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MARV 8, 47 (P283197)
Legal, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | MARV 8, 47 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283197 |
| Museum no. | VAT 19873 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {⸢na₄}KIŠIB DINGIR-šu-i⸣-di-šu | Seal of Ilu-idišu |
| 2 | {m}DINGIR-šu-i-di-šu | Ilu-shu-idišu |
| 3 | DUMU EN-SUM-MU-MEŠ DUMU a-hu-SIG₅ | son of Bel-nadin-šumē, son of Ahu-daʾeq |
| 4 | i+na mi-ig-rat ra-me-ni-šu | by his own decree |
| 5 | ši-im-ti E₂-šu i-ši-im-ma | The fate of his house is decreed and |
| 6 | {f}{giš}TUKUL{ti}{d}iš₈-tar₂-ša-{d}ni-nu-a | Tukulti-Adad-ša-Ninua |
| 7 | {f}{d}iš₈-tar₂-a-lak DUMU.MUNUS-sa | Ištar-alak, her daughter |
| 8 | {f}um-zi-ia ša-KIN um-za-ar-hu | Umziya, messenger of Umzaḫu |
| 9 | {f}{d}iš₈-tar₂-ki-um-me-ia lu-la-i-tu | Ištar-kīummeya, the lady, |
| 10 | {m}SU-DINGIR {lu₂}{giš}ENGAR | Eriba-ilu, the farmer |
| 11 | 2 {gu₄}AB₂ MU-4MEŠ SIG₅ | 2 good four-year-old cows, |
| 12 | 50 ṣe-na tal-mu ⸢sa⸣-mu-ha-tu | 50 šbēnu-plants, the fruit of the esa’emuḫatu-tree |
| 13 | 1 UTUL₂ ZABAR GIŠ.ŠE.⸢I₃-MEŠ⸣ | 1 bronze bowl, oil-pressers |
| 14 | 10 MA.NA a-na [KI.LA₂] | 10 minas in weight |
| 15 | 2 {giš}⸢BANŠUR⸣ [(...)] | 2 table(s) |
| b.e. | ||
| 16 | 10 ⸢x⸣ [...] | 10 ... |
| 17 | 1 [...] | 1 ... |
| 18 | ⸢x⸣ [x] si-par₂-⸢x⸣ [...] | ... the sippar-vessel |
| r | ||
| 19 | [mi]-⸢im⸣-ma an-[ni-a {m}DINGIR-šu-i-di-šu] | This (is) Ilu-šū-iddina. |
| 20 | a-na {f}{⸢d⸣}[iš₈]-⸢tar₂-mul⸣-[te-pi-šat] | to Ea-Etar-mule-teppīšat |
| 21 | DAM{ti}šu DUMU.MUNUS ⸢x⸣ [...] | his wife, daughter of |
| 22 | DUMU ia-a-ki-ia it-⸢ti⸣-[din] | son of Yakiya |
| 23 | sa-ri-iš₉ i-ra-⸢gu⸣-[um] | sacriš irāgûm |
| 24 | a-na {f}{d}iš₈-tar₂-mul-te-pi-šat | to Ištar-multī-pi’s |
| 25 | DUMU-ME.EŠ {m}DINGIR-šu-i-di-šu | sons of Ilu-idišu |
| 26 | ma-du-tu la e-ṣi-tu-tu | (as for) the many (people) who did not know (them), |
| 27 | i+na UGU la i-ma-li-ku | They will not eat on top of it. |
| 28 | i+na DUMU-MEŠ {m}DINGIR-šu-i-di-šu | from the sons of Ilu-šu-idiša, |
| 29 | ša de-na u₃ da-ba-ba ⸢ub-ta⸣-ʾe-e-ni | Whoever seeks a lawsuit or litigation, |
| 30 | 4 MA.NA⸣ KU₃.SI₂₂ a-na {d}iš₈-⸢tar₂⸣ | 4 minas of gold for Ištar-eṭer |
| 31 | ša {iri}ni-nu-a i-hi-a-aṭ | of Nineveh he took |
| 32 | u₃ ⸢i+na⸣ de-ni-šu i-da-ša | and his lawsuit he shall contest. |
| 33 | šum₂-ma DUMU-MEŠ {f}{d}iš₈-tar₂-mul-te-pi-šat | If the sons of Ištar-multe-pišat |
| 34 | it-tab-ši-i-u₂ a-na DUMU-ša | they have brought, to her son |
| 35 | ⸢ša⸣ ha-di-u₂-tu-u₂-ni ta-⸢da⸣-an | “When you go up to the house of joy, you look at me. |
| 36 | [...] ⸢x⸣ i+na HA.LA E₂ a-bi-šu-nu | ... from the share of the house of their father |
| 37 | [qa]-⸢ta⸣ mi-it-hu-ru | the qā-etâ-e3-measure |
| t.e. | ||
| 38 | [a-na hu]-⸢bul₃⸣-li ša a-bi-šu-nu | to Ḫū-ebulli of their father |
| 39 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] a-ha-iš e-pu-lu | ... they did each other |
| 40 | {[iti}a-bu]-⸢LUGAL⸣-MEŠ U₄ 11KAM₂ | Abu-ešarrāni, 11th day |
| 41 | [li-mu] {m}šu-nu-qar-du | Eponymy of Nunu-qardu. |
| l.e. | ||
| 42 | [IGI x]-⸢ta⸣-mar <DUMU> {d}IŠKUR-SIG₅ | Witness: ...-emar, son of Adad-daʾeq |
| 43 | [IGI {m}{d}a]-⸢šur⸣-MU-SUM{na} | Witness: Āšur-ērib-iddina. |
| 44 | [DUMU {d}x]-MU-le-šir₃ DUMU DI.KU₅-DINGIR | son of ...-šumu-lēsvir, descendant of Da’iq-ili |
| 45 | [IGI ...]-⸢ŠEŠ-SUM⸣{na} ⸢DUMU {d}iš₈-tar₂⸣-KAM | [Witness: ...]-ēšu-iddina, son of Adad-e23 |
| 46 | IGI {d}30{u₂}TI.LA DUB.SAR | Witnessed by Sîn, the scribe. |
| 47 | DUMU DI.KU₅-DINGIR | son of Dayyan-ili, |
Sources & licences
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