Genre
Legal
School/Tradition
Syrian
Scribe
Baʿl-mālik
Text Information
Language
Akkadian
Scribe
Baʿl-mālik
Typology
Conveyance
Period
None - None
Inventory No.
Context
illegally dug
Dimensions
80 - 52 - 25
Editions
Author Resource Page(s) Type
Beckman 1996 Beckman, G. (1996). Texts from the Vicinity of Emar in the Collection of Jonathan Rosen. Handcopy
Beckman 1996 Beckman, G. (1996). Texts from the Vicinity of Emar in the Collection of Jonathan Rosen. 5-7 Edition
Provenience Map
Emar Middle Euphrates
Obv. .1 𒆠 𒅕 𒍢 𒌈 𒈠 𒆷 𒈠 𒍪 𒌑
.2 10 𒄿 𒈾 𒄠 𒈠 𒋾 𒁍 𒁕 𒅆
.3 10 𒄿 𒈾 𒄠 𒈠 𒋾 𒊒 𒌒 𒅆 𒄿 𒈾 𒍠 𒅆
.4 6 𒄿 𒈾 𒄠 𒈠 𒋾 𒊒 𒌒 𒅆 𒄿 𒈾 𒆏 𒅆
.5 𒍠 𒅆 𒁹 𒍪 𒀭 𒈾 𒌉 𒄿 𒍣 𒅗
.6 𒆏 𒅆 𒁹 𒀉 𒋾 𒊏 𒈬 𒌉 𒈠 𒌨
.7 𒂕 𒅆 𒁹 𒀸 𒁕 𒀀 𒄭 𒌉 𒉌 𒉌 𒀀 𒄭
.8 𒉺 𒉡 𒅆 𒄷 𒄭 𒉡
.9 𒆠 𒅕 𒍢 𒌈 𒊭 𒁹 𒀀 𒄷 𒌉 𒅗 𒅗 𒉌 𒌉 𒈨 𒅀
.10 𒆠 𒁹 𒀀 𒄭 𒌉 𒅗 𒅗 𒉌
.11 𒁁 𒇻 𒌑 𒆠 𒅕 𒍢 𒋾
.12 𒁹 𒈾 𒂊 𒀭 𒁕 𒃶 𒌉 𒉋 𒍪 𒀭 𒁕 𒃶
.13 𒀀 𒈾 10 𒂆 𒆬 𒌓 𒀫 𒁉
.14 𒉚 𒌀 𒆷
.15 𒆠 𒅕 𒍢 𒁴 𒄿 𒊭 𒄠
.16 𒆬 𒌓 𒉺 𒈤 𒀸
L.E. .17 𒊮 𒋗 𒉡 𒄭 𒀀 𒀊
.18 𒊭 𒌨 𒊏 𒄠 𒊺 𒊏 𒄠
Rev. .19 𒆠 𒅕 𒍢 𒁴 𒄿 𒁀 𒋡 𒀸
.20 1 𒇷 𒅎 𒆬 𒌓 𒀀 𒈾 𒂍 𒃲 𒇷
.21 1 𒇷 𒅎 𒆬 𒌓 𒀀 𒈾 𒌷 𒆠
.22 𒉌 𒇲 𒂊 𒎌
.23 𒀀 𒉡 𒌝 𒈠 𒁾 𒁍 𒅗 𒈬 𒀸
.24 𒀀 𒈾 𒁹 𒈾 𒂊 𒀭 𒆳 𒌉 𒉋 𒍪 𒀭 𒆳
.25 𒈾 𒁲 𒅔
.26 𒅆 𒉋 𒍪 𒀭 𒁕 𒃶 𒌉 𒀭 𒅎 𒃲
.27 𒅆 𒀀 𒄭 𒈠 𒌨 𒋀 𒋗
.28 𒅆 𒅁 𒉌 𒅀 𒌉 𒀀 𒁉 𒅗
.29 𒅆 𒌑 𒅗 𒇷
.30     𒌉 𒌅 𒊏 𒀭 𒆳
.31 𒅆 𒉌 𒉌 𒂊
.32     𒌉 𒁉 𒇷
.33 𒅆 𒅁 𒆠 𒀭 𒆳
.34     𒌉 𒀀 𒉋 𒆷
.35 𒅆 𒂗 𒈠 𒌨 𒁾 𒊬
Up.E.
Seal
Le.E. .36 𒋳 𒈠 𒁾 𒁍 𒊭 𒉡 𒌑 𒂊 𒇷
.37 𒅇 𒄭 𒁉
Handcopy by Gary Beckman
Texts from the Vicinity of Emar in the Collection of Jonathan Rosen
— Handcopy by Gary Beckman

ll. 1–4 A lot, to its full extent, 10 cubits in length, 10 cubits in breadth on the right and 6 cubits in breadth on the left.

ll. 5–8 On the right it is bordered by (the property of) Zū-Anna, son of ʾIṣīka. On the left it is bordered by (the property of) Iddiʿ-rāmu, son of Mālik. In the rear it is bordered by (the property of) ʾAsda-ʾaḫī, son of Ilī-aḫī. In front it is bordered by the huhinnu.

l. 9 The lot belongs to Aḫu, son of Kakkanu, son of Meia.

ll. 10–15 From Aḫu, son of Kakkanu, owner of the lot, Naʾi-Dagān, son of Pilsu-Dagān, has purchased the lot for 10 shekels of refined silver, the full price.

ll. 16–17 He has received the silver (and) he is satisfied.

ll. 18–22 Whoever in the future should make a claim on the lot shall pay 1000 (shekels) of silver to the palace and 1000 (shekels) of silver to the city.

ll. 23–25 Now the completed tablet has been given to Naʾi-Dagān, son of Pilsu-Dagān.

ll. 26–35 (witnesses list)

ll. 37–38 if another tablet will be presented, it will be broken.

General notes

Secondary Literature

  • Review Tsukimoto, A. (1998). review of BECKMAN, G., Texts from the Vicinity of Emar in the Collection of Jonathan Rosen, Padova (1996). Welt des orients, 29, 184–190. — 185
  • Review Huehnergard, J. (2001). review of BECKMAN, G., Texts from the Vicinity of Emar in the Collection of Jonathan Rosen, Padova (1996). Orientalia. Nuova Serie, 70, 133–136. — 135
  • Study Fijałkowska, L. (2014). Le droit de la vente à Emar. — 290-291
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