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SAAB 05, 059 (P528282)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAAB 05, 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P528282 |
| Museum no. | VAT 14454 |
| 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}PAB-lam-ma | Seal of Aḫu-lama |
| 2 | A {m}UŠ-tu₂-aš-šur ša₂ E₂-za-⸢man⸣ | descendant of Amurru-assur, of Eza-emanu-e23 |
| 3 | EN kaq-ri pu-ṣe SUM-an | owner of the vacant lot being sold. |
| 4 | 16 (KUŠ₃) GID₂.DA 10 ⸢KUŠ₂⸣ DAGAL | 16 cubits the long side, 10 e22cubits wide, |
| 5 | kaq-[ri] pu-ṣe SUHUR BAD₃ | a vacant lot adjoining the wall |
| 6 | SUHUR E₂ {m}aš-šur-SU | adjoining the house of Assur-eriba, |
| 7 | SUHUR {m}tar-di-i | adjoining Tardî, |
| 8 | SUHUR su-qa-qu ⸢E₃⸣-u₂ | adjoining the street E-e-u, |
| 9 | kaq-ri šu-a-tu₂ ša₂ {m}PAB-lam-ma | that field belongs to Aḫu-lama |
| 10 | u₂-piš-ma {m}aš-šur-SU | Assur-eriba |
| 11 | ina ŠA₃-bi 12 GIN₂ KU₃.UD il-qi₂ | He has taken it for 12 shekels of silver. |
| 12 | kas-pu ga-mur SUM-ni | The money is paid completely. |
| 13 | tu-a-ru de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 14 | la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ina ur-kiš | There is none. Who in the future |
| b.e. | ||
| 15 | ina ma-te-ma ⸢GIL⸣-u-ni | at any time, the eunuch |
| 16 | lu-u {m}PAB-lam-ma [lu-u] ⸢DUMU⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ | or Aḫu-lama, or his sons |
| 17 | lu-u DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ PAB.MEŠ-(šu₂) | or his brothers |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢lu⸣-u me-me-ni-šu₂ ša de-e-nu | Whoever seeks a lawsuit |
| 2 | DUG₄.DUG₄ TA {m}aš-šur-SU | a lawsuit against Assur-eriba |
| 3 | DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ ub-ta-ʾu-u-ni | his sons brought |
| 4 | 01 MA KU₃.UD 01 MA KU₃.GI | [1 mina of silver, 1 mina] of gold, |
| 5 | ina bur-ki {d}NIN.LIL₂ GAR-nu | are placed in the lap of Mullissu. |
| 6 | 02 ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ BABBAR GI₆.MEŠ | 2 white horses, black; |
| 7 | ina GIR₃.2 aš-šur i-ra-(ka)-sa | In the path of Ašur he will bind her. |
| 8 | a-de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄ la₃ il-qi | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 9 | aš-šur {d}UTU EN-de-ni-šu₂ | I ask you, Šamaš, his lord, |
| 10 | a-de-e ša₂ MAN ina ŠU.2-šu₂ | the treaty of the king by his hand |
| 11 | lu-u-ba-ʾu {iti}APIN UD-13 | Month Araḫsamna (VIII), 13th day, eponym year of Šulmu-beli-uṣur. |
| 12 | lim-mu {m}aš-šur-rem₂-a-ni | eponym year of Assur-remanni. |
| 13 | IGI {m}ša₂-kil-ia₂ IGI {m}ša₂-la-aš-šur-man-nu | Witness Vakilaya. Witness Ša-lā-ašur-mannu. |
| 14 | IGI {m}bi-su-u-a IGI {m}mu-SIG-aš-šur | Witness Bisu'a. Witness Mudammiq-Assur. |
| 15 | IGI {m}su-u-su IGI {m}EN-DINGIR-E-u-ni | Witness Susu. Witness Bel-ili-iqbi. |
| 16 | IGI {m}tukul-tu₂-aš-šur IGI {m}aš-šur-AD-GIŠ | Witness Tiglath-pileser. Witness Aššīr-abu-lešir. |
| 17 | IGI {m}aš-šur-⸢DI-ŠEŠ.ME⸣ IGI {m}U.GUR-AŠ | Witness Assurbanipal. Witness Nergal-iddina. |
| 18 | IGI {m}aš-šur-DUG₄.DUG₄-ne-re | Witness Ašur-ṭābnere. |
| 19 | IGI {m}aš-šur-TI-E IGI {m}PAB-⸢SU⸣ | Witness Assur-balliṭ-iqbi. Witness Aḫu-eriba. |
| t.e. | ||
| 20 | IGI {m}mu-x-⸢x⸣-a ⸢IGI {m⸣}x ⸢x⸣ | Witness Mu-ea. Witness . |
| 21 | IGI {m}⸢ARAD⸣-a ⸢IGI⸣ {m}PAB-lam-ma | Witness: Ēša-Urad-Ea. Witness: Aḫu-lama. |
| 22 | IGI {m}⸢IM⸣-DINGIR IGI {m}NU-⸢x-ZALAG₂⸣-ru | Witness: Šamaš-šar-ili. Witness: Labaši-nuri. |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [IGI] {m}ba-ṭu-ṭu IGI {m}du-na-a.⸢a⸣ | Witness Batutbu. Witness Dunaya-ea. |
| 2 | ⸢IGI⸣ {m}aš-šur-DI-PAB.MEŠ IGI {m}aš-šur-SAG-iš-ši | Witness Assur-šallim-ahhē. Witness Esarhaddon. |
| 3 | [A].BA ša₂ {im}dan-nu-⸢tu₂⸣ bat-ta-⸢aq⸣-u-ni {m}aš-šur-⸢SU⸣ | Scribe: Dannu-etu, descendant of Assur-eriba. |
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