ADD 0469 (P335408)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0469 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335408 |
| 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 | [Fingernail of ......] Urburu, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [son of Lipugu], a genie of Kar-Nergal, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [......] land of Gasupi. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | [An estate of x hectares of land in] the meadow of [...], [adjoining ..., adjoining] Akisu, adjoining Ham[...]ru, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [...] another palace [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 99–o 99 | [...] house [......] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 1010–o 1010 | [...] adjoining Ma[......], |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1111–o 1111 | [...]s in [......] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1212–o 1212 | adjoining the grave(yard), where [there is no] wa[ter] (and) where no barley is brought forth; |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1313–o 1515 | an estate of two hectares [of land] in the steppe (of) the town [...]te, an estate of [...], an estate of [...] — they cultivate the field (with) no profit, they [produce] no dry seed — |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1616–o 1616 | adjoining the River Ulaya of the Gate of Hell, all (in) the city [...]; |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1717–o 1717 | an irreal field in the town Zakuti of the Gate of Hell — |
| Obverse [16:19] o 1818–o 2020 | Harhandâ, genie of the house of the cr[own prince] has contracted and purchased (said property) from Urburu, son of Lipugu, for [7 minas] of bird fodder and 5 minas of daylight (granted by) Arna-ši[...], the 'mother' of the genies. |
| Obverse [19:21] o 2121–o 2222 | The money is completely [paid]; he has bought the field for no profit. Any revocation [or litigation is void]. |
| Obverse [21:26] o 2323– | Whoever in the future, at any time, [lodges a complaint], whether Urburu or his sons [or grandsons], and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Harhandâ and his sons, [shall pay] 10 talents of [...]. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | [He shall spend] four months of Ab (V) and Elul (VI) at the wall [...], shall provide four foundation stones, and shall pay five minas of daylight and 7 minas of [bird fodder]. He shall contest in his lawsuit and ... [...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness S[â-ṣ]idqi, a genie from [...]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Sasallû, deputy of [...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Ṭab-salame, [...] of the house [of ...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Woewoe, ditto, the 'owl' of the city of [...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Cawcaw, ditto, the 'crow' between [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Longlegs, ditto, the 'goose' of [...] |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Witness Middle-of-Vulvas, ditto, the 'wasp' [...] whose wife [...] over the ... of Mount Kašiye[ri]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Dibbâ ... [...]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [Witness ...] ...[...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Witness ...]ayu ... [...]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [Witness NN], the 'express mule' [...]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [Witness ...] ....... of Ištar. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [Witness NN], governor of the steppe. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [......] gods |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [Month ...], 30th [day], |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | [......] Nabû'aya. |
