ADD 0255 (P335202)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0255 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335202 |
| 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 | Seal of Bel-abu-uṣur, own[er of the people being sold]. |
| Obverse [1:5] o 22–o 55 | Barahu including [his] people, Ṭabuni including [his] pe[ople, and S]itirkanu inclu[ding his people, a]ll (of them) in [their] enti[rety] — |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | Marduk-[..., the ...] of Senna[cherib, king of Assyria], has contracted [and bought them fro]m Bel-ab[u-uṣur] for a talent of [copper]. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | [The money is paid] comple[tely]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | Witness Nabû-eṭira[nni, ...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | Witness Nabû-mudammiq, [...]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | Witness Bab-Tinurayu, temple stewa[rd ...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | Witness Šamaš-šumu-uṣur, priest of [...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | Witness Ahu-lamur, priest of [...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | Witness Nabû'a, priest of [...]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Witness Unzarhu, priest of Tašmetu. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Witness Mardî, priest of Šarrat-nipha. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Witness Gula-zeru-ibni, priest of Gula. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | Witness Aššur-le'ani, porter of the palace. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | Witness Zizî, porter of the palace. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | Witness Ilu-ereš, porter of the palace. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | Witness Muqallil-kabti, ditto. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | Witness Banaya, ditto. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | Witness Gallulu, ditto. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 16'16'– | Witness Pir'aya, scr[ibe, keeper of the tablet]. |
| Right [0:2] r.e. 17r.e. 17–r.e. 1818 | Intercalary Adar (XII/2), 14th day, eponym year of [Manzarnê], governor of Kull[ania]. |
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 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}EN—AD—PAB ⸢EN⸣ [UN-MEŠ SUM-ni] | |
| 2 | {1}ba-ra-a-hu a-di UN-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 3 | {1}ṭa-bu-ni a-di ⸢UN⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 4 | {1}⸢si⸣-ti-ir-ka-a-nu a-[di UN-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 5 | ⸢gab⸣-bu a-na gi-⸢mir⸣-[ti-šu₂-nu] | |
| 6 | u₂-piš-ma {1}{d}MES—[x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | ša {1}{d}30—PAB-⸢MEŠ⸣—[SU MAN KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 8 | i-na ŠA₃ bi-⸢lat⸣ [URUDU-MEŠ] | |
| 9 | [TA@v] ⸢IGI⸣ {1}EN—⸢AD⸣—[PAB il-qi] | |
| 10 | [kas-pu] ga-[mur ta-din] | |
| 11 | [x x x] x x [x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | IGI {1}{d}PA—KAR-ir-⸢a⸣-[ni {lu₂v}x x x x] | |
| 2' | IGI {1}{d}PA—mu-SIG₅ {⸢lu₂v⸣}[x x x x] | |
| 3' | IGI {1}KA₂—ti-nu-ra-a.a {lu₂v}lah₂-hi-[nu x x] | |
| 4' | IGI {1}{d}ša₂-maš—MU—PAB {lu₂v}SANGA ša₂ {⸢d⸣}[x x] | |
| 5' | IGI {1}PAB—la-mur {lu₂v}SANGA ša₂ {⸢d}x⸣+[x x] | |
| 6' | IGI {1}na-bu-u-a {lu₂v}SANGA ša₂ {⸢d⸣}[x x] | |
| 7' | IGI {1}un-zar₄-hu {lu₂v}SANGA ša₂ {d}LAL₂ | |
| 8' | IGI {1}mar-di-i {lu₂v}SANGA ša {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha | |
| 9' | IGI {1}{d}ME.ME—NUMUN—DU₃ {lu₂v}SANGA ša {d}ME.ME | |
| 10' | IGI {1}aš-šur—ZU-a-ni {lu₂v}I₃.DU₈ ša₂ E₂.GAL | |
| 11' | IGI {1}zi-zi-ia {lu₂v}I₃.DU₈ ša₂ E₂.GAL | |
| 12' | IGI {1}DINGIR—KAM-eš {lu₂v}I₃.DU₈ ša₂ E₂.GAL | |
| 13' | IGI {1}mu-qa-lil—IDIM {lu₂}: | |
| 14' | IGI {1}ba-na-a.a {lu₂}: | |
| 15' | IGI {1}ga-lul {lu₂}: | |
| 16' | IGI {1}NUNUZ-a.a A.[BA ṣa-bit IM] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 17 | {iti}DIRI.ŠE UD 14-KAM lim-mu {1}[man-za-ar₂-ne₂-e] | |
| 18 | {lu₂v}GAR.KUR {lu₂v}GAR.KUR {uru}ku-⸢la⸣-[ni-a] | |
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