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SAAB 09, 073 (P528296)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAAB 09, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P528296 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09359 |
| 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-⸢iq⸣-bi {lu₂}ša₂-UGU-URU ša {uru}ŠA₃-URU | Seal of Assur-iqebi, city overseer of the Inner City. |
| 2 | E₂ ep-šu a-di GIŠ.UR₃.MEŠ-šu₂ {giš}IG.MEŠ-šu₂ | A built house with its beams and doors |
| 3 | E₂-dan-ni E₂-KI.NA₂ TUR₃ E₂-a-ni | The main room, the bedroom, the courtyard of his house. |
| 4 | E₂-02-e E₂-TU₅ {e₂}mu-ṣa-lu-tu₂ | E2-e, E-TU, Musbalutu |
| 5 | E₂-ŠU.2 ina ŠA₃-bi E₂-ŠU.2 ina TUR₃ E₃-e | (If) a storeroom is located on its side (or) the storeroom exits in a barn. |
| 6 | KA₂-NINDU {e₂}ub-sa-a-te SUHUR E₂ {m}URUDU-a-nu | The granary, adjoining the house of Urad-Anu, |
| 7 | SUHUR E₂ {m}ta-⸢din⸣-15 SUHUR har-bu-u-tu₂ ša E₂ | adjoining the house of Tādin-Eštar and the road to the house |
| 8 | {m}ṣa-bu SUHUR su-qa-qu la-pi-u | Būr, adjoining a narrow street; |
| 9 | E₂ šu₂-a-tu₂ ša {m}aš-šur-MU-AŠ ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}nu-ki-ša | That house belongs to Esarhaddon, son of Nukiša |
| 10 | ina MU.AN.NA ša 01 MA.NA URUDU | In the year of 1 mina of copper |
| 11 | 02 BAN₂ {⸢še}PAD.MEŠ⸣ DU-u-ni u₂-pi-šu-ma | 2 seahs of emmer that they brought, they did it. |
| 12 | ina ŠA₃-bi 01 lim 01 me ⸢MA.NA⸣ URUDU-HI.A.MEŠ | In total: 1,100 copper ēšu-boats. |
| 13 | a-na {m}{d}07.BI⸣-PAB-AŠ A {m}mu-da-bir-a.a | to Sîn-ēṭer-aḫu-iddina, son of Mudabirayu |
| 14 | i-šim-⸢mu E₂⸣ šu₂-a-tu₂ up-pu-uš | Išimmu, that house is built |
| 15 | la-a-qi za-rip na-ši kas-pu ga-mur | The money is paid completely. |
| 16 | ta-a-din tu₂-a-ru de-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-šu₂ | Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 17 | ina ur-kiš ina ma-te-me lu-u {m}aš-šur-MU-AŠ | In the future, at any time, may Assur-šumu-iddin |
| 18 | lu-u DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u DUMU.⸢DUMU⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u PAB.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ | either his sons, his grandsons, or his brothers |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢lu⸣-u qur-ub-šu₂-nu lu-u mam₂-ma-⸢nu⸣-šu₂-nu ša de-nu | They shall be their witnesses or their witnesses. Any lawsuit or litigation |
| 2 | [KA].⸢KA⸣ TA {m}{d}07.BI-PAB-AŠ DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ | from Sîn-aḫu-iddina his sons |
| 3 | ⸢ub⸣-ta-u₂-ni ⸢ma⸣-a E₂ AD-ni šu-u | He is a descendant of Ea, his father’s house. |
| 4 | 01 MA.NA KU₃.UD 01 MA.NA KU₃.⸢GI ana⸣ {d}NIN.LIL₂ SUM-an | he shall pay one mina of silver (and) one mi[na of gold] to Mullissu. |
| 5 | 02 ANŠE.KUR BABBAR.MEŠ ina GIR₃.2 {d}aš-šur KEŠ₂ | 2 white horses at the feet of Assur, tied. |
| 6 | DUMU.UŠ-šu₂ GAL-u ana {d}ha-am-ri ša {d}IM GIBIL₂ | His great daughter, for Hamru of Adad, rebuilt. |
| 7 | kas-pu a-na 10.MEŠ a-na EN-šu₂ GUR | The money is paid tenfold to its owner. |
