ADD 1153 (P335935)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 1153 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335935 |
| Museum no. | BM 098992 |
| 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 1'1'–o 2'2' | a total of [2 sons of ...]-Adad, owner[s of] the house being sold. |
| Obverse [2:8] o 3'3'–o 8'8' | A built house in its entirety with its beams and door[s] in the city of Nemed-Issar, adjoining [the king's] road, adjoining the house of Ṭabî, Ka[...], the houses of Šulmu-beli-lamur and Aplaya, and adjoining the street — |
| Obverse [8:11] o 9'9'–o 11'11' | Remanni-Adad, chariot driver of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, has contracted and bought it for 5 minas of silver. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 12'12'– | [The mon]ey is paid completely. The house is purchased [and acquired. Any revo]cation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Bottom [0:5] b.e. 14'b.e. 14'– | [Whoever i]n the future, and at any time, [whether] Nabû-malik and Šumma-ilu, [or] their sons, grandsons and [brothers, o]r their prefect and the mayor of their city, |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | [seeks a lawsuit] or litigation [against Remanni-Ad]ad, his sons [and grandsons], shall place [x minas of sil]ver and one mina of gold [in the lap of Ištar res]iding in Nineveh, and shall return [the money tenfold t]o its owner. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Witness NN], scribe of the crown prince. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness NN], palace superintendent of the prince. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Witness Habas]ti, head por[ter]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness Banî], deputy of the chief [physician]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Witness ...]-iqiša, [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Witness NN], chari[ot driver ...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Aššur-šarru-ušur, char[iot driver ...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Nabû-eriba, [deputy team commander]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness Sakkan[nu, chariot driver]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness [NN, ...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Month [..., ...th day, eponym year of ...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | PAB 02 DUMU-MEŠ x x x]—{d}IM | |
| 2' | EN-[MEŠ] ⸢E₂⸣ SUM-ni | |
| 3' | E₂ ep-šu ina gi-mir-ti-šu | |
| 4' | a-di {giš}UR₃-MEŠ-šu₂ a-di {giš}IG-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 5' | ina {uru}ne₂-med—{d}15 SUHUR KASKAL—[LUGAL] KASKAL—[LUGAL] | |
| 6' | SUHUR E₂ {1}DUG₃.GA-i SUHUR {1}ka-⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 7' | SUHUR E₂ {1}DI-mu—EN—la-mur | |
| 8' | SUHUR E₂ {1}A-ia SUHUR SILA | |
| 9' | u₂-piš-ma {1}rem₂-a-ni—{d}IM | |
| 10' | {lu₂v}mu-kil—PA-a-te {lu₂v}mu-kil—PA-a-te ša {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš-šur | |
| 11' | ina ŠA₃-bi 05 MA.NA KUG.UD il-qi | |
| 12' | ⸢kas⸣-pu ga-mur ta-din E₂ za-rip | |
| 13' | [TI tu₂-a]-⸢ru⸣ de-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 14' | [man-nu ša] ⸢ina⸣ ur-kiš u ma-te-ma | |
| 15' | [lu-u {1}{d]}PA—ma-li-ik u {1}šum-ma—DINGIR | |
| 16' | [lu-u] DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu u DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu u o | |
| 17' | [lu]-u {lu₂v}GAR-in-šu₂-nu u {lu₂v}ha-za-nu ⸢URU⸣-šu₂-<nu> | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [TA {1}rem₂-a-ni—{d]}⸢IM⸣ u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 2 | [u DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ de-nu] DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 3 | [ub-ta-ʾu-u-ni x MA.NA KUG].⸢UD⸣ 01 MA.NA KUG.GI | |
| 4 | [ina bur-ki {d}15 a-ši]-bat NINA GAR-an | |
| 5 | [kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ-te a]-⸢na⸣ EN-šu₂ GUR | |
| 6 | [IGI {1}x x x x {lu₂v]}A.BA ša DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN | |
| 7 | [IGI {1}x x x {lu₂v}ša₂]—IGI—E₂.GAL A—⸢MAN⸣ A—⸢MAN⸣ | |
| 8 | [IGI {1}ha—ba-as]-⸢te⸣ {lu₂v}GAL—I₃.[DU₈] {lu₂v}GAL—I₃.[DU₈] | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}ba-ni-i {lu₂v]}2-u ša {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—[A.ZU] {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—[A.ZU] | |
| 10 | [IGI {1}{d}x x]+⸢x⸣—BA-ša₂ {⸢lu₂v⸣}[x x x x] | |
| 11 | [IGI {1}x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}mu-kil—[PA-MEŠ {⸢lu₂v⸣}mu-kil—[PA-MEŠ x x] | |
| 12 | IGI {1}⸢aš-šur—MAN—PAB {lu₂v}mu⸣-[kil—PA-MEŠ {lu₂v}mu⸣-[kil—PA-MEŠ x x] | |
| 13 | IGI {1}{d}PA—SU {lu₂v}02-u {lu₂v}GAL—u₂-rat] {lu₂v}GAL—u₂-rat] | |
| 14 | IGI {1}sa-⸢kan⸣-[nu {lu₂v}mu-kil—PA-MEŠ] {lu₂v}mu-kil—PA-MEŠ] | |
| 15 | IGI {1}[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | {⸢iti⸣}[x UD x-KAM lim-mu {1}x x x x] | |
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