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

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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)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 36.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    two stamp seals on envelope

  • Artifact comments:

  • 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

    [sec136431] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IA5.074
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: ND 03430
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

    TW. 53, House III, Room 19

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

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

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

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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: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2023CTN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	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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