CTN 6, 004 (P336734)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 6, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336734 |
| Museum no. | IM 067615 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa12 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | To Nabû who dwells in Ezida in Calah, great lord, his lord — |
| Obverse [2:10] o 33–o 1010 | Nabû-sakip, son of Ahhe-damqu — Lul[...] and Palhu-ušezib, in all 2 sons of Isse-Urkittu-libbi, his slaves; and an estate of 7 hectares of field in the town Ṣabat-lukun, adjoining the road going to Ṣabat-lukun, adjoining the road going to the village of the vizier, adjoining the field of Adumu, the Sidonian, adjoining the field of Ba'al-haluṣu, commander of [fif]ty — |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111–o 1313 | for the preservation of the life of Sin-šarru-iškun, king of Assyria, his lord, and the preservation of the life of his queen, he dedicated and presented (them) to Nabû, his lord. |
| Obverse [13:25] o 1414– | Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint and raises objections, whether a future prince, his prefect, his neighbour, anyone connected with him, his labour-duty superior, his ..., his sons, his grandsons, his brothers or his nephews, tries to exercise authority or, without the permission of Nabû, imposes labour-duty or corvée work on him or takes him away from the service of Nabû by force — |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | May Nabû, who dwells in Ezida, by his weapon deliver him into the hands of the king. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | May Tašmetum, the spouse of Nabû, accuse him before Nabû her husband. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | May Šamaš, judge of heaven and earth, take away his eyesight so that he wanders perpetually in darkness. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | May Mar Biti, grand vizier of Nabû, make his name and his seed disappear from the land. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [These are the witnesses] who heard the words of this tablet: |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [NN], eunuch of the king; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [Arbayu], the mayor of Calah; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [NN], royal delegate of the temple of Nabû and the temple of Ninurta; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [...]-šarru-uṣur, priest of Nabû; |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Tab[ni]-Issar, chief ...; |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | In[...]i, palace manager; |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Harṣû, palace manager; |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Gallulu, temple steward of Ninurta; |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Nanî, temple steward of Nabû; |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Nabû-ahu-iddina, firewood supplier; |
| Reverse [21:23] r 2222– | Abdî, merchant; |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 23r.e. 23–r.e. 23r.e. 23 | Inurta-eriba, merchant. |
| Right [1:4] r.e. 2424– | Month Tishri (VII), 25th day, eponym year of Bel-iqbi, governor of Tušhan. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Urdu, cook of the temple of Nabû. Nabû-kuṣuranni, scribe. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | Šumu-ukin, cohort commander of the household of the queen. |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | Aššur-matu-taqqin, [... of the] palace superintendent of the queen. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na {d}AG a-šib E₂.ZI.⸢DA⸣ | |
