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CTN 2, 014 (P428832)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 2, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428832 |
| 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 | ku-um {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ ṣu-bar-šu₂ iš-⸢kun⸣ | Instead of his seal he impressed his nail. |
| 2 | {1}me-ni-iʾ E₂ ep-šu₂ | “Me-ni-i-al, the built house |
| 3 | a-di {giš}UR₃-MEŠ-šu₂ | together with its beams |
| 4 | {1}aš-šur-tak₃-lak {lu₂}GAL-E₂ {lu₂}GAL-E₂ | Assurbanipal, the major-domo of the chief of the household; |
| 5 | ina ŠA₃ 40 ⸢MA.NA⸣ URUDU-MEŠ | In exchange for 40 copper ēru-boats |
| 6 | u₂-tap-piš i-si-qi kas₂-pu | He has contracted and bought it. The money is paid completely. |
| 7 | ga-mur ta-(din) E₂ za-rip | The house is purchased and acquired. |
| 8 | laq-qi₂ tu-a-ru DUG₄.DUG₄ la-šu₂ | It is acquired and taken. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 9 | man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš TA {1}aš-šur-tak₃-lak | Whoever in the future, from Assurtaklak |
| 10 | lu-u {1}me-ni-iʾ lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | whether Menial or his sons |
| 11 | ⸢lu⸣-u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ de-e-nu | Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 12 | [DUG₄].DUG₄ ⸢ub-ta⸣-ʾu-ni | “If he slips through the thresholds, |
| 13 | [x x x] KUG.GI SA₅ ina bur-ki DINGIR | ... red gold in the lap of a god |
| 14 | [x x x] a-šib {uru}kal-hi GAR-an | You place ... in the Kalḫu river. |
| b.e. | ||
| 15 | [x x x] ⸢KUG⸣.UD a-na {lu₂}EN.NAM | silver to the governor |
| 16 | [URU-šu₂] SUM-an | his city he shall give |
| r | ||
| 1 | [IGI {1}x x x]-a-DINGIR | Witness: a-ili |
| 2 | [x x x x x]-si-mu | ......-simu |
| 3 | [IGI] {1}[x x x]+x-PAB | Witness: ...-uṣur. |
| 4 | {[lu₂]}SAG ša {lu₂}EN.NAM | eunuch of the governor |
| 5 | [IGI] {1}iš-me-DINGIR | Witness: Išme-ili |
| 6 | [IGI] {1}{d}UTU-šal-lim | before Šamaš-vallim |
| 7 | {⸢lu₂}mu⸣-kil-ap-pa-te {⸢lu₂}mu⸣-kil-ap-pa-te | “Mušabši, mukīn-šakin, ēkil-ap-pâte, |
| 8 | IGI {1}har-ma-ku | Witness: Ḫarmaku |
| 9 | IGI {1}{d}MAŠ-ŠU.2-DIB | Witness: Inurta-qati-ṣabat |
| 10 | IGI {1}si-si-ia A.BA-URU A.BA-URU | Witness: Sīsiya, city scribe, [city scribe]. |
| 11 | {iti}ŠE UD 18-KAM₂ | 18th day of Duʾuzu. |
| 12 | lim-me {1}aš-šur-TEŠ₂-E₂.KUR | eponym year of Aššīr-tabni-Ekur. |
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