ADD 0181 (P335131)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0181 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335131 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Instead of] his [sea]l he impressed his fingernail. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [Fingernail] of Aššur-naṣir, owner of the man. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Ahu-le'iti, his slave — |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | Šamaš-abu-uṣur has contracted and bought him from Aššur-naṣir for 50 minas of copper. |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | The money is paid comple[tely]. That man is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [9:20] o 1010– | Whoever in the future, at any time, whether Aššur-naṣir or his sons or brothers or his governor, whoever seeks a lawsuit or litigation [against] Šamaš-abu-uṣur [or his sons], shall place [x minas of silv]er and one mina of gold [in the lap] of Adad, the lord of Kilizi, and shall return [the money tenfold] to its owner. He shall contest [in his lawsuit] and not succeed. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | [Whoever trans]gresses, shall pay [......]. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | [(Guaranteed against) seizures of epil]epsy [for 100 days (and against) fraud for]ever. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness NN], priest of Palil. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness ...n]ayu, commander-of-fifty. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness ...] servant of [NN]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness [...]ani, farmer. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness [...]a, cohort commander. |
| Reverse [12:15] r 1313–r 1515 | Month [...], 3rd day, eponym year of Šulmu-beli-l[ašme], governor of Der. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Wit]ness Ṭab-šar-Nabû, scribe. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [x min]as of copper for his fingernail. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ku-um {na₄]}⸢KIŠIB⸣-šu₂ ṣu-bar-šu₂ ⸢iš-kun⸣ | |
| 2 | [ṣu-bar] {1}aš-šur—PAB-ir EN LU₂ | |
| 3 | {1}PAB—le-ʾi-ti ARAD-šu₂ | |
| 4 | u₂-tap-piš {1}{d}UTU—AD—PAB | |
| 5 | TA@v IGI {1}aš-šur—PAB-ir | |
| 6 | ina ŠA₃-bi 50 MA.NA URUDU-ME | |
| 7 | i-si-qi kas-pu gam-<mur> ta-din-ni | |
| 8 | LU₂ šu-a-tu₂ za-rip la-qi | |
| 9 | GUR de-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-šu₂ | |
| 10 | man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš ina ma-te-ma | |
| 11 | lu {1}aš-šur—PAB-ir lu DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 12 | lu ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ lu {lu₂v}EN.NAM-su | |
| 13 | man-⸢nu ša⸣ de-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 14 | [TA@v {1}{d]}UTU—AD—PAB | |
| 15 | [DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] u₂-ub-⸢ta-ʾu⸣-u-ni | |
| 16 | [x MA.NA KUG].⸢UD⸣ 01 MA.NA KUG.GI | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ina bur-ki] {d}IM EN {uru}kal₃-zi ⸢GAR⸣-an | |
| 2 | [kas-pu ana 10-MEŠ-te] ⸢ina⸣ EN-šu₂ u-GUR | |
| 3 | [ina de-ni-šu₂] ⸢DUG₄⸣.DUG₄ la TI-qi₂ | |
| 4 | [man-nu ša₂ i]-⸢bal⸣-ka-⸢tu₂⸣-ni | |
| 5 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ SUM-an | |
| 6 | [x x x x ṣib-tu₂] be-nu | |
| 7 | [a-na 01 me UD-MEŠ sa-ar-tu₂ ana] kal UD-MEŠ | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}x x x x] SANGA ša₂ {d}IGI.DU | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}x x x]-⸢na⸣-a.a GAL—50 GAL—50 | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}x x x x x] ARAD ša₂ {1}⸢x x⸣-nu-[x] | |
| 11 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}[x x x x]-a-ni {⸢lu₂v}ENGAR⸣ | |
| 12 | [IGI {1}x x x x]-a GAL—ki-ṣir GAL—ki-ṣir | |
| 13 | {iti}⸢x x⸣ UD 03-KAM₂ | |
| 14 | lim-mu {1}DI-mu—EN—la-[aš₂-me] | |
| 15 | {lu₂v}GAR.KUR {lu₂v}GAR.KUR {uru}⸢de⸣-[e]-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 16 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}DUG₃.GA—IM—{d}PA {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 17 | [x MA].⸢NA⸣ URUDU-MEŠ ⸢ša₂⸣ ṣu-pur-šu₂ | |
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