ADD 0471 (P335410)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0471 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335410 |
| 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 1'1'–o 1'1' | The town of Musina-[aplu-iddina in its entirety ...], with its fields [and people]; |
| Obverse [1:6] o 2'2'–o 6'6' | [an estate of x hectares of land] by the copper seah of 9 'litres,' ex[empt land with no straw] and corn taxes, adjoining the bor[der of the town ...], adjoining the border of the town of Ṭab-ṣil-[...], and adjoining the city Nerab of the governor of [Arpad]; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | one vineyard with 1,500 vines [in it] and one vegetable garden; |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | Šulmu-Bel, far[mer], Ya-ahhe, his adolescent son, his wife Uar[i...], a total of 3; |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'–o 11'11' | Kamasu, farmer, Hurubisa[...], his adolescent son, his wife Lu-balṭat, a total of 3 persons; |
| Obverse [11:14] o 12'12'–o 14'14' | in all 6 pers[on]s (and) the town of Musina-aplu-iddina in its entirety in the district of Arpad next to the city Nerab of the governor of Arpad — |
| Obverse [14:18] o 15'15'–o 18'18' | Remanni-Adad, c[hief] chariot driver of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, has contracted [and] bought (said property) for 17 1/2 min[as of silver] by the mina of Carchemish from Mannu-ki-Ninua, Sin-šumu-[...] and Ikkaru. |
| Obverse [18:21] o 19'19'–o 21'21' | The money is paid compl[etely]. That town, field, vineyard, [vegetable] garden and people are purchased and acquired. Any revoca[tion], lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [21:30] o 22'22'– | Whoever in the future, and at any time, lodges a compl[aint], whether Mannu-ki-Ninua, S[in-šumu-...] or Ikkaru, or [their] sons, [gran]dsons, brothers [or nephews], or [their] prefect, mayor, governor, relative, or neighbour, |
| Reverse [2:6] r 33–r 66 | whoever comes forw[ard] and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Remanni-Adad, chief chariot driver of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, and his sons and grandsons, |
| Reverse [6:11] r 77–r 1111 | shall tie two white horses to the feet of Aššur, shall bring four harbakannu horses to the feet of Nergal, shall place two talents of refined silver and one talent of pure gold in the lap of Iš[tar residing in Nine]veh, and [shall ret]urn the money tenfo[ld to its owners]. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | He shall con[test] in his lawsuit [and not succee]d. Th[e judge shall not heed] his case. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Nergal-šarru-u[ṣur, 'third man']. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Uarbis, [ditto]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness Šamaš-šarru-uṣur, [chariot driver]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness Zarutî, [cohort commander]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness Aššur-ila'i, [cohort commander]. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [Witness] Barruqu, [chariot driver]. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Witness Ahu-lâ[mašši, 'third man']. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Witness Za[baba-eriba, 'third man']. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | Witness Aššur-[......]. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | Witness [.......]. |
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' | {uru}mu-si-⸢na—A⸣—[AŠ a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂ x x x] | |
| 2' | a-di A.ŠA₃.GA-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ [UN-MEŠ-šu₂ E₂ x ANŠE A.ŠA₃] | |
| 3' | ina {giš}BAN₂ ša₂ 09 qa URUDU-MEŠ za-[ku-te la {še}ši-ib-še] | |
| 4' | la {še}nu-sa-hi SUHUR ta-⸢hu⸣-[me ša₂ {uru}x x x x] | |
| 5' | ⸢SUHUR⸣ ta-hu-me ša₂ {uru}DUG₃.GA—⸢GIŠ.MI⸣—[x x x x x] | |
| 6' | SUHUR {uru}ne₂-ri-bi ša₂ {lu₂}EN.NAM {⸢uru⸣}[ar-pad-da] | |
