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AASOR 16, 022 (P388501)
Business / Contracts, Middle Babylonian, Gasur/Nuzi · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | AASOR 16, 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388501 |
| Museum no. | SM 2000.06.017 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe) |
| Coordinates | 35.3717, 44.2546 |
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 | t,up-pi2 ma-ru-ti sza {disz}a-[...] | A tablet of interest of A- |
| 2 | u3 {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a _dumu-munus_ sze#-[el-tu3-un-na-a-a a-na ma-ru-ti] _du3_{usz} | and Tulpunaya daughter of Šeltunayu in marriage he built. |
| 3 | _{gesz}kiri6_ 4(u) 7(disz) szi-id-da2-szu i-na e#-[le-na-ni-isz-szu] | the orchard of 47 šiddānu in its environs |
| 4 | 4(u) 3(disz) _giri3 ki-min_-ma i-na szu-pa-la-ni-isz-[szu] | 43 feet, ditto, on his shoulder |
| 5 | 7(disz) _giri3_ u3 2(disz) am-ma-ti _gid2-du_ i-na il#-[ta]-na-ni-isz-szu | 7 feet and 2 arms, a scepter, in his iltanishu |
| 6 | 9(disz) _giri3_ u3 2(disz) am-ma-ti _gid2-du gesz_ i-na su-ta-na-ni-isz-szu2 | 9 feet and 2 limbs of a sledge in his sutananišu |
| 7 | an-nu-ti mi-in-da2-as-su2 sza _{gesz}kiri6_ | these are the measurements of the orchard. |
| 8 | i-na su-ta-an _{gesz}kiri6_ sza {disz}te-esz16#-[...]-szi# [...]-ia | In the midst of the orchard of Tēš-... my |
| 9 | i-na a-tap-pi2 sza ka4-ta-ni-e [...] an#-nu-tu4# [...] | At the tappu of the gate these ... |
| 10 | i-na il-ta-na-ni-isz-[szu-ma] | on his own accord |
| 11 | mi-in-da2-as-su2 sza am-ma#-ti sza _urudu_ | its weight is of copper. |
| 12 | sza i-na _ka2-gal_ sza _iri [dingir_ a?-szar?] e#-qu2-u2 | who at the gate of the city where the gods reside |
| 13 | il-te-qu2-u2 u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ im#-du3!(NI)-du-u2 | they took, and the orchard they built |
| 14 | [{disz}a-x-x] ki-i-ma _ha-la_-szu2 a-na | A-... as his share to |
| 15 | [{munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a]-a id#-din u3 | Tulpunaya gave and |
| 16 | [{munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a] 1(disz) _gin2_ [...] | Tulpunaya 1 shekel ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [_igi_] [...] _dumu_ ha-szi-ip-[...] | Before ..., son of Haship-... |
| 2' | [_igi_ ia-an-zi-ma-asz-hu _dumu_] a-it-ta-ra | Witness: Yanzima-ashhu, son of Ittara |
| 3' | [_igi_ ... _dumu_] ir-mu-sa | before ..., son of Irmusa |
| 4' | [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ [...]-il-ru | Witness: ... son of ...-ilru |
| 5' | [_igi_ szuk2]-ra-a-pu# _dumu#_ ki-ni-a | before Shukrapu, son of Kiniya |
| 6' | [_igi_ a]-kip-tu3-ra# _dumu#_ e-ni-isz-ta-e | before Akipturra, son of Enishtae |
| 7' | [_igi_ a]-kip-til-la _dumu#_ sza-ri-isz-sze | before Akiptila, son of Sharishshu |
| 8' | [_igi_] en#-szuk2-ru3 _dumu#_ te-szup-ir-wi | before Enšukru, son of Teshup-irwi |
| 9' | [_igi_] a-ri-im-ma-at-ka4 _dumu_ zi-li-ia | before Arimmatka, son of Ziliya |
| 10' | [_igi_] {d}_suen_-i-qi2-sza _dub-sar_ an-nu-ti _lu2-mesz igi-mesz_ sza {gesz}[_kiri6_ u2-sze-el-wu-u2] | before Sîn-iqīša the scribe, these men the eyes of the orchard shall remove |
| 11' | u3 a-na pa-ni-szu-nu _ku3-babbar-mesz_ na-ad-nu | and in their presence silver was given |
| 1 | _na4_ {disz}a-kap-sze-en-ni | stone of Akap-šenni, |
| 2 | _na4_ {disz}ik-ki-a | stone of Ikkiya |
| 3 | _na4_ {disz}ip-pa#-a-[a] | stone of Ippāyu |
| 4 | [_na4_ {disz}]te#-hi-ia | stone of Tehiya |
| 5 | _na4_ {disz}a-kip-tu3-ra | stone of Akiptu |
| 6 | _na4_ {disz}en-szuk2-ru3 {lu2}[...] | stone of Bel-šukru, |
| 7 | _na4_ {disz}na-ra-a-a | stone of Narāyu |
| 8 | _na4_ [...] | stone ... |
| top | ||
| 9 | _na4_ {disz}szuk2-ri | stone of Šukru |
| 10 | _na4_ {disz}ar-ra-ki#-[...] | stone of Arraki- |
| left | ||
| 11 | [_na4_ {disz}szuk2]-ra-a-pu | stone of Šukra-apu |
| 12 | _na4_ {disz}[...] | stone of |
| 1 | [t,up-pu i-na _egir_ szu-du]-te# sza-t,i3-ir | A tablet is written in the future. |
| right | ||
| 13 | [_na4_ {disz}{d}_suen_-i-qi2-sza] _dub#-sar_ | Stone of Sîn-iqīša the scribe. |
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