ADD 0234 (P335181)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0234 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335181 |
| 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 D[agan-milki], owner of the people being [sold]. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | Immannu, the woman Un[u...]ni, and Milki-uri, a total of 3 persons — |
| Obverse [4:9] o 55–o 99 | Šumma-ilani, chariot driver of the royal corps, has contracted and bought them from Dagan-milki for 3 minas of silver by the mina of Carchemish. |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | The money is paid completely. Those people are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [12:17] o 1313–o 1717 | Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint or breaks the contract, whether Dagan-milki or his brothers or nephews, or any relative of his or anyone influential, |
| Obverse [17:26] o 1818– | and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Šumma-ilani, his sons and grandsons, shall pay [x min]as of silver and one mina of gold to Ištar of Arbela, and shall return the money tenfold to its owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Addâ, scribe. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Ahi-ram, ditto. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Paqaha, village manager. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Nadbi-Ya'u, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Bel-emuranni. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Bin-dikiri. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Ṭab-šar-Issar. Witness Tabnî, scribe, keeper of the tablet. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Month Ab (V), 20th day, eponym year of Mannu-ki-Aššur-le'i. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {⸢na₄⸣}KIŠIB {1}⸢da⸣-[gan—mil-ki] | |
| 2 | EN UN-MEŠ ⸢ta⸣-[da-ni] | |
| 3 | {1}i-man-nu-u {mi₂}u₂-⸢nu⸣-[x x]-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 4 | {1}mil-ki—u₂-ri PAB 03 ⸢ZI-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 5 | u₂-piš-ma {1}BE-ma—DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 6 | {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ | |
| 7 | ša {1}KA.KEŠ₂—LUGAL TA@v IGI | |
| 8 | {1}da-gan—mil-ki ina ŠA₃ 03 MA.NA ⸢KUG.UD⸣ | |
| 9 | ina 01 MA.NA-e ša₂ {uru}gar-ga-mis TI-qi₂ | |
| 10 | kas-pu gam-mur ta-ad-din | |
| 11 | UN-MEŠ šu-a-tu₂ ⸢zar⸣-pu laq-qi₂-u | |
| 12 | tu-a-ru de-e-nu DUG₄.⸢DUG₄⸣ | |
| 13 | la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš | |
| 14 | ina ma-te-ma ⸢i⸣-zaq-qup-an-ni | |
| 15 | GIL-u-ni lu-u {1}da-gan—mil-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 16 | lu-u PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u DUMU—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 17 | lu-u mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂ lu-u dan-nu | |
| 18 | ša TA@v {1}BE-ma—DINGIR-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 19 | DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 20 | ⸢ub⸣-ta-ʾu-u-ni | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x MA].⸢NA⸣ KUG.UD 01 MA.NA KUG.GI | |
| 2 | [a]-na {d}15 ša₂ arba-il₃{ki} SUM-an | |
| 3 | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ-te a-na EN-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 4 | GUR-ra ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma | |
| 5 | la i-laq-qi₂ | |
| 6 | IGI {1}ad-da-a {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 7 | IGI {1}PAB-i—ra-me {lu₂}{<:(A.BA)>} | |
| 8 | IGI {1}pa-qa-ha {lu₂}GAL—URU-MEŠ {lu₂}GAL—URU-MEŠ | |
| 9 | IGI {1}na-ad-bi—ia-a-u₂ {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ | |
| 10 | IGI {1}EN—IGI.LAL-an-ni | |
| 11 | IGI {1}bi-in—di-ki-ri | |
| 12 | IGI {1}DUG₃—IM—{d}15 IGI {1}tab-ni-i | |
| 13 | {lu₂}A.BA ṣa-bit IM ina {iti}NE | |
| 14 | UD 20-KAM₂\t lim-mu {1}man-nu—ki-i—aš-šur—⸢ZU⸣ | |
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