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AASOR 16, 025 (P388504)
Business / Contracts, Middle Babylonian, Gasur/Nuzi · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | AASOR 16, 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388504 |
| Museum no. | SM 2000.06.019 |
| 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 ti-te-en-nu-ti sza {disz}a-ri-lu _dumu!_ | A tablet of reconciliation of Arilu, son |
| 2 | a-na ti-te-en-nu-ti a-na _e2-hi-a-mesz_ | to Tittennūtu, to the houses |
| 3 | {munus}tu-ul-pu-na-a-a _dumu-munus_ sze-el-tu-na-a-a | Tulpunaya daughter of Šeltunayu |
| 4 | ra-ma-asz-szu u2-sze-ri-ib-szu | he brought him into his own hands. |
| 5 | _1(u) ansze-sze-mesz 1(disz) gu4-mesz 1(disz) udu_ 2(disz) _tal i3-mesz_ sza _gesz sze i3-mesz_ | 10 donkeys, 1 ox, 1 sheep, 2 fat-tailed sheep, oil of barley and oil, |
| 6 | u3 _1(disz) tug2-mesz_ {disz}a-ri-lu i-na _e2-hi-a-mesz_ | and 1 arīlu-garment in the stores |
| 7 | {munus}tu-ul-pu-na-a-a il-qe2 ki-i-mu-u2 | Tullunaya took, instead |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar-mesz_ an-ni-i _5(u) mu-mesz_ i-na _e2-hi-a-mesz_ | this silver 50 years in the houses |
| 9 | {munus}tu-ul-pu-na-a-a a-szi-ib i-na _u4_-ti | the Tullunāyu who dwells in that day |
| 10 | _mu-mesz_ im-ta-lu-u2 _ku3-babbar-mesz_ sza lib3-bi t,up-pi2 | the years have passed, the silver from the tablet |
| 11 | an-ni-i a-na _e2-hi-a-mesz_ {munus}tu-ul-pu-na-a-a | this to the houses of Tulumpunāyu |
| 12 | {disz}a-ri-lu u2-ta-ar-ma u2 i-ri-iq | Ari-lu returned, and he passed away. |
| 13 | um-ma {disz}a-ri-lu-ma a-na {disz}ku-ur-pa-tal | Thus (says) Ari-lu, to Kur-patal: |
| 14 | a-na t,a2-ti4!(KI) _lugal_ i-di-na#-ni-mi u3 | for profit the king gave me, and |
| 15 | a-na-ku-mi _ku3-babbar-mesz_ a#-szar {munus}tu-ul-pu-na-a-a | I, the silver where the Tulipunaeans |
| 16 | el3-te-qe2-mi u3 a-na {disz}ku-ur-pa-tal a-[di]-in-mi | I took, and to Kur-pātal I gave. |
| 17 | u3 um-ma {disz}ku-ur-pa-tal-ma u3 ri-ih-[tu] | Thus (says) Kur-pātal and Rihtu |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar-mesz_ sza t,a2-ti4 a-na {munus}tu-ul-pu#-[na-a-a] | silver of good quality for Tulumpunayu |
| 19 | at#-ta#-di-in-mi {disz}a-ri-lu-ma [...] | I gave to Arilum and |
| 1 | [_na4]-kiszib#_ {disz}sze#-eh-li-te-szup | Seal of Šeh-lite-šup |
| 2 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ku-[ur-pa-tal] | Seal of Kur-pātal |
| 20 | [...] t,a2-ti4!(KI) {disz}a-ri-lu | ... good (for) Arilu |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | [szum-ma {disz}ku]-ur#-pa-tal i-sza-si 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar]_ | If Kur-pātal desires 1 mina of silver |
| 2 | [1(disz) _ma]-na# ku3-gi_ a-na {munus}tu-ul-pu-na-a-[a SA5-la] | 1 mina of gold for Tulopunayu red |
| 3 | _na4#-kiszib_ {disz}u2-ti-ia | Seal of Utiya |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi#_ {disz}usz#-sze#-en-ni _dumu#_ szi-el-[...] | before Uššenni, son of Šil- |
| 2 | _igi_ sze-en-ni-ia _dumu_ te-esz-szu-[ia] | before Šenniya, son of Teshshuya |
| 3 | _igi_ sza-at-tu-mar-di _dumu_ e-[ni-isz-ta-e] | before Shattu-Mardi, son of Enishtâ |
| 4 | _igi_ u2-ti7-ia _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia | before Utiya, son of Hanikuya |
| 5 | _igi_ ke2-li-ip-_lugal dumu_ e-ni-isz-[ta-e] | before Kelip-sharri, son of Enishtâ |
| 6 | _igi_ ma-at-te-szup _dumu_ na-ni-ia | before Atte-šup, son of Naniya |
| 7 | _igi_ a-ka3-a-a _dumu_ ar-pi2-he2 | before Akaya, son of Arpiḫe |
| 8 | _igi_ hu-ti4-ia _dumu_ na-ar-bi-_dingir_ | before Hattiya, son of Narbi-ili |
| 9 | _igi_ szu-ur-pa-a-a _dumu_ s,il2-li2-a-pi2-he2 | before Šurpâ, son of Ṣillī-apiḫe |
| 10 | _igi_ a-kap-sze-en-ni _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia | before Akapšenni, son of Hanikūya |
| 11 | _igi_ ki-ip-ke2-war _dumu_ a-ka3-we | before Kip-kewar, son of Akawe |
| 12 | _igi_ sza-ar-te-szup _dumu_ pu-hi-sze-en-ni | before Šar-tešup, son of Puhi-šenni |
| 13 | _igi_ ta-i-sze-en-ni _dumu_ pa-pa-a-a | before Tišenni, son of Pappâ |
| 14 | _igi_ ha-szi-pa-a-pu _dumu_ a-ri-ma-at-ka4 | before Haši-pāpu, son of Arimatka |
| 15 | _igi_ sze-eh-li-te-szup _dumu_ hu-ti4-ia | before Šeh-lite-šup, son of Hattiya |
| 16 | _igi_ szuk2-ra-a-pu _dumu_ ar-te-ia | before Šukra-apu, son of Arteya |
| 17 | _igi_ ta-a-a-u2-ki _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia | before Tayuki, son of Hanikuya |
| 18 | _igi_ hu-i-te-szup _dumu_ ta-a-a-u2-ki | before Ḫuitešup, son of Tayuki |
| 19 | _igi_ {disz}a-ti-la-am-mu t,up-szar-ru3 | before Atilammu, the scribe |
| 4 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}a-kap-sze-en-ni | Seal of Akap-šenni |
| 5 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ta-a-a-u2-ki | Seal of Tayuki |
| 6 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}sze-en-ni-ia | Seal of Šenniya |
| top | ||
| 7 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ke2-li-ip-_lugal_ | Seal of Kēlp-šarru |
| left | ||
| 8 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}szu-ru-pa-a-a | Seal of Šurupāyu |
| 9 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ma-te-szup | Seal of Mattešup |
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