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SAAB 05, 033 (P528256)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAAB 05, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P528256 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09369 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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]}⸢aš-šur⸣-x+[x x]-i x+[x x x] | Seal of Ea-šur-i |
| 2 | {[na₄]}⸢KIŠIB {m⸣}x+[x x]+x x+[x x x] | Seal of E23 |
| 3 | {[na₄}KIŠIB {m}x x {lu₂]}GAL-10-te [ša x x] | Seal of , commander-of-ten of ... |
| 4 | [E₂ ep-šu a-di GIŠ].UR₃.MEŠ-šu₂ 01 {giš}IG ša₂ qa-ni | A built house with its beams, 1 door in the rear |
| 5 | [x x x x] ⸢E₂⸣ ma-a.a-li TUR₃ E₃-u | ... of the temple of Maʾāli, a new stall |
| 6 | [x x x x]+x TUR₃ E₂-a-ni | ... the barn of his house |
| 7 | [x gab-du] ⸢E₂⸣ {m}UŠ-tu₂-PAB.MEŠ | adjoining the house of Amurru-ahhe |
| 8 | [gab-du] su-qa-qu ⸢gab-du⸣ BAD₃ NA₄ | “Finger-nail of the šuqāqu-tree, the ēkandu-thornbush, the wall of stone |
| 9 | [gab-du] su-qa-qu ša TA IGI KA₂.GAL-zu-hi | The rear part of the street which is from the Gate of Zuhi |
| 10 | [a]-na ⸢KA₂⸣.GAL-ši-ma-a-te DU-u-ni | to the E-GAL-šimati went |
| 11 | ⸢gab⸣-du E₂ {m}EN-MU-AŠ A {m}ARAD-{d}al-la-tu₂ 0 | Egabedu, house of Bēl-šumu-iddina, son of Urad-Allatu |
| 12 | ⸢E₂⸣ šu₂-a-tu₂ ša₂ {m}qi-bit-aš-šur A {m}EN-MU-PAB | That house belongs to Qibīt-Ašsur, son of Bel-iddin-ahi. |
| 13 | [ša₂ {m]}aš-šur-a.a-li A {m}ARAD-{d}15 | From Assurbanipal, son of Urdu-Ištar. |
| 14 | [ša₂ {m}{d}PA-SUM]-⸢PAB.MEŠ⸣ A {m}MU-DINGIR.MEŠ SIMUG-⸢x x⸣ | From Nabû-nādin-aḫh&bate, son of Šuma-ilani, smith of . |
| 15 | [u₂-piš-ma] {⸢m⸣}DI-mu-KUR-aš-šur A {m}DINGIR-ma-ZU | Šulmu-māti-Assur, son of Ilumma-le’i |
| 16 | [ina ŠA₃-bi x MA.NA] 01 GIN₂ KU₃.UD TA IGI LU₂-⸢MEŠ⸣ | for x minas and one shekel of silver from the sellers |
| 17 | [an-nu-te il-qi] ⸢kas⸣-pu gam-mur ta-din | The money is paid completely. |
| 18 | [tu-a-ru de-e]-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ | Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| 19 | [man-nu ša ina ur]-⸢kiš⸣ ina ma-te-me lu-u {m}qi-bit-aš-šur ⸢lu⸣-u {m}{d}PA-⸢SUM⸣-PAB.⸢MEŠ⸣ | Whoever in the future, at any time, whether Qibīt-Assur, the eunuch, Nabû-nadin-aḫi, |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | [lu-u {m}x x x lu]-u {m}aš-šur-a.a-li lu-u {m}x+[x x] | or , or Assur-ayali, or |
| 21 | [lu-u DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu]-u DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu [lu-u x x x]+x ⸢lu⸣-u EN-il-ki-šu₂-nu | or their sons, or their grandsons, or ..., or the elû-priestess, their ilku-official |
