ADD 0470 (P335409)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0470 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335409 |
| 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 Inurta-ila'i, deputy of the town of Dannaya; |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | seal of Asqudu, scribe of [the queen] mother; |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | seal of Hiri-ahhe, chariot driver; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | seal of Adad-uballiṭ, 'third man'; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | seal of Nabû-remanni, cohort commander; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | seal of Issar-ila'i, ditto; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | seal of Milki-idri, [ditto]; |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | seal of Mannu-ki-Arbail, cha[riot fighter]; |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | seal of Zeru-ukin, ditto; |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | seal of Dadi-ibni, ditto; a total of 10 gentlemen from Dannaya, owners of the town being sold in its entirety. |
| Reverse [0:6] r 1'1'–r 6'6' | [whoever] seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Remanni-Adad and his sons (and) grandsons, shall place two talents of refined silver and one talent of pure gold in the lap of Ištar residing in Nineveh, shall tie two white horses to the feet of Aššur, and shall return the money tenfold to its owners. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Witness Kanunayu, sartinnu. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Witness Silim-Aššur, grand vizier. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | Witness Nergal-šarru-uṣur, 'third man.' |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | Witness Ubarbisi, ditto. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | Witness Šamaš-šarru-uṣur, chariot driver. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | Witness Nabû-šezib, ditto. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | Witness Barruqu, ditto. Witness Sakkannu, ditto. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | Witness Zababa-eriba, 'third man.' Witness Ahu-lâmašši, ditto. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | Witness Nergal-šarru-uṣur, ditto. Witness Habasti, head porter. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | Witness Nabû-eriba, deputy of the team-commander. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | Witness Banî, deputy of the chief physician. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | Witness Zarutî, cohort commander of the bodyguard o[f the prince]. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | Witness Nabû-šarru-uṣur, ditto of the ša-šēpi guard of the prince. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 21'21'–r 21'21' | Witness Sin-ašared, 'third man' of the prince. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 22'22'–r 22'22' | Witness Ahu-amur, horse trainer of the open chariotry. Witness Mannu-ki-Harran ditto. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 23'23'–r 23'23' | Month Tebet (X), 25th day, eponym year of Bel-na'id, commander-in-c[hief]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}{d}MAŠ-DINGIR—a.a {lu₂v}02-u ša {⸢uru}da-na-a.a⸣ | |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}as-qu-di {lu₂v}A.BA ⸢ša AMA⸣—[MAN] AMA⸣—[MAN] | |
| 3 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}hi-ri—PAB-MEŠ {lu₂v}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-⸢MEŠ⸣ {lu₂v}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 4 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}{d}IM—TI.LA {lu₂v}03.U₅ | |
| 5 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}{d}PA—rem₂-a-ni {lu₂}GAL—ki-⸢ṣir⸣ {lu₂}GAL—ki-⸢ṣir⸣ | |
| 6 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}15—DINGIR-a.a {lu₂v}{<:.(GAL—ki-ṣir)>} {lu₂v}{<:.(GAL—ki-ṣir)>} | |
| 7 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}mil-ki—id-ri {[lu₂v}{<:.](GAL—ki-ṣir)>} {[lu₂v}{<:.](GAL—ki-ṣir)>} | |
| 8 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}man-nu—ki—{uru}arba-il₃ {lu₂v}⸢A⸣—[SIG] {lu₂v}⸢A⸣—[SIG] | |
| 9 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}NUMUN—GIN {lu₂}{<⸢:.⸣(A—SIG)>} {lu₂}{<⸢:.⸣(A—SIG)>} | |
| 10 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}U.U—DU₃ {lu₂}{<:.(A—SIG)>} {lu₂}{<:.(A—SIG)>} | |
| 11 | PAB 10 LU₂-MEŠ-e {uru}da-⸢na⸣-a.a | |
| 12 | EN URU a-⸢na⸣ gi-mir-⸢te⸣-šu₂ SUM-ni | |
| r | ||
| 1' | TA@v {1}rem₂-a-ni—{d}⸢IM⸣ u₃ DUMU-MEŠ-šu | |
| 2' | DUMU—⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ de-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-ta-ʾu-u-ni | |
| 3' | 02 GU₂.UN ⸢KUG.UD⸣ LUH-u 01 GU₂.UN KUG.GI sak-ru | |
| 4' | ina bur-ki {d}IŠ.TAR ⸢a-šib⸣ {uru}NINA{ki} GAR-an | |
| 5' | 02 {anše}KUR.RA BABBAR-MEŠ ina GIR₃.2 aš-šur i-rak-kas | |
| 6' | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ a-na EN-MEŠ-šu₂ GUR-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 7' | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la i-laq-⸢qi⸣ | |
| 8' | IGI {1}{iti}AB-a.a {lu₂v}sar-tin-nu | |
| 9' | IGI {1}si-lim—aš-šur {⸢lu₂v⸣}SUKKAL dan-nu | |
| 10' | IGI {1}{d}MAŠ.MAŠ—⸢MAN—PAB⸣ {lu₂v}03.U₅ | |
| 11' | IGI {1}u₂-bar-⸢bi-si⸣ {lu₂v}{<:.(03.U₅)>} | |
| 12' | IGI {1}{d}ša₂-maš—MAN—PAB {⸢lu₂v⸣}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-⸢MEŠ⸣ {⸢lu₂v⸣}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 13' | IGI {1}{d}PA—še-zib {⸢lu₂v⸣}{<:.(mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} {⸢lu₂v⸣}{<:.(mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} | |
| 14' | IGI {1}bar-ruq IGI {1}⸢sa⸣-kan-nu | |
| 15' | IGI {1}{d}za-ba₄-ba₄—SU {lu₂v}03-šu₂ [IGI] {1}⸢PAB⸣—la-maš-ši | |
| 16' | IGI {1}U.GUR—MAN—PAB IGI {1}ha—ba-as-⸢te⸣ {lu₂v}GAL—I₃.DU₈-MEŠ {lu₂v}GAL—I₃.DU₈-MEŠ | |
| 17' | IGI {1}{d}PA—SU {lu₂v}02-u ša {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—u₂-rat {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—u₂-rat | |
| 18' | IGI {1}ba-ni-i {lu₂v}02-u ša {lu₂v}GAL—A.ZU {lu₂v}GAL—A.ZU | |
| 19' | IGI {1}NUMUN-u-te-i {lu₂v}GAL—⸢ki⸣-ṣir {lu₂v}GAL—⸢ki⸣-ṣir ša {lu₂v}qur-ZAG ⸢ša⸣ [A—MAN] [A—MAN] | |
| 20' | IGI {1}{d}PA—MAN—PAB ša—GIR₃.2 ša A—MAN A—MAN | |
| 21' | IGI {1}{d}30—MAŠ {lu₂}03.U₅ ša A—MAN A—MAN | |
| 22' | IGI {1}PAB-u—a-mur {lu₂v}{giš}GIGIR—DU₈ {lu₂v}{giš}GIGIR—DU₈ IGI {1}man-nu—ki—KASKAL | |
| 23' | {iti}AB UD 25-KAM lim-me {1}EN—na-aʾ-di {⸢lu₂v⸣}tur-ta-[nu] | |
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