Genre
Legal
School/Tradition
Syro-Hittite
Scribe
—
Text Information
Language
Akkadian
Scribe
—
Typology
Conveyance
Period
None - None
Inventory No.
—
Context
illegally dug
Dimensions
72 × 99 × 33
Editions
Author Resource Page(s) Type
Westenholz 2000 Westenholz, J. G. (2000). Cuneiform Inscriptions in the Collection of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem: The Emar Tablets. XXX Handcopy
Westenholz 2000 Westenholz, J. G. (2000). Cuneiform Inscriptions in the Collection of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem: The Emar Tablets. 33-35 Edition
See also "General Notes"
Provenience Map
Emar Middle Euphrates | Tell Meskene
Handcopy by Joan Goodnick Westenholz
Cuneiform Inscriptions in the Collection of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem: The Emar Tablets
— Handcopy by Joan Goodnick Westenholz

ll. 1–3 Ea-damiq, son of Zikriya, retained/placed a lien/restraint on the house of Abdi-ili, son of Kumri, (as a pledge) for 30 (shekels) of silver
Reference: Westenholz 2000 - Cuneiform Inscriptions in the Collection of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem: The Emar Tablets (p. 35)

ll. 3–5 Now Dagan-kabar, son of Kumri, has redeemed it fr[o]m Ea-damiq for 20 (shekels) of silver, like a stranger

ll. 6–7 If an accuser of Dagan-kabar appears in the future, Dagan-kabar wil be free (of any claim)

l. 8 Ea-damiq is responsible

ll. 9–10 Seal of Abi-rašap, son of Iliya. Seal of Kaška, son of Anini

ll. 11–12 Seal of Belu-kabar, son of Huraṣi

ll. 13–15 Seal of Abbanu, son of Kapi. Seal of Dagan-taliʿ, son of Kazi

l. 16 Seal of Kapi-Dagan, the diviner

l. 16 note Note that the inscription runs around the last seal impression
General notes

Secondary Literature

  • Review Pruzsinszky, R. (2000). review of WESTENHOLZ, J. G., Cuneiform Inscriptions in the Collection of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem: The Emar Tablets, Groningen (2000). Wiener zeitschrift für die kunde des morgenlandes, 90, 344–351. — 349
  • Study Fijałkowska, L. (2014). Le droit de la vente à Emar. — 377
  • Study Viano, M. (2023). Debt and Indebtedness at Emar. De Gruyter. — 392-393

Commentary

  • translation ll. 1–3 Westenholz 2000: 35
  • note l. 16 Note that the inscription runs around the last seal impression
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