BLMJ 12

Genre

Legal

School/Tradition

Syro-Hittite

Scribe

—

Language

Akkadian

Scribe

—

Typology

Conveyance

Period

None - None

Inventory No.

—

Context

illegally dug

Dimensions

72 - 99 - 33

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

Emar Middle Euphrates

Obv.	.1	E₂-tu₄ ša ^mIR₃-DINGIR-li₃ DUMU ku-um-ri
	.2	^m^dE₂.A-SIG₅ DUMU zi-ik-ri-ia ki-i 30 KU₃.BABBAR^meš
	.3	u₂-ka-al-šu₂ i-na-an-na ^m^dKUR-GAL DUMU ku-um-ri
	.4	a-na 20 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR.MEŠ ki-i ^lu^₂ni-ka-ri
	.5	iš-tu le-et ^m^dE₂.A-SIG₅ ip-ta-ṭar-šu
	.6	šum-ma i-na EGIR u₄-mi ^lu^₂EN DI.KU₅-šu₂
	.7	ša ^m^dKUR-GAL il-la-a ^m^dKUR-GAL za-⸢a⸣-[k]u
	.8	^m^dE₂.A-SIG₅ i-ta-na-pal-šu

	.9	^na^₄KIŠIB ^ma-bi-ra-šap ^na^₄KIŠIB ^mka-aš-ka
		Seal _________________________ seal
	.10	DUMU DINGIR-li₃-a DUMU a-ni-ni
L.E.	.11	^na^₄KIŠIB EN-GAL
		Seal
	.12	DUMU ḫu-ra-ṣi
Obv.	.13	^na^₄KIŠIB ^mab-ba-nu ^na^₄KIŠIB ^m^dKUR-ta-li-ʾi
		Seal _______________________seal
	.14	DUMU ka-a-zi
	.15	DUMU ka-a-pi₂
	.16	^na^₄KIŠIB ^mka-pi₂-^dKUR ^lu^₂ḪAL
		Seal
		Rest uninscribed

^{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. 10–12} Seal of Abi-rašap, son of Iliya. Seal of Kaška, son of Anini

^{ll. 13–15} Seal of Belu-kabar, son of Huraṣi

^{ll. 16–19} Seal of Abbanu, son of Kapi. Seal of Dagan-taliʿ, son of Kazi

^{l. 20} Seal of Kapi-Dagan, the diviner

l. 20 note Note that the inscription runs around the last seal impression

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