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CTN 6, 066 (P496503)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 6, 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P496503 |
| Museum no. | BM 131984 |
| 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}ha-an-da-bu-ri | Seal of Handaburi |
| 2 | EN GEME₂-šu₂ SUM-ni | owner of the slave girl being sold. |
| 3 | {f}{d}ur-kit-tum-ha-mat GEME₂-šu₂ | Urkittu-hamat, his maid |
| 4 | 4 ru-ṭu GEME₂-šu₂ ša {1}ha-an-da-bu-ri | 4 female lambs, belonging to Handaburu |
| 5 | u₂-piš-ma {1}lu-tu₂-ba-ša₂-ni-{d}IM | Lutubašanni-Adad |
| 6 | ina lib₃-bi 20 MA.NA URUDU.MEŠ | from it 20 minas of copper |
| 7 | il-qe kas-pu ga-mur | The money is paid completely. |
| 8 | ta-din MUNUS šu₂-a-tu₂ za-ar₂-pat | That woman is purchased and acquired. |
| 9 | laq-qi-at tu-a-ru de-e-nu | Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| r | ||
| 10 | DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ | There is no lawsuit |
| 11 | man-nu ša₂ GIL-u-ni | Whoever breaks the contract |
| 12 | 2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR SUM-an | He shall pay 2 minas of silver. |
| 13 | ṣib-tu₂ be-en-nu ina 1 ME UD-me | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for 100 days. |
| 14 | sa-ar₂-tu₂ ina kal₃ UD.MEŠ | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for all time. |
| 15 | ina MU.AN.NA la ba-ši-ti | In a year without interruption |
| 16 | a-ki 1 qa ŠE.PAD.MEŠ ina 1 1/2 MA.NA URUDU.MEŠ | When 1 qa of copper for 1 1/2 minas of copper |
| 17 | ta-lak-u-ni GEME₂ TI-at | (If) he goes: the she-ass will live. |
| 18 | IGI {1}e-ri-su | Witness: Erisu |
| 19 | IGI {1}aq-ru | Witness: Aqru |
| 20 | IGI {1}man-nu-ki-{uru}arba-il₃ | Witness Mannu-ki-Buru-Arbail. |
| 21 | IGI {1}{uru}arba-il₃-a-a | Witness Arbailayu. |
| 22 | IGI {1}ṣil-EN-hi-im-me | Witness: Bil-Bēl-himme. |
| 23 | IGI {1}{d}PA-u-a-a {lu₂}A.BA | Witness: Nabû'a, scribe |
| 24 | {iti}ŠE UD 3.⸢KAM₂⸣ | 3rd day of Duʾuzu |
| 25 | lim-mu {1}aš-šur-MAN-PAB | eponym year of Assur-šarru-uṣur. |
| 26 | ša {uru}mar-qa-si | of Marqasu |
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