ADD 0237 (P335184)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0237 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335184 |
| 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 Se'-natan, owner of the people being sold. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | Dinana and Gabbiya, his wife, a total of 2 persons, servants of Se'-natan — |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Remanni-Adad, chariot driver, has contracted and bought them for one mina of silver. |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | The money is paid completely. The people are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [8:15] o 99– | Whoever in the future, at any time, whether Se'-natan or his relative, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract and seeks a lawsuit or litiga[tion] against Remanni-Adad and [his sons], |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | [shall place] one mina of silver (and) one [mina of gold] in the the lap of the Lady of Nineveh, [and shall return] the money tenfold t[o its owner]. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not [succeed]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witness Bel-aplu-iddina, go[vernor] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Sin-abu-uṣur, [...]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Nergal-šarru-uṣur, city overseer. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Kiṣir-Aššur, mayor. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness El-il-milki, son of Bel-nuri. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Bel-taklak. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Rahim-Dadi, merchant. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Ilu-deni-lamur, son of [Be]l-aplu-iddina. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Adad-ša[lli]m, son of Atarâ. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Ninuayu. Witness Bariku. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [Wit]ness Ahi-ila'i. Witness Nabû-šezibanni. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Wit]ness Kenî, scribe. |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717– | Month Shebat (XI), 10th day, eponym year of Mannu-ki-šarri. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}se—na-tan | |
| 2 | EN UN-MEŠ SUM-ni | |
| 3 | {1}di-na-na {mi₂}ga-bi-a MI₂-šu₂ | |
| 4 | PAB 02 ZI {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ ša {1}se—na-tan | |
| 5 | u₂-piš-ma {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ina ŠA₃-bi 01 MA.NA KUG.UD il-qi kas-pu ga-mur | |
| 7 | ta-din UN-MEŠ za-ar₂-pu la-qi₂-u | |
| 8 | tu-a-ru de-e-ni DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 9 | man-nu ša ina ur-kiš ma-te-me | |
| 10 | lu-u {1}se—na-tan lu-u mam₂-ma-nu-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 11 | ša i-zaq-qu-⸢pa⸣-ni | |
| 12 | GIL-u-ni de-e-ni DUG₄.⸢DUG₄⸣ | |
| 13 | TA@v {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM ⸢u₃⸣ [DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 14 | ub-ta-ʾu-u-[ni] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 01 MA.NA KUG.UD 01 [MA.NA KUG.GI] | |
| 2 | ina bur-ki {d}⸢GAŠAN—NINA⸣{[ki} GAR-an] | |
| 3 | kas-pi a-na 10-MEŠ-te a-⸢na⸣ [EN-šu₂ GUR-ra] | |
| 4 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄ la TI | |
| 5 | IGI {1}EN—DUMU.UŠ—SUM-na {lu₂}EN.⸢NAM⸣ [x x] | |
| 6 | IGI {1}{d}30—AD—PAB {lu₂}[x x] | |
| 7 | IGI {1}{d}U.GUR—LUGAL—PAB {lu₂}ša₂—UGU—URU | |
| 8 | IGI {1}ki-ṣir—aš-šur {lu₂}ha-za-nu | |
| 9 | IGI {1}al—DINGIR—mil-ki DUMU {1}EN—ZALAG₂ | |
| 10 | IGI {1}EN—tak-lak | |
| 11 | IGI {1}ri-hi-me—MAN {lu₂}DAM.QAR | |
| 12 | IGI {1}DINGIR—de-ni—IGI.LAL DUMU {1}d.⸢EN—A⸣—SUM-na | |
| 13 | IGI {1}{d}IM—⸢šal-lim⸣ DUMU {1}a-⸢tar⸣-a | |
| 14 | IGI {1}ni-nu-a.a IGI {1}ba-ri-ki | |
| 15 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}PAB—DINGIR-a.a IGI {1}{d}PA—še-zib-an-ni | |
| 16 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}GIN-i {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 17 | {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 10-KAM₂\t | |
| r.e. | ||
| 18 | lim-mu {1}man-nu—ki-i—LUGAL | |
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