ADD 0378 (P335322)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0378 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335322 |
| 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 | Instead of [his seal he impressed his fingernail]. |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | Fingernail of Il-[malak], owner of the land [being sold]. |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | An estate of 30 hectares of la[nd, ...] of water; an estate of 2 hect[ares ...] of sesame in ...[...], ...[...] |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | in the city of Hamê adjoining the river, [...], and a tower [...] — |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111–o 1313 | Mannu-ki-[Arbail] has contracted and [bought] (said property) from Il-malak for 11 shekels of silver. |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | The money is paid completely. [That] land [is purchased and acquired]. |
| Bottom [0:13] b.e. 18b.e. 18– | or [his prefect], neig[hbour or relative], (whoever) [seeks] a laws[uit or litigation] against Ma[nnu-ki-Arbail] and [his] son[s, shall place] 6 minas of [refined] si[lver] and one mina of [pure] go[ld] in the lap of [DN. He shall contest in h]is lawsuit and not suc[ceed]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness A[bunu ...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Man[nu-ki-ahhe]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Tu[...]. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Witness Man[nu-ki-abi], son of [...]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness [NN]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness [NN]. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616– | Month Adar (XII), [...th day, eponym year of ...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ku-um {[na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ ṣu-pur-šu₂ iš-kun] | |
| 2 | ṣu-pur {1}⸢DINGIR⸣—[ma-la-ku] | |
| 3 | EN A.ŠA₃ [SUM-ni] | |
| 4 | E₂ 30 ANŠE A.⸢ŠA₃⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5 | ša A-MEŠ E₂ 02 ⸢ANŠE⸣ [x x x] | |
| 6 | ša {še}GIŠ.I₃ ina ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 7 | i-na-ra-šu-[x (x)] | |
| 8 | ina {uru}ha-me-[e] | |
| 9 | SUHUR ID₂ SUHUR [x x] | |
| 10 | SUHUR sa-ha-⸢ru⸣ [x x] | |
| 11 | u₂-piš-ma {1}man-⸢nu—ki⸣—{[uru}arba-il₃] | |
| 12 | TA@v IGI {1}DINGIR—ma-la-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 13 | ina ŠA₃-bi 11 GIN₂-MEŠ ⸢KUG.UD⸣ [TI] | |
| 14 | kas-pu ⸢ga⸣-mur ⸢ta-din⸣ | |
| 15 | ⸢A.ŠA₃⸣ [šu-a-tu₂ za-rip laq-qi] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 18 | ⸢lu⸣-[u x x x x x] | |
| 19 | lu-u [x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 20 | lu-u qur-⸢ub⸣-[šu₂ o] | |
| 21 | lu-u [mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ša de-⸢nu⸣ [DUG₄.DUG₄] | |
| 2 | TA@v {1}⸢man⸣-[nu—ki—{uru}arba-il₃] | |
| 3 | u₃ ⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂ ub-ta-u-ni] | |
| 4 | 06 MA.NA ⸢KUG⸣.[UD LUH-u] | |
| 5 | 01 MA.NA KUG.[GI sak-ru] | |
| 6 | ina bur-ki {⸢d⸣}[x GAR-an] | |
| 7 | ina de-ni-šu₂ [DUG₄.DUG₄-ma] | |
| 8 | la i-⸢laq⸣-[qi] | |
| 9 | IGI {1}a-[bu-nu x x x] | |
| 10 | IGI {1}man-[nu—ki-i—PAB-MEŠ] | |
| 11 | IGI {1}tu-[x x x] | |
| 12 | IGI {1}man-[nu—ki-i—AD] | |
| 13 | A {1}[x x x x] | |
| 14 | IGI {1}[x x x x x] | |
| 15 | IGI {1}x x x x x] | |
| 16 | {iti}ŠE [UD x-KAM₂ lim-mu {1}x x x] | |
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