ADD 0257 (P335204)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0257 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335204 |
| 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 | [Se]al of [Na]bû-[belu-uṣur]. |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | Marqihitâ, his ma[id, and her son], a total of two persons, servants of [Nabû-belu-uṣur] — |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | [Nab]û'a has contracted, [purchased], and bought them from [Nabû]-belu-[uṣur] for two minas of sil[ver] by the mi[na] of Carchemish. |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | The money is [paid] comp[letely. Th]ose [people] are purcha[sed and acquired]. [Any revocation, law]suit or litig[ation is void]. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | [Whoever in the future], at any ti[me, lodges] a comp[laint] |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 16b.e. 16–b.e. 16b.e. 16 | (Aramaic caption:) [Marqihitâ and] her son [...], [...] Nabû-[belu-uṣur]. |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | [and s]eeks a lawsuit or liti[gation against] Nabû'a, [his sons and grandsons], shall place 5 minas of [refined] si[lver] and two minas of pure gold in the l[ap of Ninurta] residing in Calah. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for 100 days (and against) fraud for[ever]. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | [He shall return] the money tenfold to [its] owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit a[nd n]ot [succeed]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [[The money]] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Šumaya, son of Ša[maš-...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Nuraya, son of Hu[...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Sangû-Issar, servant of t[he ...]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Mannu-Limmi, son of [...]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1616–r 1616 | [Witness] Nabû-le'i, son of Nabû-[...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1717–r 1717 | [Witness] Urda-Issar, son of Issi-[...]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1818–r 1818 | [Witness] Šepaya, son of Qi[...]. |
| Reverse [17:20] r 1919– | [Witness NN]..., [so]n of Ubr[u-...]. |
| Right [1:4] r.e. 2121– | [Mon]th Adar (XII), 26th day, eponym year of Kanunayu. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [Witness] Zar-Issar, keeper of the contract. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | [x] shekels of silver for his fingernail. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[na₄]}KIŠIB {1}{d]}⸢PA⸣—[EN—PAB] | |
| 2 | {mi₂}⸢mar-qi⸣-hi-⸢ta-a GEME₂⸣-[šu₂ DUMU-ša₂] | |
| 3 | PAB 02 ⸢ZI-MEŠ ARAD-MEŠ ša⸣ {1}{[d}PA—EN—PAB] | |
| 4 | u₂-⸢piš-ma⸣ {1}{[d}PA]-u-[a] | |
| 5 | TA@v pa-an {1}{[d}PA]—EN—[PAB] | |
| 6 | ina ŠA₃ 02 MA.NA KUG.⸢UD⸣ ina 01 ⸢MA⸣.[NA] | |
| 7 | ša {uru}gar-ga-mis [i-zi-rip] | |
| 8 | i-si-⸢qi₂⸣ kas-pu ⸢ga⸣-[mur] ta-din | |
| 9 | ⸢UN-MEŠ⸣ [šu]-⸢a-tu₂⸣ za-ar-⸢pu⸣ [la-qi₂-u] | |
| 10 | [tu-a-ru de]-⸢e⸣-nu DUG₄.⸢DUG₄⸣ [la-aš₂-šu₂] | |
| 11 | [man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš] ina ma-⸢ti⸣-[ma] | |
| 12 | [i-za-qu]-⸢pa⸣-a-[ni] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 16 | [ḥ ḥ ḥ] ⸢brh⸣ [ḥ ḥ ḥ ḥ ḥ] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ša TA@v] {1}{d}PA-u-a [DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 2 | [DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ]-šu₂ [DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ]-šu₂ de-e-nu ⸢DUG₄⸣.[DUG₄] | |
| 3 | [ub]-⸢ta⸣-o-u-ni 05 MA.NA ⸢KUG⸣.[UD LUH-u] | |
| 4 | 02 MA.NA KUG.GI sak-ru ina ⸢bur⸣-[ki {d}MAŠ] | |
| 5 | a-šib {uru}kal₃-hi GAR-⸢an⸣ | |
| 6 | ṣib-tu₂ be-en-nu a-na 01 me UD-[MEŠ] | |
| 7 | sa-ar-tu₂ a-na DU₃.A ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 8 | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ a-na EN-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂ GUR] | |
| 9 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.⸢DUG₄-ma la⸣ [TI] | |
| 10 | <$kas-pu$> | |
| 12 | IGI {1}MU-a.a DUMU {1}{d}⸢UTU⸣—[x x x] | |
| 13 | IGI {1}ZALAG₂-a.a DUMU {1}hu-[x x x] | |
| 14 | IGI {1}SANGA—{d}15 ARAD ša {⸢lu₂v⸣}[x x x] | |
| 15 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}man-nu—li-im-me DUMU {1}[x x x x] | |
| 16 | [IGI {1}{⸢d⸣}PA—ZU DUMU {1}{d}PA—[x x] | |
| 17 | [IGI {1}⸢ARAD⸣—{d}15 DUMU {1}⸢TA@v—x⸣+[x x] | |
| 18 | [IGI {1}⸢GIR₃.2-[a].a DUMU {1}qi-[x x x] | |
| 19 | [IGI {1}x x]-⸢la-a⸣.[a] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 20 | ⸢DUMU⸣ {1}⸢SUHUŠ⸣—[x x x x] | |
| 21 | {⸢iti⸣}ŠE UD 26-⸢KAM₂⸣ | |
| 22 | [lim]-mu {1}{⸢iti⸣}AB-⸢a⸣.[a] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [IGI {1}NUMUN—{d}15 DIB dan-ni-⸢te⸣ | |
| 2 | [x] ⸢GIN₂⸣ KUG.UD ša UMBIN-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
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