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CTN 2, 003 (P428809)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 2, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428809 |
| 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-mu {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ ⸢ṣu-pur⸣-šu₂ [iš]-kun | Instead of his seal he impressed his nail. |
| 2 | ⸢ṣu-pur⸣ {1}SUHUŠ-ŠEŠ-MEŠ | a type of plant |
| 3 | {⸢lu₂}ARAD ša⸣ {lu₂}UGU-E₂ | servant of the overseer of the house |
| 4 | ša {lu₂}EN.NAM ša {⸢uru⸣}kal-hi | of the governor of the city Kalḫu |
| 5 | {1}AD-ul-ZU ŠEŠ-šu₂ | AD-UL-ZU, his hand |
| 6 | ina ŠA₃ 08 MA.NA URUDU-MEŠ | for 8 minas of copper |
| 7 | a-na {1}DI.KUD-i | to a judge |
| 8 | i-ti-din | has given. |
| 9 | {1}DI.KUD-i TA IGI | “If a stag from before |
| 10 | {1}⸢SUHUŠ⸣-ŠEŠ-MEŠ u₂-tap-piš TI-qi₂ | He has contracted and taken the ēšû-plant |
| 11 | ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ ša {1}SUHUŠ-ŠEŠ-MEŠ | Its ešû-vessel is that of the kidneys |
| b.e. | ||
| 12 | [za-rip la]-⸢qi⸣ | purchased and acquired. |
| 13 | [kas-pu] ga-mur ta-din | The money is paid completely. |
| 14 | [x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 2 | [x x x x MA].NA ⸢AN.NA⸣-MEŠ | minas of eana-plant |
| 3 | [x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ SUM-⸢an⸣ | ... he shall give. |
| 4 | [x x x x] GU₂.UN ⸢URUDU⸣-MEŠ | ... talents of copper |
| 5 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 6 | [x x x x] i [x x] | ...... |
| 7 | [x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 8 | [x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 9 | [x x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 10 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}ta-⸢x⸣-qa 0 | “IGI₂-e23 (means) ta-e23-qa. |
| 11 | [IGI] {1}si-lim-aš-⸢šur⸣ {lu₂}[x]-pur | Witness: Silim-ešur, ... |
| 12 | [IGI] {1}BAD₃-a.a IGI {1}a-ri-bu {lu₂}ŠAM₃ | Witness: Dūrī-Aia. Witness: Aribu, the slave |
| 13 | IGI {1}hu-la-a.a ša {uru}EN-li-bur | Witness: Ḫulāyu, of the cistern Bel-libur |
| 14 | IGI {1}ARAD-{d}15 DUMU {1}nu-ra-a-ni | Witness: Urdu-Issar, son of Nurani |
| 15 | IGI {1}qa-ru-ru IGI {1}di-di-i {lu₂}ŠAM₃ | Witness Qaruru. Witness Didî, slave. |
| 16 | PAB 08 IGI-MEŠ {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 03-KAM₂ | in all 8 witnesses. 3rd day of Šabaṭu. |
| t.e. | ||
| 17 | lim-mu {1}EN-NIG₂.BA-a-ni | eponym year of Bel-iqišāni. |
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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