ADD 0448 (P335389)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0448 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335389 |
| 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 | [Se]al of Bariki, chie[f ...], seal of Abail, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | owners of the people, vineyards and houses [being sold]. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | A vineyard of 1,000 vines [in Izalla], adjoining the vineyard of [NN]; |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | A second vineyard of 2,00[0 vines in ..., adjoining the vineyard of NN]; |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [a total of two] vineyards of 3,0[00 vines]; |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | [B]a'al-azuri, g[ardener], his [wife], son, and daughter; [NN, his wife and ...]; |
| Obverse [10:14] o 1111–o 1414 | in all 7 persons, two houses, two vineyards and 4 stone wal[ls] in Izalla [belonging to] Barik[i and Abail], in the town Ispallu[rê ...] — |
| Obverse [14:17] o 1515–o 1717 | Remanni-[Adad], chief [chariot driver] of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, has contracted and bought (said property) from Bariki and [Abail]. |
| Obverse [17:20] o 1818–o 2020 | The money is p[aid] completely. [Those people, vineyards], houses, and stone wal[ls are purchased] and acquired. Any revocation, law[suit, or litigation is void]. |
| Obverse [20:29] o 2121– | Whoever in the future, at any ti[me, lodges a complaint], whether Bariki [or Abail] or their sons, [grandsons], brothers or nep[hews], or [their] governor, [...] or relative, and seeks a law[suit or litigation against Remanni-Adad] and his sons and grandsons, |
| Reverse [3:7] r 44–r 77 | shall place one talent of [refined] sil[ver and one mina of] pure [gold] in the lap of Iš[tar residing] in Nineveh, and [shall return] the money ten[fold to its owner]. He shall contest in his lawsuit and [not succeed]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Šumma-Aššur, governor of [...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Nergal-šarru-uṣur, [chief] 'third man.' |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Sasî, mayor of [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Issar-šumu-ereš, chief scr[ibe]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [Witness] Adad-šumu-uṣur, chief [exorcist]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [Witness Šu]maya son of [Nabû-zeru-lešir]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [Witness Nabû-nad]in-šumi, [... exorcist]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [Witness ......]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness Šama[š-šarru-uṣur, chariot driver]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness Nabû-šezib, [chariot driver]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness Nabû-eriba, depu[ty of the team-commander]. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Witness Issar-šumu-iddina, [...]. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Witness Ahu-lamur. Witness [NN]. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Witness Aqaba. Witness Ba[...]. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | Witness Barzikutu. B[u...]. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | Witness Ahu-duri, a total of 7 witnesses [from Ispallurê]. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | Witness Issar-nadin-apli, [scribe, keeper of the contract]. |
| Reverse [24:26] r 2525– | Month Shebat (XI), 10th day, eponym year of [Kanunayu of the New Palace]. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 26r.e. 26–r.e. 26r.e. 26 | [Witness ...]-Adad, [...]. |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 2727–r.e. 2727 | [Witness Nabû-r]ehtu-uṣur. |
| Right [2:4] r.e. 2828– | [Witness] Aššur-isse'a. Witness [NN], 'third man.' |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Witness Ahu-[...], Aramean [scribe]. |
