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CTN 2, 043 (P428793)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 2, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428793 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢ṣu⸣-pur {1}hal-mu-si | a type of ebony |
| 2 | EN A.ŠA₃ | owner of the field |
| 3 | E₂ 02 ANŠE 4 BAN₂ ⸢A.ŠA₃⸣ | An estate of 2 homers 4 seahs of ašû-flour |
| 4 | ina URU-ša₂-{1}{d}⸢da-gan-EN⸣-PAB | in the city of Nabû-dagan-bēlu-uṣur |
| 5 | u₂-piš-ma {1}aš-šur-BAD₃-PAB | Ištar-dūru-uṣur |
| 6 | ina ŠA₃ 50 MA.NA URUDU-MEŠ | for 50 minas of copper |
| 7 | TA pa-an {1}hal-mu-si | from Halmusi |
| 8 | il-qi kas-pu ga-mur | The money is paid completely. |
| 9 | ta-din A.ŠA₃ za-[rip] | The money is paid completely. |
| 10 | laq-qi tu₂-a-ru DUG₄.DUG₄ | Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 11 | la-aš₂-šu man-nu | There is no (further) limit, who |
| r | ||
| 1 | ša i-GIL-u-ni | Whoever breaks the contract |
| 2 | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ-te | The money is paid completely. |
| 3 | a-na EN-MEŠ-šu₂ GUR | He shall return it to its owners. |
| 4 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄ | He shall contest in his lawsuit |
| 5 | NU TI | he will not live. |
| 6 | IGI {1}{d}⸢MAŠ⸣-APIN-eš | Witness: Emašši-ēṭer-eresh. |
| 7 | IGI {1}⸢x⸣-[x]-i PAB-šu₂ | Witness: E-e-i, his brother |
| 8 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}⸢gir₂⸣-a.a {lu₂}NAGAR | “IGI₂.E.E.A., the carpenter, |
| 9 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}[x x x] | ēmuru-plant |
| 10 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ lu | ... ... or |
| 11 | 0 {iti}⸢ŠE.DIRIG⸣ | of the month “ŠE₂.DIRIG.E23 |
| 12 | [x x] {1}{d}⸢MAŠ-x⸣ | ... Emaš-x |
| 13 | [x x] ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | IGI {1}ba-⸢ni⸣-i ṣa-⸢bit⸣ [IM] | Witness: Bānî, scribe |
Sources & licences
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- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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