| 2 | ša qe₂-reb {uru}kal-ha EN GAL-e EN-šu | |
| 3 | {1}{d}PA-sa-gib₂ A {1}PAB.MEŠ-SIG₅ a-na {1}lul-⸢x-x⸣ | |
| 4 | a-na {⸢f}pal⸣-hu-u₂-še-zib PAB 2 DUMU.MEŠ [ša₂] | |
| 5 | {f}TA-{d}ur-kit-tu₂-lib₃-bi IR₃.MEŠ-⸢šu⸣ [x x] | |
| 6 | u₃ E₂ 7 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ ina {uru}ṣa-bat-lu-kun | |
| 7 | SUHUR KASKAL ša a-na {uru}ṣa-bat-lu-kun DU-u-ni | |
| 8 | SUHUR KASKAL ša a-na URU.ŠE-{lu₂}SUKKAL DU-u-ni | |
| 9 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ ša {1}ad-u-mu {uru}ṣi-du-na-a-a | |
| 10 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ ša {1}ba-al-ha-lu-ṣu {lu₂}GAL-50 {lu₂}GAL-50 | |
| 11 | a-na TI.LA ZI.MEŠ ša {1}30-MAN-iš-⸢kun⸣ | |
| 12 | LUGAL KUR-aš-šur EN-šu₂ u TI ZI.MEŠ ša MUNUS-E₂.GAL-šu₂ MUNUS-E₂.GAL-šu₂ | |
| 13 | a-na {d}AG EN-šu₂ SISKUR₂-ma BA-eš | |
| 14 | man-nu ša ina ur-kiš ina ma-te-ma | |
| 15 | i-za-qup-a-ni GIL-u-ni lu NUN EGIR-u | |
| 16 | lu-u {lu₂}GAR-nu-šu₂ lu-u qur-ub-šu₂ | |
| 17 | lu-u mam-ma-nu-šu₂ lu-u EN-il-ki-šu₂ EN-il-ki-šu₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 18 | lu-u EN-a-za-ni-šu₂ EN-a-za-ni-šu₂ lu-u DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 19 | lu-u DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 20 | lu-u DUMU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ i-šal-liṭ-u-ma | |
| 21 | [ina] muh-hi-šu₂ ba-lat {d}PA il-ku | |
| 22 | [(x x x)] ⸢i-me-su-ma ina da-na-ni⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 23 | ⸢TA⸣ IGI {d}AG e-kim-[u-šu₂] | |
| 24 | {d}⸢AG⸣ a-šib E₂.ZI.DA ina GIŠ.TUKUL ⸢dan-nu⸣ | |
| 25 | ⸢ina ŠU⸣.2 LUGAL lim-nu-šu | |
| 26 | {d}⸢taš⸣-me-tum hi-rat {d}AG ina IGI {d}PA | |
| 27 | [ha]-i-ri-ša₂ MUNUS.HUL-šu₂ liq-bi | |
| 28 | {[d]}⸢UTU⸣ da-a-a-na AN-e u KI-tim | |
| 29 | ni-ṭil IGI.2.MEŠ-šu₂ lim-hur-šu₂-ma | |
| 30 | ina GI₆.GI₆ DU.MEŠ-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 31 | {d}A-E₂ {lu₂}⸢SUKKAL⸣ GAL-u ša {d}PA | |
| 32 | MU-⸢šu₂⸣ NUMUN-[šu₂] ina KUR ZAH₂ | |
| 33 | ⸢ša⸣ KA IM an-ni-e iš-mu-u | |
| 34 | {1}x x x (x x)] {lu₂}SAG-LUGAL | |
| 35 | {1}x x x (x x)] {⸢lu₂⸣}ha-za-na {uru}kal-⸢ha⸣ | |
| 36 | {1}x x x (x x) {lu₂]}qe-pu E₂-{d}PA E₂-{d}MAŠ | |
| 37 | {1}{d}[x]-MAN-PAB {lu₂}SANGA {d}PA | |
| 38 | {1}tab-ni-{d}15 {lu₂}GAL-mi-dil {lu₂}GAL-mi-dil | |
| 39 | {1}⸢in⸣-[da]-⸢bi⸣-i {lu₂}GAL-E₂.GAL {lu₂}GAL-E₂.GAL | |
| 40 | {1}HAR-⸢ṣu⸣-[(x)]-u₂ {lu₂}GAL-E₂.⸢GAL⸣ {lu₂}GAL-E₂.⸢GAL⸣ | |
| 41 | {1}gal-lul {lu₂}lah-hi-ni {[d]}⸢MAŠ⸣ | |
| 42 | {1}na-ni-i {lu₂}lah-hi-ni {[d]}PA | |
| 43 | {1}{d}PA-PAB-AŠ {lu₂}ša₂-ga-[ṣa]-te-šu₂ | |
| 44 | {1}ab-di-i {⸢lu₂}DAM⸣.GAR₃ | |
| t.e. | ||
| 45 | {1}{d}MAŠ-SU {lu₂}DAM.GAR₃ | |
| 46 | {iti}DU₆ UD 25.KAM₂ | |
| 47 | lim-mu {1}EN-E {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {uru}tuš-ha-an | |
| l.e. | ||
| 48 | {1}ur-du {lu₂}MU E₂-{d}PA {1}{d}PA-KAD₃-⸢a⸣-ni {lu₂}A.⸢BA⸣ | |
| 49 | {1}MU-GIN {lu₂}GAL-[ki]-⸢ṣir⸣ {lu₂}GAL-[ki]-⸢ṣir⸣ [ša] ⸢E₂⸣ MUNUS-E₂.GAL MUNUS-E₂.GAL | |
| 50 | {1}aš-šur-KUR-LA₂-in {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL-[ki]-⸢ṣir⸣ {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL-[ki]-⸢ṣir⸣ {lu₂}ša₂-IGI-E₂.GAL ša MUNUS-KUR MUNUS-KUR | |
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