ADD 0468 (P335407)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0468 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335407 |
| 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 Ahiqar, deputy (governor) of Arrapha. |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | [1 garden ...]...; 1 garden (with) 2 [...]; [1 garden ...]; a total of 3 gardens [including a spri]ng, a house, and a gardener — |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | Ahi-yababa has contracted and sold them on behalf of the deputy [for x] hundred (minas of) copper for the maintenance o[f the ca]ptives whom the vizier boarded on a ship. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | The money is paid completely. The gardens, the spring, the house and the gardener are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [12:20] o 1313– | [Whoever] in the future [lodges] a complaint, [whether] Ahi-yababa or [his] sons, [grandsons, or brothers], and conte[sts in his law]suit, [shall ...] ... [...]. He shall return [the money tenfol]d to its owners. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Witness ...]dâ, [...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Witness ...]ku, [...]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness ...]â. Witness Eni-il. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness ...]-ereš. Witness Šamaš-[...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness ...]î, haruspex. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness NN], scribe of [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Witness NN], (city) scribe of Arrapha. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [Witness NN].... |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Month Kislev (IX), 15th day, eponym year of Šulmu-šarri, governor of Halzi[atbar]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}⸢PAB⸣—ia-⸢qar⸣ {lu₂v}02-u₂ ša {⸢uru}arrap-ha⸣ [o] | |
| 2 | 01 {giš}SAR x] 10 ⸢x⸣-a-ni 01 {giš}SAR 02 [x x x] | |
| 3 | 01 {giš}SAR x x]+⸢x x⸣ PAB 03 {giš}SAR-MEŠ | |
| 4 | [e-nu ša A]-⸢MEŠ E₂⸣ {lu₂v}NU.GIŠ.SAR | |
| 5 | [ina ŠA₃-bi] u₂-piš-ma {1}PAB—ia-⸢ba⸣-ba | |
| 6 | [ina ŠA₃ x]-⸢me⸣ URUDU-MEŠ o a-na ša-az-bu-si | |
| 7 | ⸢ša⸣ {[lu₂v]}⸢hu⸣-ub-te ša {lu₂v}⸢SUKKAL⸣ ina UGU | |
| 8 | {giš}MA₂ GUB-u-ni ina UGU {lu₂v}02-u₂ SUM-ni | |
| 9 | kas-pu gam-mur ta-din {giš}SAR-MEŠ | |
| 10 | e-nu ša A-MEŠ E₂ {lu₂v}NU.GIŠ.SAR | |
| 11 | za-ar-pu la-qi-u₂ tu-a-ru | |
| 12 | ⸢de⸣-nu DUG₄.DUG₄-bu la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 13 | [man-nu] ša ina EGIR ⸢UD-mu⸣ i-za-qu-[pa-ni] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 14 | [lu-u] {1}PAB⸣—ia-ba-ba DUMU-MEŠ-[šu₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] [DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] lu-u [PAB-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 2 | [ša₂ ina de]-⸢ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄⸣-[u-ni] | |
| 3 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ lu qu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 4 | [kas-pu a-na 10-⸢MEŠ a-na EN⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢GUR⸣-[ra] | |
| 5 | [IGI {1}x x x]-⸢da⸣-a {lu₂v}⸢mu⸣-[x x x] | |
| 6 | [IGI {1}x x]-⸢ku⸣ {lu₂v}ša₂-[x x x x] | |
| 7 | [IGI {1}x x x x]-⸢a⸣ IGI {1}⸢e-ni—DINGIR⸣ | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}x x x]—⸢APIN-eš⸣ IGI {1}{d}UTU—⸢x⸣ | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}x x x]-⸢i {lu₂v}HAL⸣ | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}x x]+⸢x x⸣ {lu₂v}A.BA ša ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 11 | [IGI {1}x x] ⸢x x x⸣ {lu₂v}A.⸢BA ša {uru⸣}arrap-ha | |
| 12 | [IGI {1}x x x]-⸢x⸣ GAL | |
| 13 | ina {iti}GAN UD 15-KAM₂ | |
| 14 | lim-⸢mu⸣ {1}DI-mu—LUGAL | |
| 15 | {lu₂v}GAR.KUR {lu₂v}GAR.KUR {⸢uru⸣}hal-zi—[AD.BAR] | |
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