ADD 0232 (P335179)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0232 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335179 |
| 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 Šarranu, owner of the people being sold. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 33–o 55 | Amurrî, [his] servant; [...]-šar-Aššur; Urkit-ila'i; [...]; a household of all together 3 persons [...] — |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | Ahi-ṭalli, governess of the central city (harem), has contracted and bought them for 4 minas of silver. |
| Obverse [8:13] o 99– | The money is paid completely. Those people are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | Whoever seeks a lawsuit or litigation against the governess shall pay 15 minas of silver. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | (Guaranteed against) seizures for 100 days (and against) fraud forever. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Ahu-illika, royal bodyguard. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Nabû'a, ditto. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Adad-isse'a, ditto. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Šama', scribe. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Šarru-re'û'a, royal bodyguard. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Kubabu-eriba, porter. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Inurta-kibsi-uṣur, ditto. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Ezi-pašir. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Iqišâ. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Month Adar (XII), 16th day, eponym year of Bel-emuranni, commander-in-chief. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}MAN-a-ni | |
| 2 | EN UN-MEŠ SUM-an | |
| 3 | {1}IM.04-i ARAD-[šu₂ {1}x]+⸢x⸣—IM—AN.ŠAR₂ | |
| 4 | {mi₂}{d}ur-kit—DINGIR-a.a [x x x x] | |
| 5 | E₂ PAB 03 ZI-MEŠ ⸢E₂⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 6 | tu-piš-ma {mi₂}PAB—ṭa-li | |
| 7 | {mi₂}ša₂-kin₂-ti ša {uru}MURUB₄—⸢URU⸣ {uru}MURUB₄—⸢URU⸣ | |
| 8 | ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi 04 MA.NA KUG.UD ta-⸢al⸣-qi | |
| 9 | kas-pu ga-mur ta-din | |
| 10 | UN-MEŠ šu-a-te za-ar-pu | |
| 11 | la-qi-u tu-a-ru | |
| 12 | de-ni DUG₄.DUG₄ la-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | man-nu ša₂ TA@v {mi₂}ša₂-kin₂-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 2 | de-ni DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-ta-ʾu-u-ni | |
| 3 | 15 MA.NA KUG.UD SUM-an | |
| 4 | ṣib-ti a-na 01 me UD-mu sa-ar-ti | |
| 5 | a-na kal UD-MEŠ | |
| 6 | IGI {1}PAB—DU {lu₂v}qur-ZAG | |
| 7 | IGI {1}na-bu-u-a | |
| 8 | IGI {1}10—KI-ia | |
| 9 | IGI {1}ša₂-ma-aʾ {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 10 | IGI {1}MAN—SIPA-u.a {lu₂v}qur-ZAG | |
| 11 | IGI {1}ku₃-KA₂—SU {lu₂v}I₃.DU₈ | |
| 12 | IGI {1}{d}MAŠ—kib-si—PAB | |
| 13 | IGI {1}e-zi—pa-⸢šar⸣ | |
| 14 | IGI {1}BA-ša₂-a | |
| 15 | {iti}ŠE UD 18-KAM | |
| 16 | lim-mu {1}EN—IGI.LAL-a-ni {lu₂v}tur-tan | |
Sources & licences
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