ADD 0472 (P335411)
Legal Transaction, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0472 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335411 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal Transaction |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa14 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | [Seal of ...]kiki, [......, own]er of the village being sold. |
| Obverse [2:11] o 33–o 1111 | [The villa]ge of Nabû-šezib in its entirety [including] its [fi]elds, inclu[ding] its orchards, [and including] its [people] in the centre of the city of Ak[... adjoining the vill]age of Bahayu, [adjoining the vill]age of Tabal[ayu], [adjoining the vill]age of [...]ute, [adjoining the vill]age of Lu-ahhe, [and adjoining the village] of Dakanâ and [the vil]lage of Zarutî — |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | Milki-nuri, eunuch of the queen, [has contracted] and bou[ght it for x] minas of silver. |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | [The money] is paid [comple]tely. [That] village [is purchased] and acquired. Any revocati[on, lawsuit, or litigation] is void. |
| Obverse [15:19] o 1616– | Whoever in the fu[ture, at any time], lodges a complaint, [whether ...k]iki or [his] so[ns, and seek]s [a law]suit or litigation [against Milki-nuri], |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | [shall plac]e one talent and a mina of silver [in the la]p of Ištar of Nineveh, [and shall ret]urn the money tenfold to [its] owner[s]. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succe[ed]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Witness Ba]bil[ayu], 'third man.' |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness] Ammi-Bu[ru]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness T]abalayu. [Witness] Bel-Harran-ahu-uṣur. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness] Adad-[...]ani, [ro]yal bodyguard. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness NN], chariot owner. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Witness NN], scribe. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness [NN]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [Witness] Zarutî, from Hazahi. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [Witness ...]mea, [m]erchant. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [Witness Na]bû-reši-išši. Witness Adad-remanni, from Nineveh. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | [Witness B]azuzu, mayor [of] the Lahirean [vill]age of the queen. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [Witness] Ahu-lamašši, canal inspector. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [Witness] Inurtî. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [Witness Ke]nî, scribe. |
| Reverse [20:22] r 2121–r 2222 | [Month El]ul (VI), 19th day, [eponym year of] Mar-larim, [comm]ander-in-chief of Commagene. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB {1}x]-⸢ki-ki {lu₂v⸣}[x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x] ⸢EN⸣ {uru}ŠE ta-da-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 3 | {[uru]}⸢ŠE⸣—{1}{d}PA—še-zib a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂ | |
| 4 | [a-di A].ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ a-⸢di {giš⸣}SAR-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 5 | [a-di UN]-MEŠ-šu₂ ina ⸢qab⸣-si ⸢ša₂ {uru⸣}ak-[x x x] | |
| 6 | [SUHUR] {⸢uru⸣}ŠE—{1}⸢ba⸣-ha-a.⸢a⸣ | |
| 7 | [SUHUR] {⸢uru⸣}ŠE—{1}ta-ba-⸢la⸣-[a.a] | |
| 8 | [SUHUR] {⸢uru⸣}ŠE—{1}<$x x$>-u-te | |
| 9 | [SUHUR] {⸢uru⸣}ŠE—{1}⸢lu-u⸣—PAB-MEŠ | |
| 10 | [SUHUR {uru}ŠE]—{1}da-ka-na-a | |
| 11 | [SUHUR {uru]}ŠE—{1}NUMUN-ti-i | |
| 12 | [u₂-piš]-⸢ma⸣ {1}mil-ki—ZALAG₂ {lu₂v}SAG ša ⸢MI₂—KUR⸣ ⸢MI₂—KUR⸣ | |
| 13 | [ina ŠA₃ x] MA.NA KUG.UD il-⸢qi₂⸣ | |
| 14 | [kas-pu gam]-mur ta-ad-din {uru}⸢ŠE⸣ [o] | |
| 15 | [šu₂-a-tu₂ za-rip] laq-qi tu-a-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 16 | [de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄] la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša₂ ina ⸢ur⸣-[kiš] | |
| 17 | [ina ma-te-ma i]-za-qu-pa-a-[ni] | |
| 18 | [lu-u {1}x]-⸢ki-ki⸣ lu-u ⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [TA@v {1}mil-ki—ZALAG₂ de]-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 2 | [ub-ta-u]-⸢ni bi⸣-lat MA.NA KUG.UD o | |
| 3 | [ina bur]-⸢ki⸣ ša {d}IŠ.TAR ša NINA{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 4 | [GAR]-⸢an kas-pu⸣ a-na 10-MEŠ-te a-na EN-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 5 | [GUR]-ra ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la₃ TI-⸢qi₂⸣ | |
| 6 | [IGI {1}⸢KA₂⸣.DINGIR{ki}[a.a {lu₂v]}03.U₅ | |
| 7 | [IGI {1}am-bu-[x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}⸢tab⸣-URU-⸢a.a⸣ [IGI {1}EN—{uru}KASKAL—PAB—PAB | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}{d]}IM—[x]+⸢x⸣-a-⸢ni⸣ {[lu₂v]}⸢qur⸣-ZAG | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}⸢x⸣-[x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}EN—{giš}GIGIR {⸢lu₂v⸣}EN—{giš}GIGIR | |
| 11 | [IGI {1}⸢x⸣ [x x x] {⸢lu₂v}A.BA⸣ | |
| 12 | [IGI {1}x x x x x x x] | |
| 13 | [IGI {1}NUMUN-tu₂ {uru}ha-za-⸢hi⸣-a.[a] | |
| 14 | [IGI {1}x]-me-a {lu₂v}⸢DAM⸣.QAR | |
| 15 | [IGI {1}{d]}⸢PA⸣—SAG—iš-ši IGI {1}10—rem₂-a-ni DUMU—NINA{ki} DUMU—NINA{ki} | |
| 16 | [IGI {1}⸢ba⸣-zu-zu {lu₂v}ha-za-nu | |
| 17 | {⸢uru⸣}ŠE MI₂—E₂.GAL MI₂—E₂.GAL {uru}la-hi-ra-a.a | |
| 18 | [IGI {1}PAB—la-maš-ši {lu₂v}gu-gal | |
| 19 | [IGI {1}{d}MAŠ-ti-i | |
| 20 | [IGI {1}⸢GIN⸣-i {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 21 | {[iti]}⸢KIN⸣ UD 19-KAM₂ | |
| 22 | [lim-me] {1}mar—la-rim-me | |
| 23 | {[lu₂]}⸢tur⸣-tan {uru}ku-mu-hi | |
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