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CTN 6, 070 (P496505)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 6, 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P496505 |
| Museum no. | IM 058044 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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}GIR₃.2-{d}PA-a-ṣa-bat | Seal of Šep-Nabû-aṣbat |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}SUHUŠ-{d}7.BI | Seal of Ubru-Sîn |
| 3 | DUMU {1}{d}UTU-ši-I {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ | son of Šamaš-svi-na’di, gatekeeper |
| 4 | EN MUNUS SUM-ni | owner of the woman being sold. |
| 5 | {f}{d}15-EN-PAB GEME₂-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | Ištar-bēlu-uṣur, female slave |
| 6 | ša LU₂.MEŠ an-nu-ti | of these men |
| 7 | u₂-piš-ma {1}SUHUŠ-{d}PA {lu₂}GAL-KUR {lu₂}GAL-KUR | Ubru-Nabû, the palace manager, |
| 8 | TA IGI LU₂.MEŠ an-nu-ti | from these men |
| 9 | ina lib₃-bi 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR TI-qe | He has taken it for 1 mina of silver. |
| 10 | kas-pu gam-mur SUM-ni | The money is paid completely. |
| 11 | GEME₂ šu₂-a-tu₂ za-ar-pat{at} | that she-ass is free |
| 12 | laq-qi-at tu-a-ru | It is acquired and taken. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 13 | de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ | Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| 14 | man-nu ša₂ GIL-u-ni | Whoever breaks the contract |
| b.e. | ||
| 15 | lu-u LU₂.MEŠ an-nu-ti | [or] these men |
| 16 | lu-u A.MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-u A-A.MEŠ-šu₂-nu A-A.MEŠ-šu₂-nu | either their water or their water, their water |
| 17 | lu-u PAB.MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-u A-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂-nu A-PAB.MEŠ-šu₂-nu | or their brothers, or their nephews, |
| r | ||
| 18 | lu-u {lu₂}GAR-nu-šu₂-nu lu-u mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂-nu | or their prefects or their witnesses |
| 19 | de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ TA | [Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation] is void. |
| 20 | {1}SUHUŠ-{d}PA ub-ta-u-ni | Ubru-Nabû brought |
| 21 | 10 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR 1 MA.NA KU₃.GI ina bur-ki | 10 minas of silver (and) 1 mina of gold in the bowl, |
| 22 | {d}MAŠ a-šib {uru}kal₃-ha i-ša₂-kan | Ninurta shall place at the reservoir of Kalḫu. |
| 23 | kas-pu a-na 10.MEŠ ina EN-šu₂ GUR-ra | He shall return the money tenfold to its owner. |
| 24 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄ la i-laq-qe | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 25 | IGI {1}rem₂-a-na-{d}15 {lu₂}A.BA | Witness: Emana-Ištar, scribe |
| 26 | IGI {1}DI.KUD-{d}MAŠ | Witness: Dayyan-Ninurta |
| 27 | IGI {1}hu-ub-tu₂-aš-šur | Witness: Ḫubtu-asšur |
| 28 | IGI {1}DINGIR-na-tan | Witness: Ilu-natan |
| 29 | IGI {1}gab-bu-a-mur | Witness Gabbu-amur. |
| 30 | IGI {1}ki-qi-la-a-nu | Witness: Kiqillanu |
| 31 | IGI {1}lu-ša₂-kin₂ | Witness: Lušakin |
| 32 | IGI {1}tu-ta-a-a | Witness: Tutāyu |
| 33 | IGI {1}BE-ma-ta-zib | Witness: Šumma-tazib |
| 34 | IGI {1}šul₃-mu-MAN {lu₂}GAL-GAG.MEŠ {lu₂}GAL-GAG.MEŠ | Witness: Šulmu-šarri, chief of the chiefs. |
| t.e. | ||
| 35 | {iti}GAN UD 5.KAM₂ | 5th day of Kislimu |
| 36 | lim-me {1}{d}za-ba₄-ba₄-SU | eponym year of Zababa-eriba. |
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