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BATSH 6, 045 (P527170)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Dur-Katlimmu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BATSH 6, 045 |
|---|---|
| ID | P527170 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ 21039 |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian; Aramaic |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Dur-Katlimmu (mod. Tall Shekh Hamad) |
| Coordinates | 35.6463, 40.7436 |
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⸣ {m}[man-nu]-⸢ki⸣-{[d}DI-man] | Seal of Mannu-edi-Šulmu |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {m}{d}U.GUR-⸢TI⸣ | Seal of Nergal-uballiṭ |
| 3 | EN GEME₂ SUM-ni | owner of the she-ass being sold. |
| 4 | {⸢f}SUHUŠ⸣-15 ⸢GEME₂-šu₂⸣ | “Ešum-Issar, his female slave, |
| 5 | [ša {m}man-nu]-ki-{d}DI-man | From Mannu-kī-Šallimanni. |
| 6 | [ša {m}{d}U].⸢GUR⸣-TI | From Nergal-uballiṭ. |
| 7 | [u₂]-⸢piš⸣-ma {[m]}DI-mu-MAN | Šulmu-šarri |
| 8 | [ina ŠA₃] 1/2 MA.⸢NA⸣ KU₃.BABBAR | for 1/2 mina of silver |
| 9 | [TA] IGI {m}man-nu-ki-{⸢d⸣}[DI-man] | from Mannu-kī-e23-šallimanni |
| 10 | ⸢TA⸣ IGI {m}{d}U.GUR-TI (TI) | Witness Nergal-uballiṭ. |
| 11 | kas-pi gam-mur ta-din | The money is paid completely. |
| 12 | GEME₂ za-rip la-qe-u | The she-ass is purchased and acquired. |
| 13 | tu₂($tablet: TE$)-a-ru de-ni DUG₄.DUG₄ la-[a-šu₂] | Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| 14 | man-nu ša GIL-u-ni | Whoever breaks the contract |
| 15 | 01 MA.NA KU₃.GI ina bur-ki DI-[man] | One mina of gold is owed by the bowl. |
| b.e. | ||
| 16 | i-⸢ša⸣-kan | he shall place |
| a | ʾgrt x x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | aš-šur {d}UTU EN DI-man | Assur, Šamaš, lord of justice, |
| 2 | NUMUN.MEŠ MU.MEŠ TA KUR.MEŠ | that seed from the lands |
| 3 | lu-hal-iq | I will destroy. |
| 4 | kas-pu 03.MEŠ a-na EN.MEŠ-šu₂ (GUR) | The money is paid threefold to its owners. |
| 5 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma | shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 6 | la i-laq-qe | he shall not take. |
| 7 | IGI {m}aš-šur-MU-GIN-in | Witness Assur-šumu-ukin. |
| 8 | IGI {m}man-nu-ki-arba-il₃ | Witness Mannu-ki-Arbail. |
| 9 | A {m}a-ši-ra-aʾ | son of Aširal |
| 10 | [IGI {m]}⸢DI⸣-mu-LUGAL {lu₂}GAL-[x-(x)] | Witness: Šulmu-šarri, chief |
| 11 | [IGI {m}x]-lu-[x-x] | Witness lu. |
| 12 | [IGI {m}x-x-x]-MAN | Witness ...-šarru. |
| 13 | ⸢A {m}ba⸣-ri-ki | “Alas, Baberik, |
| 14 | IGI {m}ša₂-ši-in {lu₂}qur-ZAG | Witness Ša-šin, royal bodyguard. |
| 15 | IGI {m}{d}MAŠ.MAŠ-MAN-PAB | Witness Nergal-šarru-uṣur. |
| 16 | A {m}DI-man-PAB-AŠ {lu₂}SANGA | from the Šulmu-aḫu-iddina family, priest |
| 17 | IGI {m}10-DINGIR-a-a | Witness Adad-ilaya. |
| 18 | A {m}DUG₃.GA-PAB | son of Ṭab-uṣur |
| 19 | IGI {m}ha-na-sa-a-nu | Witness Hanasanu. |
| 20 | [A] {m}EN-KALAG-an | son of Bel-dan |
| t.e. | ||
| 21 | ⸢IGI {m}a-du-A₂⸣ | Witness: Addu-aplu-iddina. |
| 22 | ⸢A {m}{d}PA-PAB-AŠ⸣ | (Property) of Nabû-ahu-iddina. |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | {iti}ŠU UD-mu-27-KAM ⸢lim⸣-[mu {m]}EN-KASKAL-KUR-u-a | Month of Tammuz, 27th day, eponym year of Bel-Harran-šadû'a. |
| 2 | IGI {m}DI-⸢man⸣-PAB-AŠ {[lu₂}A].⸢BA⸣ | Witness Šulmu-emanu-aḫu-iddina, scribe. |
| b | dnt [mn]⸢gš⸣l[m]n | |
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