Iraq 32, 131-132 02 (P336188)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Iraq 32, 131-132 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336188 |
| Museum no. | BM 123360 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | Kannu, Kaskayu, Babiri, Takali and Nanna, a total of five men, committed a theft in the house of Tâ. They were caught red-handed with goods worth 14 minas 30 shekels of silver. |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | They came forward for judgment before Issaran-zeru-ibni, a royal bodyguard, Issar-na'id, a royal bodyguard, and Girittu, the deputy (governor), who told them: "Go off to Nineveh for judgment before the vizier and the sartinnu." |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99– | They did not consent to this but said: "We are guilty." |
| Bottom [0:5] b.e. 10b.e. 10– | 44 minas 10 shekels of silver were imposed as the fine, and they have restituted to Tâ 14 minas of silver, the capital value of the theft. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | The fi[ne ......] |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | [...... Whoever br]eaks the agreement [......]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Wit[ness .......], royal bodyguard. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Wit[ness ...]..., royal bodyguard. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness [......], augur. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witness [.... Witness ...]-lamur, ditto. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010– | [Witness] Ubru-[.... Witness ...]-kaši[r], ditto. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 11r.e. 11–r.e. 11r.e. 11 | [Witne]ss Tawari, ditto. Witness Šamašua, po[rter]. |
| Right [1:3] r.e. 1212– | Witness Kakanu, witness Mawau, merchants. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Witness Ahi-ila'i, [...]. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | Witness Samsi. Witness Kakkû. |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | Month Nisan (I), 24th day, eponym year of Ilu-isse'a. |
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 | {1}kan-ni {1}kas-ka-a.a {1}ba-bi-ri [o] | |
| 2 | {1}ta-ka-li {1}na-an-na PAB 05 {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 3 | sa-ar-tu₂ ina E₂ {1}ta-a e-tap-šu₂ | |
| 4 | a-nu-tu₂ ša 14 MA.NA 30 GIN₂ KUG.UD qa—ṣi-bit-te | |
| 5 | ina ŠU.2-šu₂-nu i-ṣab-tu ina IGI {1}AN.GAL—NUMUN—DU₃ qur-ZAG | |
| 6 | ina IGI {1}{d}15—I {lu₂v}qur-ZAG ina IGI {1}gir₂-te 02-e | |
| 7 | a-na de-e-ni iq-ṭar-bu iq-ṭi₂-bu-ni-šu₂-nu | |
| 8 | ⸢ma⸣-a ina NINA{ki} ina IGI {lu₂v}SUKKAL {lu₂v}sar-tin-ni | |
| 9 | a-na de-e-ni li-kal-ka la i-ma-gur₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 10 | ⸢ma⸣-a {lu₂v}LUL-MEŠ a-ni-nu 44 MA.NA 10 GIN₂ ⸢KUG⸣.UD | |
| 11 | ⸢sa⸣-ar-tu₂ in-du 14 MA.NA KUG.UD x | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢SAG⸣.DU sa-ar-te a-na {1}[ta]-a | |
| 2 | u₂-⸢sa⸣-[li-mu x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 3 | sa-⸢ar⸣-[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | TA@v [x x x x x x x x] ⸢GIL⸣-u-ni | |
| 5 | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x]-ma | |
| 6 | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] qur-ZAG | |
| 7 | IGI {1}[x x x x x x]—⸢GIG⸣ qur-ZAG | |
| 8 | IGI {1}[x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ da-gil₂—MUŠEN-MEŠ da-gil₂—MUŠEN-MEŠ | |
| 9 | IGI {1}{d}[x x x x IGI {1}x]+⸢x x⸣—IGI.LAL | |
| 10 | [IGI] {1}⸢SUHUŠ⸣—[x IGI {1}{d}x]—ka-⸢šir⸣ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 11 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}ta-u-a-ri IGI {1}{d}ša₂-maš-u-a I₃.[DU₈] | |
| 12 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}ka-ka-a-nu IGI {1}ma-u-a-u DAM.⸢QAR-MEŠ⸣ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [IGI] {1}PAB—DINGIR-a.a {lu₂v}ta-⸢x⸣+[x (x)] | |
| 2 | IGI {1}sa-am-si IGI {1}kak-ku-u | |
| 3 | {iti}BARAG UD 24-KAM₂ | |
| 4 | ⸢lim⸣-me {1}DINGIR—KI-ia | |
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