ADD 0473 (P335412)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0473 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335412 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Instead of their seals Harura[nu] and Salilanu impressed their fingernails. |
| Obverse [2:6] o 33–o 66 | A tower (and) an estate of 10 hec[tares of land] in the midst of a meadow in the town of [...]; Abdi-Kububi, [his] wife and [two sons], a total of 4 persons belonging to H[aruranu] and [Salilanu] — |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | [Aplaya has contracted and bought (said property) from them for x minas of silver]. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | [The tower together with the fie]lds [and Abdi-Kubu]bi together with [his] peo[ple are paid for, purchased and] acquired. [Any revocation, lawsuit] or litigation [is void]. |
| Obverse [12:24] o 1313– | [Whoever] in the future [comes forwa]rd, whether Haru[ranu or Sali]lanu [or] their [sons], grandsons, [brothers] or nephews, [or] their mayor or [prefect, or] their kinsman, [...], or relative, (who) comes forward and in[stitutes a lawsuit or] litigation against Aplaya [and his sons, saying]: |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | "[The money has not been paid completely; the tower together with the fields and Abdi]-Kub[ubi together with his people are not purch]ased and [paid for ...]...," |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | shall [return the money he received twelvef]old to its owner. He shall contest [in his lawsuit] and not [succeed]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness Nergal]-šallimanni, chief [...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness NN], chief [...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness Issaran-me]si, conscript [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Witness Adad-k]ašir, [...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Mar[duk-šumu-iddina, ...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness [NN, ......]. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Witness [NN], resident of Ni[neveh]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness Baqu[......]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness Adad-taklak, [...]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness Ilu-uṣur, ditto. Witness Balt[i-...]. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Witness Babu-ahhe-iddina. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Witness Nabû-ahhe-eriba, sc[ribe], keeper of the tablet. |
| Reverse [20:23] r 2121– | Month Sivan (III), 10th day, eponym year of Šulmu-šarri. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | They collected [...... for their fingernails]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ku-um {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂-nu {1}ha-ru-ra-[a-nu] | |
| 2 | {1}sa-li-la-a-nu ṣu-bar-šu₂-nu iš-⸢kun⸣ | |
| 3 | {uru}i-si-tu₂ be₂-et 10 ⸢ANŠE⸣ [A.ŠA₃.GA] | |
| 4 | ina ŠA₃-bi u₂-šal-li ina {uru}[x x x] | |
| 5 | {1}ab-di—ku-bu-bi MI₂-[šu₂ 02 DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 6 | PAB 04 {lu₂v}ZI-MEŠ ša {1}⸢ha⸣-[ru-ra-a-nu] o | |
| 7 | ⸢u₃⸣ {1}sa-li-la-a-nu u₂-piš]-ma {1}[DUMU.UŠ-a.a] | |
| 8 | [TA@v ŠU.2-šu₂-nu ina ŠA₃ x MA.NA KUG.UD il-qi₂] | |
| 9 | {[uru}i-si-tu₂ a-du A].⸢ŠA₃.GA⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 10 | {1}ab-di—ku-bu]-⸢bi⸣ a-du ⸢UN⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 11 | [ap-lu zar-pu] ⸢TI⸣-qi-u₂ o | |
| 12 | [tu-a-ru de-e-nu] DUG₄.DUG₄ o | |
| 13 | [la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu] ⸢ša⸣ ina ar₂-kat UD-me o | |
| 14 | [ša e-la]-⸢an⸣-ni lu-u {1}ha-ru-[ra-a-nu] | |
| 15 | [lu-u {1}sa]-⸢li⸣-la-a-nu | |
| 16 | [lu-u DUMU]-⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂-nu lu-u DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu] DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu] | |
| 17 | [lu-u PAB]-MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-u DUMU-MEŠ—⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂-nu] DUMU-MEŠ—⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | |
| 18 | [lu-u {lu₂v]}⸢ha⸣-za-na-šu₂-nu lu-u {⸢lu₂v⸣}[GAR-nu-šu₂-nu] | |
| 19 | [lu-u] ⸢IM⸣.RI.A KI.MIN KI.MIN [x x x] | |
| 20 | [lu-u mam₂]-ma-šu₂-nu e-la-an-[ni] | |
| 21 | [TA@v {1}DUMU.UŠ-a.a [u₃ DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 22 | [de-nu] ⸢DUG₄.DUG₄ i⸣-[gar-ru-ni] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [i-qab-bu-u-ni ma-a kas-pu] | |
| 2 | [la gam-mur la ta-ad-din i-si-tu₂] | |
| 3 | [a-di A.ŠA₃.GA-MEŠ {1}ab-di]—ku-⸢bu⸣-[bi] | |
| 4 | [a-di UN]-MEŠ la laq-qi-[u la ap-lu] | |
| 5 | [x x x x]-mur u₂-ma-a ⸢kas⸣-[pu ih-hur] | |
| 6 | [a-na 12.TA-a].⸢a⸣ a-na EN-šu₂ [GUR-ra] | |
| 7 | [ina de-ni-šu₂] DUG₄.DUG₄-ma ⸢la⸣ [i-laq-qi] | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}U.GUR]—⸢šal⸣-lim-an-ni {lu₂v}GAL—[x x x] | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}GAL—⸢sa-x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}AN.GAL—me]-si {lu₂v}⸢rak⸣-su [x x x] | |
| 11 | [IGI {1}{d}IM]—⸢ka⸣-šir {[lu₂v}x x x] | |
| 12 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}{⸢d}AMAR⸣.[UTU—MU—AŠ {lu₂v}x x x] | |
| 13 | ⸢IGI {1}[x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 14 | IGI {1}⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | DUMU—{uru}⸢NINA⸣{[ki]} DUMU—{uru}⸢NINA⸣{[ki]} | |
| 16 | IGI {1}ba-qu-[x x x x x] | |
| 17 | IGI {1}{d}IM—tak-lak {⸢lu₂v⸣}[x x x] | |
| 18 | IGI {1}DINGIR—PAB IGI {1}bal-⸢ti⸣—[x x] | |
| 19 | IGI {1}{d}BA.U₂—PAB-MEŠ—⸢AŠ⸣ | |
| 20 | IGI {1}{d}PA—PAB-MEŠ—SU {lu₂v}⸢A⸣.[BA] | |
| 21 | ṣa-bit ṭup-pi {iti}SIG₄ UD 10-[KAM₂] | |
| 22 | lim-me {1}DI-mu—LUGAL | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ i-ta-ṣu | |
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