ADD 0640 (P335553)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0640 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335553 |
| 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/saa12 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:6] o 1o 1–o 66 | Seal of [Bel]-na'id, seal of [Nabû]-na'id, his brother, seal of Urad-Issar, son of Bel-na'id, seal of Šumma-[u]ssezib, son of Kanunayu — in all 4 men, owners of the man being dedicated to Ninurta of Calah. |
| Obverse [6:12] o 77–o 1212 | Dur-maki-Issar, son of Ra'imtu the sister of [Bel]-na'id and of Nabû-na'id, who gave birth to him during her prostitution — they have brought him up and presented him as a gift to Ninurta, their lord. For labour-duty or corvée work he is considered part of the temple of Ninurta. |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515 | Any future person: do not cast aside the wording of this document; Ninurta will hear your prayer. |
| Obverse [15:18] o 1616– | But whoever casts (it) aside, may Ninurta, who is called on in his prayer, turn and punish him. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Witness Iddin-Ea, priest of Ninurta. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Witness Nabû-šumu-uṣur, priest of Nabû. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Witness Marduk-šarru-uṣur, priest of Nabû. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Witness Muše[zi]b-Nabû, scribe. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witness Nabû-[ahu]-uṣur, palace manager. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Ubr[u-Na]bû, palace manager. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness [Ṣil]li-bel-[dall]i, overseer of the household of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Remanni-Šamaš, scribe. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Salim-ken, scribe. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Urad-[Issar], priest of Ištar; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | witness [NN], priest of Adad; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | witness [NN], incenser; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | witness [NN], chief singer of Ninurta; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | witness Šulmanu-[...], cook of the temple of Ninurta; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | in all 5 men, temple [enterers]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness Nanî, temple steward of Nabû. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness Urdu, temple cook of the temple of Nabû. |
| Reverse [17:19] r 1818–r 1919 | Witness Nergal-šumu-iddina, son of Nabû-mudammiq, scribe, keeper of the contract. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Month Elul (VI), 18th day, eponym year of Aššur-gimilli-tere, chief treasurer. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}[EN]—⸢I⸣ | |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}{d}[PA]—I ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 3 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}ARAD—{d}15 DUMU {1}EN—I | |
| 4 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}šum-ma—⸢us⸣-se-zib DUMU {1}{iti}AB-a.a | |
| 5 | PAB 04 LU₂-MEŠ-e EN LU₂ | |
| 6 | a-na {d}NIN.URTA ša₂ qe₂-reb {uru}kal-ha še-lu-ʾi | |
| 7 | {1}BAD₃—ma-ki—{[d]}15 DUMU {mi₂}AG₂-ti | |
| 8 | NIN-šu₂-nu ša₂ {1}[EN]—I ša {1}{d}PA—I | |
| 9 | ša ina ha-rim-ti-ša₂ tu-šab-šu₂-u-ni | |
| 10 | ur-tab-bi-ʾu-šu₂ a-na {d}NIN.URTA EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 11 | a-na ši-rik-ti is-sa-ar-ku | |
| 12 | a-na il-ki tup-šik-ki ina E₂—{d}MAŠ id-da-gal | |
| 13 | man-nu EGIR-u₂ ša₂ KA dan-ni-te | |
| 14 | šu-a-tum la tu-šam-zak | |
| 15 | {d}NIN.URTA ik-ri-bi-ka i-šem-mi | |
| 16 | u₃ ša₂ u₂-šam-za-ku {d}MAŠ ša₂ ina ik-ri-bi-šu₂ | |
| 17 | zak-ru li-tur li-ni-in-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | IGI {1}id-din-ia {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {d}MAŠ | |
| 2 | IGI {1}{d}PA—MU—PAB {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {d}PA | |
| 3 | IGI {1}{d}MES—MAN—PAB {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ d.AG | |
| 4 | IGI {1}mu-še-⸢zib⸣—{d}PA {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 5 | IGI {1}{d}PA—[PAB]—PAB {lu₂}GAL—E₂.GAL {lu₂}GAL—E₂.GAL | |
| 6 | IGI {1}⸢SUHUŠ⸣—{[d]}⸢PA⸣ {lu₂}GAL—E₂.GAL {lu₂}GAL—E₂.GAL | |
| 7 | IGI {1}⸢ṣil⸣—EN—[dal]-⸢li⸣ {lu₂}ša₂—UGU—E₂ A—LUGAL A—LUGAL | |
| 8 | IGI {1}rem₂-a-ni—{d}UTU {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 9 | IGI {1}sa-⸢lim⸣—GIN {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 10 | IGI {1}ARAD—{[d}15 {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {d}15 | |
| 11 | IGI {1}[x x x] {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {d}IM | |
| 12 | IGI {1}[x x x x] {lu₂}ša—{giš}en-di-šu₂ | |
| 13 | IGI {1}[x x x x] {lu₂}GAL—NU.LUL {lu₂}GAL—NU.LUL ša₂ {d}MAŠ | |
| 14 | IGI {1}DI-⸢ma⸣-[nu—x] {lu₂}MU E₂—{d}MAŠ | |
| 15 | PAB 05 {⸢lu₂⸣}[TU-MEŠ]—E₂—ša—DINGIR | |
| 16 | IGI {1}na-⸢ni⸣-i {[lu₂]}lah-hi-nu ša₂ {d}PA | |
| 17 | IGI {1}ur-du {lu₂}MU E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR ša₂ E₂—{d}PA | |
| 18 | IGI {1}{d}MAŠ.MAŠ—MU—AŠ A {1}{d}⸢PA⸣—mu-SIG₅ | |
| 19 | {lu₂}A.BA ṣa-⸢bit⸣ dan-ni-te | |
| 20 | {iti}KIN UD 18-KAM₂ lim-⸢me⸣ {1}aš]-⸢šur⸣—gi-mil—tir-ri | |
| 21 | {lu₂}IGI.⸢DUB⸣ GAL-u | |
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