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CTN 2, 006 (P428808)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 2, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428808 |
| 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)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ku-um {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ ṣu-⸢pur⸣-[šu₂ iš]-⸢kun⸣ | Instead of his seal he impressed his nail. |
| 2 | ṣu-pur {1}{uru}NINA-a.a {lu₂}TUG₂.⸢KA.KEŠ₂⸣ | Fingernail of Ninuayu, tailor |
| 3 | {1}x+[x]-⸢qi⸣-KA.KEŠ₂ ARAD ša {uru}⸢NINA⸣-a.a | -eqi-e-KA.KEš, servant of the Ninuaean. |
| 4 | up-⸢piš⸣-[ma {1}{d}AMAR.UTU-A-PAB DUMU {1}EN-PAB-ir | has contracted and Marduk-aplu-uṣur, son of Bel-naṣir |
| 5 | ina ŠA₃-[bi x MA].⸢NA⸣ URUDU-MEŠ TI-qi₂ | He has taken x minas of copper from it. |
| 6 | kas₂-⸢pu⸣ [ga-mur] ⸢SUM⸣-ni LU₂-u šu-a-tu | The kašpû-vessel is present. That man |
| 7 | za-⸢ri⸣-[ip la-qi tu₂-a]-ru de-e-nu | It is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 8 | DUG₄.[DUG₄ la-a-šu₂] man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš | Whoever in the future |
| 9 | i-na [ma-ti-ma de]-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | At any time, a lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| 10 | ub-ta-⸢ʾu⸣-[ni 01 ⸢MA⸣.NA KUG.UD LUH-u | One ešapsû-boat of refined silver. |
| 11 | 01 MA.NA KUG.GI sak-ru ina bur-ki | 1 mina of pure gold in the bowl; |
| 12 | {d}15 ša {uru}NINA i-šak-kan | Ištar of Nineveh shall place. |
| 13 | ⸢kas₂⸣-pu a-na 10-MEŠ-te ana EN-⸢šu₂⸣ | He shall return the money tenfold to its owner. |
| 14 | [u₂]-⸢ta⸣-ra ina de-ni-⸢šu₂ DUG₄⸣.[DUG₄-ma] | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 15 | [la] ⸢TI⸣-qi₂ bi-lat AN.NA 0 | (If) he does not take (it), the price of the lead will increase. |
| 16 | [ana] {⸢lu₂⸣}EN.NAM URU-[šu₂ id-dan] | to the governor of his city he shall give |
| 17 | 02 {anše}KUR.RA ⸢BABBAR-MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x] | 2 white horses ... |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [IGI {1}x x x]-aš-šur {lu₂}[x x x x] | before ...-šur, the . |
| 3 | [IGI {1}x x x x]+x {lu₂}x+[x x x x] | Witness: ..., . |
| 4 | [IGI {1}x x x x] {⸢lu₂}TIN⸣ 0 | before ... elû-plant |
| 5 | [IGI {1}{d]}⸢IM⸣-iq-bi {⸢lu₂}x⸣ | before Ea-šār-iqbi, |
| 6 | [IGI {1}{d]}⸢NIN⸣.URTA-PAB-PAB 0 | before Bēlet-eṭir-aḫu-uṣur |
| 7 | IGI {1}x-x]+x-⸢x⸣ {lu₂}⸢x⸣ | Witness: -e23, e23 |
| 8 | IGI {1}{e₂]}⸢sag⸣-gil₂-A-PAB A.[BA] ṣa-bit IM | Witness: Esagil-aplu-uṣur, scribe, keeper of the tablet. |
| 9 | {iti}[x UD] 28-KAM lim-⸢mu⸣ | 28th day of , eponym year of Nabû-šarru-uṣur. |
| 10 | {1}aš-šur-⸢šal⸣-lim-an-ni {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAR.KUR] {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAR.KUR] | Assur-ešal-elimanni, the governor of the governor, |
| 11 | {uru}ar₂-ga-[x] | a type of plant |
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