ADD 0256 (P335203)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0256 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335203 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | Seal of Sin-ahu-iddina, seal of Tuwi, a total of 2 men, owners of the women being so[ld]. |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | Hazalâ, Hud[a...], Ahati-immâ, [a total of 3 women, [female s]ervants of [these] gentleme[n] — |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77–o 1010 | [Dann]aya [has contr]acted and [boug]ht them [from] these [gentleme]n [for x shek]els of silver [by the min]a of Carchemish. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | The money is [paid completely]. T[hose] women [are purchased and acquired] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | [He shall return the money ten]fold to [its] own[ers]. He shall contest [in] his [lawsuit] and not [succeed]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [Witness Ibn]aya, son of Bel-šarru-ibni. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [Witness ...]-iqbi, porter. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [Witness ...]a', merchant. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [Witness] Nergal-[šarru]-uṣur, horse trainer of teams. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Witness Nabû-ze[ru-..., ...] of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Witness Halah[hayu, ...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Witness Mardua, s[cribe]. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 10'10'–r 11'11' | Month Nisan (I), 25th day, eponym year of Banbâ, second vizier. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}{d}30—PAB—SUM-na | |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}tu-u-i | |
| 3 | PAB 02 LU₂-MEŠ-e EN MI₂-MEŠ SUM-ni | |
| 4 | {mi₂}ha-za-la-a {mi₂}hu-⸢da⸣-[x x x] | |
| 5 | {mi₂}NIN—im-ma-a [PAB 03 MI₂]-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ⸢GEME₂⸣-MEŠ ša LU₂-MEŠ [an-nu]-⸢te⸣ | |
| 7 | [u₂]-⸢piš⸣-ma {1}[da]-⸢na⸣-a.a | |
| 8 | [ina ŠA₃ x] ⸢GIN₂⸣-MEŠ KUG.UD | |
| 9 | [ina 01 MA].NA-e ša {uru}gar-ga-mis | |
| 10 | [TA IGI LU₂]-MEŠ-e an-nu-u-te | |
| 11 | [x x il]-⸢qi⸣ kas-pu [o] | |
| 12 | [gam-mur ta-din] MI₂-MEŠ šu₂-[a-te] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ]-te a-na ⸢EN⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 2' | [GUR ina de-ni-šu₂] DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la₃ [TI] | |
| 3' | [IGI {1}ib]-⸢na⸣-a.a DUMU {1}EN—MAN—DU₃ | |
| 4' | [IGI {1}x x x]—iq-bi {lu₂v}I₃.DU₈ | |
| 5' | [IGI {1}x x x]-aʾ {lu₂v}DAM.QAR | |
| 6' | IGI {1}U.GUR—[MAN]—PAB {lu₂v}GIGIR ⸢ša⸣ u-rat | |
| 7' | IGI {1}{d}PA—⸢NUMUN⸣—[x x x x x ša₂] ⸢A—MAN⸣ ⸢A—MAN⸣ | |
| 8' | IGI {1}ha-lah₃-[a.a x x] | |
| 9' | IGI {1}mar-du-u-a {⸢lu₂v⸣}[A.BA] | |
| 10' | {iti}BARAG UD 25-[KAM] | |
| 11' | lim-me {1}ban-ba-a | |
| 12' | {lu₂v}SUKKAL {lu₂v}02-u | |
Sources & licences
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