| 7' | 01 {giš}SAR ša₂ {giš}til-lit 01 lim 05 me {giš}til-[lit ina ŠA₃] | |
| 8' | 01 {giš}SAR {u₂}SAR {1}DI-mu—EN {lu₂}⸢ENGAR⸣ [o] | |
| 9' | {1}ia—PAB-MEŠ DUMU-šu₂ ṣu-hur-tu₂ {mi₂}u₂-a-⸢ri⸣-[x x] | |
| 10' | MI₂-šu₂ PAB 03 {1}ka-ma-su {lu₂}ENGAR {1}hu-ru-bi-sa-[x] | |
| 11' | DUMU-šu₂ ṣu-hur-tu₂ {mi₂}lu—bal-ṭa-at MI₂-šu₂ PAB 03 ZI-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 12' | PAB 06 ⸢ZI⸣-MEŠ {uru}mu-si-na—A—AŠ a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂ | |
| 13' | ina na-gi-e ša₂ {kur}ar-pad-da ina ŠU.2 {uru}ne₂-ri-bi | |
| 14' | ša {lu₂}NAM {kur}ar-pad-da u₂-piš-[ma] | |
| 15' | {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ ⸢dan⸣-[nu] | |
| 16' | ša₂ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš-šur{ki} ina ŠA₃ 17 1/2 MA.⸢NA⸣ [KUG.UD] | |
| 17' | ina 01 MA.NA-e ša₂ {uru}gar-ga-mis TA@v ⸢IGI⸣ | |
| 18' | {1}man-nu—ki-i—{uru}NINA TA@v IGI {1}{d}30—MU—[x] | |
| 19' | TA@v IGI {1}i-ka-ri TI-qi₂ kas-pu gam-⸢mur⸣ | |
| 20' | ta-din URU A.ŠA₃ {giš}SAR {giš}til-lit {giš}⸢SAR⸣ {[u₂}SAR] | |
| 21' | ⸢UN⸣-MEŠ šu₂-a-tu₂ za-ar₂-pu laq-qi₂-u tu₂-a-[ru] | |
| 22' | ⸢de⸣-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša₂ ina ur-kiš | |
| 23' | ⸢u₃⸣ ma-te-ma man-nu ša₂ i-zaq-qup-an-[ni] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 24' | lu-u {1}man-nu—ki—{uru}NINA lu-u {1}{d}30—[MU—x] | |
| 25' | [lu]-u {1}i-ka-ru lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 26' | [lu-u DUMU]—⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU]—⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-u PAB-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂-nu] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [lu-u DUMU—PAB]-MEŠ-[šu₂-nu] DUMU—PAB]-MEŠ-[šu₂-nu] lu-u {lu₂}GAR-⸢nu⸣-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 2 | [lu-u {lu₂]}⸢ha⸣-za-na-šu₂-nu lu-u {lu₂}NAM-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 3 | [lu]-u mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂-nu qur-bu man-⸢nu⸣ ša₂ e-la-[an-ni] | |
| 4 | [ša₂] TA@v {1}rem₂-an-ni—{d}IM {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-⸢MEŠ⸣ {lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 5 | dan-nu ša₂ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš-šur{ki} TA@v DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 6 | DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ de-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-ta-u-ni | |
| 7 | 02 {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ BABBAR-MEŠ ina GIR₃.2 aš-šur i-rak-kas | |
| 8 | 04 {anše}har-ba-kan-ni ina GIR₃.2 {d}MAŠ.MAŠ u₂-še-rab | |
| 9 | 02 GU₂.UN KUG.UD LUH-u 01 ⸢GU₂.UN KUG⸣.GI sak-ru | |
| 10 | ina bur-ki {d}IŠ.⸢TAR⸣ [a-ši-bat {uru]}⸢NINA⸣ GAR-an | |
| 11 | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ-[te a-na EN-MEŠ-šu₂] ⸢GUR⸣-ra | |
| 12 | ina de-ni-šu₂ ⸢DUG₄⸣.[DUG₄-ma la i-laq]-⸢qi⸣ | |
| 13 | de-en-šu₂ ⸢DI⸣.[KUD la i-ša₂-mu] | |
| 14 | IGI {1}{d}MAŠ.MAŠ—MAN—⸢PAB⸣ {[lu₂}03.U₅] | |
| 15 | IGI {1}u₂-ar-⸢bi-is⸣ {[lu₂}:.] | |
| 16 | IGI {1}{d}ša₂-maš—MAN—PAB {⸢lu₂⸣}[mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] {⸢lu₂⸣}[mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] | |
| 17 | IGI {1}NUMUN-ut-ti-i {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAL—ki-ṣir] {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAL—ki-ṣir] | |
| 18 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}aš-šur—DINGIR-a.a {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAL—ki-ṣir] {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAL—ki-ṣir] | |
| 19 | [IGI] {1}bar-ruq {⸢lu₂⸣}[DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] {⸢lu₂⸣}[DIB—{kuš}PA-MEŠ] | |
| 20 | IGI {1}PAB—la-⸢maš⸣-[ši {lu₂}03.U₅] | |
| 21 | IGI {1}{d}za-[ba₄-ba₄—SU {lu₂}03.U₅] | |
| 22 | IGI {1}aš-šur—[x x x x x x x] | |
| 23 | IGI {1}⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
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