ADB 09 + 11 + 12 + 16 (P334942)
Administrative, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADB 09 + 11 + 12 + 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334942 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa11 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Reverse Column i [1:3] r i 2'2'–r i 3'3' | 1 house, 1 threshing-floor, 1 garden, [x cis]terns for water. |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 4'4'–r i 4'4' | [In ......]aya near Harran. |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 5'5'–r i 5'5' | [Total, of ...]-imme. |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 6'6'–r i 6'6' | [......]dallul; |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 7'7'–r i 7'7' | [NN], ditto; |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 8'8'–r i 8'8' | [...] total. |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 9'9'–r i 9'9' | [NN], ditto; |
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1'1'–r ii 1'1' | [NN], ditto: 20 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 2'2'–r ii 2'2' | [NN], 52 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 3'3'–r ii 3'3' | [NN], 70 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 4'4'–r ii 4'4' | [NN], ditto: |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 5'5'–r ii 5'5' | [NN], 120 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 6'6'–r ii 6'6' | Adad-salâ, ditto: 330 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 7'7'–r ii 7'7' | Putî, ditto: 110 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [7:9] r ii 8'8'–r ii 9'9' | Se'-sa[...]: 120 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [9:10] r ii 15'15'–r ii 15'15' | [NN, ditto: x] sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 16'16'–r ii 16'16' | Sakê-milki, ditto: 70 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [11:12] r ii 17'17'–r ii 17'17' | Šameku, ditto: 33 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [12:13] r ii 18'18'–r ii 18'18' | Azizu, ditto: 70 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [13:14] r ii 19'19'–r ii 19'19' | Te'er-dalâ, ditto: 80 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [14:15] r ii 20'20'–r ii 20'20' | Šeriya, Abu-duri, ditto: 100 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [15:16] r ii 21'21'–r ii 21'21' | Našuh-la'uani, ditto: 100 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [16:17] r ii 22'22'–r ii 22'22' | [H]ambussu, ditto: 100 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [17:18] r ii 23'23'–r ii 23'23' | Addî, ditto: 53 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [18:19] r ii 24'24'–r ii 24'24' | [...]bibi, ditto: 30 sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [19:20] r ii 25'25'–r ii 25'25' | [NN, ditto: x] sheep; |
| Reverse Column ii [20:21] r ii 26'26'–r ii 26'26' | [NN, ditto: x she]ep; |
| Reverse Column ii [21:22] r ii 27'27'–r ii 27'27' | [NN, ditto: x she]ep; |
| Reverse Column ii [22:23] r ii 28'28'–r ii 28'28' | [NN, ditto: x she]ep; |
| Reverse Column ii [23:24] r ii 29'29'–r ii 29'29' | [NN, ditto: x she]ep; |
| Reverse Column ii [24:25] r ii 30'30'–r ii 30'30' | [NN], ditto; |
| Reverse Column ii [25:26] r ii 31'31'–r ii 31'31' | [NN, ditto: x she]ep |
| Reverse Column iii [0:2] r iii 1'1'–r iii 2'2' | Nergal-ila'i, ditto; 1 [woman]: in all, 8 tillers. |
| Reverse Column iii [2:4] r iii 3'3'–r iii 4'4' | Se'-aqabi, gate-guard; 1 woman; Ilu-aqabi, herdsman of cattle and donkeys; |
| Reverse Column iii [4:8] r iii 5'5'–r iii 8'8' | 6 donkeys; 6 oxen; 100, of arable land; 6,000 stalks of vine: [in] the town of Halulê, [i]n Kipani. |
