ADD 0214 (P335161)
Legal Transaction, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0214 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335161 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...]mali, his maid — |
| Obverse [2:5] o 3'3'–o 5'5' | Ninuayu, eunuch the king, [has contract]ed and bought her for 35 shekels of silver from Yamani. |
| Obverse [5:8] o 6'6'–o 8'8' | The money is paid completely. That woman is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 9'9'–o 12'12' | Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, [whether Ya]mani or his sons [or his brothers, and seeks a l]awsuit or litigation |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | [(shall place x minas of silver)] in the lap of [DN], and shall return the money tenfold to its owner. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Month Iyyar (II), 14th day, [epon]ym year of Upaq-ana-Arbail. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness ...]ši-ibni, major-domo. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness] Nabû-na'id, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness Bel]-likṣur, 'third man'. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness Uz]nanu, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Witness ...]-idri. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [Witness Il]-immi, mercha[nt]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [Witness ...]e, [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2' | {[mi₂}x x]-⸢ma⸣-li GEME₂-šu₂ | |
| 3' | [u₂-piš]-ma {1}NINA{ki}a.a | |
| 4' | {⸢lu₂⸣}SAG LUGAL ina ŠA₃-bi 35 GIN₂-MEŠ | |
| 5' | [KUG].UD TA@v IGI {1}ia-a-ma-ni il-qi | |
| 6' | kas-pu ga-mur ta-din MI₂ šu-a-tu₂ | |
| 7' | za-rip la-qi tu-a-ru de-e-nu | |
| 8' | DUG₄.DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 9' | man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš ina ma-te-ma | |
| 10' | ⸢i⸣-za-qu-o-ni GIL-u-ni | |
| 11' | [lu-u {1}ia]-a-ma-ni lu DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 12' | [lu PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ ša] ⸢de⸣-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina bur-ki ina bur-⸢ki⸣ {[d}x GAR-an] | |
| 2 | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ-te a-na EN-šu₂ | |
| 3 | GUR-ra a-na de-ni-šu₂ | |
| 4 | DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la i-laq-qi | |
| 5 | {iti}GUD UD 14-KAM₂ | |
| 6 | [lim]-⸢mu⸣ {1}u₂-pa-qa—a-na—arba-il₃ | |
| 7 | [IGI {1}x x]+⸢x⸣-ši—DU₃ {lu₂}GAL—E₂ {lu₂}GAL—E₂ | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}{d]}PA—I {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}EN]—lik-ṣur {lu₂}03-šu₂ | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}uz]-na-nu {lu₂}mu-kil—ap-MEŠ {lu₂}mu-kil—ap-MEŠ | |
| 11 | [IGI {1}x x x]—id-ri | |
| 12 | [IGI {1}DINGIR]—im-me DAM.⸢QAR⸣ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [IGI {1}x x x]+⸢x⸣-e {lu₂}[x x x] | |
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