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CTN 6, 067 (P428999)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 6, 067 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428999 |
| 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⸣-[...] | Seal of Esaggil- |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}ki-⸢pu⸣-[x-x]+x-qi | Seal of Ki-epu-x-qi |
| 3 | EN MUNUS SUM-⸢a-ni⸣ | owner of the woman being sold. |
| 4 | {f}{d}a-tar-di-mir GEME₂-⸢šu₂⸣ | Ātar-dimir, the female slave |
| 5 | u₂-piš-ma {1}{d}PA-ŠU.2-ṣa-bat | Nabû-šū-bat |
| 6 | ina lib₃-bi 50 GIN₂.MEŠ KU₃.BABBAR il-⸢qe⸣ | He has taken 50 shekels of silver from it. |
| 7 | kas-pu ga-mur ta-din-ni | The money is paid completely. |
| 8 | MUNUS šu-a-tu₂ zar₄-pat laq-qi-⸢ta⸣ | That woman is purchased and acquired. |
| 9 | tu-a-ru de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 10 | la-a-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš | Who is it that in the future |
| 11 | im-ma-te-ma i-za-qu-pa-ni | “If he comes up and raises a claim |
| 12 | lu-u LU₂.MEŠ-e an-nu-u-te | [or] these men, |
| 13 | lu-u DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-u DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu | either their sons, their grandsons, their grandson(s) |
| 14 | ša TA {1}{d}PA-ŠU.2-ṣa-bat | which from Nabû-šūr-abat |
| 15 | u DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ u ⸢DUMU-DUMU⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢DUMU-DUMU⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ | and his sons and his grandsons, grandsons |
| b.e. | ||
| 16 | de-e-nu ⸢DUG₄⸣.[DUG₄] | Lawsuit or litigation |
| 17 | ub-ta-⸢u-ni⸣ | he shall return. |
| r | ||
| 18 | ṣib-tu be-nu ina 1 ME UD-me | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for 100 days. |
| 19 | sa-ar-tu₂ ina kal MU.AN.NA.MEŠ | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for all years. |
| 20 | kas-pu ina 10.MEŠ ina EN-šu₂ u-GUR | He shall return the money tenfold to its owner. |
| 21 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma | shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 22 | la i-laq-qe | he shall not take. |
| 23 | IGI {1}DUG₃.GA-ṣil-MAN GAL-KUR GAL-KUR | Witness: Ṭāb-bil-šarru, palace manager of the palace manager. |
| 24 | IGI {1}DINGIR-pah-hur GAL-KUR GAL-KUR | Witness: Ilu-paḫur, palace manager of the palace manager. |
| 25 | IGI {1}rem₂-a-ni-15 | Witness: Emani-Issar |
| 26 | IGI {1}na-ni-i | Witness: Nanî |
| 27 | IGI {1}KAŠ.LUL | Witness: cupbearer |
| 28 | IGI {1}{d}PA-šal-lim-⸢PAB.MEŠ/ME⸣ | Witness: Nabû-vallim-ahhē-e3. |
| 29 | IGI {1}{d}⸢x x x⸣ [x (x)] | Witness: E22 |
| 30 | IGI {1}ZALAG₂-{⸢d}ša₂-maš⸣ | Witness: Nur-Šamaš-e23 |
| 31 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}ha-a-a-nu | a type of grass |
| 32 | {[iti]}⸢KIN⸣ UD 23.KAM₂ | The 23rd of Ululu |
| t.e. | ||
| 33 | [lim-mu] {1}bu-lu-ṭu | eponym year of Bullutbu. |
| 34 | [IGI {1}⸢tab⸣-URU-a-a | Witness: Tabēta-Eurūāia |
| 35 | ⸢IGI {1}DU₃-a-a | (a kind of plant) |
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