ADD 0477 (P335416)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0477 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335416 |
| 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' | [Remanni-Adad has contracted and] bought (said property) fo[r x minas of silver (by the mina) of Carchemish]. |
| Obverse [1:3] o 2'2'–o 3'3' | The mo[ne]y [is paid] completely. Those [...... are purch]ased and acquired. [Any revocation], lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [3:11] o 4'4'–o 11'11' | Who[ever in the future], at any time lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, whether Šamaš-ahu-uṣur or his sons, grandsons, brothers, or nephews, or his relative, or his prefect or labour-duty superior, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Reman[ni]-Adad and his sons and grandsons, |
| Obverse [11:16] o 12'12'– | shall place 5 minas of refined silver and two minas of pure go[ld] in the lap of Ninurta residing in Calah, and shall return the money tenfold to its owner. He shall contest in [his] la[wsuit] and not su[cceed]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Witness Šamaš-šarru-uṣur, chariot driver of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Witness Zababa-eriba, ditto of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Witness Nabû-zeru-iddina, ditto of the crown [prince]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Witness Nabû-šallim, ditto of the ditto of Babylon. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witness Nabû-šarru-uṣur, cohort commander [of the crown prince]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Adad-bessunu. Witness Šumma-[ilani]. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Witness Mannu-ki-[Arbail]. Witness Zar[ut]î, porter of the crown prince. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [x MA.NA KUG.UD ša₂ {uru}gar-ga-mis] | |
| 2' | TI-⸢qi₂ kas-pu⸣ gam-mur [ta-din x x x x] | |
| 3' | šu-⸢a-tu₂⸣ [zar]-⸢pu⸣ TI-u₂ [tu-a-ru] | |
| 4' | de-⸢e⸣-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ man-⸢nu⸣ [ša₂ ur-kiš] | |
| 5' | ina ⸢ma⸣-te-ma ⸢i⸣-zaq-qup-an-ni GIL-u-[ni] | |
| 6' | lu-u {1}{d}⸢UTU⸣—PAB—PAB lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu | |
| 7' | lu-u ⸢DUMU—DUMU⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢DUMU—DUMU⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u DUMU—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 8' | lu-u mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂ lu-u {lu₂v}GAR-nu-šu₂ ⸢lu⸣-u | |
| 9' | EN—⸢il⸣-ki-šu₂ EN—⸢il⸣-ki-šu₂ ša₂ TA@v {1}⸢rem₂-an⸣-[ni]—{d}10 | |
| 10' | u₃ DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ u₃ ⸢DUMU—DUMU⸣-MEŠ-šu ⸢DUMU—DUMU⸣-MEŠ-šu | |
| 11' | de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-ta-ʾu-u-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 12' | 05 MA.NA KUG.UD LUH-u₂ 02 MA.NA KUG.[GI] | |
| 13' | sak-ru ina bur-ki {d}MAŠ a-šib {uru}kal₃-hi GAR-an | |
| 14' | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ a-na EN-šu₂ GUR-ra ina ⸢de⸣-[ni-šu₂] | |
| 15' | DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la ⸢i⸣-[laq-qi] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | IGI {1}{d}UTU—MAN—PAB {lu₂}DIB—{⸢kuš⸣}PA-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—{⸢kuš⸣}PA-MEŠ ša₂ A—MAN A—MAN | |
| 2 | IGI {1}{d}za-ba₄-⸢ba₄⸣—SU {lu₂}{<⸢:⸣(mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} {lu₂}{<⸢:⸣(mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} ša₂ A—⸢MAN⸣ A—⸢MAN⸣ | |
| 3 | IGI {1}{d}PA—NUMUN—AŠ {lu₂}{<:(mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} {lu₂}{<:(mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ)>} ša₂ ⸢A⸣—[MAN] ⸢A⸣—[MAN] | |
| 4 | IGI {1}{d}PA—šal-lim {lu₂}:. ša₂ ⸢KA₂.DINGIR⸣{[ki]} | |
| 5 | IGI {1}{d}PA—MAN—PAB {lu₂}GAL—⸢ki⸣-ṣir {lu₂}GAL—⸢ki⸣-ṣir [ša₂ A—MAN] A—MAN] | |
| 6 | IGI {1}{d}IM—be₂-sun₂ IGI {1}šum-ma—[DINGIR-MEŠ-ni] | |
| 7 | IGI {1}man-nu—ki-i—[arba-il₃] IGI {1}NUMUN-[u]-⸢ti⸣-i | |
| 8 | {lu₂}⸢I₃.DU₈ A—MAN⸣ A—MAN⸣ | |
| 9 | ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
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