| 8 | ina de-ni-šu DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la TI | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 9 | IGI {m}qu-qu-u-a A {m}PAB-la-mur GAL-NINDA | Witness Ququ’a, son of Aḫu-lāmur, chief baker. |
| 10 | IGI {m}SUHUŠ-U.U A {m}PAB-la-mur | Witness Ubru-Dadi, son of Aḫu-lamur. |
| 11 | IGI {m}ARAD-aš-šur {lu₂}NINDA ša E₂-DINGIR | Witness Urdu-Assur, baker of the temple. |
| 12 | IGI {m}aš-šur-I A {m}{d}MES-e-a | Witness Assur-na'id, son of Marduk-ea. |
| 13 | IGI {m}da-da-a.a A {m}: | Witness Dadaya, son of ditto. |
| 14 | IGI {m}{d}UTU-še-zib A {m}: | Witness Šamaš-vēzib, son of ditto. |
| 15 | IGI {m}kal-bu A {m}bu-ni-ia | Witness Kalbu, son of Buniya. |
| 16 | IGI {m}aš-šur-rem₂-ni A {m}AD-SU ṣa-rip | Witness Assur-remanni, son of Abu-erība, smith. |
| 17 | IGI {m}SU-DINGIR.MEŠ A {m}mu-DI-{d}MAŠ | Witness Eriba-ilani, son of Mušallim-Ninurta. |
| 18 | IGI {m}EN-PAB-AŠ {lu₂}TUG₂.UD | Witness: Bēl-aḫu-iddina, šangû-official. |
| 19 | IGI {m}GIR₃.2-aš-šur-aṣ-bat A {m}ha-an-da-sa-ni | Witness Šēp-Ašur-aṣbat, son of Handasani. |
| 20 | IGI {m}15-BAD₃ A {m}mu-šab-ši-aš-šur | Witness Issar-duri, son of Mušabši-Assur. |
| 21 | IGI {m}aš-šur-i-din A {m}I-DINGIR | Witness Ašši-iddin, son of Iddin-ili. |
| 22 | IGI {m}EN-PAB-AŠ A {m}⸢x⸣-DINGIR.MEŠ | Witness Bel-ahu-iddina, son of E22-e23-ilāni. |
| 23 | IGI {m}mu-ṣa-UD-u-a A {m}PAB-DINGIR-a.a | Witness Mušaba-Udwa, son of Aḫu-ilā’i. |
| 24 | IGI {m}{d}UTU-PAB-AŠ A {m}le-ši-ru | Witness Šamaš-ahu-iddina, son of Lēširu. |
| 25 | IGI {m}⸢aš-šur⸣-TI-su-iq-bi A {m}bi-bi-ia | Witness Assur-balassu-iqbi, son of Bibiya. |
| 26 | [IGI {m}x]-AŠ-PAB IGI {m}GIR₃.2-15 | Witness ...-iddina-uṣur. Witness Šep-Issar. |
| 27 | [IGI {m}x]-{d}U-GUR ⸢A {m⸣}AN-GAL-DU₃-uš IGI {m}EN-PAB-ir | Witness: ...-Nergal, Ea, Angal-ban-uš. Witness: Bel-naṣir. |
| 28 | [IGI {m]}⸢man⸣-nu-ki-{d}IM A {m}GIN-aš-šur | Witness: Emanu-enki-Adad, son of Kēn-ašarê. |
| 29 | [IGI {m]}EN-SU A {m}SUHUŠ-aš-šur {lu₂}I₃.SUR | Witness Bel-eriba, son of Ubru-Assur, oil presser. |
| 30 | [IGI {m]}aš-šur-AŠ-PAB A {m}aš-šur-ZU-a-ni | Witness Assur-nadin-ahi, son of Esarhaddon. |
| t.e. | ||
| 31 | {iti}DU₆ UD-24-KAM₂ lim-mu {m}{d}DI-mu-MAN-⸢ME⸣ | Month Tašrītu (VII), 24th day, eponym year of Šulmu-sarru-iqbi. |
| 32 | IGI {m}AD-man-ni-aš-šur IGI {m}PAB-u-a-SU | Witness Abi-manni-ašur. Witness Ahu'a-erība. |
| 33 | A {m}SUHUŠ-aš-šur IGI {m}aš-šur-AŠ IGI {m}IM-aš-šur | son of Ubru-Assur, Witness Assur-iddina. Witness Adad-assur. |
| 34 | IGI {m}30-AD-PAB A {m}GIR₃.2-aš-šur I₃.SUR | Witness Sîn-abu-uṣur, son of Šēp-Assur, oil presser. |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | ṣu-pur {m}aš-šur-MU-AŠ | Finger-nail of Aššīr-iddina-iqbi |
| 2 | EN E₂ | owner of the house |
| 3 | 04 ANŠE {še}PAD.MEŠ 2 BAN₂ {giš}GEŠTIN.MEŠ | 4 homers of barley, 2 seahs of wine, |
| 4 | 10 MA.NA URUDU ša ṣu-pur-šu₂ KU₂ | 10 minas of copper, whose fingernail is plated |
| 5 | IGI {m}iš-me-aš-šur IGI {m}SUHUŠ-aš-šur | Witness Išme-assur. Witness Ubru-Assur. |
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