| Reverse Column iii [8:11] r iii 9'9'–r iii 11'11' | Surâ, shepherd; [1 s]on; 1 woman; 188 sheep: [in the vi]llage of Suri-Bal. |
| Reverse Column iii [11:15] r iii 12'12'–r iii 15'15' | [U]lulayu, ditto; 5 sons; 1 woman. 188 sheep in the town of Halulî. |
| Reverse Column iii [15:16] r iii 16'16'–r iii 16'16' | Urad-Issar, gar[dener]; 1 son; 2 women: |
| Reverse Column iii [16:18] r iii 17'17'–r iii 18'18' | 4[,000 stalks of vine] in the town of Imm[irina]. |
| Reverse Column iii [18:22] r iii 19'19'–r iii 22'22' | Atar-bi['di garde]ner; 1 son; 1 [woman ...: in] the vill[age of ...-i]li, in the district of the town [Immir]ina. |
| Reverse Column iii [22:24] r iii 23'23'–r iii 24'24' | Ahabû, ditto; [2 wo]men; Urad-Issar, ditto; 2 son[s]; 1 woman; |
| Reverse Column iii [24:28] r iii 25'25'–r iii 28'28' | 6,000 stalks of vine; Il-malaka, carpenter; 1 son; 1 woman; in the village of the god Te'er in the district of the town Immirina. |
| Reverse Column iii [28:30] r iii 29'29'–r iii 30'30' | Našuh-sagab, whitewasher; [x sons; 1] woman |
| Reverse Column iv [0:3] r iv 1'1'–r iv 3'3' | 25 hectares of a[rable land ...] in the town Han[suri], near Harran. |
| Reverse Column iv [3:4] r iv 4'4'–r iv 4'4' | Suri-rammu, ga[rdener]; 1 woman; |
| Reverse Column iv [4:8] r iv 5'5'–r iv 8'8' | 4,000 stalks of vine; 4 hectares of arable land; 1 house, in the town Alikina [near the town] Ahriyê. |
| Reverse Column iv [8:9] r iv 9'9'–r iv 9'9' | [Total, of S]e'-sakâ. |
| Reverse Column iv [9:12] r iv 10'10'–r iv 12'12' | Al-Daddi, farmer; 2 sons; 2 women; 20 of arable land; Tela-ili, gardener; 1 son; 3 women; |
| Reverse Column iv [12:16] r iv 13'13'–r iv 16'16' | 2,000 stalks of vine; 1 house; 1 vegetable garden, in the town Gabmuri, in Kipani. |
| Reverse Column iv [16:19] r iv 17'17'–r iv 19'19' | Kurzâ, shepherd; 1 son; 3 women; 2 [...]; Man-ki-Na[šuh ...]; |
| Reverse Column iv [19:20] r iv 27'27'–r iv 27'27' | Aplaya, [...]; |
| Reverse Column iv [20:21] r iv 28'28'–r iv 28'28' | Našuh-id[ri, ....]; |
| Reverse Column iv [21:22] r iv 29'29'–r iv 29'29' | 1 son; [...]; |
| Reverse Column iv [22:23] r iv 30'30'–r iv 30'30' | Nusku-il[a'i, ...]; |
| Reverse Column iv [23:24] r iv 31'31'–r iv 31'31' | Ṭab-šar-[......]; |
| Reverse Column iv [24:25] r iv 32'32'–r iv 32'32' | Šulmu-Be[l ......]; |
| Reverse Column iv [25:26] r iv 33'33'–r iv 33'33' | Ahunu [......]; |
| Reverse Column iv [26:31] r iv 34'34'–r iv 38'38' | Ubru-[......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| r i | ||
| 1' | [x x] ⸢šu₂ ra x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 2' | 01 E₂ 01 ad-ru 01 {giš}SAR | |
| 3' | [x gub]-bi A-MEŠ | |
| 4' | [x x x]-a-ia qa-ni KASKAL | |
| 5' | [PAB ša₂ x x]—im-me | |
| 6' | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-dal-lul | |
| 7' | [x x x x x] {lu₂v}:. | |
| 8' | [x x x x x x] PAB | |
| 9' | [x x x x x x] | |
| 10' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | {1}x x x {lu₂v]}⸢:⸣ 20 ⸢UDU-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 2' | {1}x x x x x] 52 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 3' | {1}x x x x x] 70 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 4' | {1}x x x x x] {lu₂v}:. | |
| 5' | {1}x x x]+⸢x⸣ 01-me-20 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 6' | {1}10—sa-la-a 03-me-30 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 7' | {1}pu-ti-i {lu₂v}:. 01-me-10 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 8' | {1}se-⸢ʾe⸣—sa-[x x] 01-me-20 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 9' | [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x x x x x x UDU]-MEŠ | |
