ADD 1242 + 1243 (P336005)
Legal Transaction, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 1242 + 1243 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336005 |
| Museum no. | BM 098539 + BM 098726 |
| 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 their seals they impressed their fingernail. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [...] an estate of 4 hect[ares ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [...] the estate of Šamu[...]-ila'i |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [...] in cultivation [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [...] vegetable [garde]n [......]... — |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | [NN] has contr[acted and] bought [...]... for [...] their [...] from [these men]. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | The money [is pa]id [completely. ...] and field, house, garden, 2 wells [are purchased and] acquired. Any revocation, [lawsuit], or litigati[on is v]oid. |
| Obverse [12:19] o 1313– | [Whoever] in the future, and at any t[i]me, [whether] these [men] or their sons (or) their [grandson]s or any relative of theirs [or] their [...]s or their labour-duty superior, [seek]s a la[wsuit or litigation against NN] and [his] s[ons], |
| Reverse [2:7] r 33–r 77 | shall [eat] one mina of wo[ol and] drink [one] 'litre' of tanner's paste and place [x] min[a of refined silver and x min]a of gold in the lap of Ištar residing in Nineveh, and shall return the [mo]ney tenfold to its owners. He shall contest [in] his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness Zer-[...], son of Bur-[alla]ya. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Witness] Busa[...], [so]n of Ki[...]u. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Witness Paršidu, son of Ahu-[...]šu, farmer of the major-domo. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Witness Libnati, son of [...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Witness [...]-Issar, son of A[...]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Witne[ss ..., ....] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Witness NN], scribe, keeper of the tablet. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [Month ..., ...th day, eponym year of] Sin-taklak. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ku-um {na₄}KIŠIB-šu-nu UMBIN-šu₂-nu GAR-nu | |
| 2 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ E₂ 04 ⸢ANŠE x x x⸣ | |
| 3 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ {uru}ša-mu-⸢x⸣—DINGIR-a.a [o] | |
| 4 | [x x x] ina ma-⸢az-ru⸣-ti [x x x] | |
| 5 | [x {giš]}⸢SAR⸣ za-am-ri ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 6 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ e u₂-⸢piš⸣-[ma {1}x x x] | |
| 7 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ tab ina ŠA₃-bi ⸢x⸣+[x] | |
| 8 | [x x]-šu₂-nu TA IGI [LU₂-MEŠ-e] | |
| 9 | [an-nu-te] il-qi kas-pu o | |
| 10 | [gam-mur ta]-⸢din⸣ A.ŠA₃ E₂ {giš}SAR 02 PU₂-MEŠ | |
| 11 | [zar-pu] TI-u₂ ⸢tu-a⸣-ru | |
| 12 | [de-nu] ⸢DUG₄.DUG₄⸣ [la]-aš₂-šum | |
| 13 | [man-nu ša₂] ina ur-kiš u₃ ⸢ma-ti⸣-ma | |
| 14 | [lu-u LU₂]-MEŠ an-nu-ti lu DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| 15 | [DUMU—DUMU]-MEŠ-šu₂-nu [DUMU—DUMU]-MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu qur-ub-šu₂-nu | |
| 16 | [lu x]-MEŠ-šu-nu lu EN—il-ki-šu₂-nu EN—il-ki-šu₂-nu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | de-[e-nu DUG₄.DUG₄ TA@v {1}x x x] | |
| 2 | u₃ ⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂ ub-ta-u]-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 3 | 01 MA.NA {sig₂}ger-[du KU₂] 1(ban₂) kur | |
| 4 | ⸢i⸣-šat-⸢ti x⸣ MA.⸢NA⸣ [KUG.UD LUH x MA].⸢NA⸣ KUG.GI | |
| 5 | ina bur-ki {d}15 a-ši-bat {uru}NINA GAR-an | |
| 6 | ⸢kas⸣-pu a-na 10-MEŠ a-na EN-MEŠ-šu₂ GUR | |
| 7 | [ina] de-nim-šu₂ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la₃ TI | |
| 8 | ⸢IGI {1}NUMUN-⸢x⸣+[x-x]+⸢x⸣ DUMU {1}bur—[al-la]-a.a | |
| 9 | [IGI {1}bu-sa-⸢x x DUMU⸣ {1}ki-[x x]-u | |
| 10 | IGI {1}par-ši-du DUMU {1}PAB—⸢x⸣+[x x]-šu₂ | |
| 11 | {lu₂v}ENGAR ša GAL—E₂ GAL—E₂ | |
| 12 | IGI {1}lib-na-ti DUMU {1}⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 13 | IGI {1}[x x]—15 DUMU {1}a-[x x x] | |
| 14 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | [IGI {1}x x x x] A.BA DIB IM | |
| 17 | [x x x x x] {1}30—tak-lak | |
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