ADD 1167 (P335949)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 1167 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335949 |
| Museum no. | BM 099104 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Instead of his] sea[l] he impressed his fingernail. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Finger[nail] of Addî, owner of the land being sold. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 33–o 55 | Eight decares of land in [the village of] Bit-bala[ṭ]i, adjoining the fields of Gagî and Šamaš-iqiša; |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | 6 decares of land [adjoining the ro]ad to Kar-Issar and the fields [of] Addî and Šamaš-iqiša; |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | 3 decares of throne land in a meadow adjoining Gagî and Šamaš-iqiša; |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | 1 hectare in a meadow adjoining the fields of Addî and Šamaš-iqiša; |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | 3 hectares of land on high ground adjoining Addî and Šamaš-iqi[ša]; |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | a total of 5 hectares and 2 decares of land, a house, a threshing floor, an orchard, and 1/6 of a well in the village of Kiluhte — |
| Obverse [16:20] o 1717– | Nabû-šarru-uṣur [ha]s contracted and [bou]ght (said land) [from] Addî for one mina of [sil]ver [by the mi]na of Carchemish. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | [The mone]y is paid [comple]tely. That land, house, threshing floor, orchard, and well are purchased and ac[quired]. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Reverse [4:10] r 55–r 1010 | Whoever, [in] the future, at any time, whether A[ddî, or] his [sons] (or) relatives, s[eeks and starts] a laws[uit] or litigation (against) Nabû-ša[rru-uṣur, shall return] the money tenfold t[o its owner]. He shall cont[est] in his lawsuit [and not succ]eed. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Urdu, [gro]om of the ša šepi guard. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Kiṣ[ir-...]. Witness Marduk-ereš. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness [...]sa, son of Mardanu. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witness [Gag]î. Witness Šamaš-iqiša. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Witness Nabû-naṣir, son of Bel-lu-balaṭ. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Witness Kalbu, son of Abu-šamši. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Witness Edayu. Witness I[pparš]idu. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness Nabû-iqišanni from Kiṣirtu. Witness U[bru]-Sebetti. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Month Ab (V), 10th day, [eponym] year of Bel-šarrani. |
| Reverse [19:21] r 2020– | Nabû-dannaka-lamur, scribe. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ku-um] {na₄}⸢KIŠIB⸣-[šu₂] ṣu-pur-šu₂ iš-kun | |
| 2 | ṣu-[pur] {1}{d}⸢IM⸣-i EN A.ŠA₃ ⸢SUM⸣-ni | |
| 3 | 8(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ ina {[uru}ŠE]—E₂—bala-⸢ṭi⸣ | |
| 4 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ ⸢ša⸣ {1}ga-gi-i | |
| 5 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ [ša] {1}{d}UTU—BA-ša₂ | |
| 6 | 6(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ [SUHUR] ⸢KASKAL⸣ {uru}kar—{d}15 | |
| 7 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ [ša] {1}{d}IM-i | |
| 8 | SUHUR [A.ŠA₃] ⸢ša⸣ {1}{d}UTU—BA-ša₂ | |
| 9 | 3(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ {giš}GU.ZA ina u₂-šal-li | |
| 10 | SUHUR {1}ga-gi-i SUHUR {1}{d}UTU—BA-ša₂ | |
| 11 | 01 ANŠE ina u₂-šal-li SUHUR A.ŠA₃ | |
| 12 | ša {1}{d]}IM-i SUHUR {1}{d}UTU—BA-ša₂ | |
| 13 | 03 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ ina mu-⸢le-e⸣ | |
| 14 | SUHUR {1}{⸢d⸣}IM-i SUHUR {1}{d}UTU—BA-[ša₂] | |
| 15 | PAB 05 ANŠE 2(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ E₂ ad-ri {giš}SAR | |
| 16 | 06-su ša PU₂ ina {uru}ŠE—ki-luh-te | |
| 17 | [u₂]-piš-ma {1}{d}PA—MAN—PAB | |
| 18 | [TA@v IGI] {1}{d}IM-i ina ŠA₃ 01 MA.NA [KUG].UD | |
| 19 | [ina ma-ne₂]-⸢e⸣ ša {uru}gar-ga-mis [il]-⸢qi⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [kas]-⸢pu⸣ ga-am-[mur o] ⸢ta⸣-din | |
| 2 | A.ŠA₃ E₂ ad-ru {giš}⸢SAR⸣ PU₂ šu₂-a-tu₂ | |
| 3 | za-ar-pu ⸢laq⸣-[qi]-u tu-a-ru | |
| 4 | de-e-nu da-⸢ba⸣-bu la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 5 | man-nu [ša ina] ur-kiš ma-te-e-ma | |
| 6 | lu {1}{d}⸢IM⸣-[i lu DUMU]-MEŠ-šu₂ mam₂-ma-nu-šu₂ | |
| 7 | ša <TA@v> {1}{d}PA—⸢MAN⸣—[PAB] de-e-[nu] | |
| 8 | da-ba-bu ub-⸢ta⸣-[u-ni i-gar-ru-u-ni] | |
| 9 | kas-pu a-na 10-MEŠ a-[na EN-šu₂ GUR-ra] | |
| 10 | ina de-ni-šu₂ DUG₄.[DUG₄-ma la] ⸢TI⸣ | |
| 11 | IGI {1}ur-du {[lu₂}{giš]}GIGIR—GIR₃.2 {[lu₂}{giš]}GIGIR—GIR₃.2 | |
| 12 | IGI {1}ki-⸢ṣir⸣—{[d}x] A {1}{d}KU—APIN-eš | |
| 13 | IGI {1}{d}[x x]-sa A {1}mar-da-ni | |
| 14 | [IGI {1}ga]-⸢gi⸣-i IGI {1}{d}UTU—BA-ša₂ | |
| 15 | IGI {1}{d}PA—PAB-ir A {1}EN—lu—TI | |
| 16 | IGI {1}kal-bu A {1}AD—šam-ši | |
| 17 | IGI {1}e-⸢da⸣-a.a IGI {1}⸢ip⸣-[par]-⸢ši⸣-du | |
| 18 | IGI {1}{d}PA—BA-ša₂-ni {uru}⸢ki-ṣir-ta-a.a⸣ | |
| 19 | IGI {1}⸢SUHUŠ⸣—{d}07.BI ina {iti}NE UD 10-KAM₂ | |
| 20 | [lim]-⸢mu⸣ {1}EN—MAN-a-ni {1}{d}PA—dan-na-ka—IGI | |
| r.e. | ||
| 21 | {lu₂v}A.BA | |
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