SAA 17 083. Pardoning the Offences of Borsippa (ABL 1076)

• LÚ.ki-di-nu-ú — The 'kidīnu' is a person enjoying special protected status, possibly a temple dependent or someone under divine/royal protection; the exact legal nuance remains debated in Assyriological literature (cf. Parpola, SAA 17 commentary).
• pa-[a-ḫi re-e-ma] liš-kun-ma — Restoration: 'let him show mercy / grant clemency'. The restoration 're-e-ma' (mercy) is plausible given formulaic epistolary contexts but is not preserved in the photo.
• ARAD-MEŠ-šú lim-ni — Literally 'his servants, the wicked/evil ones'; restoration of 'lim-ni' is uncertain — could also be restored differently. The passage may mean placement among condemned servants.
• mri-⸢mu⸣-[tu] — Personal name Rimūtu, a known Neo-Assyrian name ('the one who has granted mercy / shown favour'); the second element is broken and restored.
• LÚ.GAR—UMUŠ — Logographic writing for a governor or official title (šākin ṭēmi, 'governor'); the exact title and the signs following are broken.
• ši-in-di-šú — 'His team' or 'his yoke-fellow / team-mate'; from šindu, referring to a chariot team or paired official; the meaning in this administrative context is uncertain.
• lu-sa-an-niq — G-stem precative of sanāqu, 'to examine / check / verify'; here 'let me examine/verify [the offences]'.

Photo examined directly. The tablet is a small, roughly triangular clay fragment photographed from multiple angles (obverse, reverse, left edge, right edge, and upper/lower surfaces). The obverse (top-centre image) shows approximately 8–10 lines of Neo-Assyrian cuneiform; individual wedges are visible but at this resolution many signs cannot be read with certainty — the left margin is partially intact while the right edge is broken away, consistent with the heavy lacunae in the transliteration. The second and third views (middle rows) show the reverse and lower surface: the reverse carries perhaps 5–6 more lines, also with the right side broken; the bottom view shows a largely eroded surface with only faint traces. The museum label 'No. 64' is visible on the left edge. The general sign density and tablet format (lenticular/elongated) are consistent with a Neo-Assyrian letter. I can confirm the presence of multiple lines with cuneiform sign clusters on the obverse and some signs on the reverse, but individual sign verification against the transliteration is not possible at this photo resolution — especially in the heavily broken right-hand portions. The transliteration itself (SAA 17 083) is a composite text drawing on several manuscripts. Key interpretive uncertainties include the meaning of 'kidīnu' status, the restoration of 'lim-ni' (evil/wicked), and the referent of 'Rimūtu'.