ADD 1185 (P335965)
Legal Transaction, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 1185 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335965 |
| Museum no. | BM 099137 + |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal Transaction |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa14 · 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 seal he impressed his fingernail. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [Fi]ngernail of Inurta-na'di, owner of the field being sold. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | An estate of 2 hectares of land adjoining the field of [...] adjoining the road that le[ads] to Enati. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | An estate of 1 hectare 6 decares of field adjoining Man[nu-ki-Adad], adjoining the field of Ṭab-bel. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | An estate of 1 [hectare of field] adjoining Terri, adjoining [NN], adjoining the steppe road. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | An estate of 1 he[ctare of field] adjoining [...]..., adjoining [...]. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | An estate of 5 decares of field in the wadi o[f ...] adjoining Sukki-Aya, adjoining Sus[î]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | An estate of 5 [decares of fi]eld adjoining Ṭab-B[el], adjoining Susî. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | An estate of 4 decares of [field ...] adjoining Šamaš-kenu-dugul, adjoin[ing ...], |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [An estate of ... of] throne (land), adjoining Aššur-[..., ...]. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616–o 1717 | An estate of 4 decares of [...] adjoining Nabû'a, adjoining Sukki-Aya. |
| Obverse [17:20] o 1818– | An estate of 3 hectares of land adjoining Susî, adjoining the field of Kur-ila'i, adjoining Eṭir-[...], adjoining Nergal-šarru-uṣur. |
| Bottom [1:2] b.e. 2020–b.e. 2020 | An estate of 2 decares of throne (land) adjoining Nergal-šarru-uṣur. |
| Bottom [2:6] b.e. 2121– | An estate of 6 decares of field adjoining Mannu-ki-Adad, adjoining the side road of Bel-le'i. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | [In a]ll, an estate of 11 hectares of land, threshing floor, (and) a garden of an ox in Hulî of the domain of the commander-in-chief — |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Urdu-[Inu]rta has contracted and bought for 2 [minas of silver fro]m Inurtî. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | The money is paid completely. That field is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is v[oid]. |
| Reverse [7:11] r 88–r 1111 | Whoever in the future, at any time, breaks the contract whether [Inur]tî or [his] sons or his grandsons, and seeks [a lawsuit or liti]gation against [Ur]du-Inurta and his grandsons, |
| Reverse [11:17] r 1212–r 1717 | [shall pl]ace [x minas of refi]ned [silver] (and) one mi[na of] pure [go]ld [in the lap of Inur]ta residing in Ca[lah, shall tie 2 white horses] to the feet of Aššur, [shall bring four harbakan]nu horses to the feet of Nergal, and shall return the [mon]ey [tenfold] to its owner. He shall [co]ntest [in his lawsuit] and no[t su]cce[ed]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [Witness] Aššur-le'i, [......]. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [Witness ......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ku-um] {⸢na₄⸣}KIŠIB-šu₂ ṣu-pur-šu₂ iš-kun-nu | |
| 2 | ⸢ṣu⸣-pur {1}{d}MAŠ-i EN A.ŠA₃ SUM-ni | |
| 3 | E₂ 02 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ SUHUR A.ŠA₃ ša [x x x] | |
| 4 | SUHUR KASKAL ša ina {uru}IGI.2-MEŠ DU-[u-ni] | |
| 5 | E₂ 01 ANŠE 6(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ gab-di {1}man-[nu—ki—{d}IM] | |
| 6 | SUHUR A.ŠA₃ ša {1}DUG₃.GA—d.EN E₂ 01 [ANŠE A.ŠA₃] | |
| 7 | gab-di {1}te-er—dal SUHUR {1}DINGIR—⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 8 | gab-di KASKAL EDIN E₂ 01 ⸢ANŠE⸣ [A.ŠA₃] | |
| 9 | gab-di [x x]+⸢x-zu⸣ gab-di [x x x x x] | |
| 10 | E₂ 5(ban₂) [A].ŠA₃ ina na-hal ša [x x x x] | |
| 11 | SUHUR {1}TE-a.a SUHUR {1}su-si-[i] | |
| 12 | E₂ 5(ban₂) [A].ŠA₃ gab-di {1}DUG₃.GA—d.⸢EN⸣ | |
| 13 | gab-[di {1}su-si-i E₂ 4(ban₂) [A.ŠA₃ x x x x] | |
| 14 | ⸢gab-di {1}{d}UTU—GIN—du-gul gab-[di x x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x x x {giš]}GU.ZA-u₂ SUHUR {1}aš-šur—[x x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x] ⸢x x x⸣ E₂ 4(ban₂) ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 17 | ⸢gab⸣-di {1}{d}PA-u-a gab-di {1}TE-a.a | |
| 18 | E₂ 03 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ SUHUR {1}su-si-i | |
| b.e. | ||
| 19 | gab-di A.ŠA₃ ša {1}kur—DINGIR-a.a gab-di {1}KAR-⸢x⸣+[x] | |
| 20 | gab-di {1}{d}U.GUR—MAN—PAB E₂ 2(ban₂) {giš}GU.ZA-u₂ | |
| 21 | gab-di {1}{d}U.GUR—MAN—PAB E₂ 6(ban₂) A.ŠA₃ | |
| 22 | gab-di {1}man-nu—ki—{d}IM | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢gab⸣-di AMA ša {1}d.EN—le-i | |
| 2 | ⸢PAB⸣ E₂ 11 ANŠE A.ŠA₃ ad-ru {giš}SAR GUD | |
| 3 | ina {uru}hu-[li]-i ša E₂ {lu₂v}tur-ta-ni | |
| 4 | u₂-piš-ma {1}ARAD—{[d]}⸢MAŠ⸣ ina ŠA₃-bi 02 [MA.NA KUG.UD] | |
| 5 | [TA@v] ⸢IGI⸣ {1}{d}MAŠ-i ⸢il⸣-qi kas-pu ga-⸢mur⸣ | |
| 6 | [ta]-⸢din⸣ A.⸢ŠA₃⸣ šu-a-tu za-ri-ip la-a-[qi] | |
| 7 | ⸢tu-a⸣-[ru] de-e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ la-[aš₂-šu₂] | |
| 8 | man-nu ša ina ⸢ur⸣-kiš ina ma-te-ma i-za-qu-pa-a-ni | |
| 9 | lu-u {1}{[d]}⸢MAŠ⸣-i lu-u DUMU-MEŠ-[šu₂] ⸢u₃⸣ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 10 | ša TA@v {1}⸢ARAD⸣—{d}MAŠ TA@v ⸢DUMU⸣—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢DUMU⸣—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11 | [de-e-nu DUG₄].DUG₄-bu ub-ta-u-ni | |
| 12 | [x MA.NA KUG.UD] ⸢LUH⸣-u₂ 01 MA.[NA KUG].⸢GI⸣ sak-ru | |
| 13 | [ina bur-ki {d]}⸢MAŠ a⸣-šib {uru}⸢kal⸣-[hi i-ša₂]-kan | |
| 14 | 02 {anše}KUR.RA BABBAR-MEŠ] ina GIR₃.2 aš-šur i-[rak-kas] | |
| 15 | 04 {anše}har-ba-kan]-ni ina GIR₃.2 {d}MAŠ.MAŠ [u₂-še-rab] | |
| 16 | [kas]-pu ⸢a-na⸣ 10-MEŠ-te a]-na EN-šu₂ GUR [ina de-ni-šu₂] | |
| 17 | ⸢DUG₄⸣.DUG₄ ⸢la⸣ [i]-laq-[qi] | |
| 18 | [IGI] {1}aš-šur—ZU [x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 19 | [IGI {1}⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
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