ADD 0436 (P335379)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0436 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335379 |
| 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 1'1'–o 1'1' | [of Nabû-duru-uṣur, Mannu]-ki-Aš[šur, Li'tirû and NN] — |
| Obverse [1:3] o 2'2'–o 3'3' | [Aplaya has co]ntracted [and bought (said property) from] them for 2 minas [of silver]. |
| Obverse [3:6] o 4'4'–o 6'6' | [The money is] paid completely. That field, [house, and orchard] are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, [law]suit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [6:16] o 7'7'– | [Whoever at] any time in the fut[ure co]mes forward, whether Nabû-duru-uṣur, [Mannu]-ki-Aššur, Li'tirû, [or ...]ruku[...], or their sons, [grandso]ns, [brother]s, o[r nephe]ws, or [an]y labour-duty [superior] of theirs, who comes forward and institutes a lawsuit or litigation against Aplaya and his sons, saying: |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | "The money is not completely paid. The field, house and orchard are not paid for, cleared and bought," |
| Reverse [4:11] r 55–r 1111 | shall eat one mina of oxhide (and) drink a full agannu vessel of tanner's paste. He shall burn his first-born son before Sin, and shall burn his eldest daughter with 2 seahs of cedar balsam before Belet-ṣeri. He shall return the money he received twelvefold to its owners. He shall contest in [his lawsuit] and not suc[ceed]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Ulula[yu ...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Naha[rau ...]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness [......]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness [......]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness [......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | {1}man-nu]—ki-i—aš-[šur {1}li-iʾ-ti-ru-u] | |
| 2' | {1}x x x]-ri u₂-⸢piš⸣-[ma {1}A-a.a] | |
| 3' | [TA@v pa-ni]-šu₂-nu ina ŠA₃ 02 MA.⸢NA⸣ [KUG.UD TI-qi] | |
| 4' | [kas-pu] ⸢ga⸣-mur ta-ad-din ⸢A.ŠA₃⸣ [E₂ {giš}SAR] | |
| 5' | [šu-a-tu₂] ⸢za⸣-rip laq-⸢qi tu₂-a-ru⸣ | |
| 6' | [de-e]-nu DUG₄.⸢DUG₄ la⸣-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 7' | [man-nu ša₂ ina] ⸢ma⸣-te-e-ma ina EGIR-kat₃ | |
| 8' | [UD-me ša₂ e]-la-an-ni lu-u {1}{d}PA—BAD₃—PAB | |
| 9' | [lu-u {1}man-nu]—ki-i—⸢aš-šur⸣ lu-u {1}li-iʾ-ti-ru-u | |
| 10' | [lu-u {1}x x]-ru-⸢ku⸣-[x x] lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 11' | [lu-u DUMU—DUMU]-MEŠ-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ DUMU—DUMU]-MEŠ-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [lu-u PAB]-MEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| 12' | ⸢lu⸣-[u DUMU—PAB]-MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU—PAB]-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ⸢lu⸣-[u mam]-ma | |
| 13' | {⸢lu₂v⸣}[EN]—⸢il⸣-ki-šu₂-nu {⸢lu₂v⸣}[EN]—⸢il⸣-ki-šu₂-nu ša₂ e-la-⸢an-ni⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢de⸣-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ TA@v {1}A-a.a | |
| 2 | u ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ i-gar-ru-u₂-ni | |
| 3 | ⸢i-qab⸣-bu-u-ni ma-a kas-pu la gam-mur | |
| 4 | ⸢la⸣ ta-din A.ŠA₃ E₂ {giš}SAR la a-pil | |
| 5 | ⸢la⸣ za-rip la laq-qi 01 MA.NA KUŠ.TAB.BA | |
| 6 | ⸢KU₂⸣ am—mar {dug}a-gan-ni NAG | |
| 7 | DUMU.UŠ-šu₂ a-na {d}30 GIBIL₂ DUMU.MI₂-su | |
| 8 | GAL-te TA@v 2(ban₂) MUD₂—ERIN MUD₂—ERIN a-na be-lit—{d}EDIN | |
| 9 | i-šar-rap kas-pu ⸢ih⸣-hur a-⸢na 12-TA⸣-a.a | |
| 10 | a-na ⸢EN⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ GUR-ra ina ⸢de⸣-[ni-šu₂] | |
| 11 | DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la ⸢TI⸣-[qi] | |
| 12 | IGI {1}{iti}KIN-a.[a x x x x x] | |
| 13 | IGI {1}⸢na-har⸣-[a-u₂ x x x x x] | |
| 14 | IGI {1}{⸢d⸣}[x x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | IGI {1}[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | IGI {1}x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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