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AASOR 16, 042 (P388521)
Business / Contracts, Middle Babylonian, Gasur/Nuzi · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | AASOR 16, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388521 |
| Museum no. | SM 2000.06.036 |
| 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-ar-tu4-ti# [u3 kal-lu-ti] | A tablet of mercy and rejoicing |
| 2 | sza# {munus#}ha-na-te _geme2_ sza {munus}tul2-pu#-[na]-a-a | of Hanatu, female slave of Tulipunaya |
| 3 | {munus}hal-ba2-bu-sza _dumu-munus_ sza# [{disz}szuk2-ra-pu _dumu_] ar-na-mar | Ḫalbabuša, daughter of Šukrapu, son of Arnamar |
| 4 | {disz}szuk2-ra-pu _dumu_ ar#-na#-[mar] | Šukrapu, son of Arnamar |
| 5 | u3 {munus}hi-ia-re-el#-[li _dam_-ti sza] {disz#}szuk2#-ra-pu | and Hiya-rēlī, wife of Šukarapu |
| 6 | a-na ma-ar-tu4-ti# [u3 kal]-lu-ti# | for the extispicy and the calf |
| 7 | a-na {munus}ha-na-te _geme2#_ sza# {munus#}[tul2-pu]-na-a-a _si3_-nu | to Hanatu, female slave of Tulpūnayu, they are equal. |
| 8 | u3 {munus}ha-na-te a-szar# ha#-a#-[de4 {munus}]hal-ba2-bu-sza | and the hanatu-girls, where she wishes, her halbabuša |
| 9 | a-na asz-szu-ti i-na-an-din a#-na [{lu2}]_ARAD2#_ a-na asz-szu-ti | to a slave he shall give. To the slave to the slave |
| 10 | i-na-an-din-szi 1(disz) {lu2}mu#-us-[sa3 _ba-usz2-mesz_] | he shall give her. 1 herdsman, slaughtered |
| 11 | a-na sza-a-ni _lu2 si3_ szum#-ma _lu2_ sza-[a-nu mu]-us#-sa3 | to that man if that man her husband |
| 12 | _ba-usz2-mesz_ u3 a-na sza-asz#-szi _lu2 si3#_ | slaughtered animals and for that man |
| 13 | szum-ma sza-asz-szu {lu2}mu#-us#-sa3 _ba-usz2#-[mesz_] | If her husband dies |
| 14 | u3 ur-ka4-as-su2 [sza] {munus#}hal#-ba2-[bu-sza] | and Ur-kassu of the woman Ḫalbabuša |
| 15 | sza {munus}ha#-na-te-ma u3# um-ma [{disz}szuk2]-ra-pu | of Hanatema and thus Šukrapu |
| 16 | u3 um-[ma] {munus}hi#-ia-[re]-el-li-[ma] | And thus (says) Hiya-rēlī: |
| 17 | {munus}ha-na-[te] isz-tu4 su2-u2-qi2-_mesz#_ | hanātu-women from the streets |
| 18 | %xhu i-li-im-du#-um-ma ni-pu-usz#-mi# | “Ilī-imdûma, we did. |
| 19 | u3 {munus}hal-ba2-bu-sza ni#-id-din#-mi | and Ḫalbabuša we gave. |
| 20 | u3 {munus}ha-na-te {munus}hal-ba2-bu-sza# | and Ḫanatu (and) Halbabuša |
| 21 | sza ki-i _dumu-munus_ ar#-ra#-ap2-he ip-pu#-sza-asz-szi | that like a daughter of a suckling child they shall make for her |
| 22 | a-na _geme2_{ti} la u2-ta-ar-szi | to a slave woman shall not return |
| 23 | szum#-ma {munus}hal-ba2-bu-sza pa-qi2-ra-na | If the woman Ḫalbabūša is entrusted |
| 24 | [i]-ra-asz-szi {disz}szuk2-ra-pu | Šukra-pu |
| 25 | [u3] {munus#}[hi]-ia-re-el-li u2-za-ka4-ma | and Hiya-rēlī cleared, and |
| 26 | [a]-na {munus}[ha]-na-te i-na-an-din | to the female slaves he shall give |
| 27 | szum-ma {disz}szuk2-ra-pu | If Šukra-pu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 {munus}hi-ia-re-el-li | and Hiya-rēlī, |
| 2 | _ki-bal_{tu4} u3 _asz egir_-[ki] | the rebel land and as far as the lands |
| 3 | sza {munus}ha-na-te asz-szum {munus}hal-ba2-bu-[sza] | of the harem women because of her harbābu women |
| 4 | i-sza-as-su2 u3 2(disz) _geme2-mesz_ | and 2 female slaves |
| 5 | lu-ul-lu-a-i-tu4 a-na {munus}ha-na-te | lullūtu-disease to the hanatu-woman |
| 6 | u2-ma-al-lu | he will pay. |
| 7 | _igi_ ur-hi-ia _dumu_ s,il2-li2-a-pi2-he | before Urhiya, son of Ṣillī-apihe |
| 8 | _igi_ hi-il-pi2-szu-uh _dumu_ szu-hu-zi-ri-ra | before Ḫil-pīšuḫ, son of Ša-hu-zirira |
| 9 | _igi_ ha-ma-an-na _{lu2}sanga_ | before Hamāna, priest |
| 10 | _igi_ ut-hap2-sze-ni _{lu2}muszen-du3_ | before Uthapšeni, fowler |
| 11 | _igi_ a-kap-sze-ni _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia | before Akapšenu, son of Hanikūya |
| 12 | _igi_ ha-szi-ip-til-la _dumu_ ar-te-ia | before Hashiptila, son of Arteya |
| 13 | _igi_ u2-usz-sze _dumu_ ha-szi-ik-ke3-mar | before U-ušše, son of Hašik-kēmar |
| 14 | _igi_ na-i-ke3-mar _dumu_ a-ri-ma-at-ka4 | before Nikkal, son of Arimatka |
| 15 | _igi_ ak-ku-le-en-ni _dumu_ it-ha-pu | before Akkulenni, son of Ithapu |
| 16 | _igi_ ha-bil-SIG5-qu2 _{lu2}nu-{gesz}kiri6_ | before Ḫabil-daʾeq, gardener |
| 17 | _igi_ szu-mu-li-ia _{lu2}aszgab_ | before Šumuliya, the smith |
| 18 | _igi_ ip-sza2-a-a sza {iri}an-zu-gal-li3 | before Ipšaya of Anzugalli |
| 19 | _igi_ ur-hi-ia _dumu_ ki-li-ia _dub-sar_ | before Urhiya, son of Kiliyu, scribe |
| 20 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}a-kap-sze-ni _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia | Seal of Akapšenu, son of Hanikuya |
| 21 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ut-hap2-sze-ni _{lu2}muszen-du3_ | Seal of Šamaš-hapšenni, fowler |
| 22 | _na4#-kiszib_ {disz}ha-ma-an-na {lu2#}[_sanga_] | Seal of Hamannu, priest |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _na4#-kiszib_ {disz}ur#-hi-ia t,up-szar-ru3 | Seal of Urḫiya, scribe |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ha-szi-ip-til-la | Seal of Hašiptila |
| 2 | _dumu_ ar-te-ia | son of Arteya, |
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