AASOR 16, 034 (P388513)
Legal, Middle Babylonian, Gasur/Nuzi · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | AASOR 16, 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388513 |
| Museum no. | SM 2000.06.028 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | li-sza-an-szu sza {disz}ha-na-a-a | may he make perfect. Of Hanāyu |
| 2 | _dumu_ te-en-te-ia ina pa-ni _lu2-mesz igi-mesz_-ti | son of Tēntiya in the presence of witnesses |
| 3 | iq-ta-bi {munus}ha-szu-un-na-a-a | said to Hašunnaya: |
| 4 | {disz}te-en-te-ia a-bu-ia | Tēntiya, my father |
| 5 | ip-pa-na-ti-im-ma a-na _geme2_-ti | opened, and to the slave woman |
| 6 | a-na {munus}sze-el-tu4-un-na-a-a i-din | to Šeltunaya he gave. |
| 7 | u3 i-na-an-na a-na-ku {munus}hi-in-zu-ri | And now I, Hinzuru |
| 8 | {munus}a-su-li {munus}pa-pa-a-a u3 {disz}a-ri-pe3-en-ni | Asuli, Pappâ and Aripenni |
| 9 | 4(disz) _nam-lu2-lu2-mesz_ an-nu-ti sza asz-bu-u2 | these four men who reside |
| 10 | sze-er-ri-szu sza {munus}ha-szu-un-na-a-a | the dowry of Hašunnaya |
| 11 | u3 it-ti sze-er-ri-szu-nu-ma x | and with their dowry |
| 12 | a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a _dumu munus_ sze-el-tu4-un-na-a-a | to Tulpunāyu daughter of Šeltunnayu |
| 13 | a-na _geme2-mesz_ u3 _ir3-mesz_-ti at-ta-din | to slave women and slave-girls I gave. |
| 14 | u3 mi-nu-um-mi-e sze-er-ri-szu | and whatever else his extispicy |
| 15 | ri-hu-ti sza la asz-bu sza {munus}ha-szu-un-na-a-a | riḫūtu-offerings without a seat of the Hašunnaeans, |
| 16 | u3 a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a-ma at-ta-ad-na-asz-szu-nu-ti | and I gave them to Tulpuna. |
| 17 | u3 5(disz) _ansze sze-mesz_ 1(disz) _ansze_ ku-ni-szu-_mesz_ 5(ban2) ki#-ba2-tu4-_mesz_ | and 5 homers of barley, 1 homer of sesame, 5 seahs of chick-peas, |
| 18 | _1(disz) tug2# 2(disz) udu-mesz_ u3 4(disz) _sila3 i3-mesz_ {munus#}tul2#-pu-un-na-a-a | 1 garment, 2 sheep and 4 qû of oil for Tulpunaya |
| 19 | a-na {disz}ha-na-a#-a# a-na szi-im _nam-lu2#-mesz_ an-nu-ti i-din szum-ma _nam-lu2-lu2-mesz_ | to Hanāyu for the price of these men he gave. If the men |
| 20 | an-nu-ti sza# [i-na] t,up-pi2 an-ni-ti pa-qi2-ra-na | These are those who are entrusted to me on this tablet. |
| 21 | i-ra-asz-[szu]-u2# {disz}ha-na-a-a u2-za-ak-ka4-ma | Hanaya will clear it and |
| 22 | a-na {munus}tul2#-pu-na-a-a i-na-an-din | to Tulipunaya he shall give |
| 23 | u3 szum#-ma _nam-lu2-lu2-mesz_ an-nu-ti sze-er-ri-szu | and if these men his offspring |
| 24 | sza# [{munus}]ha#-szum-na-a-a | of Hašumnaya |
| 25 | [isz-tu _e2_]-it {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a u2-us,!(PU)-s,u2-u2 | from the house of the Tulpunaya they went out |
| 26 | [u3 {disz}ha-na]-a#-a-ma u2-za-ak-ka4-szu-nu-ti | and Hanaya cleared them |
| 27 | [... u3 a-na] {munus#}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a u2-ta-ar-szu-nu-ti | and he returned them to Tulpunnāyu. |
