ADD 0418 (P335361)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0418 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335361 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1'1'–o 4'4' | [An estate] of two hec[tares of land of the ...]eans, in Q[atna, adjoining ......], the Ha[bur] River, (the field of) [...]-lešir, and the maintenance field of [...]; |
| Obverse [4:7] o 5'5'–o 7'7' | an estate of 10 hectares of land of the [...]eans, in Qatna, adjoining the village of Kini, the city gate of Qatna, and the royal road of Dur-Katlimmu; |
| Obverse [7:10] o 8'8'–o 10'10' | a total of 50 hectares of land under irrigation, a house, a threshing floor, and two vegetable gardens in the town of Burrim next to the city of Qatna — |
| Obverse [10:15] o 11'11'– | Remanni-Adad, chief chariot driver of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, has contracted and bought it for 10 minas of silver by the (mina) of Carchemish from Bel-šarru-uṣur, Nabû'a and Aššur-ši'i. |
| Bottom [2:7] b.e. 15'15'– | The money is paid completely. That field, house, threshing floor and gardens are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | In the future, at any time, whoever lodges a complaint, whether these men, their sons, grandsons, brothers or nephews, or their prefect or mayor, or any close relative of theirs, |
| Reverse [5:12] r 66–r 1212 | whoever comes forward and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Remanni-Adad, chief chariot driver, and his sons and grandsons, shall place one talent of refined silver and 10 minas 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 non-lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [Witness Silim-Aššu]r, grand vizier. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [Witness NN], second vizier. Witness Uarbisi, [chi]ef 'third man.' |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [Witness Marduk-šar]ru-uṣur, son of Gabbê. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Witness NN], 'third man.' Witness Aššur-kenu-uṣur, 'third man.' |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | [Witness ... 'third] man.' Witness Mannu-ki-Aššur, [chariot driver o]f the prince. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [Witness Šamaš-šarru-uṣur, chariot] driver. Witness Barruqu, ditto. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [Witness Nabû-šezib, ditto. Witness] Zeru-ukin, ditto. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [Witness Nabû-eriba, deputy of the team]-commander. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | [Witness .......]. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | [Witness Mannu-ki-Harran], horse trainer of the open chariotry. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | [Witness .......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [E₂] 02 ⸢ANŠE⸣ [A.ŠA₃ ša {lu₂v}x x x x]-⸢a⸣.a | |
| 2' | ina {uru}⸢qa⸣-[di-ne₂-e SUHUR x x x x] | |
| 3' | SUHUR {id₂}⸢ha-bur⸣ [SUHUR {1}x x x]—SI.SA₂ | |
| 4' | SUHUR ma-u₂-te ša {1}x x x x x]-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 5' | E₂ 10 ANŠE A.⸢ŠA₃ ša {lu₂v}x x x x⸣-a.a | |
| 6' | ina {uru}qa-di-ne₂-e SUHUR {uru}ŠE—{1}ki-i-ni | |
| 7' | SUHUR KA₂.GAL ša {uru}qa-di-ne₂-e SUHUR KASKAL—MAN KASKAL—MAN | |
| 8' | ša {uru}BAD₃—a-du-ku—01-lim PAB 50 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ | |
| 9' | E₂ ši-qi E₂ ad-ru 02 {giš}SAR-MEŠ {u₂}SAR-MEŠ | |
| 10' | ina {uru}bur-ri-im UM {uru}qa-di-ne₂-e | |
| 11' | u₂-piš-ma {1}rem₂-a-ni—{d}IM {lu₂v}mu-kil—{kuš}a-pa-te {lu₂v}mu-kil—{kuš}a-pa-te | |
| 12' | dan-nu ša {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| b.e. | ||
| 13' | ina ŠA₃-bi 10 MA.NA KUG.UD ina ša {uru}gar-ga-mis | |
| 14' | TA@v IGI {1}EN—MAN—PAB TA@v IGI {1}{d}PA-u-a | |
| 15' | TA@v IGI {1}aš-šur—ši-i il-qi kas-pu | |
| 16' | ga-mur ta-din-ni A.ŠA₃ E₂ ad-ru {giš}SAR | |
| r | ||
| 1 | šu₂-a-tu₂ za-ar-pu laq-qi-u₂ tu-a-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 2 | de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ ina ur-kiš-ši | |
| 3 | ina ma-te-ma man-nu ša i-za-qu-pa-a-ni | |
| 4 | lu-u LU₂-MEŠ-e an-nu-te DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| 5 | ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂-<nu> DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂-<nu> {lu₂v}GAR-nu-šu₂-nu {lu₂}ha-za-na-šu₂-nu | |
| 6 | {lu₂v}mu-mu-nu-šu₂-nu qur-bu man-nu ša e-la-a-ni | |
| 7 | TA@v {1}rem₂-a-ni—{d}IM {lu₂v}mu-kil—{kuš}a-pa-MEŠ {lu₂v}mu-kil—{kuš}a-pa-MEŠ dan-nu | |
| 8 | TA@v DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 9 | [ub]-⸢ta⸣-u-ni 01 GU₂.UN MA.NA KUG.UD LUH-u 10 MA.NA KUG.GI | |
| 10 | sak-ru ina bur-ki {d}IŠ.TAR a-ši-bat {uru}NINA{ki} | |
| 11 | i-šak-kan kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ-te ana EN-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-⸢ta-ra⸣ | |
| 12 | ina la de-ni-šu ⸢DUG₄.DUG₄⸣-ma la ⸢i-laq⸣-qi | |
| 13 | [IGI {1}si-lim—aš]-⸢šur⸣ {lu₂v}SUKKAL dan-nu | |
| 14 | [IGI {1}x x x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}SUKKAL 02-u IGI {1}u₂-bar-bi-si 03-si-šu₂ [dan]-nu | |
| 15 | [IGI {1}{d}ŠU₂]—⸢MAN⸣—PAB A {1}gab-be₂-e | |
| 16 | [IGI {1}x x x x] 03-si-šu₂ IGI {1}aš-šur—GIN—PAB 03-si-šu₂ | |
| 17 | [IGI {1}x x x x 03-⸢si⸣-šu₂ IGI {1}man-nu—ki—aš-šur | |
| 18 | {[lu₂v}DIB—a-pa-te] {[lu₂v}DIB—a-pa-te] ⸢ša⸣ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL | |
| 19 | [IGI {1}{d}ša₂-maš—MAN—PAB DIB—a-pa]-te DIB—a-pa]-te IGI {1}bar-ruq KI.MIN | |
| 20 | [IGI {1}{d}PA—še-zib KI.MIN IGI {1}NUMUN—GIN KI.MIN | |
| 21 | [IGI {1}{d}PA—SU {lu₂v}02-u ša GAL]—u₂-rat-MEŠ GAL]—u₂-rat-MEŠ | |
| 22 | [IGI {1}x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 23 | [IGI {1}man-nu—ki—{uru}KASKAL {lu₂v}{giš]}⸢GIGIR⸣—DU₈-MEŠ {lu₂v}{giš]}⸢GIGIR⸣—DU₈-MEŠ | |
| 24 | [IGI {1}x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
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