ADD 0206 (P335153)
Legal Transaction, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0206 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335153 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal Transaction |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa14 · 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 Belet-uṣalla, owner of the man being sol[d]. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | [...-er]eš, servant [of Belet]-uṣalla — |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | [the harem m]anageress [of ... of the cit]y of Assur [has contracted and bought him for x shek]els of silver. |
| Obverse [7:11] o 88–o 1111 | [The mone]y [is paid] completely. That [man is purchased and acquired]. Any revocation, [lawsuit, or litig]ation is void. |
| Obverse [11:19] o 1212– | [Whoever in the f]uture, at any time, [whether Belet-u]ṣalla or his sons [or his grandsons] or (his) brothers [or any relat]ive of his [lodges a compl]aint or breaks the contract, and [se]eks [a lawsuit or litigation against the harem manageress], |
| Reverse [0:6] r 1r 1–r 66 | [shall place x minas of silver (and) x min]as of gold [in the lap of DN] residing in Assur, [and shall ret]urn [the mone]y tenfold [to its owner. He shall contest] in his lawsuit and not succeed. [The jud]ge shall not hea[r his case]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Month ..., ...th day], eponym year of Bel-Harran-šadu'a. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness NN]. Witness Marduk-le'i. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness NN]. Witness Bel-šarru-uṣur. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness NN. Wit]ness Aššur-nadin-ahi. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Witness Gabb]u-ilani. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [Witness ...]sî. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [Witness Šam]aš-dalâ. Witness Bel-lu-balaṭ. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [Witness] Aššur-šarru-ibni. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [Witness] Kanunayu. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Witness ...]-ašared. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness M[annu]-ki-Ninua. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness Hana-Se'. Witness U[...]. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Witness Za[...]. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Witness G[i...]. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Witness Nargî, scribe. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}{d}GAŠAN—u₂-ṣa-la | |
| 2 | EN LU₂ SUM-an-[ni] | |
| 3 | {1}x x x]—⸢APIN⸣-eš ARAD-šu₂ | |
| 4 | [ša {1}{d}GAŠAN]—⸢u₂⸣-ṣal-la | |
| 5 | [tu-piš-ma {mi₂}GAR].KUR-tu | |
| 6 | [ša x x x] {⸢uru⸣}aš-šur | |
| 7 | [ina ŠA₃ x GIN₂]-⸢MEŠ⸣ KUG.UD | |
| 8 | [il-qi kas]-⸢pu⸣ gam-mur | |
| 9 | [ta-din LU₂] šu-a-te | |
| 10 | [za-rip la-qi] tu-a-ru | |
| 11 | [de-e-nu DUG₄].DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 12 | [man-nu ša ina] ⸢ur⸣-kiš ina ma-te-ma | |
| 13 | [i-za-qu-pa-a]-ni i-GIL-u-ni | |
| 14 | [lu-u {1}{d}GAŠAN—u₂]-ṣa-la lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 15 | [lu-u DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] lu-u PAB-MEŠ-MEŠ | |
| 16 | [lu-u mam₂-ma]-ni-šu₂ | |
| 17 | [ša de-e-nu DUG₄].⸢DUG₄⸣ | |
| 18 | [TA@v {mi₂}GAR.KUR-tu₂ ub-ta-u]-ni | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x MA.NA KUG.UD x MA].⸢NA⸣ KUG.GI | |
| 2 | [ina bur-ki {d}x]+⸢x⸣ a-šib-bi {uru}aš-šur | |
| 3 | [i-ša₂-kan kas]-⸢pu⸣ a-na 10-MEŠ | |
| 4 | [a-na EN-šu₂ GUR]-⸢ra⸣ ina de-ni-šu₂ | |
| 5 | [DUG₄.DUG₄-ma] la TI | |
| 6 | [de-en-šu₂ DI].⸢KUD⸣ la i-ša₂-mu-[u] | |
| 7 | {[iti}x UD x-KAM] lim-mu {1}EN—KASKAL—KUR-u o | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}x x x x] IGI {1}{d}ŠU₂—ZU | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}x x x x x] IGI {1}EN—MAN—PAB | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}x x x x x] ⸢IGI⸣ {1}aš-šur—AŠ—PAB | |
| 11 | [IGI {1}x x]+⸢x⸣—DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 12 | [IGI {1}x x]-si-i | |
| 13 | [IGI {1}{d}ša₂]-⸢maš⸣—dal₃-a IGI {1}EN—⸢lu⸣—TI | |
| 14 | [IGI {1}{d]}aš—MAN—DU₃ | |
| 15 | [IGI o {1}{⸢iti⸣}AB-a.a | |
| 16 | [IGI {1}x x]+⸢x⸣—MAŠ | |
| 17 | IGI {1}⸢man⸣-[nu]—ki—NINA | |
| 18 | IGI {1}ha-⸢na—se⸣-eʾ IGI {1}⸢u₂⸣-[x x] | |
| 19 | IGI {1}za-[x x x x] | |
| 20 | IGI {1}⸢gi⸣ [x x x] | |
| 21 | IGI {1}nar-gi-i | |
| 22 | {lu₂v}A.BA | |
Sources & licences
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