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SAAB 09, 099 (P528322)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAAB 09, 099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P528322 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09683 |
| 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}x x]+x [x x x] | Seal of ... |
| 2 | DUMU {m}DI-mu-[x x x] | son of Šulmu- |
| 3 | EN A.ŠA₃.GA ⸢ta-da⸣-[ni] | owner of the slave being sold. |
| 4 | E₂ 03 ANŠE A.ŠA₃.GA 0 | An estate of 3 hectares, cultivated land |
| 5 | ina GIŠ.BAN₂ ša₂ 10 qa ina 01 qa aš-šur-⸢a⸣.[a] | (measured) by the seah of 10 'litres', by the ašur-ea-queen |
| 6 | ina ma-za-ru-te {uru}E₂-x+[x x] | in the cult centers of the E- |
| 7 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃.GA ša₂ {m}šu₂-nu-PAB-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x] | adjoining the threshing floor of Šunu-aḫu-eše |
| 8 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃.GA ša₂ {m}ZALAG₂-d.UTU [x x x] | adjoining the estate of Nur-Šamaš |
| 9 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃.GA ša₂ {m}{d}ŠU₂-⸢SU⸣ | adjoining the estate of Marduk-eriba |
| 10 | SUHUR na-⸢hal⸣ RI-pa-x+[x x (x)] | adjoining the wadi ... |
| 11 | SUHUR qa-⸢bu-ra-a-ni⸣ x [x x] | adjoining the qārūrānû-tree |
| 12 | A.ŠA₃.⸢GA⸣ a-di na-⸢da⸣-[x x x] | A.ŠA₂.GA₃-e23-aša-e-23 until Na-eda-... |
| 13 | up-⸢piš⸣-ma {m}mar-[x x x x] | has contracted and Mar- |
| 14 | ⸢DUMU {m}ša⸣-ka-ta-[x x x] | son of Ša-ekata- |
| 15 | ina ŠA₃-[bi] 06 1/2 GIN₂ ⸢KUG⸣.[UD il-qi] | for 6 1/2 shekels of silver he took. |
| 16 | kas-[pu] gam-mur ta-[din A.ŠA₃.GA šu₂-a-tu₂ za-rip] | The money is paid completely. That land is purchased and acquired. |
| 17 | ⸢laq⸣-[qi] tu-a-ru [de-e-nu] | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 18 | [DUG₄].DUG₄ la-aš₂-[šu₂] | There will be no litigation |
| 19 | man-⸢nu⸣ [ša ina] ur-kiš ina [ma-te-ma] | Whoever in the future, at any time |
| r | ||
| 1 | i-[GIL-u-ni] | he shall contest. |
| 2 | lu-u {m}x x+[x x x] | or [NN] |
| 3 | lu-u ŠEŠ-šu₂ lu-u ⸢DUMU⸣-[ŠEŠ-šu₂] | either his father or his grandfather |
| 4 | ša₂ de-e-⸢nu⸣ DUG₄.⸢DUG₄⸣ [TA {m}mar-x x x] | and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Mar- |
| 5 | DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢ub⸣-[ta]-⸢u₂⸣-[ni] | sons of Ebta-emeni |
| 6 | ma-a A.ŠA₃.⸢GA⸣ [a]-paṭ-ṭar 01 [MA.NA KU₃.UD] | “I have opened a storehouse; I have seized 1 mina of silver. |
| 7 | 01 MA.NA KU₃.GI ⸢ina⸣ bur-ki {d}⸢NIN⸣.[LIL₂ GAR-an] | shall place one mina of gold in the lap of Bēlet-elil. |
| 8 | kas-pu a-na 10.MEŠ-te a-na EN.MEŠ-[šu₂ GUR] | The money is paid tenfold to its owners. |
| 9 | ina la de-ni-šu DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la ⸢i⸣-[laq-qi₂] | He shall contest in his non-lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 10 | aš-šur {d}⸢UTU⸣ EN {[d}PA] ⸢lu⸣-u EN-de-ni-[šu₂] | As for the god Šamaš, lord of Nabû and the goddess Ea, his prosecutors |
| 11 | {[iti}x UD-x-KAM₂ lim-mu {m}gir₂]-ṣa-pu-⸢nu⸣ | [Month ..., xth day], eponym year of Girš-Bapû-eṣi. |
| 12 | [IGI {m}x x x]-⸢PAB.MEŠ⸣ [x x] | [Witness ...]-ahhe-e. |
| 13 | [IGI {m}x x x]-⸢ik⸣-[x x] | Witness ...-eik-. |
| 14 | [IGI {m}x x x] x x [x x x] | Witness ....... |
| 15 | [IGI {m}x x x] {lu₂}[x x x] | Witness ..., . |
| 16 | [IGI {m}x x x]-a.a [x x x] | Witness ayu, . |
| 17 | IGI {m}[x x x] A {m}[x x x] | Witness , son of . |
| 18 | IGI {m}[x x x x x x] | Witness ....... |
| 19 | ⸢IGI⸣ {[m}x x x x x x] | Witness ....... |
| 20 | ⸢IGI⸣ {[m}x x x x x x] | Witness ....... |
| 21 | x [x x x x x x x] | |
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