| 16' | {1}⸢sa⸣-ke-e—mil-ki {lu₂v}:. 70 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 17' | {1}ša₂-me-ku {lu₂v}:. 33 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 18' | {1}a-zi-zu {lu₂v}:. 70 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 19' | {1}te-er—dal₃-a {lu₂v}:. 80 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 20' | {1}še-ri-ia {1}AD—BAD₃ {lu₂v}:. 01-me UDU-MEŠ | |
| 21' | {1}na-šuh—la-u₂-a-ni {lu₂v}:. 01-me UDU-MEŠ | |
| 22' | {1}ha]-am-bu-su {lu₂v}:. 01-me UDU-MEŠ | |
| 23' | {1}10-i {lu₂v}:. 53 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 24' | {1}x]-bi-bi {lu₂v}:. 30 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 25' | [x x x x] UDU-MEŠ | |
| 26' | [x x x x UDU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 27' | [x x x x x x] ⸢UDU⸣-MEŠ | |
| 28' | [x x x x x x] ⸢UDU⸣-MEŠ | |
| 29' | [x x x x x x] ⸢UDU⸣-MEŠ | |
| 30' | [x x x x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}:. | |
| 31' | [x x x x x x UDU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | {1}U.GUR—DINGIR-a.a {lu₂v}:. 01 [MI₂] | |
| 2' | PAB 08 {lu₂v}qa-tin-[MEŠ] | |
| 3' | {1}se-eʾ—a-qa-bi {lu₂v}I₃.DU₈ 01 MI₂ | |
| 4' | {1}DINGIR—a-qa-bi {lu₂v}SIPA GUD-MEŠ ANŠE-MEŠ | |
| 5' | 06 ANŠE-MEŠ 06 GUD-MEŠ | |
| 6' | [o] 01-me A.ŠA₃ 06-lim til-lit | |
| 7' | [ina] {uru}ha-lu-le-e | |
| 8' | ⸢ina⸣ kip-a-ni | |
| 9' | {1}⸢su⸣-ra-a {lu₂v}SIPA UDU-MEŠ | |
| 10' | 01 ⸢DUMU⸣ 01 ⸢MI₂ 01-me⸣-88 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 11' | [ina {uru]}ŠE—{1}su-ri—⸢ba-al⸣ | |
| 12' | {1}{⸢iti⸣}KIN-a.a {lu₂v}:. | |
| 13' | 05 DUMU-MEŠ 01 MI₂ | |
| 14' | 01-me-88 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 15' | ina {uru}ha-lu-li-i | |
| 16' | {1}ARAD—15 {lu₂v}NU.⸢GIŠ⸣.[SAR] | |
| 17' | 01 DUMU 02 MI₂-MEŠ 04-[lim til-lit] | |
| 18' | ina {uru}im-⸢mir⸣-[i-na] | |
| 19' | {1}a-tar—bi-⸢iʾ⸣-[di {lu₂v}NU.GIŠ].⸢SAR⸣ | |
| 20' | 01 DUMU 01 [MI₂ x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 21' | [ina] {uru}[ŠE—{1}x]—⸢DINGIR⸣ | |
| 22' | ⸢ina⸣ {uru}[im-mir]-⸢i⸣-na | |
| 23' | {1}PAB-bu-u {lu₂v}:. 02 ⸢MI₂⸣-MEŠ | |
| 24' | {1}ARAD—15 {lu₂v}:. 02 DUMU-⸢MEŠ⸣ 01 MI₂ | |
| 25' | 06-lim til-lit | |
| 26' | {1}DINGIR—ma-la-ka {lu₂v}NAGAR 01 DUMU 01 MI₂ | |
| 27' | ina {uru}ŠE—{d}te-er | |
| 28' | ina {uru}im-mir-i-na | |
| 29' | {1}na-aš₂-⸢hu⸣—sa-gab {lu₂v}pu-ṣa-a.a | |
| 30' | [x DUMU-MEŠ 01 MI₂ | |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | 25 ⸢ANŠE A⸣.[ŠA₃ x x] | |
| 2' | ina {uru}ha-an-[su-ri] | |
| 3' | qa-ni {uru}KASKAL | |
| 4' | {1}su-ri—ram-mu {lu₂v}NU.[GIŠ.SAR] | |
| 5' | 01 MI₂ 04-lim til-lit | |
| 6' | 04 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ 01 E₂ | |
| 7' | ina {uru}a-li-ki-na | |
| 8' | [qa-ni {uru]}⸢ah⸣-ri-ie-e | |
| 9' | [PAB ša₂ {1}⸢se⸣-eʾ—sa-ka-a | |
| 10' | {1}al—U.U {lu₂v}ENGAR | |
| 11' | 02 DUMU-MEŠ 02 MI₂-MEŠ 20 A.ŠA₃ | |
| 12' | {1}te-la—DINGIR {lu₂v}NU.GIŠ.SAR | |
| 13' | 01 DUMU 03 MI₂-MEŠ 02-lim til-lit | |
| 14' | 01 E₂ 01 {giš}SAR {u₂}SAR | |
| 15' | ina {uru}gab-mu-ri | |
| 16' | ina kip-a-ni | |
| 17' | {1}kur-za-a {lu₂v}SIPA UDU-MEŠ | |
| 18' | 01 DUMU 03 MI₂-MEŠ 02 [x x] | |
| 19' | {1}man—ki—na-[šuh {lu₂v}x x] | |
| 27' | {1}A-a.⸢a {lu₂v⸣}[x x x x] | |
| 28' | {1}na-aš₂-hu—id-[ri x x x] | |
| 29' | 01 DUMU [x x x x] | |
| 30' | {1}{d}PA.TUG₂—DINGIR-[a.a x x] | |
| 31' | {1}DUG₃—IM—[x x x x x] | |
| 32' | {1}DI-mu—⸢EN⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 33' | {1}a-hu-nu [x x x x x] | |
| 34' | {1}SUHUŠ—[x x x x x] [x x x x x x x] | |
| 35' | {1}⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 36' | {1}PAB—x x x x x] | |
| 37' | {1}se-⸢eʾ⸣—[x x x x x] | |
| 38' | {1}x⸣-[x x x x x] | |
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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