Genre
Legal
School/Tradition
Syro-Hittite
Scribe
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Text Information
Language
Akkadian
Scribe
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Typology
None
Period
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Inventory No.
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Context
illegally dug
Dimensions
108 × 82 × 27
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Di Filippo and Zaccagnini 2024 Di Filippo, F., & Zaccagnini, C. (2024). A Legal Agreement Between Two Brothers at Emar. Revue d'Assyriologie Et d'Archéologie Orientale, 118, 121–134. 122 Handcopy
Di Filippo and Zaccagnini 2024 Di Filippo, F., & Zaccagnini, C. (2024). A Legal Agreement Between Two Brothers at Emar. Revue d'Assyriologie Et d'Archéologie Orientale, 118, 121–134. 123 Picture
Di Filippo and Zaccagnini 2024 Di Filippo, F., & Zaccagnini, C. (2024). A Legal Agreement Between Two Brothers at Emar. Revue d'Assyriologie Et d'Archéologie Orientale, 118, 121–134. — Edition
Provenience Map
Emar Middle Euphrates | Tell Meskene
Obv. .1 a-na pa-ni md30-ŠEŠ mku-ut-ru
.2 u₃ mka-ni-za-az-zu aš-šum E₂ a-bi-šu-nu
.3 a-na DI.KU₅ iš-ni-qu ma-a E₂ a-bi-ni
.4 ul zi-iz-mi u₃ mku-ut-ru a-kan₂-na
.5 iq-bi ma-a a-na-ku lu₂.mešḫu-bul₂-la-ti!{-a?}
.6 ša E₂ a-b[i-]ia ul-tal-lam-mi u₃ mku-ut-ru₃
.7 lu₂.mešši-b[u-t]i-šu₂ a-na pa-ni md30-ŠEŠ
.8 ul-te-li ⸢u₃⸣ lu₂.mešḫu-bul₂-la-ti ša E₂ a-bi-šu₂
.9 ul-tal-lam ⸢u₃⸣ mku-ut-ru₃ qa-du lu₂.mešši-bu-ti-šu₂
.10 md30-ŠEŠ a[-n]a NAM.ERIM₂ it-ta-din
.11 u₃ E₂ a-na mku-ut-ru₃ ir-ti-iḫ
.12 u₃ mku-ut-ru₃ ‹it?-›ti-iq u₃ mka-ni-za-az-zu
.13 la-a ut-ta-mi-šu u₃ iš-tu u₄-mi an-ni-i
.14 zi-i-zu ba-aṣ-ru a-ḫu a-na muḫ-ḫi a-ḫi
.15 la-a i-ra-gu-mu ša i-ra-gu-um
.16 ṭup-pu an-nu-u₂ i-la-ʾe-e-šu₂

.17 u₃ a-nu-ma a-šar KU₃.BABBARmeš ša lu₂.mešḫu-bul₂-la-ti
.18 ša a-bi-ni e-ru-bu 26 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBARmeš a-na mNIR-dKUR DUMU dKUR-ta SUM
.19 12 MIN a-na mel-la ŠEŠ-šu₂ SUM
.20 12 MIN a-na mše-i-dKUR DUMU tar-ta-ni SUM
L.E. .21 10 MIN a-na md30-a-bu DUMU na-ni-ia SUM
.22 4 MIN a-na mdKUR-NIR DUMU a-lal₂-a-bi SUM
.23 4 MIN a-na mam-za-ḫi DUMU a-ḫi-ḫa-mi₃ SUM
.24 7 MIN a-na mab-ba DUMU um-mi₃-E₂ SUM
Rev. .25 7 MIN a-na mkar₃-bi DUMU ḫa-at-ta-u₂ SUM
.26 2 MIN a-na mar-wu DUMU šar-ia-an-ti SUM
.27 2 MIN a-na ma-bi-SIG₅ DUMU dIM-ma-lik SUM
.28 2 MIN a-na mba-ba DUMU nu-bi SUM
.29 1/2 MIN a-na md30-GAL DUMU ia SUM
.30 [2?+]2-1/2 MIN a-na mba-ak-ka DUMU ka-zi-li SUM
.31 [2?+]1-1/2 MIN a-na ma-du ŠEŠ x x SUM
.32 22 MIN a-na mGUR-dKUR DUMU dKUR-a-bi SUM

.33                         na₄KIŠIB md30-ŠEŠ na₄KIŠIB mka-pi₂-d[KUR]
                          Seal 1                    Seal 2
.34                                                 DUMU ḪAL
.35 na₄KIŠIB mNIR-dKUR       na₄KIŠIB mra-šap-DINGIR-li₃
Seal 3                         Seal
.36 DUMU dKUR-ta             DUMU ta-aʾ-e
Up.E. .37      na₄KIŠIB mGUR-dKUR
    seal
.38     DUMU dKUR-a-bi
Le.E. .39      IGI mel-la DUMU dKUR-ta
.40     na₄KIŠIB md30-a-bu
     seal
.41     DUMU na-ni-ia
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A Legal Agreement Between Two Brothers at Emar
A Legal Agreement Between Two Brothers at Emar

ll. 1–4 Kutru and Kanizazzu came before Arma-nani for a legal decision concerning the estate of their father. Thus (they declared): “The estate of our father is not (yet) divided”.

ll. 4–10 Kutru declared as follows: “I have repaid in full the creditors of the estate of my father”. And Kutru produced his witnesses before Arma-nani, and he repaid in full the creditors of the estate of his father. Arma-nani made Kutru, together with his witnesses, take an oath.

ll. 11–13 The estate remains with Kutru and Kutru will move (onto it) (?), and Kanizazzu shall not make him (i.e. Kutru) swear (again).

ll. 13–16 From this day on, they have divided and distributed (their assets). A brother against a brother will not raise a claim. Who raises a claim: this tablet will prevail over him.

ll. 17–18 Now, where the silver of the creditors of our father has entered:

ll. 18–32 26 shekels of silver given to Matkali-Dagan, son of Dagan-ta; 12 "ditto" given to Ella, his brother; 12 "ditto" given to Šē’i-Dagan, son of the tartanu; 10 "ditto" given to Šaggar-abu, son of Naniya; 4 "ditto" given to Dagan-qarrād, son of Alal-abu; 4 "ditto" given to Amzaḫi, son of Aḫīḫāmī; 7 "ditto" given to Abba, son of Ummī-bītu; 7 "ditto" given to Karbi, son of Ḫattû; 2 "ditto" given to Arwu, son of Šaryanti; 2 "ditto" given to Abī-na‛mī, son of Ba‛al-malik; 2 "ditto" given to Bāba, son of Nubi; 1/2 "ditto" given to Šaggar-kabar, son of Ya; 4?1⁄2 "ditto" given to Bakka, son of Kazili; 3?1⁄2 "ditto" given to Adu ŠEŠ x x; 22 "ditto" given to Tūra-Dagan, son of Dagan-abu.

ll. 33–41 Seal of Arma-nani (Seal 1)
Seal of Kāpī-Dagan, son of the diviner (Seal 2)
Seal of Matkali-Dagan, son of Dagan-ta (Seal 3)
Seal of Rašap-ilī, son of Tā’e (Seal 4)
Seal of Tūra-Dagan, son of Dagan-abu (Seal 5)
Witness: Ella, son of Dagan-ta
Seal of Šaggar-abu, son of Naniya (Seal 6)

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