ADD 0244 (P335191)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0244 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335191 |
| 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] 11–11 | [Instead of] his seal he impressed his fingernail. |
| Obverse [1:2] 22–22 | [Fing]ernail of Babilayu, owner of the people being sold. |
| Obverse [2:4] 33–44 | Taribi-Issar, his brother, wife, and daughter, a total of 4 per[sons], servants of Babilayu — |
| Obverse [4:7] 55–77 | Barsipitu has contracted and bought them from Babilayu for 3 minas of silver by the mina of the merchant. |
| Obverse [7:9] 88–99 | The money is paid completely. Those people are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [9:15] 1010–1515 | Whoever in the future, at any time, breaks the contract, whether Babilayu, or his sons, grandsons, brothers, or nephews, or his prefect, or a neighbour or relative of his who seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Barsipitu and his (sic) successor, |
| Obverse [15:22] 1616– | shall eat one mina of plucked wool, shall drink a full agannu vessel of tanner's paste, shall pla[ce] one mina of [refined] sil[ver] (and) one mina of pure gold in the lap of A[dad] residing in the city of Urakka, [and shall return] the money tenfold to its own[er]. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not [succeed]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Wi[tness ......]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Witn[ess ......]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Witness [......]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Witness [...]-ilu, [eunuch]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | A total of 6 eunuch witnesses. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Ninuayu, mayor. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Urda-Sin, servant of the vizier. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Hambî, chief goldsmith. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Remanni-Adad, carpenter. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Ilu-iṣṣur, servant of the commander-in-chief. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Aššur-ahu-iddina, oil-presser. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Ahu-illika, servant of Sin-eriba. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Kenu-ahu, servant of the treasurer. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Haldi-eṭir, weaver. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Nabû-šallim, scribe. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness Sagibî, porter of the palace. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness Ilu-ibni, scribe, keeper of the [tablet]. |
| Reverse [17:19] r 1818–r 1919 | Month Marchesvan (VIII), [...th day, eponym year of] Aššur-[belu-uṣur, governor of Šahuppa]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [ku-um] {⸢na₄⸣}KIŠIB-šu₂ ṣu-pur-šu₂ iš-kun | |
| 2 | [ṣu]-⸢pur⸣ {1}KA₂.DINGIR-a.a EN UN-MEŠ SUM-ni | |
| 3 | {1}ta-ri-bi—{d}15 ŠEŠ-šu₂ MI₂-šu₂ DUMU.MI₂-sa PAB 04 ⸢ZI⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 4 | {lu₂v}ARAD-MEŠ-ni ša {1}KA₂.DINGIR-a.a | |
| 5 | tu-piš-ma {mi₂}BAR₂.SIPA{ki}i-tu₂ | |
| 6 | TA@v IGI {1}KA₂.DINGIR-a.a ina ŠA₃-bi 03 MA.NA KUG.⸢UD⸣ | |
| 7 | ina 01 MA.NA-e ša {lu₂v}DAM.QAR ta-al-qi | |
| 8 | kas-pu ga-mur ta-din UN-MEŠ šu-a-tu₂ | |
| 9 | za-ar-pu la-qi-u₂ tu-a-ru de-e-nu | |
| 10 | DUG₄.DUG₄ la-a-šu₂ man-⸢nu⸣ ša ina ur-kiš | |
| 11 | ina ma-te-ma i-GIL-u-ni lu-u {1}KA₂.DINGIR-a.a | |
| 12 | lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 13 | lu-u DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u {lu₂v}GAR-nu-šu₂ lu-u qur-ub-šu₂ | |
| 14 | lu-u mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂ ša de-ni DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 15 | TA@v {mi₂}BAR₂.SIPA{ki}i-tu₂ u₃ EGIR-šu₂ | |
| 16 | ub-ta-ʾu-u-ni 01 MA.NA o {sig₂}ger-du KU₂ | |
| 17 | mar {dug}a-ga-nu kur-ru NAG 01 MA.NA ⸢KUG.UD⸣ [LUH-u] | |
| 18 | 01 MA.NA KUG.GI sak-ru ina bur-ki {d}⸢IM⸣ | |
| 19 | a-šib {uru}u₂-rak-ka GAR-[an] | |
| 20 | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ-te a-na EN-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂ GUR] | |
| 21 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la [i-laq-qi] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | IGI {1}x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | IGI {1}⸢x⸣+[x (x) x]+⸢x⸣—DINGIR {lu₂v}[SAG] | |
| 5 | PAB 06 IGI-MEŠ {lu₂v}SAG-MEŠ | |
| 6 | IGI {1}{uru}NINA-a.a {lu₂v}ha-za-nu | |
| 7 | IGI {1}ARAD—{d}30 ARAD ša₂ {⸢lu₂v⸣}SUKKAL | |
| 8 | IGI {1}ha-am-bi-i {lu₂v}GAL—SIMUG.KUG.GI-MEŠ {lu₂v}GAL—SIMUG.KUG.GI-MEŠ | |
| 9 | IGI {1}rem₂-a-ni—10 {lu₂v}NAGAR | |
| 10 | IGI {1}DINGIR—PAB ARAD ša {lu₂v}tur-ta-nu | |
| 11 | IGI {1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ {lu₂v}I₃.ŠUR | |
| 12 | IGI {1}PAB—DU—ka ARAD ša {1}{d}30—⸢SU⸣ | |
| 13 | IGI {1}GIN—PAB ARAD ša {lu₂v}IGI.DUB | |
| 14 | IGI {1}hal-di—KAR-ir {lu₂v}UŠ.BAR | |
| 15 | IGI {1}{d}PA—šal-lim {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 16 | IGI {1}sa-gi-bi-i {lu₂v}I₃.DU₈ ša E₂.[GAL] | |
| 17 | IGI {1}⸢DINGIR⸣—ib-ni {⸢lu₂v⸣}A.⸢BA ṣa-bit⸣ [ṭup-pi] | |
| 18 | {⸢iti⸣}APIN [UD x-KAM₂] | |
| 19 | [lim-mu] {1}aš-šur—[EN—PAB {lu₂v}GAR.KUR] {lu₂v}GAR.KUR] | |
| 20 | o {⸢uru⸣}[ša₂-hu-up-pa] | |
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