YOS 20, 038 (P296700)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296700 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02123a |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Doty, L. Timothy · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:20] o 1o 1– | Anu-bel-zeri, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-bel-zeri, descendant of Kuri, voluntarily sold a built house, his bīt ritti, the property of Anu, in the city quarter of the Gate of Ištar, which is in Uruk: 20 cubits, the upper length to the north, adjacent to a house, the treasury of Anu, the bīt ritti of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Ana-rabutika-Ištar, and adjacent to another plot of that house; 24 1/3 cubits, the south lower length, adjacent to the partition wall which is between them, and adjacent to another plot of that house; 10 1/2 cubits, the western upper width, adjacent to the house of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nanaya-iddin; 10 1/2 cubits, the eastern lower width, adjacent to the treasury Anu, the bīt ritti of Labaši, son of Anu-mar-ittannu; another plot of that house: 10 1/2 cubits, the northern upper length, adjacent to the treasury of Anu, the bīt ritti of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Ana-rabutika-Ištar; 10 1/2 cubits, the southern lower length, adjacent to the previous plot of that house; 4 1/3 cubits, the western upper width, adjacent to the house of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nanaya-iddin; 4 cubits, the eastern lower width, adjacent to the treasury of Anu, the bīt ritti of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Ana-rabutika-Ištar; a third plot of that house: 9 cubits, the northern upper length, adjacent to the previous plot of that house; 9 cubits, the southern lower length, adjacent to the house of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-bel-zeri; 4 5/6 cubits, the western upper width, adjacent to the house of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nanaya-iddin; 4 5/6 cubits, the eastern lower width, adjacent to the house of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-bel-zeri---a total of three plots of that house---that house, as little and as much exist, all of it, for six shekels of silver, high quality staters of Seleucus, as the complete price, to Ia, daughter of Nanaya-iddin, wife of Rihat-Anu, son of Labaši, a builder, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:7] r 22–r 77 | That silver, six shekels, the complete price of that house, Anu-bel-zeri received from Ia; he is paid. Should a claim concerning that house arise, Anu-bel-zeri, the seller of that house, and Anu-mar-ittannu, his brother, sons of Anu-ab-uṣur, will clear it (and pay) the twelve-fold (penalty) to Ia in perpetuity. They bear mutual responsibility for the clearing of that house for Ia, in perpetuity.That house belongs to Ia, daughter of Nanaya-iddin, wife of Rihat-Anu, son of Labaši, a builder, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Witnesses: Anu-ittannu, son of Zeriya, descendant of Gimil-Anu; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu; Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Hunzu; Anu-mukin-apli, son of Mušallim-Anu, descendant of Hunzu; Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ah'utu |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Zeriya, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Gimil-Anu. Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Illut-Ištar. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Ištar-šum-eriš, scribe, son of Anu-eriba, descendant of Kuri. Uruk. 8th day of Ayyaru, year 78, Seleucus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Zeriya |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ittannu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Labaši-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-bel-zeri, the seller of that house |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
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 | {m}{d}60-⸢EN-NUMUN⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-NUMUN A {m⸣}kur-i ina hu-[ud lib₃-bi-šu₂] | |
| 2 | E₂ ep₂-šu₂ E₂ rit-ti-šu₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ ⸢qe₂⸣-[reb UNUG{ki]} | |
| 3 | 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ rit-ti ša₂ {m}{d}60-[ŠEŠ-MU{nu]} | |
| 4 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}INANA u DA meš-hat ša₂-ni-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 24 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU ⸢DA⸣ | |
| 5 | a-ma-aš₂-tu₄ ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu u DA meš-hat 2-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 10 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA | |
| 6 | {tu₁₅}4 DA E₂ {<m>}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ 10 mi-šil KUŠ₃ | |
| 7 | SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ rit-ti ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 8 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} meš-hat ša₂-ni-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 10 mi-šil KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} | |
| 9 | {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ rit-ti ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}INANA | |
| 10 | 10 mi-šil KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA meš-<hat> IGI{tu₄} ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 4 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃ | |
| 11 | SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 12 | 4 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ rit-ti ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 13 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}INANA meš-hat ša₂-lul-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 9 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA meš-hat IGI{tu₄} | |
| 14 | ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 9 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-[NUMUN] | |
| 15 | 4 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-[MU] | |
| 16 | 4 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢EN⸣-[NUMUN] | |
| 17 | PAP 3-ta meš-hat ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-[šu-u₂] | |
| 18 | gab-bi a-na 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}se-lu-ku | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [bab]-⸢ba⸣-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {f}ia DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ⸢DAM⸣ {[m}ri-hat-{d}60 | |
| 2 | ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši ⸢a⸣-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 6 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ [E₂ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ] | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-EN-NUMUN ina ŠU-MIN {f}ia ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi E₂ MU-MEŠ [it-tab-šu-u₂] | |
| 4 | {m}{d}60-EN-NUMUN {lu₂}na-din E₂ MU-MEŠ u {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} ŠEŠ-šu₂ a-di 12-TA-AM₃ | |
| 5 | u₂-mar-raq-u₂-ma a-na {f}ia a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din-ʾu pu-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 6 | a-na {f}ia a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ ša₂ {f}ia DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 7 | DAM {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}ŠIDIM a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 9 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}la-ba-ši-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}GI-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-⸢u₂ {m}{d}na⸣-[na-a]-⸢MU DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-MEŠ⸣-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-tu₂ | |
| 12 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {⸢m⸣}[ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d]}⸢IŠKUR {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU⸣{nu} | |
| 13 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}[E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}NUMUN-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}INANA] | |
| 15 | {[m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-SU A {m}kur-i UNUG{ki} {iti}GU₄ U₄ 8-KAM₂] | |
| 16 | [MU 78-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-[DU-A] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NUMUN-ia | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-[MU] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d]}60-EN-NUMUN {lu₂}na-din E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{⸢nu⸣} | |
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