ADD 0247 (P335194)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0247 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335194 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1'1'–o 4'4' | Sin-alik-pani, [..., his son], wife and weaned daughter; [NN, his son], wife and daughter; Uṣa[...], hatter, and his wife, a total of 10 [persons] — |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | Remanni-Adad, [chariot driver], has contracted and bought (said people) from these gentlemen [for] x minas of silver (by the mina) of Carchemish. |
| Obverse [6:9] o 7'7'–o 9'9' | [The money is pa]id completely. Those people are purch[ased and acquired. Any revocation, law]suit, or litigation is voi[d]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | (Guaranteed against) [seizures of epile]psy for 100 days (and against) frau[d fore]ver. |
| Obverse [10:15] o 11'11'–o 15'15' | Whoever in the future, [at any time, br]eaks the contract, whether th[ese] men [or] their [sons] or grandsons, [or ...] their labour-duty superior, and seeks a lawsu[it or liti]gation against Remanni-Adad and [his] s]ons, |
| Obverse [15:20] o 16'16'– | shall pay one talent of silver and 10 minas of [gold t]o Ištar of Nineveh, and shall re[turn] the mon[ey tenfold t]o its owners. He shall contest [in his lawsuit] and not [succeed]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Witness Ner]gal-šarru-uṣur, 'third man.' |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Witness ...-e]reš, 'third [man].' |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Witness Ua]rbis, 'third [man].' |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Witness Zaru]tî, chariot dr[iver]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness Šamaš]-šarru-uṣur, [ditto]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness Nabû-še]zib, [ditto]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness NN, ...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness ...g]ime, [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Bel-lamur, [...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Šarruken-uṣur. Witness Sukka[ya, servant] of the cupbearer. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Adad-ahhe-[šallim, ...]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Nabû-eriba, deputy of th[e team-commander]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Šamaš-šallim, [...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Month Nisan (I), 21st day, [eponym year of ...]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [Witness] Si[n-......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | {1}si-in—DU—IGI {[lu₂}x x x DUMU-šu₂] | |
| 2' | MI₂-šu₂ DUMU.MI₂-su pir-su {1}x x x DUMU-šu₂] | |
| 3' | MI₂-šu₂ DUMU.MI₂-su {1}u₂-ṣa-[x x x x x] | |
| 4' | {lu₂}ša₂—U.SAG-MEŠ-šu₂ MI₂-šu₂ PAB 10 [ZI-MEŠ] | |
| 5' | u₂-piš-ma {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM {⸢lu₂⸣}[mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] {⸢lu₂⸣}[mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] | |
| 6' | TA@v IGI LU₂-MEŠ-e an-nu-⸢te⸣ [ina ŠA₃-bi] | |
| 7' | ⸢x MA.NA KUG.UD ša {uru⸣}gar-ga-mis TI-⸢qi₂⸣ [kas-pu] | |
| 8' | [gam-mur ta]-⸢din⸣ UN-MEŠ šu₂-a-tu₂ za-⸢ar⸣-[pu la-qi₂-u] | |
| 9' | [tu-a-ru] ⸢de⸣-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-[šu₂] | |
| 10' | [ṣib-tu₂ be-en]-nu a-na 01 me UD-MEŠ sa-ar-[tu₂] | |
| 11' | [a-na kal₃ MU].⸢AN⸣.NA-MEŠ man-nu ša₂ ina ur-⸢kiš⸣ | |
| 12' | [ina ma-te-ma] ⸢GIL⸣-u-ni lu-u LU₂-MEŠ-e ⸢an⸣-[nu-te] | |
| 13' | [lu-u DUMU-MEŠ]-šu₂-nu lu-u DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu-[nu] DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu-[nu] | |
| 14' | [lu-u x x x x]+⸢x⸣-MEŠ EN—il-ki-šu₂-nu EN—il-ki-šu₂-nu de-⸢e⸣-[nu] | |
| 15' | [DUG₄].⸢DUG₄⸣ TA@v {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM u₃ ⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 16' | [ub]-⸢ta⸣-ʾu-u-ni 01 GU₂.UN KUG.UD 10 MA.NA [KUG.GI] | |
| 17' | [a]-⸢na {d⸣}15 ša NINA{ki} SUM-an kas-⸢pu⸣ [a-na] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 10-MEŠ-te a]-⸢na EN⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢GUR⸣-[ra] | |
| 2 | [ina de-ni-šu₂] DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la [i-laq-qi₂] | |
| 3 | [IGI {1}{d}MAŠ].MAŠ—MAN—PAB {lu₂}03.⸢U₅⸣ [dan-nu] | |
| 4 | [IGI {1}x-x]—⸢KAM⸣-eš {lu₂}03.[U₅] | |
| 5 | [IGI {1}u₂]-⸢ar⸣-bi-is {lu₂}03.[U₅] | |
| 6 | [IGI {1}NUMUN-u₂]-⸢ti⸣-i {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}[PA-MEŠ] {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}[PA-MEŠ] | |
| 7 | [IGI {1}{d}ša₂-maš]—LUGAL—PAB {lu₂}{<[:.](mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} {lu₂}{<[:.](mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}{d}PA—še]-zib {lu₂}{<[:.](mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} {lu₂}{<[:.](mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}x x x x x] {lu₂}[x x] | |
| 10 | <$[IGI] {1}⸢x x x-gi⸣-me {lu₂}[x x]$> | |
| 11 | <$IGI⸣ {1}EN—IGI.LAL {lu₂}[x x]$> | |
| 12 | IGI {1}LUGAL—GIN—PAB IGI {1}suk-ka-⸢a⸣.[a {lu₂}ARAD] | |
| 13 | ša {lu₂}KAŠ.LUL IGI {1}{d}IM—PAB-MEŠ—[DI {lu₂}x x] | |
| 14 | IGI {1}{d}PA—SU {lu₂}02-e ša {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAL—u₂-rat] {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAL—u₂-rat] | |
| 15 | IGI {1}{d}UTU—šal-lim {lu₂}[mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] {lu₂}[mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] | |
| 16 | {⸢iti}BARAG⸣ UD 21-KAM₂\t [lim-mu {1}x x x x x] | |
| 17 | [IGI] {1}{d}30—[x x x x x x x x x] | |
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