ADD 1179 + (P335959)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 1179 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P335959 |
| Museum no. | BM 099131 + BM 099207 + BM 099353 |
| 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 | [Inste]ad of his seal he impressed his fingernail. |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | Fingernail of Nabû-šimanni, owner of the field being sold. |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | An estate of 3 hectares 8 decares of land adjoining Marduk-ereš, alongside the canal of the shrine, and adjoining Giri-Ṣapunu and [...]; |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | [an estate of x] hectares adjoining the road of the popl[ar] (grove), [...] and Nabû-šezib[anni] — |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [Na]bû-[...-idd]ina [has contracted and bou]ght (said property) [for x tale]nts and 7 minas of copper. |
| Obverse [10:14] o 1111– | The money [is paid] completely. That land [is acqui]red and purchased. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | [Whoe]ver [seeks] a lawsuit or litigation and in the future, [at any time, br]eaks the contract [and says]: |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | "The field [is not acquired and bought]" (...). |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Witness Mann]u-ki-ahhe. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Ereš-Issar. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Abu-eriba. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Witness Nergal-naṣir; 4 recruitment officers. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Riba-ahhe, cohort commander. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Bel-šarru-uṣur, palace farmer. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Eṣidayu, ditto. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [Witness] Nabû-naṣir, ditto. |
| Reverse [14:19] r 1515– | [Month ...], 27th day, eponym year of Šulmu-šarri, governor of Halziatbar. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Witness [...]-nammir, scribe. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ku]-⸢um⸣ {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ ṣu-pur-šu₂ | |
| 2 | ⸢iš⸣-kun ṣu-pur {1}{d}PA—HAL-ni | |
| 3 | EN A.ŠA₃ SUM-na | |
| 4 | E₂ 03 ANŠE 8(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ | |
| 5 | SUHUR {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—APIN-eš ši-di PA.⸢BARAG.GA⸣ PA.⸢BARAG.GA⸣ | |
| 6 | SUHUR {1}gir₂—ṣa-pu-nu SUHUR {1}⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 7 | [E₂ x] ANŠE SUHUR KASKAL {giš}A.<TU>.GAB.[LIŠ] | |
| 8 | [x x x] SUHUR {1}{d}PA—še-zib-[an-ni] | |
| 9 | [u₂-piš-ma {1}{d]}⸢PA⸣—[x]—⸢AŠ⸣ | |
| 10 | [ina ŠA₃ x GU₂].UN 07 ⸢MA⸣.NA URUDU-MEŠ | |
| 11 | [il]-qi₂ kas-pu ga-am-ru | |
| 12 | [ta-din] A.ŠA₃ šu-a-tu | |
| 13 | [za]-⸢rip⸣ laq-qi₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [man-nu] ⸢ša⸣ de-e-ni DUG₄.DUG₄ | |
| 2 | [ub-ta-u-ni] ⸢ša⸣ ina ur-kiš | |
| 3 | [ina ma-te-ma i]-⸢GIL⸣-u₂-ni | |
| 4 | [i-qab-bu-u-ni] ⸢ma⸣-a A.ŠA₃ | |
| 5 | [la za-rip la laq-qi₂] | |
| 6 | [IGI {1}man]-⸢nu⸣—ki—PAB-MEŠ | |
| 7 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}APIN-eš—{d}15 | |
| 8 | IGI {1}AD—SU | |
| 9 | IGI {1}{d}U.GUR—PAB-ir | |
| 10 | 04 {lu₂v}mu-šar-kis-MEŠ-ni | |
| 11 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}SU—PAB-MEŠ {lu₂v}GAL—KAD₃-ri {lu₂v}GAL—KAD₃-ri | |
| 12 | IGI {1}EN—MAN—PAB {lu₂v}ENGAR—E₂.GAL {lu₂v}ENGAR—E₂.GAL | |
| 13 | ⸢IGI {1}e-ṣi-di-a.a | |
| 14 | [IGI {1}{d]}⸢PA⸣—PAB-ir | |
| 15 | {[iti}x] UD 27-KAM | |
| r.e. | ||
| 16 | [lim]-mu {1}DI-mu—LUGAL | |
| 17 | {[lu₂v]}GAR.KUR {[lu₂v]}GAR.KUR {uru}hal-zi—AD.BAR | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | IGI {1}{⸢d⸣}[x]—ZALAG₂-⸢ir⸣ | |
| 2 | {lu₂v}A.⸢BA⸣ | |
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