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SAAB 09, 127 (P528350)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAAB 09, 127 |
|---|---|
| ID | P528350 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08915 |
| 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}NUMUN-i | Seal of Zerî |
| 2 | DUMU {m}ta-a-ta | son of Tayata, |
| 3 | TA ŠA₃ {uru}ŠA₃-URU | From the city of Arbela |
| 4 | EN LU₂ SUM-ni | owner of the man being sold. |
| 5 | {m}{d}AŠ-bal-liṭ ARAD-⸢šu₂⸣ | Ištar-balliṭ, his servant |
| 6 | ša {m}NUMUN-i A {m}ta-a-⸢ta⸣ | From Zerî, son of Taya-etae. |
| 7 | u₂-piš-ma {m}qur-di-{d}gu-la | Qurdi-Gula |
| 8 | DUMU {m}bu-sa-su | son of Busasu, |
| 9 | {lu₂}še-lap-pa-a.a | the Šelappaeans, |
| 10 | ina ŠA₃ 01 MA.NA 1/2 MA.NA KU₃.UD | for 1 mina 1/2 mina of silver |
| 11 | il-qi₂ kas-pu gam-mur | The money is paid completely. |
| 12 | ta-din LU₂ šu-a-te zar-pi | The man in question is purchased and acquired. |
| 13 | laq-qi tu-a-ru de-e-nu | Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| 14 | DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu | There is no lawsuit (or) litigation. Who |
| 15 | ša₂ ina ur-kiš u₃ ma-te-ma | Whoever in the future or at any time |
| 16 | i-zaq-qup-an-ni i-GIL-u-ni | they will kill me, they will seize me. |
| r | ||
| 1 | lu-u {m}NUMUN-i lu-u DUMU.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ | or Zerî or his sons |
| 2 | lu-u DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u ŠEŠ.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ | or his sons or his grandsons |
| 3 | lu-u DUMU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u {lu₂}GAR-nu-šu₂ | or his sons, or his prefect |
| 4 | lu-u qur-ub-šu₂ lu-u mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂ | be it a hero or a fugitive |
| 5 | ša₂ TA {m}qur-di-{d}gu-la | from Qurdi-Gula |
| 6 | DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ de-e-⸢nu⸣ | May his sons and grandsons be reconciled. |
| 7 | DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-ta-u-ni 10 MA.NA KU₃.UD | He shall pay 10 minas of silver. |
| 8 | LUH-u 01 MA.NA KU₃.GI sak-ru | ..., 1 mina of pure gold, |
| 9 | ina bur-ki {d}IŠ.TAR a-ši-bat NINA GAR-an | You place in the lap of Ištar the governor of Nineveh. |
| 10 | kas-⸢pu⸣ a-na 10.MEŠ a-na EN.MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢GUR⸣ | The silver will increase by tenfold to its owners. |
| 11 | ina la de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-⸢ma⸣ | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 12 | la i-laq-qi ṣib-tu₂ be-en-nu | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 13 | a-na 01-me UD.ME sa-ar₂-tu₂ ina kal MU.⸢AN.NA.MEŠ⸣ | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for 100 days (and against) fraud forever. |
| 14 | IGI {m}mu-še-zib-⸢aš-šur⸣ {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {d}⸢MES⸣ | Witness Mušezib-Eašsvur, priest of the gods. |
| 15 | IGI {m}aš-šur-AD-PAB {lu₂}: | Witness Assurbanipal, ditto. |
| 16 | IGI {m}{d}PA-rem₂-a-ni {lu₂}: ša₂ GAŠAN-⸢KUR⸣ | Witness Nabû-rēmanni, ditto of the lady of the palace. |
| 17 | IGI {m}aš-šur-še-zib-a-ni {lu₂}: ša₂ 15 ša₂ NINA | Witness Assur-šēzibanni, ditto of 15 of Nineveh. |
| 18 | ⸢IGI⸣ {[m]}⸢qi⸣-bit-aš-šur {lu₂}: ša₂ ((ša₂)) {d}hu-⸢ru⸣ | Witness: Eqībit-Assur, ditto of the god Hūru |
| 19 | ⸢IGI⸣ {[m}x x]-i {lu₂}GAL-še-lap-pa-a.a | Witness: i, chief of the victuallers. |
| 20 | [IGI {m]}⸢kab⸣-ti-i IGI {m}aš-šur-bal-liṭ | Witness Kabtî. Witness Assur-balliṭ. |
| t.e. | ||
| 21 | IGI {m}di-lil-15 IGI {m}{d}PA-PAB-AŠ | Witness Dilil-Issar. Witness Nabû-aḫu-iddina. |
| 22 | IGI {m}ha-di-li-pu-šu | Witness Hadi-lipušu. |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | IGI {m}GIN-i IGI {m}aš-šur-⸢ARHUŠ⸣-šuk-na IGI {m}TUKUL-ti-DINGIR-[MEŠ] IGI {m}bar-⸢hu⸣-x+[x x] | Witness Kēnî. Witness Assur-eḫur-šukna. Witness Tiglath-pileser. Witness Bar-Ehu-. |
| 2 | {iti}APIN UD-09-KAM₂ lim-me {m}{d}30-MAN-⸢PAB {lu₂}GAR.KUR⸣ [hi-in]-⸢dan⸣ | Month Araḫsamna (VIII), 9th day, eponym year of Sîn-šarru-uṣur, governor of Hin-Eda. |
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