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SAAB 05, 042 (P528265)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAAB 05, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P528265 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09368 |
| 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)
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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}ia-ti-iʾ {lu₂}ša₂-⸢UGU⸣-[URU] | Seal of Iatial, city overseer |
| 2 | ⸢E₂⸣ [ep-šu₂] a-[di GIŠ.UR₃].MEŠ-šu {giš}IG.MEŠ-šu₂ | A built house with its beams and doors |
| 3 | ⸢ina⸣ [x x x x x x]+x-lah₃ | Ina-e23 ... ... |
| 4 | ⸢E₂⸣ [x x x x x x x]-aš-šur | The temple ... |
| 5 | SUHUR su-qa-⸢qu⸣ [x x x x x] | adjoining the suqāqû-tree ... |
| 6 | ša {⸢m}TA⸣-aš-šur-a-[ne₂-nu x x x]+x-ṣa-bit-a.a | of ...-šabitaya |
| 7 | u₂-piš-⸢ma ina ŠA₃⸣ 01-me [x x x x] | has contracted and bought for 100 ... |
| 8 | a-na {m}⸢zi-zi⸣-[i x x x] | to Zizî |
| 9 | E₂ šu-a-tu₂ up-⸢pu⸣-[uš la-qi] | That house is acquired and taken. |
| 10 | kas-pu ga-⸢mur⸣ [ta-din de-e-nu] | The money is paid completely. Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| 11 | DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-⸢šu₂⸣ [x x x x] | There is no lawsuit or litigation. |
| 12 | lu {m}⸢IM-DINGIR⸣ [x x x x] | or Šar-ilī ... |
| 13 | lu ⸢DUMU⸣ x x+[x x x x].MEŠ-šu₂ | or a son-in-law |
| 14 | ⸢lu DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂⸣ [x x x] | or his sons |
| 15 | lu mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂ [ša de-nu DUG₄].⸢DUG₄⸣ | Any lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| 16 | TA {m}zi-zi-[i TA DUMU.MEŠ]-šu₂ | from Zizî and his sons |
| 17 | ub-ta-ʾu-u-ni | he brought |
| b.e. | ||
| 18 | ma-a E₂-AD-⸢i-ni šu-u⸣ | He said: “It is my father's house.’ |
| r | ||
| 1 | 01 MA.NA KU₃.UD 01 ⸢MA.NA KU₃.GI⸣ [ina bur]-ki {d}NIN.LIL₂ | 1 mina of silver (and) 1 gold mina in the lap of Mullissu. |
| 2 | 02 ANŠE.KUR.RA ⸢BABBAR.MEŠ a-na GIR₃⸣.2 aš-šur i-⸢rak-kas⸣ | 2 white horses to the guard of the temple he shall bring. |
| 3 | i-ra-kas | he shall weigh out. |
| 4 | ⸢DUMU.UŠ⸣-šu₂ GAL-u ina ha-am-ri ⸢ša⸣ {[d}IM GIBIL₂] | The great daughter-in-law in the courtyard of the new temple of Adad |
| 5 | ⸢ina de-ni⸣-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-⸢ma la i⸣-[laq-qi] | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 6 | IGI {m}x x x x x x x | Witness [......]. |
| 7 | IGI {m}x x x x x x x-MAN-AŠ | [Witness ...]-šarru-iddina. |
| 8 | ⸢IGI {m⸣}x x x x x x-PAB-A | Witness: ...-aḫu-apli. |
| 9 | ⸢IGI {m⸣}sa-su-⸢i⸣ [x x x] | Witness: Sasu-e. |
| 10 | ⸢IGI {m⸣}na-hi-DINGIR A {m}[x x x x]-15 | Witness Nahi-ilu, son of ...-Issar. |
| 11 | ⸢IGI {m⸣}x x-aš-šur A {m}[x x x x] | Witness: ...-asur, son of . |
| 12 | ⸢IGI {m⸣}[x x]+x+[x x x x] | Witness: . |
| 13 | ⸢IGI {m⸣}[x x x x x x x] | Witness ....... |
| 14 | IGI {m}[x x]-⸢aš-šur⸣ | Witness ...-eašur. |
| 15 | IGI {m}[x x x]+x {lu₂}⸢MU⸣ | Witness ..., ērib-priest. |
| 16 | IGI {m}[x x]-e A {m}{d}PA-PAB-ir | Witness ..., son of Nabû-naṣir. |
| 17 | IGI {m}aš-šur-IGI.[LAL] A {m}{d}PA-PAB-ir | Witness Assur-lamur, son of Nabû-naṣir. |
| 18 | IGI {m}x x x IGI {m}AN.ŠAR₂-MAN-a-ni | Witness . Witness Ashur-šarrani. |
| 19 | IGI {m}{d}ME.ME-PAB-AŠ IGI {m}qu-u-a | Witness Gula-ahu-iddina. Witness Quwa. |
| 20 | {⸢iti}SIG₄ UD-01-KAM lim-mu {m}aš-šur⸣-[x x] | Month Simanu III, 1st day, eponym year of Assur-e-. |
| 21 | ⸢IGI {m}a-ša₂-a {lu₂}A.BA⸣ | Witness Ašāya, scribe. |
| 22 | [x x]-ta-ʾa-aš₂ [...] | ... to him |
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