SAA 14 029. Kiṣir-Aššur Buys a Woman (*636-XI-3) (ADD 0207)
&P335154 = SAA 14 029
#project: saao/saa14
#atf: lang na
#key: file=SAA14/LEGAL2A-NA.saa
#key: musno=K 00309A
#key: cdli=ADD 0207
#key: date=636~-xi-03
@obverse
1. {NA4}KISZIB {1}EN--PAB-MESZ-szu
#lem: kunukku[seal]N; Bel-ahhešu[1]PN$
2. DUMU {1}{d}UTU--AD-u-a {LU2~v}GIGIR--GIR3.2
#lem: mār[son]N; Šamaš-abuʾa[1]PN; +šušānu[horse-trainer]N$sūsān&+ša-šēpi[(kingʾs) personal guard]N$
3. EN MI2 SUM-ni
#lem: bēl[owner]N; sinništu[woman]N$issi; tadāni[giving]'N
$ (seal impression)
4. {MI2}arba-il3--szar2-rat GEME2-szu2
#lem: Arbail-šarrat[1]PN$; amtīšu[maid]N
5. sza {1}EN--PAB-MESZ-szu2 up-pisz-ma
#lem: ša[of]DET; Bel-ahhešu[1]PN; uppišma[contract]V
6. {1}ki-s,ir--asz-szur {LU2~v}GAL--ki-s,ir qur-ZAG
#lem: Kiṣir-Aššur[1]PN; rabû[big one]N$rab&kiṣru[knot]N$kiṣir; ša-qurbūti[(royal) confidant]N
7. sza A--MAN ina SZA3-bi 01 1/2 MA.NA KUG.UD
#lem: ša[of]DET; māru[son]N$mār&šarru[king]N$šarri; ina[in+=for]PRP; libbi[interior]N; n; n; manê[a unit of weight]N; ṣarpi[silver]N
8. TA@v IGI {1}EN--PAB-MESZ-szu2 il-qi
#lem: issu[from+=from]PRP; pān[front]N; Bel-ahhešu[1]PN; ilqi[purchase]V
9. MI2 szu-a-tu2 up-pu-szat
#lem: sinništu[woman]N$issi; šuātu[that]'DP; epšu[made//contracted]AJ$uppušat
10. zar-pat laq-qi-at kas-pu
#lem: zarpat[purchased]AJ; laqqiat[acquired]AJ; kaspu[money]N
11. gam-mur ta-a*-din tu-a-ru
#lem: gammur[completed]AJ; tadnu[given//paid]AJ$tadin; tuāru[revocation]'N
12. DUG4.DUG4 la-asz2-szu2
#lem: +dabābu[speak//litigation]N'V$; laššu[(there) is not]V
13. ina ma-te-me lu-u {1}EN--PAB-MESZ-szu2
#lem: ina[in+=whenever]PRP; matēme[ever]AV; lū[may]MOD; Bel-ahhešu[1]PN
14. lu-u DUMU-MESZ-szu2 DUMU--DUMU-MESZ-szu2
#lem: lū[may]MOD; marʾēšu[son]N; māru[son]N$mār&māru[son]N$marʾēšu
15. sza de-e-nu da-ba-bu
#lem: ša[that]REL; dēnu[lawsuit]N; dabābu[litigation]'N
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16. TA@v {1}ki-s,ir--asz-szur
#lem: issi[with]PRP; Kiṣir-Aššur[1]PN
17. DUMU-MESZ-szu2 ub-ta-u-ni
#lem: marʾēšu[son]N; ubtaʾʾūni[seek]V
18. kas-pu ana 10-MESZ-te a-na EN-szu2
#lem: kaspu[money]N; ana[to+=tenfold]PRP; ešrāte[tenfold]AV; ana[to]PRP; bēlīšu[owner]N
@reverse
1. u2-tar ina de-ni-szu2 DUG4.DUG4-ma
#lem: utâr[return]V; ina[in]PRP; dēnīšu[lawsuit]N; idabbubma[contest]V
2. la i-laq-qi
#lem: lā[not]MOD; ilaqqi[succeed]V
3. IGI {1}a-ta--su-ri A.BA
#lem: šību[witness]N; Atta-suri[1]PN$; ṭupšarru[scribe]N
4. IGI {1}{d}UTU--SIPA-u-a GAR-nu
#lem: šību[witness]N; Šamaš-reʾuʾa[1]PN$; šaknu[appointee//prefect]N$
5. IGI {1}suk-a.a GAR-nu
#lem: šību[witness]N; Sukkaya[1]PN$; šaknu[appointee//prefect]N$
6. IGI {1}am-ma-a A.BA ar2-ma-a
#lem: šību[witness]N; Amma[1]PN; ṭupšarru[scribe]N; Armaya[Aramean]EN$
7. IGI {1}{d}PA--A--ASZ A.BA {MI2}E2.GAL
#lem: šību[witness]N; Nabu-aplu-iddina[1]PN; ṭupšarru[scribe]N; sinništu[woman]N$issi&ēkallu[palace]N$ēkalli
8. IGI {1}qur-di--{d}IM {LU2~v}GIGIR
#lem: šību[witness]N; Qurdi-Adad[1]PN; sūsānu[horse groom]N
9. IGI {1}DI-mu--PAB-MESZ* :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Šulmu-ahhe[1]PN
10. IGI {1}NU--PAB-MESZ :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Ṣalam-ahhe[1]PN$
11. IGI {1}ku-sa-a.a :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Kusayu[1]PN$Kusaya
