ADD 0408 (P335351)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0408 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335351 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa06 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [2:6] o 3'3'–o 6'6' | [Remanni-Adad], chief [chariot driver of Assu]rbani[pal, king of Assyr]ia, [has contracted and bo]ught it for 1/2 mi[na of silver]. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | The money [is pa]id compl[etely]. The land is purchased [and acquired]. |
| Obverse [7:15] o 8'8'– | [Whoever] in the future, at any time, breaks the contr[act, whether] the[se men] or their sons, and seeks a law[suit or litigation] agai[nst Remanni-Adad], his sons and grandsons, [shall ret]urn the mon[ey tenfol]d [to] its [owne]rs. [He shall con]test [in his lawsuit] and not succeed. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Witness Nergal-šarru]-uṣur, chief 'third man.' |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Witness Uarb]is, 'third man.' |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Witness Šamaš-šarru]-uṣur, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Witness Nabû-še]zib, ditto. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Witness ...], ditto. Witness Barruqu, ditto. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness Marduk-šu]mu-uṣur, chief haruspex. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness Banî], deputy of the chief physician. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness NN], chariot driver of the house of the lady [of the palace]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness Nabû-eriba], deputy team-commander o[f the prince]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Witness NN]. Witness Budi-Ba'al. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [Witness ...]di, a total of 3 witnesses [from ...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] PAB | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] MAN | |
| 3' | [u₂-piš-ma {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM {lu₂}DIB—PA]-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—PA]-MEŠ dan-nu | |
| 4' | [ša {1}aš]-⸢šur⸣—DU₃—[A LUGAL KUR—aš-šur]{ki} | |
| 5' | ina ŠA₃-bi 1/2 MA.NA [KUG.UD] ⸢il⸣-qi | |
| 6' | gas-pu ga-⸢mur⸣ [ta]-⸢ad⸣-din | |
| 7' | A.ŠA₃ za-ar-pi [laq-qi man-nu] ša ina ur-⸢kiš⸣ | |
| 8' | ina ma-te-ma i-GIL-u-[ni lu-u LU₂]-MEŠ an-nu-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 9' | lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ ša ⸢TA@v⸣ {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM] | |
| 10' | DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢DUMU⸣—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢DUMU⸣—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢de⸣-[nu DUG₄.DUG₄] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 11' | ub-ta-ʾu-u-ni ⸢kas⸣-[pu a-na 10-MEŠ-te] | |
| 12' | [a-na] ⸢EN⸣-[MEŠ]-šu₂ [GUR]-ra | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄].⸢DUG₄⸣-ma la ⸢i⸣-laq-qi | |
| 2 | [IGI {1}{d}U.GUR—MAN]—PAB {lu₂}03-šu₂ dan-nu | |
| 3 | [IGI {1}u₂-ar]-⸢bi⸣-is {lu₂}03.U₅ | |
| 4 | [IGI {1}{d}ša₂-maš—MAN]—PAB {lu₂}DIB—PA-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—PA-MEŠ | |
| 5 | [IGI {1}{d}PA—še]-zib {lu₂}{<:(DIB—PA-MEŠ)>} {lu₂}{<:(DIB—PA-MEŠ)>} | |
| 6 | [IGI {1}x x x]+⸢x⸣ IGI {1}bar-ruq | |
| 7 | [IGI {1}{d}AMAR.UTU]—⸢MU⸣—PAB {lu₂}GAL—HAL {lu₂}GAL—HAL | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}ba-ni-i] {lu₂}02-u {lu₂}GAL—A.ZU {lu₂}GAL—A.ZU | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}x x x]-a {lu₂}DIB—PA-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—PA-MEŠ ša E₂ GAŠAN—[E₂] GAŠAN—[E₂] | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}{d}PA—SU] {lu₂}02-u {lu₂}GAL—u₂-rat {lu₂}GAL—u₂-rat | |
| 11 | [IGI {1}x x x x]+⸢x⸣ IGI {1}bu-di—⸢ba⸣-al | |
| 12 | [IGI {1}x x x]-di PAB 03 IGI-MEŠ [x x x] | |
| 13 | [IGI {1}x x x x x] {lu₂v}[x x x x] | |
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