ADD 0391 (P335335)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0391 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335335 |
| 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 [fin]gernail. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Fingernail of Šer-idri, owner of the land being sold. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 33–o 55 | An estate of 3 hectares of land on the edge of an irrigation outlet, adjoining the road [to] Calah, (the field of) Zabinu, and the side road to [the village] of the Aramean; |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | an estate of 7 decares of land adjoining (the field of) Urarṭayu, the road to Calah, and (the fields of) Zabinu and Bel-(lu)-balaṭ; |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | an estate of 3 hectares of land [adjoin]ing (the fields of) Nuhšaya, Zabinu and Bel-(lu)-balaṭ, the side road to the village of [Zizî] and Potter Town; |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111–o 1313 | an estate of 4 hectares [of land adjoin]ing (the fields of) Zabinu and Bel-(lu)-balaṭ, the [sid]e road to the village of Zizî, and [...]; |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | an estate of 1 hectare [of land] adjoining [...], (the field of) Qibi[nn]î [and the road to Calah]; |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | an estate of 4 decares of throne land ...[......]; |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [an estate] of 1 hectare and 1 decare of land in [Potter Town, ...] of a house — |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818–o 1919 | [Inurta-ila'i] has contracted and bought (this property) [from] Šer-idri f[or x minas of silver]. |
| Obverse [19:23] o 2020– | The money [is paid] compl[etely. That land is purchased and acqui]red. Any rev[ocation, lawsuit, or liti]gation is vo[id]. |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | [whether Šer-idri or his sons, grandsons], brothers or nephews, (whoever) seeks a lawsu[it] or litigation against Inurta-ila'i, [shall return] the money tenfold to i[ts] owner. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succ[eed]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness [......]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness [...]-Bel-[...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Adad-[...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Nergal-ib[ni, ...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Madayu, [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Aššur-natkil, chief [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Muneppiš-ilu, may[or]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Urarṭayu. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Qibinnî. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Ahi-ṭaba. Witness Sukkaya. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness Zabinu. A total of 5 residents of his city. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Month Shebat (XI), 16th day, eponym year of Ṭab-šar-Aššur, the chief treasurer. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness Nabû'a, scribe, keeper of the contract. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Witness Ṭabî. Witness Ainê. Witness Mannu-ki-ṣabi. |
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}še-⸢er-ri⸣—id-ri EN A.ŠA₃ ⸢SUM⸣-ni | |
| 3 | E₂ 03 ⸢ANŠE⸣ A.ŠA₃ qa-ni ma-ša₂-qi₂-te | |
| 4 | SUHUR ⸢KASKAL⸣ [ša₂] {⸢uru}kal₃⸣-ha SUHUR {1}za-bi-ni | |
| 5 | SUHUR AMA ša₂ {[uru}ŠE—{1}ar-ma-a.a | |
| 6 | E₂ 7(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ SUHUR {1}{kur}URI-a.a | |
| 7 | ⸢SUHUR⸣ KASKAL ša₂ {uru}kal₃-ha SUHUR {1}za-bi-ni | |
| 8 | ⸢SUHUR⸣ {1}EN—TI.LA E₂ 03 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ | |
| 9 | ⸢SUHUR⸣ {1}HE₂.NUN-a.a SUHUR {1}za-bi-ni | |
| 10 | ⸢SUHUR⸣ {1}EN—TI.LA SUHUR ⸢AMA⸣ ša₂ {uru}ŠE—{1}zi-zi-i] | |
| 11 | [SUHUR] {uru}{lu₂}BAHAR₂-MEŠ E₂ 04 ANŠE [A.ŠA₃] | |
| 12 | ⸢SUHUR⸣ {1}za-bi-ni SUHUR {1}EN—⸢TI.LA⸣ | |
| 13 | [SUHUR] ⸢AMA⸣ ša₂ {uru}ŠE—{1}zi-⸢zi⸣-[i] | |
| 14 | [x x x] ⸢x E₂ 01 ANŠE⸣ A.[ŠA₃ SUHUR x x] | |
| 15 | ⸢SUHUR⸣ {1}qi-⸢bit⸣-[ne₂]-⸢e⸣ [SUHUR KASKAL ša {uru}kal-ha] | |
| 16 | ⸢E₂⸣ 4(ban₂) {giš}GU.ZA ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 17 | [o E₂] 01 ANŠE 1(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ ina {uru}{lu₂}[BAHAR₂-MEŠ] | |
| 18 | [x x x] ša₂ E₂ u₂-piš-ma {1}{d}MAŠ—DINGIR-a.a] | |
| 19 | [TA@v] ⸢IGI⸣ {1}še-er—id-ri ⸢ina⸣ [ŠA₃ x MA.NA] | |
| 20 | [KUG.UD] ⸢il⸣-qi₂ kas-pu gam-[mur ta-din] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 21 | [A.ŠA₃ šu₂-a-tu₂ za-rip] ⸢laq⸣-qi₂ tu-[a-ru] | |
| 22 | [de-nu DUG₄].⸢DUG₄ la⸣-[aš₂-šu₂ x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | lu-u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-[šu₂ DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-[šu₂ ša₂] | |
| 2 | TA@v {1}{d}MAŠ—DINGIR-a.a de-e-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 3 | DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-ta-ʾu-u-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 4 | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ-te a-na EN-[šu₂ GUR] | |
| 5 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la i-⸢laq⸣-[qi₂] | |
| 6 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] {lu₂}[x x x x] | |
| 7 | [IGI {1}x x]—EN—[x x x x] | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}{d}IM—[x x x x] | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}{d}U.GUR—⸢DU₃⸣ {[lu₂}x x x] | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}mat-a.a {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x x] | |
| 11 | [IGI {1}aš-šur—nat-kil {lu₂}⸢GAL⸣—[x x x] | |
| 12 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}mu-ne₂-piš—DINGIR {lu₂}ha-⸢za-an⸣-[nu] | |
| 13 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}URI-a.a | |
| 14 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}qi₂-bit-ne₂-e | |
| 15 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}PAB—DUG₃.GA IGI {1}TE-a.a | |
| 16 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}za-bi-ni PAB 05 DUMU URU-šu₂ | |
| 17 | {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 16-KAM₂\t lim-mu {1}DUG₃—IM—aš-šur | |
| 18 | {lu₂}IGI.DUB\m GAL-u IGI {1}{d}PA-u-a {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 19 | ṣa-bit dan-ni-te IGI {1}DUG₃.GA-i | |
| 20 | IGI {1}a.a-ne₂-e IGI {1}man-nu—ki-i—ERIM | |
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