ADD 0421 (P335364)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0421 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335364 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | [Seal] of Nušhu-sallihan[ni, hor]se trainer of the open chariotry, owner of the land and people being sold. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 33–o 55 | [An estate of 60 hectares] of land by the seah of 10 'litres,' [a barnyard] in its entirety, [and a plot of 2 decares, a thres]hing floor, in Til-Nahiri; |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | [Qarhâ, farmer], En[i-il, a weaned boy, Absâ] his brother, and P[apâ, their mother; |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | in all 5 person]s, an estate of 60 [hectares of land, and a barn]yard [in its entirety] — |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [Remanni-Adad ... has contracted a]nd |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | He shall [contest in] his [lawsuit and not succeed]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Witne]ss Silim-Aššur, [grand vizier]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Witness] Šamaš-šarru-uṣur, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Witness] Nabû-šezib, ditto. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Witness] Šumma-ilani, ditto |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Witne]ss Barruqu, ditto. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness] Sakkannu, ditto. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness] Ahu-lâmašši, 'third man.' |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness] Se'-hari, ditto. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness] Nabû-eriba, deputy team-commander. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Witness Man]nu-ki-Harran, horse trainer of the open chariotry. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [Witness Se]'-dalâ, ditto. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [Witness Na'di]-Adad, ditto. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414– | [Witness Issar-nad]in-apli, scribe, keeper of the contract. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 15r.e. 15–r.e. 15r.e. 15 | [Month Ab] (V), 1st [d]ay, eponym year of [Ka]nunayu of the New Palace. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB] {1}{d}nu-uš-hu—sa-lih₃-an-[ni] | |
| 2 | {[lu₂]}{⸢giš⸣}GIGIR—DU₈-MEŠ {[lu₂]}{⸢giš⸣}GIGIR—DU₈-MEŠ EN A.ŠA₃ UN-MEŠ ⸢SUM-ni⸣ | |
| 3 | [E₂ 60 ANŠE] A.ŠA₃ ina {giš}BAN₂ ša 10 qa-MEŠ | |
| 4 | [E₂ tal-pi-tu₂] a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂ | |
| 5 | [E₂ 2(ban₂) ad]-⸢ru⸣ ina {uru}DUL—na-hi-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 6 | {1}qar-ha-a {lu₂}ENGAR {1}⸢e-ni⸣—[DINGIR DUMU pir-su] | |
| 7 | {1}ab-ša₂-a] ⸢ŠEŠ-šu₂ {mi₂}pa⸣-[pa-a AMA-šu₂-nu] | |
| 8 | [PAB 05 ZI]-⸢MEŠ⸣ E₂ 60 [ANŠE A.ŠA₃] | |
| 9 | [E₂] ⸢tal-pi⸣-tu [a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂] | |
| 10 | [u₂-piš]-⸢ma⸣ {1}rem₂-a-ni—{d}IM] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ina de-ni]-⸢šu₂ DUG₄⸣.[DUG₄-ma la TI] | |
| 2 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}si-lim—aš-šur {[lu₂}SUKKAL dan-nu] | |
| 3 | [IGI {1}{d}ša₂-maš—MAN—PAB {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}⸢PA-MEŠ⸣ {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}⸢PA-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 4 | [IGI] {1}{d}PA—še-zib | |
| 5 | [IGI] {1}šum-ma—DINGIR-MEŠ-ni | |
| 6 | ⸢IGI {1}bar-ru-qu | |
| 7 | [IGI] {1}sa-ak-kan | |
| 8 | [IGI] {1}PAB—la-maš-ši {lu₂}03.U₅ | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}se-eʾ—ha-ri | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}{⸢d⸣}PA—SU {lu₂}02-u {lu₂}GAL—u₂-rat {lu₂}GAL—u₂-rat | |
| 11 | [IGI {1}man]-⸢nu—ki⸣—{uru}KASKAL {lu₂v}{giš}GIGIR—DU₈-MEŠ {lu₂v}{giš}GIGIR—DU₈-MEŠ | |
| 12 | [IGI {1}se]-⸢eʾ⸣—dal₃-a₄ | |
| 13 | [IGI {1}I]—{⸢d⸣}IM | |
| 14 | [IGI {1}{d}15—⸢SUM⸣—A {lu₂v}A.BA ṣa-bit dan-ni-⸢te⸣ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 15 | {[iti}ŠE] ⸢UD⸣ 01-KAM li-mu | |
| 16 | {1}{⸢iti⸣}AB-a.a E₂—⸢GIBIL⸣ E₂—⸢GIBIL⸣ | |
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