ADD 0621 (P335537)
Legal Transaction, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0621 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335537 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | Seal of Remanni-Illil, son of Yatana-il, from Bit-abi-ila'i, owner of the field being sold. |
| Obverse [4:9] o 55–o 99 | an estate of 2 hectares 3 decares of field, a lot, adjoining a wadi, adjoining Kiṣir-Aššur, adjoining the plain, adjoining the field of Ubru-Nabû, adjoining the field of Kiṣir-Aššur, |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | an estate of 7 decares of field adjoining the road that leads to Hašanu, adjoining the field of Gir-Aya, adjoining the field of Kakkullanu, |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414– | [in all] 3 hectares field by the seah of 9 'litres' [in] Bit-abi-ila'i — |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | Kakkullanu, cohort commander of the crown prince, has contracted and bought it from Remanni-Illil for 12 shekels of silver for a number of years. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | He shall have the usufruct of the field for 3 crop years and 3 fallow years, in all 6 years. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | (If) he places silver upon the corn-heap, he shall redeem his land. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | The land is exempt, void of straw and corn taxes. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Month Tebet (X), 7th day, eponym year of Aššur-matu-taqqin. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Witness Kiṣir-Aššur, cohort commander of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Ubru-Nabû, ditto. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Unzarhu-Aššur, ditto. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | Witness Zizî, deputy of the cohort commander of the royal bodyguard. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness Gir-Aya. Witness Padî. |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919– | Wi[tness] Urdu-Mullissi. |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 20r.e. 20– | Witness Nabû-pir'u-lešir, scribe, keeper of the contract. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Witness Nabû-tariṣ. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}rem₂-a-na—BE | |
| 2 | DUMU {1}ia-ta-na—e-li | |
| 3 | TA@v {uru}E₂—{1}AD—DINGIR-a.a | |
| 4 | EN A.ŠA₃ SUM-an-ni | |
| 5 | E₂ 02 ANŠE 3(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ pu-u-ru | |
| 6 | SUHUR na-hal SUHUR {1}ki-ṣir—aš-šur | |
| 7 | SUHUR ṣe-e-ri SUHUR | |
| 8 | A.ŠA₃ ša {1}SUHUŠ—{d}PA | |
| 9 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ ša {1}ki-ṣir—aš-šur-ma | |
| 10 | E₂ 7(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ SUHUR KASKAL.2 | |
| 11 | ša a-na {uru}ha-ša₂-na DU-u-ni | |
| 12 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ ša {1}gi-ra-a.a | |
| 13 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ ša {1}kak-kul-la-ni | |
| 14 | [PAB] 03 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ ina {giš}BAN₂ 09 qa | |
| 15 | [i-na] {⸢uru⸣}E₂—{1}AD—DINGIR-a.a | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₂-piš-ma {1}kak-kul-la-nu | |
| 2 | {lu₂}GAL—ki-ṣir {lu₂}GAL—ki-ṣir ša DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN | |
| 3 | TA@v IGI {1}rem₂-a-na—BE | |
| 4 | ina ŠA₃-bi 12 GIN₂-MEŠ KUG.UD | |
| 5 | a-na MU.AN.NA-MEŠ il-qi | |
| 6 | 03 mi-ri-še 03 ka-rap-hi | |
| 7 | PAB 06 MU-MEŠ A.ŠA₃ KU₂ | |
| 8 | KUG.UD ina UGU {še}SU₇ i-šak-kan | |
| 9 | A.ŠA₃-šu₂ u-še-ṣa | |
| 10 | A.ŠA₃ za-ku-u-te la ši-ib-še la nu-sa-hi | |
| 11 | {iti}AB UD 07-KAM₂ lim-me {1}aš-šur—KUR—LAL | |
| 12 | IGI {1}ki-ṣir—aš-šur | |
| 13 | {lu₂}GAL—ki {lu₂}GAL—ki ša A—MAN A—MAN | |
| 14 | IGI {1}SUHUŠ—{d}PA {lu₂}{<:.(GAL—ki)>} {lu₂}{<:.(GAL—ki)>} ša A—MAN A—MAN | |
| 15 | IGI {1}un-zar₄-hu—aš-šur {<:.({lu₂}GAL—ki)>} {<:.({lu₂}GAL—ki)>} ša A—MAN A—MAN | |
| 16 | IGI {1}zi-zi-i {lu₂v}2-i | |
| 17 | ša GAL—ki GAL—ki qur-ZAG | |
| 18 | IGI {1}gi-ra-a.a IGI {1}pa-di-i | |
| 19 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}ARAD—{d}NIN.LIL₂ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 20 | IGI {1}{d}PA—pir-hi—GIŠ A.BA | |
| 21 | ṣa-bit dan-ni-te | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | IGI {1}{d}PA—LAL-iṣ | |
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