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 | [ṣu-pur x x x x x x x] {1}ur-bu-ru | |
| 2 | [DUMU {1}li-pu-u₂-gu {lu₂}{d]}⸢ALAD⸣ ša₂ {uru}kar—{d}U.GUR | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x x x] {⸢kur⸣}ga-su-pi | |
| 4 | [E₂ x ANŠE A.ŠA₃ ina] u₂-šal-li ša₂ ⸢ka⸣ [x x]-tar | |
| 5 | [SUHUR x x x SUHUR {1}⸢a⸣-ki-su SUHUR {1}ha-am-⸢x⸣+[x x]-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 6 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ DI-mu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | [x x x x x] ⸢E₂⸣.GAL 02-u [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ E₂ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ SUHUR {1}ma-[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | [x x]-ra-a-te ina kit-[x x x x x x x x (x x)] | |
| 12 | ⸢SUHUR qa-bu⸣-ri ša ⸢A⸣-[MEŠ ina ŠA₃-bi la-aš₂-šu₂-u-ni] | |
| 13 | ša₂ {še}BAR ina ⸢ŠA₃-bi⸣ la u₂-še-[ṣu-u₂]-⸢ni E₂ 02 ANŠE⸣ [A.ŠA₃] | |
| 14 | ina EDIN x ⸢x⸣+[x (x) x]+⸢x⸣-te E₂ ⸢da kiš⸣ E₂ ta-ba-[x x x] | |
| 15 | A.ŠA₃ e-ru-šu₂ ⸢la⸣ ne₂-mu-lu {še}NUMUN ⸢ub⸣-bu-lu la i-[na-ši-u] | |
| 16 | SUHUR {id₂}u₂-la-ia ša₂ KA₂—ir-kal-li PAB {uru}[x x x] | |
| 17 | A.ŠA₃ la ke-e-te ina {uru}za-ku-u-te ša₂ KA₂—ir-⸢kal⸣-[li] | |
| 18 | u₂-piš-ma {1}har-ha-an-da-a {lu₂}{d}ALAD ša₂ E₂ ⸢DUMU⸣—[LUGAL] ⸢DUMU⸣—[LUGAL] | |
| 19 | TA@v IGI {1}ur-bu-ru DUMU {1}li-pu-u₂-gu ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣ 07 MA.NA] | |
| 20 | ku-pa-a-te ina 05 MA.NA UD.DA {mi₂}ar-na—ši-[x x x] | |
| 21 | {mi₂}AMA {d}ALAD-MEŠ il-qi kas-pu kam₂-[mur ta-din] | |
| 22 | la ne₂-mu-lum A.ŠA₃ i-si-qi ⸢tu⸣-[a-ru DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂] | |
| 23 | man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš ina ma-te-ma ⸢i⸣-[GIL-u-ni] | |
| 24 | lu-u {1}ur-bu-ru lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ [DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] [DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ša TA@v {1}har-ha-an-da-a u₃ DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ [de-e-nu] | |
| 2 | DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-ta-ʾu-u-ni 10 GU₂.UN [x x x x] | |
| 3 | 04 ITI ⸢ša⸣ {iti}NE {iti}KIN ina i-ga-[ri x x x x (x)] | |
| 4 | 04 pu-⸢la-a-ni⸣ SUM-an 05 MA.NA UD.DA 07 MA.[NA ku-pa-a-te] | |
| 5 | SUM-an ⸢ina de-ni⸣-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma zi-ki-[x x x x] | |
| 6 | IGI {1}sa-[a—ṣi]-id-qi {d}ALAD ša ⸢TA⸣ [x x x] | |
| 7 | IGI {1}sa-⸢sa-lu-u {lu₂v}02-u⸣ ša {⸢lu₂v⸣}A-⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 8 | IGI {1}DUG₃.GA—sa-⸢la⸣-me {lu₂v}⸢x x ša₂ E₂⸣ [x x x] | |
| 9 | IGI {1}u₂-a-u₂-a ⸢ak-ku⸣-u ⸢ša₂⸣ {uru}[x x x] | |
| 10 | IGI {1}qu-a-qu-a qa-ri-bu ša₂ ⸢bir⸣-ti [x x x] | |
| 11 | IGI {1}hal-li—ar-ra-ka-a-te KUR.{gi}MUŠEN ša₂ {kur}⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 12 | IGI {1}MURUB₄—hur-da-a-te a-dam-mu-mu al-[x x x] | |
| 13 | ša DAM-sa₃ ina UGU ṣu-ha-ta-a-te ša₂ {kur}kaš-ie-[e-ri] | |
| 14 | IGI {1}di-ib-ba-a ⸢x bi tu ga x x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 15 | [IGI {1}x x x x]+⸢x⸣ 1 qa [x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}[x x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x x x x x]-a.a ⸢i i ša⸣ qa ⸢la⸣ [x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x x x (x)] GIR₃.NUN.NA ⸢ša₂⸣ ka-li-⸢e⸣ [x x] | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x (x)]+⸢x⸣ qa ⸢x x su⸣ uh si {d}15 [o] | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x] {lu₂v}GAR.KUR {lu₂v}GAR.KUR o EDIN | |
| 20 | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 21 | [x x x x x x x UD] 30-KAM₂⸣ | |
| 22 | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x {1}na⸣-bu-⸢a⸣.a | |
| t.e. | ||
| 23 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-a-ti | |
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