CTN 6, 077 (P513717)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia

Cite

Photo

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia

Museum Number

IA5.074

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2 2(disz) ansze_ ina u-szal-le
en: An estate of 2 homers on river-flats,
literally 2 donkey (loads of seed grain as indication of field size)
2. gab-di {disz}sanga-1(u)-5(disz)
en: adjoining (that of) Sangî-Issār;
15 = Ištar
3. _e2 2(disz) ansze_ ina mu-le
en: an estate of 2 homers on high grounds
4. gab-di _kaskal_ {iri}nina
en: adjoining the Nineveh Road.
5. _pap! e2 4(disz) ansze a-sza3-ga_
en: A total of 4 homers of fields.
6. ku-um ru-be2-e _ku3-babbar_
en: Instead of interest on the silver,
7. {disz}{d}sza2-masz-man-pab _gu7_
en: Šamaš-šarru-uṣur will have usufruct (of the pledged land).
literally, will “eat”
8. 3(disz) me-re-sze 3(disz) kar-ap-hi
en: 3 (years) cultivated (and) 3 fallow:
reverse
1. _pap 6(disz) mu-an-na gu7_
en: a total of 6 years they will have usufruct.
2. ina u4-me sza2 _ku3-babbar szum2_-nu
en: When they pay back the silver
3. _a-sza3_-szu2-<nu> u-sze-s,a
en: they will redeem their field(s).
literally, will send out
4. _nu_ szi-pi-sze _nu_ {sze}nu-sa-hi
en: There will be no straw, no corn tax.
5. ina _iti-bara2 u4 2(u) 8(disz)_
en: The 28th of Nisannu,
6. lim-me {disz}en-kaskal-kur-u-a
en: eponym of Bēl-ḫarran-šaddû’a;
7. _igi_ {disz}s,il-en-dal
en: before Ṣīl-bēl-dalli,
8. _igi_ {disz}sanga!-1(u)-5(disz) _igi_ {disz}{d}pa-ka-min-pab
en: before Sangî-Issār, before Nabû-pī-aḫi-uṣur,
9. _igi_ {disz}{iri}limmu#!-dingir#-a
en: before Arba-ilāiu,
10. _igi_ {disz}gig-sza3-dingir
en: before Limraṣ-libbi-ili,
left
1. _igi_ {disz}{d}pa-zu
en: before Nabû-lē’i,
2. _igi_ {disz}en-bad3
en: before Bēl-dūri.
envelope
obverse
1. {na4}kiszib {disz}qur-di-{d}u-gur
en: Seal of Qurdi-Nergal;
2. {na4}kiszib {disz}gig-sza3-dingir
en: seal of Limraṣ-libbi-ili;
3. _1(u) gin2-mesz ku3-babbar luh_{+u}
en: 10 shekels of refined silver
blank space
seal impressions
stamp seals of two witnesses/debtors, ll. 1-2 here
4. sza {disz}sza2-masz-man-pab ina pa-ni-szu2-nu
en: belonging to Šamaš-šarru-uṣur, in their presence,
5. ku-um ru-be2-e sza _ku3-babbar_
en: instead of interest on the silver
6. _e2 2(disz) ansze a#-[sza3]-ga#_ u2-szal-le
en: an estate of 2 homers of field on river-flats,
7. gab-di {disz}sanga-{d}1(u)-5(disz)
en: adjoining Sangi-Issār;
reverse
1. _e2 2(disz) ansze_ ina mu-le-e gab-di _kaskal_ {iri}nina
en: an estate of 2 homers of high ground adjoining the Nineveh Road;
2. _pap 4(disz) ansze a-sza3-ga_
en: total: 4 homers of field
3. ina _iri_ sze-u2-sa-a-ni
en: in the city Še’usāni.
4. 3(disz) me-re-sze 3(disz) kar-ap-hi
en: 3 (years) cultivated (and) 3 fallow—
5. _pap 6(disz) mu-an-na-mesz gu7_
en: total: 6 years they will have usufruct;
6. la sze-pi-szi {sze}nu-sa-hi
en: there will not be straw nor corn taxes.
7. ina u4-me sza _ku3-babbar_ ina _ugu_
en: When the silver on the account
8. sze-[bil] i-szak-<kan>-u-ni
en: will be brought and settled,
9. _a-sza3_-szu2-nu u-sze-s,u-u
en: they will redeem their fields.
10. ina _iti-bara2 u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_
en: The 28th of Nisannu,
11. lim-mu {disz}en-kaskal-kur-u-a
en: eponym of Bēl-ḫarrān-šaddû’a;
12. _igi_ {disz}s,il-en-dal-li
en: before Ṣīl-bēl-dalli,
13. _igi_ {disz}{d}pa-zu
en: before Nabû-lē’i,
left
1. _igi_ {disz}{iri}limmu-dingir-a-a
en: before Arba-ilāiu,
2. _igi_ {disz}{d}pa-ka-pab-pab
en: before Nabû-pī-aḫi-uṣur,
3. _igi_ {disz}sanga-1(u)-5(disz)
en: before Sangi-Issār,
4. _igi_ {disz}en-bad3
en: before Bēl-dūri.
seal 1
(no linguistic content)
seal 2
(no linguistic content)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

two stamp seals on envelope

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P513717
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P513717

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions	48.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	ND 03430
Findspot	TW. 53, House III, Room 19
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia
Museum Number	IA5.074
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Kalhu (ATAE, Kalhu)	P513717

References

primary: CTN 6, 77

[Herbordt2019CTN6] Herbordt, Suzanne, Raija Mattila, Barbara Parker, J. Nicholas Postgate, and Donald J. Wiseman. 2019. Documents from the Nabu Temple and from Private Houses on the Citadel. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 6. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
history: Siddall, Luis R., Raymond, Carla & Bevitt, Joseph J., Buried History 54 (2018) 003-010

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2019-11-26 at 21:32:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-08-08 at 08:58:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Giles, Ralph	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-06-10 at 10:46:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-06-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Siddall, Luis R.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CTN 6, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513717.

CTN 6, 077 artifact entry (No. P513717). (2023, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513717 (Original work published 2019)

CTN 6, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513717 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513717},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513717
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TI  - CTN 6, 077 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CTN 6, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513717.

CTN 6, 077 artifact entry (No. P513717). (2023, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513717 (Original work published 2019)

CTN 6, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513717 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {CTN 6, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P513717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513717},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513717
LB  - CDLI:P513717
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CTN 6, 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P513717
ER  -