| 28 | [... szum-ma {disz}ha-na]-a#-a _ki-bal_-kat 4(disz)? _nam-lu2-lu2-mesz_ | If Hanāya the rebel land, 4(?) people |
| 29 | [... _sa5_-la szum-ma i-na _egir_]-ki {munus}tul2-pu-[un-na-a-a] i-sza-as-si2 | ... is red. If in the future Tulpunnaya weeps |
| 30 | _[n] gu2-un ku3-[babbar_ ...] | n talents of silver ... |
| 31 | [...] _sa5#_-la | ... is red. |
| 32 | [...] | |
| 33 | [...] | |
| 34 | [...] | |
| 35 | [...] | |
| 36 | _igi#_ pur-pa-[...] | before Purpa-... |
| 37 | _igi_ ia-an-zi#-[ma-asz-hu _dumu_ a-it-ta-ra] | before Yanzi-mashhu, son of Ittara |
| 38 | _igi_ szuk2-ri-ia _dumu_ ki#-[pi2-szu-uh-ri] | before Šukriya, son of Kipi-shuhri |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ u2-nap-ta#-e _dumu_ wa-[an-ti-ia] | before Unaptâ, son of Wattiya |
| 2 | _igi_ ha-ap-zi-la-ak-ku _dumu#_ [...] | before Ḫappi-lakku, son of ... |
| 3 | _igi_ a-ri-pe3-ra _dumu_ kap-[...] | before Aripara, son of Kap- |
| 4 | _igi_ ni-ir-hi-til-la _dumu_ tu-ra-ri# | before Nirhi-tilla, son of Turari |
| 5 | _igi_ ut-hap-ta-e _dumu_ tup-ki-ia# | before Uthaptâ, son of Tupkiya |
| 6 | _igi_ a-ka4-a-a _dumu_ ar#-pi2-he2# | before Akaya, son of Arpihe |
| 7 | _igi_ hu-ti4-ia _dumu_ ha#-szi-ia# | before Hattiya, son of Hashaya |
| 8 | _igi_ ke2-wi-ta-e# _dumu_ mu-usz#-te-szup | before Kewitâ, son of Mušte-shup |
| 9 | _igi_ wu-ur-te-ia# _dumu_ ha-ni-ku | before Wurteya, son of Haniku |
| 10 | _igi_ s,il-li2-_bad3# dumu_ {d}_im_-mu-szal-li | before Ṣilli-duri, son of Adad-mušalli |
| 11 | _igi_ szur-pa#-a#-a# _dumu_ s,il2-li2-a-pi2-he2 | before Šurpâ, son of Ṣillī-apihe |
| 12 | _igi_ x# [...] _dumu_ ha-szi-ke2-mar | before ..., son of Hashikemar |
| 13 | _igi#_ ar#-te#-em-tu-e _dumu_ ma-li-ia | before Artemutû, son of Aliya |
| 14 | _igi_ ta-a-a _dumu_ en-sza-ru | before Tâ, son of Ensharu |
| 15 | _igi_ tup-ki-ia _dumu_ ri-mu-lugal | before Tupkiya, son of Rimu-šarri |
| 16 | _igi_ ha-na-a-a _dumu_ e-ni-isz-ta-e | before Hanaya, son of Enishtâ |
| 17 | _igi_ hu-ti4-ia _dumu_ te-szup-er-wi | before Hutiya, son of Tešup-Erwi |
| 18 | _igi_ [ur]-hi-ia t,up-szar-ru3 | before Urhiya, the scribe |
| 19 | _igi_ ki#-mi3-il-la#-ta _dumu_ me-li-ia | before Kimilata, son of Meliya |
| bottom col 1 | ||
| 1 | _na4 kiszib_ {disz}hu-ti4-ia | Seal of Hutiya |
| 2 | _na4 kiszib_ {disz}szuk2-ri-ia | Seal of Šukriya |
| 3 | _na4 kiszib_ {disz}sze-en-na-a-a | Seal of Šennaya |
| 4 | _na4 kiszib_ {disz}wu-ur-te-ia | Seal of Wurteya |
| bottom col 2 | ||
| 1 | _na4 kiszib_ {disz}ut-hap-ta-e | seal of Šamaš-haptâ |
| 2 | _na4 kiszib_ {disz}a-ri-pe3-ra | seal of Ari-pera |
| 3 | _na4 kiszib_ {disz}ke2-wi-ta-e | seal of Kewitâ |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _na4# [kiszib]_ {disz}ar#-te#-em#-tu3-e | Seal of Artemutu |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _na4 kiszib_ {disz}tup-ki-ia | Seal of Tuppiya |
| left col 3 | ||
| 1 | _na4 kiszib_ {disz}_dub-sar_ | Seal of the scribe |
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