12. IGI {1}EN--MAN--PAB :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Bel-šarru-uṣur[1]PN$
13. IGI {1}asz-szur--MU--GIN :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Aššur-šumu-kaʾʾin[1]PN
14. IGI {1}SUHUSZ--E2.KUR-ri :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Ubru-ekurri[1]PN$
15. IGI {1}MU--GIN {LU2~v}GIGIR--GIR3.2
#lem: šību[witness]N; Šumu-ken[1]PN$; šušānu[horse-trainer]N$sūsān&ša-šēpi[(kingʾs) personal guard]N
16. IGI {1}EN-KASKAL--MAN--PAB :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Bel-Harran-šarru-uṣur[1]PN
17. IGI {1}arba-il3-a.a :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Arbailayu[1]PN$Arbailaya
18. IGI {1}ha-am-ba-qu :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Hambaqu[1]PN$
19. IGI {1}man-nu--ki--arba-il3 :
#lem: šību[witness]N; Mannu-ki-Arbail[1]PN
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20. {ITI}ZIZ2 UD 03-KAM2\t
#lem: Šabaṭi[Shebat]MN; ūm[day]N; n
21. lim-mu {1}30--MAN--PAB
#lem: limmu[eponym (of year)]N; Sin-šarru-uṣur[1]PN
22. <${LU2}EN$>.NAM hi-in-dan
#lem: pāhutu[governor]N; Hindanu[1]GN$Hindan
23. IGI {1}ki-s,ir--{d}PA A.BA
#lem: šību[witness]N; Kiṣir-Nabu[1]PN$; ṭupšarru[scribe]N
@edge
1. %arc dnt )rblsr
#lem: u; u
### aramaic caption
@translation labeled en project
@(1) Seal of Bel-ahhešu, son of Šamaš-abu'a, horse trainer of the
personal guard, owner of the woman being sold.
$ (seal impression)
@(4) Arbail-šarrat, maid of Bel-ahhešu —
@(6) Kiṣir-Aššur, cohort commander of the bodyguard
of the crown prince, has contracted and bought her for 1 1/2 minas of silver
from Bel-ahhešu.
@(9) That woman is contracted, purchased and acquired. The money is paid
completely. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void.
@(13) At any time, be it Bel-ahhešu or his sons or his grandsons, who
seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Kiṣir-Aššur and his sons,
@(18) he shall return the money tenfold to its owner. He shall
contest in his lawsuit and not succeed.
@(r 3) Witness Attâ-suri, scribe.
@(r 4) Witness Šamaš-re'û'a, prefect.
@(r 5) Witness Sukki-Aya, prefect.
@(r 6) Witness Ammâ, Aramean scribe.
@(r 7) Witness Nabû-aplu-iddina, scribe of the queen.
@(r 8) Witness Qurdi-Adad, horse trainer.
@(r 9) Witness Šulmu-ahhe, ditto.
@(r 10) Witness Ṣalmu-ahhe, ditto.
@(r 11) Witness Kusayu, ditto.
@(r 12) Witness Bel-šarru-uṣur, ditto.
@(r 13) Witness Aššur-šumu-ka''in, ditto.
@(r 14) Witness Ubru-Ekurri, ditto.
@(r 15) Witness Šumu-ukin, horse trainer of the personal guard.
@(r 16) Witness Bel-Harran-šarru-uṣur, ditto.
@(r 17) Witness Arbailayu, ditto.
@(r 18) Witness Hambaqu, ditto.
@(r 19) Witness Mannu-ki-Arbail, ditto.
@(r 20) Month Shebat (XI), 3rd day, eponym year of Sin-šarru-uṣur,
[gove]rnor of Hindan.
@(r 23) Witness Kiṣir-Nabû, scribe.
@(e. 1) (Aramaic caption:) Deed of Arbail-šarrat.
Adapted from Raija Mattila, Legal Transactions of the Royal Court of Nineveh, Part II: Assurbanipal Through Sin-šarru-iškun (State Archives of Assyria, 14), 2002. Lemmatised by Melanie Groß, 2010–2011, as part of the FWF-funded research project "Royal Institutional Households in First Millennium BC Mesopotamia" (S 10802-G18) directed by Heather D. Baker at the University of Vienna. The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/saao/P335154/.