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CTN 6, 068 (P428990)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 6, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428990 |
| 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 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}SUHUŠ-{d}AG | Seal of Ubru-Nabû |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}{d}MAŠ-ka-az-ba-a-te | Seal of Ninurta-kazbate |
| 3 | PAB 2 LU₂.MEŠ an-nu-a-te | in all, 2 men. |
| 4 | EN MUNUS ta-da-a-ni | owner of the woman being sold. |
| 5 | {f}{d}ba-ni-tum-ta-ša₂-ma-ni-i GEME₂-šu₂-nu | Banitu-tašamâni, their female slave |
| 6 | u₂-piš-ma {1}{d}ša₂-maš-MAN-PAB | Šamaš-šarru-uṣur |
| 7 | ina lib₃-bi 54 GIN₂.MEŠ KU₃.BABBAR | from it 54 shekels of silver |
| 8 | il-qe kas-pu ga-mur ta-din-ni | The money is paid completely. |
| 9 | tu-a-ru de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ <la>-aš₂-šu₂ | Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| 10 | man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš ina ma-ti-ma | Whoever in the future, at any time |
| 11 | i-za-qu-pa-a-ni i-GIL-u-ni | they will raise a claim and break the contract. |
| r | ||
| 12 | lu-u LU₂ an-nu-te lu-u DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu | or these men, or their sons |
| 13 | lu-u DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-u PAB.MEŠ-šu₂-nu | or their sons, grandsons or brothers |
| 14 | lu-u DUMU-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-u {lu₂}GAR-nu | or their brothers, their nephews, or their prefect |
| 15 | lu-u {lu₂}GAL-ki-ṣir-šu₂-nu {lu₂}GAL-ki-ṣir-šu₂-nu | or their cohort commanders, their cohort commandants, |
| 16 | TA {1}{d}ša₂-maš-MAN-PAB DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ | from Šamaš-šarru-uṣur his sons |
| 17 | DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ PAB.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂ | sons, grandsons, brothers, nephews, brothers |
| 18 | de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-ta-u-ni | [He shall contest in his lawsuit and] not succeed. |
| 19 | 10 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR SUM-an | He shall pay 10 minas of silver. |
| 20 | IGI {1}DINGIR-pah-ru {lu₂}GAL-KUR {lu₂}GAL-KUR | Witness: Ilu-paḫru, palace manager (and) palace manager |
| 21 | IGI {1}ṣil-EN-dal-li | Witness: Bil-Bel-dalli |
| 22 | IGI {1}la-da($tablet: ta$)-gil₂-DINGIR | Witness: Lada-gil-ili |
| 23 | IGI {1}ta-ri-ba($tablet: su$)-{d}15 | Witness: Tarība-Issar. |
| 24 | IGI {1}du-du-u | Witness Dudû. |
| 25 | IGI {1}sa-me-du($tablet: lu$) | Witness: Samedu |
| 26 | IGI {1}SUHUŠ-{d}al-la-a-a | Witness: Ubru-Allaya |
| t.e. | ||
| 27 | IGI {1}{d}PA-ZU($tablet: GUR$) | Witness: Nabu-le’i |
| 28 | IGI {1}{d}PA-MAN-PAB | Witness: Nabû-šarru-uṣur. |
| 29 | IGI {1}IR₃-{d}15 | Witness: Ištar |
| l.e. | ||
| 30a | IGI {1}U.GUR-⸢DU₃⸣-uš {⸢iti⸣}APIN UD 2.KAM₂ | Witness: Nergal-ēpuš. Month of Araḫsamna, 2nd day. |
| 31 | lim-me {1}pa-qa-{uru}arba-il₃ | eponym year of Paqa-Arbail. |
| 32 | IGI {1}ZALAG₂-{d}ša₂-maš IGI {1}tu-ta-a-a IGI {1}ur-du | Witness: Nur-Šamaš Witness: Tutaya Witness: Urdu |
| 30b | IGI {1}IR₃-{d}⸢PA⸣ | Witness: Ipiq-Eštar |
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