ADD 1194 (P335974)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 1194 |
|---|---|
| ID | P335974 |
| Museum no. | BM 099157 |
| 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 | Seal of Nabû-ṣalli, brother of Hazail, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | seal of Riša-abiša, widow of Hazail, |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | a total of 2 gentlemen, servants of the lady of the house of the crown prince, owners of the man being sold. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | Mar-suri, servant of these gentlemen — |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77–o 1010 | Ilu-iṣṣur, servant of the crown prince, from the town of Illat, has contracted and bought him from these gentlemen for one mina of silver by the mina of Carchemish. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | The money is paid completely. That man is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| Obverse [12:20] o 1313– | Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint, whether Nabû-ṣalli or R[iša-a]biša, or their sons or br[others], or their prefect, [...], labour-duty superior o[r ...], |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | and se[eks] a lawsuit or litigation against Ilu-iṣṣur and [his s]o[ns], shall pay the double amount of two minas of silver to redeem the man. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness Urda-Nabû, fowler. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Abu-uṣur, ditto. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Ṣalmu-ahhe, horse trainer. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Witness Dayyan-Kurbail, outrider. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness Ququ'a, outrider. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Daulî, ditto. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness Minu-epuš-ili, horse trainer. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Witness Dilil-Issar, scribe, keeper of the tablet. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | Month Nisan (I), 10th day, eponym year of Dananu, governor of Manṣuati. |
| Reverse [17:19] r 1818– | Purchased in the reign of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
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 | {⸢na₄}KIŠIB⸣ {1}{d}PA—ṣal-li ŠEŠ-šu₂ ša {1}ha-za—DINGIR | |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {mi₂}ri-ša₂-o—AD-ša₂ {mi₂}NU.KUŠ₂.U₃ | |
| 3 | ša {1}ha-za—DINGIR PAB 02 LU₂-MEŠ-e ARAD-MEŠ-ni | |
| 4 | ša GAŠAN\t—E₂ GAŠAN\t—E₂ ša DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN EN LU₂ SUM-ni | |
| 5 | {1}mar—su-ri ARAD-šu₂-nu | |
| 6 | ša LU₂-MEŠ-e an-nu-te u₂-piš-ma | |
| 7 | {1}DINGIR—PAB ARAD ša DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL {uru}il-lat-a.a | |
| 8 | TA@v pa-an LU₂-MEŠ-e an-nu-te | |
| 9 | ina ŠA₃ 01 MA.NA KUG.UD ina ma-ne₂-e | |
| 10 | ša {uru}gar-ga-mis il-qi₂ | |
| 11 | kas-pu ⸢gam⸣-mur ta-din LU₂ šu-a-tu₂ | |
| 12 | za-rip la-qi₂ tu-a-ru de-e-nu | |
| 13 | DUG₄.DUG₄ la-aš₂-šu₂ man-nu ša ina ur-kiš | |
| 14 | ina ma-ti-ma i-za-qu-pa-a-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 15 | lu-u {1}{d}PA—ṣal-li lu-u {mi₂}⸢ri⸣-[ša₂]—⸢AD⸣-ša₂ | |
| 16 | lu-u o DUMU-⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂-nu lu-u ⸢PAB⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | |
| 17 | lu-u {lu₂}GAR-nu-šu₂-nu lu-[u x x x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 18 | lu-u EN—il-ki-⸢šu₂⸣-nu EN—il-ki-⸢šu₂⸣-nu ⸢lu⸣-[u x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ša⸣ TA@v {1}DINGIR—PAB ⸢u₃ DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 2 | de-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ ub-⸢ta⸣-[u-ni] | |
| 3 | 02 MA.NA KUG.UD e-ṣip SUM-⸢an⸣ | |
| 4 | LU₂ u₂-še-aṣ ina de-ni-šu₂ | |
| 5 | DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la TI-qi₂ | |
| 6 | IGI {1}ARAD—{d}PA {lu₂}MUŠEN.DU₃ | |
| 7 | IGI {1}AD—PAB {lu₂}: | |
| 8 | IGI {1}ṣal-mu—PAB-MEŠ {lu₂}{giš}GIGIR | |
| 9 | IGI {1}DI.KUD—kur-ba-il₃ | |
| 10 | {lu₂}kal-la-bu | |
| 11 | IGI {1}qu-qu-u-⸢a⸣ {lu₂}kal-la-bu | |
| 12 | IGI {1}da-u₂-li-i {lu₂}: | |
| 13 | IGI {1}mi-nu—DU₃—DINGIR {lu₂}{giš}GIGIR | |
| 14 | IGI {1}di-lil—{d}15 {lu₂}A.BA | |
| 15 | DIB IM | |
| 16 | {iti}BARAG UD 10-KAM₂ | |
| 17 | lim-mu {1}da-na-nu {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {uru}man-ṣu-MEŠ | |
| 18 | ina tar-iṣ {1}aš-šur—PAB—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| r.e. | ||
| 19 | la-qi₂ | |
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