ADD 0172 (P335122)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0172 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335122 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa06 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Seal of Mušezib-Marduk, prefect of the horses of the New Palace, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | owner of the man being sold. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | Ahušina, weaver of ṣipratu-garments, servant of Mušezib-Marduk — |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | Remanni-Adad, chariot driver of the king, has contracted and bought him from Mušezib-Marduk for 1 1/2 minas (of silver) by the (mina) of the king. |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | The money is paid completely. That man is purchased and acquired. [Any revoc]ation, lawsuit, or litigation is voi[d]. |
| Obverse [11:22] o 1212– | [Whoever in the future], at any [t]ime, lodges a compla[int or breaks the contract], whether Mušezib-Marduk or his [sons], brothers or grand[sons], and se[eks] a lawsuit or litig[ation against] Remanni-Adad, [his] so[ns] and grandsons, [shall place] 5 minas of refined silver and [x minas] of pu[re] gold [in the lap of Ištar] residing in Ni[neveh]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | [He shall contest] in his lawsuit [and not succeed]. He shall return the money [tenfold to its owner]. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | (Guaranteed against) seizures of [epilepsy for 100 days and against fraud] forever. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Sin-rem[anni]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Zaba[ba-eriba]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Adad-[...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Nabû-eriba, deputy. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Ahû'a-eriba. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Witness Adad-bessunu, son of Išmanni-Adad. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Witness Šumma-tašezib, servant of Ištar. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | Witness Nabû-nadin-ahhe, scribe, son of Nabû-šallimšunu of Imgur-illil. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Month Elul (VI), 20th day, eponym year of Šulmu-beli-lašme, governor of Der. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}mu-še-zib—mar-duk | |
| 2 | {lu₂}GAR-nu ša₂ {anše}KUR-MEŠ ša₂ E₂ | |
| 3 | GIBIL EN LU₂ SUM-ni | |
| 4 | {1}PAB-ši-na {lu₂}UŠBAR₅—{tug₂}ṣip-rat {lu₂}UŠBAR₅—{tug₂}ṣip-rat | |
| 5 | ARAD-šu ša {1}mu-še-zib—mar-duk | |
| 6 | u₂-piš-ma {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM | |
| 7 | {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ ša₂ MAN TA@v IGI | |
| 8 | {1}mu-še-zib—mar-duk ina ŠA₃ 01 1/2 MA.NA | |
| 9 | ina ša MAN il-qi₂ kas-pu gam-mur | |
| 10 | ta-ad-⸢din⸣ LU₂ šu-a-tu₂ za-rip | |
| 11 | la-qi₂ [tu-a]-⸢ru⸣ de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 12 | la-aš₂-⸢šu₂⸣ [man-nu ša ina ur-kiš] ⸢ina⸣ ma-⸢te-ma⸣ | |
| 13 | i-zaq-qup-⸢an⸣-[ni GIL-u-ni] | |
| 14 | lu-u {1}mu-še-zib—mar-duk [lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 15 | lu-u PAB-MEŠ-šu lu-u DUMU—⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] DUMU—⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 16 | ša de-e-nu DUG₄.⸢DUG₄⸣ [TA@v] | |
| 17 | {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM ⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 18 | u₃ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ ub-⸢ta⸣-[u-ni] | |
| 19 | 05 MA.NA KUG.UD LUH-[u x MA.NA] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | KUG.GI sak-[ru ina bur-ki {d}15 | |
| 2 | a-šib {uru}⸢NINA⸣{[ki} GAR-an] | |
| 3 | ina de-ni-šu [DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la TI-qi₂] | |
| 4 | kas-pu a-na 10-[MEŠ-te a-na EN-šu₂] | |
| 5 | GUR-ar₂ ṣib-tu₂ [be-nu ana 01 me UD-me sa-ar₂-tu₂ a-na] | |
| 6 | kal₃ UD-[MEŠ-te o] | |
| 7 | IGI {1}{d}30—rem₂-[an-ni] | |
| 8 | IGI {1}{d}za-ba₄-ba₄—[SU] | |
| 9 | IGI {1}{d}IM—[x x x] | |
| 10 | IGI {1}{d}PA—SU {lu₂}02-u | |
| 11 | IGI {1}PAB-u₂-a—SU | |
| 12 | IGI {1}{d}IM—be₂-sun₂ | |
| 13 | DUMU {1}iš-man-ni—{d}10 | |
| 14 | IGI {1}šum-ma—ta\t-še-zib {lu₂}ARAD | |
| 15 | ša {d}15 | |
| 16 | IGI {1}{d}PA—MU—PAB-MEŠ {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 17 | A {1}{d}PA—šal-lim-šu-nu ša₂ {uru}im-gur₂—{d}BE | |
| 18 | {iti}KIN UD 20-KAM₂ lim-me {1}DI-mu—EN—HAL | |
| 19 | {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR BAD₃.DINGIR{ki} | |
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