zu]who stands in the city
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1[...] ⸢x⸣
2[x i+na {giš}GIDRU-MEŠ i-mah-hu]-ṣu-ušthey will beat him with sticks
3[x ITI U₄-MEŠ{te} ši-par₂ LUGAL] e-pa-aš₂x months of days the king's work will be done
4[šum-ma LU₂ A.ŠA₃] tap-pa-i-šuIf a man's friend (appears)
5[... e]-er-ra-a-aš₂... he will enter
6[...]-u₂ ik-la-šu... sealed
7[...] ni-iš LUGAL... king’s gift
8[iz-ku]-⸢ra⸣-aš-šu-ma e-ru-ušIzkû-ēriš, and entered
9[...] i+na U₄ i-it-tal-ka-an-ni... on the day that he came
10[e-ri]-ša-a-nu ša A.ŠA₃Erišānu of the field
11[i+na] ⸢tu⸣-u₂-re-e-zein the eštu-rēze
12[e]-⸢ṣi⸣-id ut-ra-a-aqhe shall remove it.
13[ŠE] a-na {e₂}ha-ši-me i-tab-ba-akHand of a ḫašīmu he will make
14[u₃ IN.NU] a-na kur-di-iš-še u₂-tarand straw to Kurdiš shall return
15[ki-i] ⸢bi⸣-la-at A.ŠA₃ ša-a URUWhen the elātu of the field of the city
162 na]-⸢ap⸣-pal-te-e-en2 (tablets of) "Nappaltê"
17[a-na EN] ⸢A⸣.ŠA₃ i-na-ad-di-into the owner of the ešû-house he shall give.
18[šum-ma] ⸢LU₂⸣ i+na la-a A.ŠA₃-šuIf a man’s house without his permission
19[...] ⸢x⸣-ša it-ru-uh... its ... he shook
20[ta-hu]-u₂-ma il-bia rival and its ilbi
21[ku-dur]-ra u₂-ka-ad-di-irhe made into a stele
22[A.ŠA₃ ...]-me iq-biHand of ... he said
23[ub-ta-e-ru]-u₂-ušthey have imposed upon him
24[uk-ta-i-nu-u₂]-ušthey have convicted him
25[...]
26[...]

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