ADD 0260 (P335207)
Legal Transaction, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0260 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335207 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal Transaction |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa14 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | [in all x] persons, [servants of A]rbayu— |
| Obverse [2:5] o 3'3'–o 5'5' | Ninuayu, eunuch of the king, [has contract]ed and bought them [for x] minas of silver by the mina of Carchemish from Arbayu. |
| Obverse [5:8] o 6'6'–o 8'8' | The money is paid completely. Those people are purchased and acqu[ir]ed. Any revocation, lawsuit, or lit[igat]ion is void. |
| Obverse [8:16] o 9'9'– | Whoever in the f[utu]re, at any time, lod[ge]s a complaint and breaks the contract, whether A[rba]yu or his brothers, or his nephews, or any relative of his, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against [Ni]nuayu, [and his brothers], and his nephews, |
| Bottom [1:9] b.e. 16'16'– | shall pla[ce] 10 minas of refined silver (and) one mina of pure gold in the lap of Ištar residing in Nineveh, and shall return the money tenfold to [its] owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witness Bel-dan, 'third man' of the chamberlain. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Šar-Issar, ditto. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Addî, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Uznanu. Witness Ululayu, tailor. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Aššur-natkil, chariot driver of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Remanni-Adad, chariot driver of the standards. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Aššur-dammiq. Witness La-tubašanni-Adad. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Tarṣi-Issar. Witness Dilil-Issar. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Nabû-nadin-ahhe. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness [Ašš]ur-a[hheš]u-[ere]š, scribe. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [... of] the king. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [PAB x] {lu₂}ZI-MEŠ [ARAD-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 2' | [ša {1}⸢ar⸣-ba-a.a | |
| 3' | [u₂-piš]-⸢ma⸣ {1}NINA{ki}a.a {lu₂}SAG—MAN | |
| 4' | [ina ŠA₃ x] MA.NA KUG.UD ina ma-ne₂-e ša {kur}gar-ga-mis | |
| 5' | TA@v IGI {1}ar-ba-a.a il-qi₂ | |
| 6' | kas-pu ga-mur ta-din UN-MEŠ | |
| 7' | šu-a-te za-ar-pu laq-[qi]-u₂ | |
| 8' | tu-a-ru de-e-nu da-[ba-a]-bu | |
| 9' | la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša₂ ina ⸢ur-kiš⸣ | |
| 10' | u₃ ma-te-ma i-za-⸢qu⸣-[pa]-a-ni | |
| 11' | i-GIL-u₂-ni lu-u {1}⸢ar⸣-[ba]-a.a | |
| 12' | lu-u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 13' | lu-u mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂ ša de-e-nu | |
| 14' | DUG₄.DUG₄ TA@v {1}⸢NINA⸣{ki}a.a TA@v [ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 15' | TA DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 16' | ub-ta-u₂-ni 10 MA.NA KUG.UD LUH | |
| 17' | 01 MA.NA KUG.GI sak-ru | |
| 18' | ina bur-ki {d}IŠ.TAR a-ši-bat | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {uru}ni-na-a i-šak-[kan] | |
| 2 | kas-pu ana 10-MEŠ a-na EN-MEŠ-[šu₂] | |
| 3 | GUR-ra ina de-ni-šu₂ i-DUG₄.DUG₄-ma | |
| 4 | la i-laq-qi | |
| 5 | IGI {1}EN—da-an {lu₂}03-šu₂ ša {lu₂}ša₂—UGU—E₂-a-ni | |
| 6 | IGI {1}IM—{d}15 o | |
| 7 | IGI {1}a-di-i {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ | |
| 8 | IGI {1}uz-na-nu IGI {1}{iti}KIN-a.a {lu₂}TUG₂.KA.KEŠ₂ | |
| 9 | IGI {1}aš-šur—nat-kil {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ ša DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN | |
| 10 | IGI {1}rem₂-a-ni—{d}IM {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ ša du-na-na-te | |
| 11 | IGI {1}aš-šur—SIG₅-iq IGI {1}la—tu-ba-ša₂-an-ni—{d}IM | |
| 12 | IGI {1}tur₂-ṣu—15 IGI {1}di-lil—15 | |
| 13 | IGI {1}{d}PA—SUM—PAB-MEŠ | |
| 14 | IGI {1}[aš]-⸢šur—PAB⸣-[MEŠ]-⸢šu₂—APIN⸣ {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 15 | [x x x x x] LUGAL | |
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