ADD 0444 (P335385)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0444 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335385 |
| 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 | Seal of Adad-naṣir, |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | scribe of the house of Aššur-le'i, owner of the vineyard and the man being sold. |
| Obverse [3:12] o 44–o 1212 | A vineyard in Singara, in the house of Ištar, 1,000 vines within it; an estate of two hectares of land; a grove of oak trees; an estate of 6 hectares of land, including a meadow, a seed-corn house and a house; a garden and a pool adjoining the gardens of the vizier, Bel-mušallim, Aplaya, and Ahu-ereš; Lusumu, gardener — |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | Remanni-Adad the chariot [driver] has contracted and [bought it] for 4 minas of silver by the [mina] of Carchemish. |
| Obverse [14:17] o 1515–o 1717 | [The money] is paid [complete]ly. That vineyard and grove are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [17:23] o 1818– | Whoever in the future, a[t any time], lodges a complaint or breaks the contract, wheth[er] Adad-naṣir or his sons o[r] grandsons, whoever se[eks a lawsuit] or litigation against [Remanni-Adad], his sons and grand[sons], |
| Reverse [1:7] r 22–r 77 | shall place [x minas] of refined silver and one [mina of pure gold] in the lap of Išt[ar residing in Nineveh], and shall return the money [tenfold to] its owners. [He shall contest] in [his] la[wsuit and] not suc[ceed]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Silim-Aššur, [grand vizier]. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Witness Šarru-ila'i, [cohort com]mander of the royal bodyguard. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Issar-šumu-ereš, chief scribe. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Marduk-šakin-šumi, chief exorcist. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Witness Marduk-šarru-uṣur, chariot driver of the queen. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Mannu-ki-Aššur, ditto of the prince. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness Tarditu-Aššur, 'third man' of the prince. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness Nabû-zeru-iddina, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness Zeru-ukin, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Witness Nabû-eriba, deputy of the team-commander. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Witness Marduk-zeru-ibni, scribe. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Month Tammuz (IV), 26th day, eponym year of Gir-Ṣapunu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}{d}IM—PAB-ir | |
| 2 | {lu₂}A.BA ša₂ E₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ZU | |
| 3 | EN {giš}SAR LU₂ ta-da-a-ni {giš}SAR | |
| 4 | ina {kur}si-in-ga-ra ina E₂—{d}15 | |
| 5 | 01 lim {giš}til-lit ina ŠA₃-bi E₂ 02 ANŠE | |
| 6 | A.ŠA₃ qab-lu ša₂ {giš}al-la-an E₂ | |
| 7 | 06 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ u₂-šal-lu E₂ {še}NUMUN-MEŠ | |
| 8 | E₂ ina ŠA₃-bi {giš}SAR ia-ar-hu | |
| 9 | SUHUR {giš}SAR ša₂ {lu₂}SUKKAL SUHUR {giš}SAR | |
| 10 | ša₂ {1}EN—mu-šal-lim SUHUR {giš}SAR | |
| 11 | ša₂ {1}DUMU.UŠ-a.a SUHUR {giš}SAR ša₂ {1}PAB—APIN-eš | |
| 12 | {1}lu-su-mu {lu₂}NU.GIŠ.SAR u₂-⸢piš-ma⸣ | |
| 13 | {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM {lu₂}DIB—{⸢kuš⸣}[PA-MEŠ] {lu₂}DIB—{⸢kuš⸣}[PA-MEŠ] | |
| 14 | ina ŠA₃ 04 MA.NA ⸢KUG.UD⸣ ina 01 [MA.NA-e] | |
| 15 | ša₂ {uru}gar-ga-⸢mis⸣ il-[qi₂ kas-pu gam]-⸢mur⸣ | |
| 16 | ta-ad-din {giš}SAR ⸢qab-lu šu₂-a-tu₂⸣ zar-pu | |
| 17 | laq-qi₂-u₂ tu-a-ru de-e-nu | |
| 18 | DUG₄.⸢DUG₄⸣ la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša₂ ⸢ina⸣ ur-kiš ina [ma-te-ma] | |
| 19 | i-zaq-qup-an-ni GIL-u-ni lu-[u] | |
| 20 | {1}{d}IM—PAB-ir lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢lu⸣-[u] | |
| 21 | DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ ša₂ TA@v {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂ de-e-nu] | |
| 2 | DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-⸢ta⸣-[ʾu-ni x MA.NA] | |
| 3 | KUG.UD LUH-u₂ 01 [MA.NA KUG.GI sak-ru] | |
| 4 | ina bur-ki {d}IŠ.[TAR a-ši-bat {uru}NINA{ki]} | |
| 5 | GAR-an kas-pu a-⸢na⸣ 10-MEŠ-te a-na] | |
| 6 | EN-MEŠ-šu₂ GUR-ra ina ⸢de⸣-[ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma] | |
| 7 | la i-[laq-qi₂] | |
| 8 | IGI {1}si-lim—aš-šur {⸢lu₂⸣}[SUKKAL dan-nu] | |
| 9 | IGI {1}LUGAL—DINGIR-a.a {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAL—ki]-⸢ṣir⸣ {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAL—ki]-⸢ṣir⸣ | |
| 10 | ša₂ {⸢lu₂}qur⸣-ZAG | |
| 11 | IGI {1}{d}15—⸢MU⸣—KAM-eš {lu₂}GAL—A.BA {lu₂}GAL—A.BA | |
| 12 | IGI {1}{d}ŠU₂—GAR—MU {lu₂}GAL—MAŠ.MAŠ {lu₂}GAL—MAŠ.MAŠ | |
| 13 | IGI {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—MAN—PAB {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ | |
| 14 | ša MI₂—E₂.GAL MI₂—E₂.GAL | |
| 15 | IGI {1}man-nu—ki-i—aš-šur {lu₂}{<:.(DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} {lu₂}{<:.(DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} ša₂ DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN | |
| 16 | IGI {1}tar-di-tu₂—aš-šur {lu₂}03-šu₂ ša₂ DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN | |
| 17 | IGI {1}{d}PA—NUMUN—AŠ {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ | |
| 18 | IGI {1}NUMUN—GIN {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ | |
| 19 | IGI {1}{d}PA—SU {lu₂}02-u ša₂ {lu₂}GAL—u-rat {lu₂}GAL—u-rat | |
| 20 | IGI {1}{d}ŠU₂—NUMUN—DU₃ {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 21 | {iti}ŠU UD 26-KAM₂ lim-mu {1}gir₂—ṣa-pu-nu | |
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