ADD 0427 (P335370)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0427 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335370 |
| 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 | [Inst]ead of his seal he impressed his fingernail. |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | [Finger]nail of Il-amar, chief of granaries of Maganuba, owner of the garden, land, and people being sold. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | Two vineyards; an estate of 3 hectares of land in the city of Šiddi-hiriti; |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | Qausu; Aššur-belu-taqqin, gardener; Ahi-immê, palace farmer; 3 w[omen]; 1 son; a total of 7 persons — |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | [Šumma-ilan]i has contracted and [bought them fo]r 25 mi[nas of silver] from Il-ama[r]. |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515 | [The mon]ey is paid completely. Those ga[rden]s, land, and people are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [15:25] o 1616– | Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint, [whether] Il-amar or his brothers, nephews or relatives, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Šumma-ilani, his sons or grandsons, shall pay [x mi]nas of silver, and shall redeem the gardens, the land, and the [peopl]e. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness S]ama', (horse) raiser of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness Bel]-Harran-šarru-uṣur, intelligence officer. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | [Witness ...-zer]u-ibni, cohort commander of large-wheeled chariotry. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Mušezib-ili. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Šamaš-ila'i, palace chariot driver. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Witness Ṭudute, chariot fighter of Nergal-ašared. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Nabû-ahu-iddina, scribe. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Month Tishri (VII), 1st day, eponym year of Ilu-isse'a, governor of Damascus. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ku]-⸢um⸣ {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ ṣu-pur-šu₂ GAR-un | |
| 2 | [ṣu]-pur {1}DINGIR—a-mar {lu₂v}GAL—kar-ma-ni {lu₂v}GAL—kar-ma-ni | |
| 3 | [o] ša {uru}ma-ga-nu-ba | |
| 4 | EN {giš}SAR A.ŠA₃ UN-MEŠ SUM-an | |
| 5 | 02 {giš}SAR-MEŠ ša til-lit E₂ 03 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ | |
| 6 | ina {uru}UŠ—hi-ri-ti | |
| 7 | {1}qa-u₂-su {1}aš-šur—EN—LAL-in | |
| 8 | {lu₂v}NU.GIŠ.SAR {1}PAB-me-e {lu₂v}⸢ENGAR⸣ MAN | |
| 9 | 03 ⸢MI₂⸣-[MEŠ] 01 DUMU PAB 07 ZI-MEŠ | |
| 10 | ⸢u₂⸣-piš-⸢ma⸣ {1}šum₂-ma—DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣-ni | |
| 11 | [ina] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi 25 ⸢MA⸣.[NA x KUG.UD] | |
| 12 | ⸢TA@v⸣ IGI {1}⸢DINGIR⸣—a-ma-[ra il-qi₂] | |
| 13 | ⸢kas⸣-pu ⸢gam⸣-mur ta-din {⸢giš⸣}[SAR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 14 | A.ŠA₃ UN-MEŠ šu-a-te za-⸢rip⸣ | |
| 15 | la-qi-u₂ tu-a-ru de-e-nu | |
| 16 | ⸢DUG₄⸣.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša ina ur-kiš | |
| 17 | ina ma-te-e-me i-zaq-qu-pa-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 18 | ⸢lu-u {1}DINGIR—a-mar lu-u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | lu-u ⸢DUMU⸣—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢DUMU⸣—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u mam₂-ma-ni-šu₂ | |
| 2 | ša TA@v {1}šum₂-ma—DINGIR-MEŠ-ni | |
| 3 | TA@v DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 4 | ⸢de⸣-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-ta-ʾu-u-ni | |
| 5 | [x] ⸢MA⸣.NA KUG.UD SUM-an {giš}SAR-MEŠ A.ŠA₃ | |
| 6 | [UN]-⸢MEŠ⸣ u₂-še-eṣ-ṣi | |
| 7 | [IGI {1}⸢sa⸣-ma-aʾ {⸢lu₂v}mu-rib⸣-[ba]-⸢nu⸣ [ša] ⸢DUMU⸣—MAN ⸢DUMU⸣—MAN | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}EN]—⸢KASKAL⸣—MAN—PAB {lu₂v}GUR—⸢UMUŠ⸣ {lu₂v}GUR—⸢UMUŠ⸣ | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}x]—⸢NUMUN⸣—DU₃ {lu₂v}GAL—⸢ki-ṣir⸣ {lu₂v}GAL—⸢ki-ṣir⸣ | |
| 10 | ⸢ša {giš⸣}ut-tar-MEŠ | |
| 11 | IGI {1}mu-še-zib—DINGIR | |
| 12 | IGI {1}{d}UTU—DINGIR-a.a {lu₂v}mu-kil—⸢PA-MEŠ {lu₂v}mu-kil—⸢PA-MEŠ ša E₂.GAL⸣ | |
| 13 | IGI {1}ṭu-du-te {lu₂v}A—SIG {lu₂v}A—SIG | |
| 14 | ša {1}{d}U.GUR—MAŠ | |
| 15 | IGI {1}{d}PA—PAB—AŠ {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 16 | {iti}DU₆ UD 01-KAM₂ lim-me {1}DINGIR—KI-ia | |
| 17 | {lu₂v}GAR.KUR {lu₂v}GAR.KUR {uru}dim-maš-qa | |
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