ADD 0642 (P335555)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 0642 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335555 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | Seal of Na'id-Issar, seal of Aššur-matka-da''in, sons of Issar-šumu-iddina, weaver of the queen, owner of the man being sold. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Šumma-Nabû, weaver of multicoloured trim, their servant — |
| Obverse [5:10] o 66–o 1010 | Iddin-Ea, priest of Ninurta, has contracted, purchased and bought him for Ninurta residing in Calah for 1/2 mina of silver from Na'id-Issar, (and) from Aššur-matka-da''in. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | Whoever in the future, at any [time], lodges a complaint or [breaks the contract, wh]ether [these] men [or ......], |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [...] any litigants of [theirs ...] |
| Reverse [2:7] r 3'3'–r 7'7' | shall place 10 minas of [refined silver (and) x] minas of pure gold in the lap of Ninurta residing in Calah, and shall return the money tenfold to its owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'–r 9'9' | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for 100 days (and against) fraud forever. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | Witness Nabû-šumu-uṣur, priest of Nabû. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | Witness Aššur-šarru-uṣur, chariot driver of the chief eunuch. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | Witness Ṣilli-bel-dalli, overseer of the household. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | Witness Urad-Issar, priest of the Kidm[ur]i temple. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | Witness Salim-kenu, scribe. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | Witness Remanni-Šamaš, ditto of the palace manager. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 16'16'– | Witness Danninu. (Witness) Pulu. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 17r.e. 17–r.e. 17r.e. 17 | Witness Ubru-Nabû, palace manager. |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 1818–r.e. 1818 | Witness Dudû, temple steward of [DN]. |
| Right [2:3] r.e. 1919–r.e. 1919 | Witness Nanî, ditto of [Nabû]. |
| Right [3:5] r.e. 2020– | Witness Nabû-ahhe-riba, ditto. Adad-na[...]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Month Tammuz (IV), 17th day, eponym year of Zababa-eri[ba]. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | Witness Ribate. Witness Na'dî. Witness Ṭur[i...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}I—{d}15 | |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {1}aš-šur—KUR-ka—KAL-in | |
| 3 | DUMU-MEŠ {1}{d}15—MU—SUM-na {lu₂}UŠ.BAR ša MI₂—E₂.GAL MI₂—E₂.GAL | |
| 4 | EN LU₂ ta-da-a-ni | |
| 5 | {1}šum-ma—{d}PA {lu₂}UŠ.BAR—bir-me {lu₂}UŠ.BAR—bir-me ARAD-šu₂-nu | |
| 6 | u₂-piš-ma {1}i-din-a.a {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {d}MAŠ | |
| 7 | a-na {d}MAŠ a-šib {uru}kal₃-hi | |
| 8 | ina ŠA₃ 01 1:2 MA.NA KUG.UD TA@v IGI {1}I—15 | |
| 9 | TA@v IGI {1}aš-šur—KUR-ka—KAL-in | |
| 10 | iz-zi-rip is-si-iq-qi₂ | |
| 11 | GUR-ra de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-[aš₂-šu₂] | |
| 12 | man-nu ša ina ur-kiš u ma-⸢ti⸣-[ma] | |
| 13 | i-zaq-qu-pa-an-ni [GIL-u-ni] | |
| 14 | ⸢lu⸣-u LU₂-MEŠ-e [an-nu-te] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] ⸢mu⸣-mu-⸢šu⸣-[nu x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-li-⸢me⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x] 10 MA.NA ⸢KUG⸣.[UD LUH-u] | |
| 4' | [x] MA.NA KUG.GI sak-ru ina bur-ki | |
| 5' | {d}NIN.URTA a-šib {uru}kal₃-hi GAR-an | |
| 6' | kas-pu a-na 10-a-te a-na EN-MEŠ-šu₂ GUR-ra | |
| 7' | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la i-laq-qi₂ | |
| 8' | ṣib-ti be-en-ni a-na 01-me UD-me sa-ar-tu | |
| 9' | a-na kal₃ MU.AN.NA-MEŠ | |
| 10' | IGI {1}{d}PA—MU—PAB {lu₂}SANGA ša {d}PA | |
| 11' | IGI {1}aš-šur—LUGAL—PAB {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA {lu₂}mu-kil—{kuš}PA ša₂ {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG | |
| 12' | IGI {1}ṣil—EN—dal-li {lu₂}ša₂—UGU—E₂ | |
| 13' | IGI {1}ARAD—15 {lu₂}SANGA ša E₂—kid-⸢mu-ri⸣ | |
| 14' | IGI {1}sa-lim—GIN {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 15' | IGI {1}rem₂-a-ni—{d}UTU ša {lu₂}GAL—E₂.GAL {lu₂}GAL—E₂.GAL | |
| 16' | IGI {1}da-ni-ni {1}pu-u-li | |
| r.e. | ||
| 17 | IGI {1}SUHUŠ—{d}PA {lu₂}GAL—E₂.GAL {lu₂}GAL—E₂.GAL | |
| 18 | IGI {1}du-du-u {lu₂}lah-hi-nu ša {d}[x x x x] | |
| 19 | IGI {1}na-ni-[i] {lu₂}:. ša {d}[PA] | |
| 20 | IGI {1}{d}PA—PAB-MEŠ—SU {1}{d}IM—na-[x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {iti}ŠU UD 17-KAM₂ lim-mu {1}{d}za-ba₄-ba₄—⸢SU⸣ | |
| 2 | IGI {1}ri-ba-a-te IGI {1}na-aʾ-di-i IGI {1}ṭu-⸢ri⸣-[x x x] | |
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