ADD 0629 (P335544)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0629 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335544 |
| 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 | Seal of Hanan, owner of the land being sold. |
| Obverse [2:10] o 33–o 1010 | An estate of 3 hectares of cultivated land according to the seah of 10 'litres,' exempt land in the town of Hatâ, adjoining the side road to Šur[i ...], the road to Šur[i ...], and the field of Puṭ[i...], the commander-of-fifty — cul[tivated] land with no corn taxes — |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | Silim-Aššur, the [...], has [contracted and] bought it for 1/2 mina 4 shekels [of silver]. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | He shall have the usufruct of it for years. [He shall enjoy it for] 4 crop years and 4 fallow years. |
| Obverse [14:18] o 1515– | (When) he comp[letes] his cultivation, he (i.e. Hanan) shall place the capital sum of silver on the corn [heap, and shall redeem his] land. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Month Tebet (X), 12th day, [eponym year of Banbâ]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Witness Aplu-uṣur. [Witness NN]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Witness [......]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witness Na[bû-...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Su[......]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness M[annu-ki-Arbail]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Be[l-...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Puṭ[u...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Hame[...]. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Month Tebet (X), 12th day, [eponym year of Banbâ], the vizier. [NN, scribe]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | If a remission of debts takes place, S[ilim-Aššur] shall retrieve his silver. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {⸢na₄⸣}KIŠIB {1}ha-na-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 2 | EN A.ŠA₃ SUM-ni | |
| 3 | E₂ 03 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ ma-az-ru-⸢te⸣ | |
| 4 | ina {giš}BAN₂ ša₂ 10 qa A.ŠA₃ za-ku-te | |
| 5 | i-na {uru}ha-ta-a | |
| 6 | SUHUR AMA ša₂ {uru}šu-⸢ri⸣ [x x] | |
| 7 | SUHUR KASKAL ša₂ {uru}šu-⸢ri⸣ [x x] | |
| 8 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ ša₂ {1}pu-ṭi-[x x] | |
| 9 | {lu₂}GAL—50 {lu₂}GAL—50 A.ŠA₃ ina ⸢ma⸣-[az-ru-te] | |
| 10 | la {še}nu-sa-hi u₂-[piš-ma] | |
| 11 | {1}si-lim—aš-šur {lu₂}ša₂—[x x x] | |
| 12 | ina ŠA₃ 1/2 MA.NA 04 GIN₂-[MEŠ KUG.UD] | |
| 13 | TI-qi₂ a-na MU.AN.⸢NA⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 14 | KU₂ 04 me-re-še 04 ka-[rap-hi KU₂] | |
| 15 | me-re-še-šu u₂-⸢šal⸣-[lam] | |
| 16 | SAG.DU KUG.UD ina ⸢UGU⸣ {[še}SU₇] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | i-šak-kan A.[ŠA₃-šu₂ u₂-še-ṣa] | |
| 2 | {⸢iti}AB⸣ UD 12-KAM₂ [lim-mu {1}ban-ba-a] | |
| 3 | IGI {1}A—PAB [IGI {1}x x x x] | |
| 4 | IGI {1}{d}[x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | IGI {1}{d}⸢PA⸣—[x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | IGI {1}su-[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | IGI {1}⸢man⸣-[nu—ki-i—arba-il₃] | |
| 8 | IGI {1}{d}⸢EN⸣—[x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | IGI {1}pu-⸢ṭu⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| 10 | IGI {1}ha-me-[x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | {iti}AB UD 12-[KAM₂ lim-mu {1}ban-ba-a] | |
| 12 | {lu₂}SUKKAL {1}{d}⸢x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 13 | šum-ma du-ra-ru ša₂-kin₂ {1}⸢si⸣-[lim—aš-šur] | |
| 14 | KUG.UD-šu₂ i-da-gal | |
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