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KAJ 007 (P282022)
Business / Contracts, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | KAJ 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P282022 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08758 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3!(E2)_ {munus}a-su-at-{d#}[{d}idigna _dumu.munus_ nir-bi-a] | Seal of Asuat-Idigna, daughter of Nirbiya |
| 2 | [{munus}a-su-at]-{d#}idigna _dumu-munus_ [nir-bi-a] | Asuat-Idigna, daughter of Nirbia |
| 3 | [{disz}dingir]-ma#-i#-ri-ba _ARAD2_ sza {disz}[{d}mar-tu-na]-s,ir | Ilīma-iriba, servant of Martunaṣir |
| 4 | isz#-tu {disz}{d}a-szur-ri-zu-ia | From Assur-rizuya |
| 5 | _dumu_ i3-gal2-dingir ip-t,u-ra#-szi-ma# | son of Igal-ili, he released her, and |
| 6 | a-na _ka_-sza-ma sza {munus}a-su-at-{d}idigna | to her mouth of Asuat-Idigna |
| 7 | {disz}dingir-ma-i-ri-ba _ARAD2_ {disz}{d}mar-tu-na-s,ir | Ilī-māriba, servant of Marduk-nashir. |
| 8 | i-na a-mu-ut#-ti-sza uz-zak-ki-szi | in her birth she exalted her |
| 9 | a-na asz-szu-ut#-ti-szu il-ta-ka-an | he has placed as his inheritance. |
| 10 | {disz}dingir-ma-i-ri-ba mu-ut-sa3 | Ilī-māriba is her husband. |
| 11 | u3 {munus}a-su-at-{d}idigna _dam_-su2 | and Asuat-Idigna, his wife |
| 12 | a-di bal-t,u-ni _a-sza3_ u3 [lib3]-bi# _iri#_ | as long as he lives the field and the interior of the city |
| 13 | pa-la-ah a-ha-isz e-pu-[szu] | they performed the balaŋ ritual jointly. |
| 14 | sza i-na be-ri-szu-nu ip#-pa#-si#-[lu-ni] | who in their midst were destroying |
| 15 | _3(disz) ma-na_ s,ar-pa [i-hi-at,] | 3 minas of tin he shall weigh out. |
| 16 | ki-i-mu-u2 [...] | Instead of |
| 17 | i-na a-mu-ut-ti#-[sza] | by her own word |
| 18 | u3 a-na asz-[szu-ut-ti-sza] | and as her inheritance |
| 19 | isz-ku-nu-szi [...] | they established for her |
| 20 | {munus}a-su-at-{d}[idigna] | Asuat-Idigna |
| 21 | u3 li-da-nu-[sza] | and her descendants |
| 22 | a-la-ia-u2 sza {disz}{d}mar-tu#-[na-s,ir] | Alāyu of Marduk-naṣir |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 _dumu-mesz_-szu2 szu-nu [...] | and his sons ... |
| 2 | il-ka sza a-la-ia-u2-ti# | The ilku-service of the alaiūtu-official |
| 3 | a-na {disz}{d}mar-tu-na-s,ir | to Martu-nāṣir |
| 4 | u3 _dumu-mesz_-szu2 il-lu-ku | and his sons they shall go |
| 5 | u3 {disz}{d}mar-tu-na-s,ir u3 _dumu-mesz_-[szu] | and Martu-nāṣir and his sons |
| 6 | {munus}a-su-at-{d}idigna u3 li-da-ni#-[sza] | Asuat-Idigna and her children |
| 7 | a-na a-mu-ti u3 ur-du-ti la i#-s,a-[ba-tu] | They shall not seize him for war or battle. |
| 8 | u3 t,up-pu sza _kiszib3_ {disz}{d}a-szur-ri-zu-ia | and the tablet under seal of Assur-rizuya |
| 9 | sza ip-t,i2-ri sza {munus}a-su-at-{d}idigna | of Ipṭiru, belonging to Asuat-Idigna |
| 10 | sza za-ka-i-sza i-na _e2_ | that her exempt from the house |
| 11 | {disz}{d}mar-tu-na-s,ir-ma sza-ak-na-at | Martu-nāṣir is placed. |
| 12 | sza ARAD-{d}tasz-me-ti | of Warad-Tašmētu, |
| 13 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}tasz-me-ti _dumu_ [engar]-ku-bi#? | before Warad-Tašmēti, son of Plowman-of-the-Kubi? |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir _dumu#_ la-ra-[{d}suen] | before Adad-nāṣir, son of Larsa-Sîn |
| 15 | _igi#_ {d}en-lil2-kur-id [_dumu_] {d}a-szur-tu x-x | before Enlil-kudurrīd, son of Assurtu |
| 16 | [_igi_] {d#}a#-szur#-{mu}kar [_dumu_ i]-qisz-{d}iszkur | before Assur-šumu-uṣur, son of Iqīsh-Addu |
| 17 | [...] _dumu#_ dumu-{d}iszkur# | ... son of Dumu-Addu |
| 18 | [{disz}{d}a-mur]-ru#-na-s,ir x-[...] | Amurru-nāṣir |
| 19 | [...]-si-am-bi _dub-[sar_] | ...-simmi, scribe |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ {munus}a-su-at-{d}[idigna] | Seal of Asuat-Idigna |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ {d}en-lil2-kur-id _kiszib3_ {d}a-szur-{mu}kar _kiszib3_ [...] | Seal of Enlil-kāšid, seal of Ašur-mušezib. Seal of ... |
| 3 | [_iti_ ...] _u4 1(u) 8(disz)-[kam_ li-mu] | Month ..., 18th day, eponymy of Nabû-ahhe-iddina. |
| 4 | ki#-din-{d}marduk# _dumu_ [da-im-ti-dingir] | Kidin-Marduk, son of Damti-ili |
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