ADD 0446 (P335387)
Legal Transaction, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0446 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335387 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal Transaction |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa14 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | Seal of Zeru-ukin, son of Bel-duri, from Irbû, owner of the garden and the people being sold. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | a complete vineyard in Irbû, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | adjoining the garden of Ulkâ, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | adjoining the garden of Bani-ahhe, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | adjoining the garden of Šumma-ilani, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | adjoining the garden of Kenî, son of Nabû-duru-uṣur, |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | Sinainni, Kubaba-ila'i, in all 2 persons, his servants — |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111–o 1313 | Kulkulanu, cohort commander, has contracted and bought them from Zeru-ukin, son of Bel-duri, for 3 minas of silver. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | The money is paid completely. That garden and people are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [16:28] o 1717– | Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, whether Zeru-ukin or his sons, his grandsons or his brothers, his nephews or his prefect, his cohort commander or his neighbour, the mayor of his city or any relative of his, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Kulkulanu, his sons, his grandsons and any relative of his, |
| Reverse [4:8] r 55–r 88 | shall place one talent silver and 5 minas of gold in the lap of Ištar residing in Arbela, and shall return the money tenfold to its owners. He shall contest (in) his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Liphur-ilu, son of Zizî. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Ibašši-ilani, son of Nergal-ila'i. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Adad-balliṭ, herald, son of Gugû. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Aširê, ditto, son of Ahû'a. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Bani-ahhe, son of Kanunayu. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | In all 5 witnesses from Irbû. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Haldi-ṭaya, ša šēpi guard. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness Nabû-uṣur, son of Na'di-Issar, servant of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness Nabû-remanni, his brother, ditto. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness Adad-abu-uṣur, son of Duri-Adad. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Witness Kur-nadin-ahi, herald, son of Ki-Mama. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Witness Adad-ereš, son of Adad-isse'a. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Witness Handa-pî, ditto, son of Hunzudî. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | Witness Sin-šarru-uṣur, son of Nabû-uṣur. |
| Reverse [22:24] r 2323– | Witness Urdu-Issar, son of Kutnu, ditto. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 24r.e. 24–r.e. 24r.e. 24 | Witness Issar-nadin-ahhe, ša šēpi guard. |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 2525–r.e. 2525 | In all 10 witnesses from Hubaba. |
| Right [2:4] r.e. 2626– | Witness Nabû-eriba, royal bodyguard. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Month Shebat (XI), 17th day, eponym year of Ṣalmu-šarri-iqbi, commander-in-chief of Commagene. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | (Witness) Nabû-na'id, scribe. Witness Ahu-le'i, son of Harranayu, ditto. Witness Nusku-ahu-iddina. |
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}NUMUN—GIN A {1}EN—BAD₃ | |
| 2 | ša {uru}ir-bu-u-a.a | |
| 3 | EN {giš}SAR UN-MEŠ SUM-ni | |
| 4 | {giš}SAR šal-mu ša {giš}til-lit {uru}ir-bu-u-a.a | |
| 5 | SUHUR {giš}SAR ša {1}ul-ka-a | |
| 6 | SUHUR {giš}SAR ša {1}DU₃—PAB-MEŠ | |
| 7 | SUHUR {giš}SAR ša {1}BE-ma—DINGIR-MEŠ-ni | |
| 8 | SUHUR {giš}SAR ša₂ {1}GIN-i A {1}{d}PA—BAD₃—PAB | |
| 9 | {1}si-na-in-ni {1}15.KA₂—DINGIR-a.a | |
| 10 | PAB 02 ZI-MEŠ ARAD-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11 | u₂-piš-ma {1}kul-ku-la-a-nu {lu₂}GAL—ki-ṣir {lu₂}GAL—ki-ṣir | |
| 12 | TA@v IGI {1}NUMUN—GIN A {1}EN—BAD₃ | |
| 13 | ina ŠA₃-bi 03 MA.NA KUG.UD il-qi | |
| 14 | kas-pu gam-mur ta-din-ni | |
| 15 | {giš}SAR UN-MEŠ šu-a-te za-ar-pat TI | |
| 16 | tu-a-ru de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 17 | la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš | |
| 18 | ina ma-te-ma i-za-qu-pa-a-ni | |
| 19 | GIL-u-ni lu-u {1}NUMUN—GIN | |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 21 | lu-u PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ A—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ A—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 22 | lu-u GAR-nu-šu₂ ⸢GAL⸣—ki-ṣir-šu₂ ⸢GAL⸣—ki-ṣir-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | lu-u qur-bu-šu₂ ha-za-nu URU-šu₂ | |
| 2 | lu-u mam₂{ma}me-nu-šu₂ de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 3 | TA@v {1}kul-ku-la-a-nu DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 4 | DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ mam₂{ma}me-mu-šu₂ ub-ta-u-ni | |
| 5 | 01 GU₂.UN KUG.UD 05 MA.NA KUG.GI | |
| 6 | ina bur-ki {d}IŠ.TAR a-ši-bat {uru}arba-il₃ GAR | |
| 7 | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ ina EN-MEŠ-šu₂ GUR-ra | |
| 8 | de-e-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la il-qi | |
| 9 | IGI {1}NIGIN—DINGIR A {1}zi-zi-i | |
| 10 | IGI {1}I₃.GAL₂—DINGIR-MEŠ A {1}U.GUR—DINGIR-a.a | |
| 11 | IGI {1}10—bal-liṭ {lu₂}600 A {1}gu-gi-i | |
| 12 | IGI {1}a-ši-re-e A {1}PAB-u-a | |
| 13 | IGI {1}DU₃—PAB-MEŠ A {1}{iti}AB-a.a | |
| 14 | PAB 05 IGI-MEŠ {uru}ir-bu-u-a.a | |
| 15 | IGI {1}hal-di—ṭa-ia {lu₂v}ša₂—GIR₃.2 | |
| 16 | IGI {1}{d}PA—PAB A {1}I—15 ARAD ša₂ A—MAN A—MAN | |
| 17 | IGI {1}{d}PA—rem₂-a-ni PAB-šu₂ o | |
| 18 | IGI {1}10—AD—PAB A {1}BAD₃—10 | |
| 19 | IGI {1}kur—AŠ—PAB {lu₂v}600 A {1}ki—ma-ma | |
| 20 | IGI {1}10—KAM-eš A {1}10—KI-ia | |
| 21 | IGI {1}ha-an-da—pi-i A {1}hu-un-zu-di-i | |
| 22 | IGI {1}30—MAN—PAB A {1}{d}PA—PAB | |
| 23 | IGI {1}ARAD—15 A {1}qut-nu | |
| r.e. | ||
| 24 | IGI {1}15—SUM—PAB-MEŠ ša₂—GIR₃.2 | |
| 25 | PAB 10 IGI-MEŠ {uru}hu-KA₂-a.a | |
| 26 | IGI {1}{d}PA—SU {lu₂}qur-bu-tu₂ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 17-KAM lim-mu {1}NU—MAN—E {lu₂}tur-ta-nu {uru}ku-mu-hi | |
| 2 | o {1}{d}PA—I o A.BA IGI {1}PAB—ZU A {1}KASKAL-a.a IGI {1}{d}PA.TUG₂—PAB—AŠ | |
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