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Edinburgh 07 (P361609)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Edinburgh 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361609 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1909.586 |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
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 | _1(u) 5(disz) ma-na an-na_ | 15 minas of lead |
| 2 | za-ku-am i-s,e2-er | is cleared, he will go out. |
| 3 | a-szur3-du10 _dam-gar3_ i-szu | Assur-ṭāb the merchant has |
| 4 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | from Hamuštum |
| 5 | sza im-di2-lim u3 {d}utu-ba-ni# | of Imdīlim and Šamaš-bani |
| 6 | _iti-kam_ ma-hu-ur-i3-li2 | month: “Maḫur-ilī |
| 7 | li-mu-um sza qa2-ti2 | eponymy of the hand. |
| 8 | i-di2-a-bi-im _dumu_ na-ar-bi4-tim | Iddin-abīm, son of Narbim |
| 9 | a-na 1(u) 6(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 16 hamšātu-containers |
| 10 | i-sza-qal szu-ma | he shall weigh out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la isz-qul2 _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta_ | he did not take, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 2 | i-_iti-kam_ a-_1(disz) ma-na_-im | In the month of Addaru, 1 mina |
| 3 | u2-s,a-ab2 i-nu-mi3 zu-zu-wa | when Zuzuwa |
| 4 | isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} e-ta-li-a-ni | from the city he went up |
| 5 | a-szur3#-du10 u2-la2 i-qa2-bi4 | Assur-du’ud says: |
| 6 | um-ma szu-ut-ma u4-mu-a | Thus (says) he: Today |
| 7 | li-im-lu-u2 _an-na_ | may they fill. Anu |
| 8 | a-na _dam-gar3_-a i-da-an | to the merchant he shall give |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar GAN2_-lam5 a-szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_ | the silver of the field of Ašumi, the merchant |
| 10 | a-na-nu-um u3 a-la2-num | Annum and Alanum |
| 11 | e-ti2-iq _igi_ a-hu-wa-qar | passed before Ahu-waqar |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ ir-ma-a-szur3 | before Irma-Assur |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [_kiszib3_ ir]-ma-a-szur3 _dumu_ ni-di2-ba-ni | Seal of Irma-Assur, son of Nidi-bani |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | Seal of Ahu-waqar, son of Shu-Ištar |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-du10 _dumu_ i3-li2-dan | seal of Assur-ṭāb, son of Ili’i-dan |
| 4 | _1(u) 5(disz) ma-na an-na_ za-ku-um | 15 minas of tin are cleared. |
| 5 | i-s,e2-er / a-szur-du10 _dumu_ i3-li2-dan | Iṣer, Assur-ṭab, son of Ilī-dan |
| 6 | _dam-gar3_ i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | the merchant with him from Hamuštum |
| 7 | sza im-di2-dingir u3 {d}utu-ba-ni | of Imdi-ilum and Šamaš-bani |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_iti]-kam_ ma-hu-ur-i3-li2 li-mu-um | Month of Ahur-ilum, eponymy of |
| 2 | sza qa2-ti2 | of the hand |
| 3 | i-di2-a-bi-im _dumu_ na-ar-bi4-tim | Iddin-abīm, son of Narbim |
| 4 | a-na 1(u) 6(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal | for 16 hamšātu he shall weigh out. |
| 5 | szu-ma la2 isz3-qu2-ul a-na _ma-na_-im | If he does not weigh out to the mina |
| 6 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta_ i-_iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | 1 1/2 shekels each, the month of Ṣibtam, |
| 7 | u2-s,a-ab2 i-nu-mi3 zu-zu-wa | when Zuzuwa |
| 8 | isz#-tu3 a-lim{ki} e-li-a-ni | from the city up to him |
| 9 | a#-szur-du10 u2-la2 i-qa2-bi | Assur-ṭāb speaks as follows: |
| 10 | um#-ma szu-ut-ma u4-mu-a a-hu-ru | Thus (says) he: Today I returned. |
| 11 | _[an]-na_ a-na _dam-gar3_-ri-im | the lead to the merchant |
| 12 | [i]-sza-qal | he shall weigh out |
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