ADD 0238 (P335185)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0238 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335185 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Instead of his seal] he impressed his fingernail. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [Fingernail of Bel-Harran-is]se'a, owner of the people being sold. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [...-uṣa]lla — 5 persons; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [......]mu — 6 persons; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [......] — 4 persons; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | in all 15 [persons], servants of Bel-Ha[rran-isse']a — |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77–o 1010 | Šumma-il[ani], chariot driver, has con[tracted and bought them from Bel-Harran-isse'[a for x minas of silver] by the mina of [Carchemish]. |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111–o 1313 | The money is pa[id] completely. The people are purchased and acq[uired]. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation [is void]. |
| Obverse [13:25] o 1414– | Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint, whether Bel-Harran-isse'a or his sons, grandsons, brothers or relatives, and se[eks] a lawsuit or litigation against Šumma-ilani, his sons and grandsons, shall pay [x mi]nas of silver, and shall return [the money] tenfold to its owners. He shall contest [in] his non-lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Witne]ss Sama', (horse) raiser of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Witne]ss Nabû-hussanni, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Witne]ss Halua, scribe. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness] Ahi-nuri, scribe. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witne]ss Ṣuṣâ, scribe. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witne]ss Daluwa, physician. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witne]ss Atinni, scribe. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Witne]ss Abda', scribe. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Paqa[ha], village manager. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Witness Bel-ahhe[šu], chariot driver of the coh[ort com]mander. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | [Witness Z]azî, [ch]ariot driver [of] the cup[bearer]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness Bel-le'i, servant of [...]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Month Nisan (I), eponym year of Iddin-ahhe, governor of [Dur-Šarruken]. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [Witn]ess Ṭab-šar-Nabû, scribe, keeper of the [tablet]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ku-um {na₄}KIŠIB]-⸢šu₂⸣ ṣu-pur-šu₂ iš-kun | |
| 2 | [ṣu-pur {1}EN—KASKAL]—⸢KI⸣-ia EN UN-MEŠ SUM-ni | |
| 3 | {1}{d}x—u₂]-⸢ṣal⸣-la 05 ZI-MEŠ | |
| 4 | {1}x x x]+⸢x⸣-mu 06 ZI-MEŠ | |
| 5 | {1}x x x x] 04 ZI-MEŠ | |
| 6 | PAB 15 [ZI-MEŠ] ⸢ARAD⸣-MEŠ ša {1}EN—⸢KASKAL—KI-ia⸣ | |
| 7 | u₂-⸢piš⸣-[ma] {1}šum-ma—⸢DINGIR-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 8 | {lu₂v}mu-kil—⸢PA-MEŠ⸣ {lu₂v}mu-kil—⸢PA-MEŠ⸣ [ina ŠA₃ x MA.NA KUG.UD] | |
| 9 | ina MA.NA ša {uru}[gar-ga-mis] | |
| 10 | TA@v IGI {1}EN—KASKAL—KI-⸢ia⸣ [il-qi] | |
| 11 | kas-pu ga-am-mur ta-[ad-din] | |
| 12 | UN-MEŠ za-ar-pu la-[qi-u] | |
| 13 | tu-a-ru de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 14 | man-nu ša ina ur-kiš ina mat-e-ma | |
| 15 | i-za-qu-pa-an-ni | |
| 16 | lu-u {1}EN—KASKAL—KI-ia lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 17 | lu-u DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 18 | lu-u mam₂-ma-nu-šu | |
| 19 | ša de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ TA@v {1}šum-ma—DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 20 | o DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ u₃ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 21 | ub-ta-ʾu-u-[ni] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x MA].⸢NA⸣ KUG.UD i-dan | |
| 2 | [kas-pu] ⸢a⸣-na 10-MEŠ a-na EN-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-ta-ra | |
| 3 | [ina] ⸢la⸣ de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la i-laq-qi | |
| 4 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}sa-ma-aʾ {lu₂v}mu-ra-ba-nu ša DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN | |
| 5 | IGI {1}{d}PA—hu-sa-an-ni {lu₂v}mu-DIB—PA-MEŠ {lu₂v}mu-DIB—PA-MEŠ | |
| 6 | IGI {1}hal-u₂-a {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 7 | IGI {1}PAB—ZALAG₂ {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 8 | IGI {1}ṣu-ṣa-a {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 9 | IGI {1}da-lu-u-a {lu₂v}A.ZU | |
| 10 | IGI {1}a-ti-in-ni {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 11 | IGI {1}ab-da-aʾ {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 12 | IGI {1}pa-qa-[ha] {lu₂v}GAL—URU-MEŠ {lu₂v}GAL—URU-MEŠ | |
| 13 | IGI {1}EN—PAB-[MEŠ-šu₂] {lu₂v}mu-⸢DIB—PA-MEŠ⸣ {lu₂v}mu-⸢DIB—PA-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 14 | ⸢ša⸣ {lu₂v}⸢GAL—KA⸣.KEŠ₂ {lu₂v}⸢GAL—KA⸣.KEŠ₂ | |
| 15 | IGI {1}⸢za⸣-a-zi-i {[lu₂v]}⸢mu⸣-DIB—⸢PA⸣-[MEŠ] {[lu₂v]}⸢mu⸣-DIB—⸢PA⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 16 | ša {lu₂v}⸢KAŠ⸣.[LUL] | |
| 17 | IGI {1}EN—ZU {lu₂v}ARAD [x x x x x] | |
| 18 | {iti}BARAG lim-mu {1}SUM—PAB-MEŠ {lu₂v}⸢GAR⸣.[KUR {lu₂v}⸢GAR⸣.[KUR {uru}BAD₃—MAN—GIN] | |
| 19 | IGI {1}DUG₃—IM—{d}AG {lu₂v}A.BA ṣa-bit [IM] | |
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