| r | ||
| 1 | [lu-u mam₂-ma]-nu-šu₂-nu ša₂ ⸢de⸣-[nu] DUG₄.⸢DUG₄⸣ | or any other person who seeks a lawsuit or litigation |
| 2 | [TA {m}DI-mu]-KUR-aš-šur ⸢DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂⸣ | from Šulmu-mat-Ašṣur, his sons, his grandsons |
| 3 | [ub-ta]-u-ni ma-a E₂-AD-ni ni-paṭ-ṭar | He said: “We will open our father’s house. |
| 4 | 01 MA.NA] ⸢KUG⸣.UD 01 MA.NA KU₃.GI ina bur-ki {d}NIN.LIL₂ | One mina of silver (and) one mina gold in the lap of Mullissu. |
| 5 | [i]-⸢šak⸣-ku-nu 02 ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ BABBAR.MEŠ ina GIR₃.2 aš-šur i-rak-ku-su | They will bring you two white horses at the foot of the mountain. They will bind him. |
| 6 | [DUMU].⸢UŠ⸣-šu₂ GAL-u a-na ha-mar {d}IM GIBIL₂-u | the great son of Adad, for the remission of debts |
| 7 | [kas]-pu a-na 10.MEŠ a-na EN-šu₂ GUR-ru | shall return the money tenfold to its owner. |
| 8 | [ina] ⸢de⸣-ni-šu₂-nu DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la₃ TI-u | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 9 | ⸢IGI⸣ {m}qi-bit-aš-šur GAL-50 | Witness Qibit-Assur, commander-of-fifty. |
| 10 | IGI {m}DINGIR-ma-lid-gul A {m}AD-DUG₃.GA | Witness Ilīma-lidgul, son of Abu-ṭab. |
| 11 | IGI {m}aš-šur-KUR-LAL A {m}NU-MAN-E | Witness Assur-matu-taqqin, son of Ṣalam-šarri-iqbi. |
| 12 | IGI {m}šu₂-nu-PAB-u-ia₂ A {m}UD-05-KAM₂-a.a | Witness Šunu-aḫū’ia, son of Aya-05. |
| 13 | IGI {m}mu-šal-lim-aš-šur A {m}aš-šur-ši-i | Witness Mušallim-Assur, son of Aššî. |
| 14 | IGI {m}MU-a.a A {m}ki-ṣir-aš-šur | Witness Šuma-Aya, son of Kiṣir-Assur. |
| 15 | IGI {m}aš-šur-⸢NUMUN⸣-DU₃ A {m}kan-dal₃-a-nu | Witness Assur-zeru-ibni, son of Kandalanu. |
| 16 | IGI {m}mu-tak-kil-aš-šur A {m}KAM-aš-šur | Witness Mutakkil-Assur, son of Ēriš-assur. |
| 17 | IGI {m}aš-šur-MU-GAR 0 A {m}aš-šur-še-zib-a-ni | Witness Assur-šumu-išar, son of Esarhaddon. |
| 18 | IGI {m}aš-šur-MU-⸢x⸣ 0 A {m}aš-šur-MU-SIG | Witness Assur-šumu-e23, son of Esarhaddon. |
| 19 | IGI {m}aš-šur-šad-du-ni ⸢A⸣ {m}⸢IGI.LAL⸣-aš-šur | Witness Assur-šaddûni, porter. |
| 20 | IGI {m}MU-aš-šur A {m}kan-dal₃-a-nu | Witness Šumu-ašarēd, son of Kandalanu. |
| 21 | ⸢IGI⸣ {m}⸢NU⸣-TEŠ₂-ana-DINGIR {lu₂}⸢x⸣ | Witness: Šamaš-eṭir-ana-ilu |
| 22 | [IGI {m}x]+x-a.a A {m}[x x x] | Witness ayu, son of . |
| 23 | {[iti}x] UD-23-KAM | Month , 23rd day, |
| 24 | [lim]-⸢mu⸣ {[m}x x x x] | eponym year of . |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x] {m}EN-⸢MU⸣-AŠ ša₂ A₂-šu₂ pa-ra-ki it-ti-din | Bēl-šumu-iddina, who is his brother, has given to you. |
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