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}ba-ri-ki {lu₂}⸢GAL⸣—[x x] | |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}a-ba—il o [x x] | |
| 3 | EN UN-MEŠ {giš}SAR-MEŠ E₂-MEŠ [SUM-ni] | |
| 4 | 01 {giš}SAR 01 lim {giš}til-lit [ina {kur}i-za-li] | |
| 5 | SUHUR {giš}SAR ša₂ {1}⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 6 | 02-u {giš}SAR 02 lim⸣ {[giš}til-lit x x] | |
| 7 | [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | [PAB 02 {giš}SAR [o] 03 ⸢lim⸣ {[giš}til-lit] | |
| 9 | [o {1}⸢ba⸣-al—zu-ri {⸢lu₂⸣}[NU.GIŠ.SAR] | |
| 10 | [MI₂]-⸢šu₂⸣ DUMU-šu₂ DUMU.MI₂-su {1}⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 11 | ⸢PAB⸣ 07 ZI-MEŠ 02 E₂-MEŠ 02 {giš}⸢SAR⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 12 | {giš}til-lit-MEŠ 04 {na₄}i-ga-[ra-te] | |
| 13 | ina {kur}i-za-li ⸢ša₂⸣ {1}ba-ri-⸢ki⸣ [u₃ {1}a-ba—il] | |
| 14 | ina {uru}is-pal-lu-⸢re⸣-[e x x x x] | |
| 15 | u₂-piš-ma {1}rem₂-an-ni—{⸢d⸣}[IM {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] | |
| 16 | dan-nu ša₂ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš-šur{[ki]} | |
| 17 | TA@v IGI {1}ba-ri-ki TA@v [IGI {1}a-ba—il] | |
| 18 | TI-qi₂ kas-pu gam-mur ta-[din UN-MEŠ {giš}SAR-MEŠ] | |
| 19 | E₂-MEŠ {na₄}i-ga-⸢ra⸣-[te šu₂-a-tu₂ zar-pu] | |
| 20 | laq-qi-u tu₂-a-ru ⸢de⸣-[nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂] | |
| 21 | man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš ina ma-[te-e-ma i-zaq-qup-an-ni] | |
| 22 | lu-u {1}ba-ri-ki ⸢lu⸣-[u {1}a-ba—il] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 23 | lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [lu-u DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu] DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | |
| 24 | lu-u PAB-MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-u ⸢DUMU⸣—[PAB-MEŠ-šu₂-nu] ⸢DUMU⸣—[PAB-MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | lu-u {lu₂}EN.⸢NAM⸣-[su-nu x x x x] | |
| 2 | lu-u mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂-nu ⸢ša⸣ [TA@v {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM] | |
| 3 | DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ de-[nu DUG₄.DUG₄] | |
| 4 | ub-ta-u-ni 01 GU₂.UN KUG.[UD LUH-u 10 MA.NA KUG.GI] | |
| 5 | sak-ru ina bur-ki {d}IŠ.⸢TAR⸣ [a-ši-bat] | |
| 6 | {uru}NINA GAR-an kas-pu a-na 10-[MEŠ a-na EN-šu₂ GUR-ra] | |
| 7 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma [la i-laq-qi] | |
| 8 | ⸢IGI {1}šum-ma⸣—{d}aš-šur {lu₂}EN.NAM [x x x] | |
| 9 | IGI {1}{d}MAŠ.MAŠ—MAN—PAB {lu₂}03-šu₂ [dan-nu] | |
| 10 | IGI {1}sa-si-i {lu₂}ha-za-nu {⸢uru⸣}[x x] | |
| 11 | IGI {1}{d}15—MU—KAM-eš {lu₂}GAL—⸢A⸣.[BA] {lu₂}GAL—⸢A⸣.[BA] | |
| 12 | [IGI {1}{d}IM—MU—PAB {lu₂}GAL—[MAŠ.MAŠ] {lu₂}GAL—[MAŠ.MAŠ] | |
| 13 | [IGI {1}⸢MU⸣-a.a DUMU {1}{⸢d⸣}[PA—NUMUN—GIŠ] | |
| 14 | [IGI {1}{d}PA]—⸢SUM⸣—MU {lu₂}[x x x] | |
| 15 | [IGI {1}x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | ⸢IGI {1}{d}ša₂-⸢maš⸣—[MAN—PAB {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] | |
| 17 | IGI {1}{d}PA—še-zib {⸢lu₂⸣}[DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] {⸢lu₂⸣}[DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] | |
| 18 | IGI {1}{d}PA—SU {lu₂}02-[u ša₂ {lu₂}GAL—u₂-rat] {lu₂}GAL—u₂-rat] | |
| 19 | IGI {1}{d}15—MU—AŠ {lu₂}[x x x x] | |
| 20 | IGI {1}PAB—la-mur IGI {1}[x x x x x] | |
| 21 | IGI {1}a-qa-ba IGI {1}ba-[x x x] | |
| 22 | IGI {1}bar-zi-ku-tu₂ {1}⸢bu⸣-[x x x x] | |
| 23 | IGI {1}PAB—BAD₃ PAB 07 IGI-⸢MEŠ⸣ {[uru}is-pal-lu-ra-a.a] | |
| 24 | IGI {1}{d}15—MU—A {lu₂}[A.BA ṣa-bit dan-ni-te] | |
| 25 | {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 10-KAM₂ lim-mu {1}{iti}AB-a.a E₂—GIBIL] E₂—GIBIL] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 26 | [IGI {1}x x—{d]}IM {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x x] | |
| 27 | [IGI {1}{d}PA]—⸢re⸣-eh-tu₂—PAB [o] | |
| 28 | [IGI {1}aš-šur—KI-ia₂ IGI {1}[x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}03-šu₂ IGI {1}PAB—[x]+⸢x x⸣ {[lu₂}A.BA] ar₂-ma-a.a | |
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