ADD 1158 (P335940)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 1158 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335940 |
| Museum no. | BM 099017 |
| 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] 11–22 | [Seal] of Šumma-ib[ašši-ket]tu, [owner of the serva]nts being sold. |
| Obverse [2:6] 33–66 | Dandusi, his daughter, and La-qepu, his son, a total of 3 persons, servants of Šumma-ibašši-kettu — |
| Obverse [6:8] 77–88 | Silim-Aššur has contracted and bought them for 30 shekels of silver. |
| Obverse [8:15] 99– | The money is paid completely. Those [people] are purchased and [acquired]. Any revocation, [lawsuit, or litigation is voi]d. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | He shall place [x mi]nas of si[lver and x minas of] go[ld in the l]ap of Ištar residing in Nineveh, and shall return the money elevenfold [to] its owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witness Nušku-ila'i. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Aplu-uṣur. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Nabû-šarru-uṣur. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Ṭab-šar-Adad. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness Nabû-taklak. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witness Nabû-bani. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Ahu-duri. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Hurayu. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [Month ...], 1st day, [eponym year of] Nabû-ahhe-iddina. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB] {1}šum-ma—i-⸢ba⸣-[ši]—⸢ZI⸣ | |
| 2 | [EN] ⸢ARAD⸣-MEŠ SUM-in | |
| 3 | {1}da-an-du-si DUMU.MI₂-šu₂ | |
| 4 | {1}la—qe-pu DUMU-šu₂ | |
| 5 | PAB 03 ZI-MEŠ ARAD-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 6 | ša {1}šum-ma—i-ba-ši—ZI | |
| 7 | u₂-piš-ma {1}si-lim—aš-šur | |
| 8 | ina ŠA₃ 30 GIN₂-MEŠ KUG.UD TI | |
| 9 | kas-pu gam-mur ta-din | |
| 10 | [UN-MEŠ] šu-a-tu₂ za-ar-pu | |
| 11 | [la-qi-u] tu-a-ru | |
| b.e. | ||
| 12 | [de-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂]-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 13 | [x MA].⸢NA KUG⸣.[UD x MA.NA] ⸢KUG⸣.[GI] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ina] ⸢bur⸣-ki {d}IŠ.TAR a-ši-⸢bat⸣ | |
| 2 | {⸢uru⸣}NINA GAR-an kas-pu ina 11-MEŠ | |
| 3 | [ina] EN-MEŠ-šu₂ GUR-ra ina ⸢de-ni⸣-šu₂ | |
| 4 | DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la i-laq-⸢qi⸣ | |
| 5 | IGI {1}{d}PA.TUG₂—DINGIR-a.a | |
| 6 | IGI {1}A—PAB | |
| 7 | IGI {1}{d}PA—MAN—PAB | |
| 8 | IGI {1}DUG₃.GA—IM—{d}IM | |
| 9 | IGI {1}{d}PA—tak-lak | |
| 10 | IGI {1}{d}PA—ba-ni | |
| 11 | IGI {1}PAB—BAD₃ | |
| 12 | IGI {1}hu-ra-a.a | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {[iti}x] UD 01-KAM₂ | |
| 2 | [lim-mu] {1}{d}PA—PAB-MEŠ—AŠ | |
Sources & licences
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