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CTN 6, 074 (P428991)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 6, 074 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428991 |
| 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}AD-[GIŠ] | Seal of Abu-lešir |
| 2 | DUMU {1}gab-bu-⸢a⸣-[mur] | son of Gabbu-ea-emur |
| 3 | EN LU₂ ⸢SUM⸣-[ni] | owner of the man being sold. |
| 4 | {1}{⸢d}15-I {lu₂}IR₃ x+[x x]+x x+[x (x x)] | Ištar-na’di, the guardian of |
| 5 | ša {1}AD-[GIŠ (x x)] | of Ab-šēzib |
| 6 | u₂-piš-ma {1}{d}ša₂-maš-[MAN]-⸢PAB⸣ | Šamaš-šarru-uṣur has contracted |
| 7 | TA IGI {1}AD-GIŠ | from Abi-lešir |
| 8 | ina ŠA₃ 51 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR il-qe | He has bought it for 51 shekels of silver. |
| 9 | kas-pu gam-⸢mur⸣ ta-din LU₂ šu-a-tu₂ | The money is paid completely. That man |
| 10 | za-rip laq-qi tu-a-ru de-e-nu | It is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 11 | la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša ina ur-kiš ina ma-te-ma | Whoever in the future, at any time |
| b.e. | ||
| 12 | i-za-qu-pa-a-ni ⸢GIL⸣-u-ni | they shall remove, and the egil plant |
| r | ||
| 13 | lu-u {1}AD-GIŠ lu-u DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ | or his sons |
| 14 | lu-u DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u PAB.MEŠ-šu₂ | or his grandsons, grandsons or brothers |
| 15 | lu-u DUMU-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂ ša TA {1}{d}ša₂-maš-MAN-PAB | or his brothers or nephews, who from Šamaš-šarru-uṣur |
| 16 | PAB.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂ de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 17 | ub-ta-u-ni ṣib-tu₂ be-en-nu ina 1 ME UD-me | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for 100 days (and against) fraud forever. |
| 18 | sa-ar-tu₂ ina kal MU.AN.NA.MEŠ | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for all years. |
| 19 | kas-pu ana 10.MEŠ-te ina be-li₂-šu₂ u₂-GUR | He shall return the money tenfold to its owner. |
| 20 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la TI | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 21 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}sa-me-du | a type of grass |
| 22 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}ṣil-EN-dal-li | “IGI-e23, Bil-Bēl-dalli, |
| 23 | [IGI] {1}⸢ZALAG₂-{d}ša₂-maš⸣ DUMU {1}kur-DINGIR-a-a {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ | before Nur-Šamaš-e, son of Kur-ilā’i, gatekeeper |
| 24 | [IGI] {1}⸢la-da-gil₂⸣-DINGIR | Witness: La-dagil-ili |
| 25 | IGI {1}{d}PA-ZU | Witness: Nabu-le’i |
| 26 | IGI {1}IR₃-{d}15 | Witness: Ištar |
| 27 | IGI {1}tu-ta-a-a {lu₂}I₃.[DU₈] | Witness: Tutaya, gatekeeper |
| ₂₈ | IGI {1}qa-lu-un-⸢zu⸣ | Witness Qalun-ezû. |
| 29 | IGI {1}{d}15-MU-AŠ [(x x)] | Witness: Issar-šumu-iddina |
| t.e. | ||
| 30 | {iti}GUD UD [x.KAM₂] | Month Iyyar (II), [xth day], eponym year of Nabû-šarru-uṣur. |
| 31 | lim-me {1}⸢EN⸣-[x (x x)] | eponym year of Bel-. |
| 32 | IGI {1}ur-du {lu₂}[...] | Witness: Urdu, . |
| l.e. | ||
| 33 | IGI {1}du-u-du-u₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}lah-hi-nu | Witness: Dudû, the lahhinu priest |
| 34 | IGI {1}ZALAG₂-ta-a-nu {⸢lu₂⸣}NINDA | Witness: Nurtanu, elu-e-23-nindanu |
| 35 | IGI {1}mar-li-⸢hi⸣ {[lu₂]}mu-ša₂-kil-MUŠEN.MEŠ {[lu₂]}mu-ša₂-kil-MUŠEN.MEŠ | Witness: Marlī-eḫî, the šakil-mouse, (and) the psalmist. |
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