YOS 20, 039 (P296735)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296735 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02157 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, a builder, voluntarily sold in perpetuity for 2 1/2 shekels of high quality silver as the complete price,to Nidintu-šarri, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Balaṭu, a builder, his rations and 1/9th of his share in the šammanda (cuts?) of the bull of the Irigal, Reš, and Akitu temples of Anu and the Akitu temple of Ištar, his shares in the leather bucket, that are monthly throughout the entire year, and everything that pertains to that builder's prebend, as much as his share which is with the owners of all those shares. |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | Anu-ah-ittannu received that two and a half shekels of silver, the complete price of the rations and the 1/9-share in that builder's prebend, from Nidintu-šarri, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin; he is paid. |
| Obverse [11:17] o 1212– | Should a claim arise concerning the rations and the monthly 1/9th share in the šammanda (cut?) of the bull,(and) the leather bucket, and everything that pertains to that builder's work, Arad-Anu, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Arad-Anu, will clear it of claims and he will pay the 12-fold penalty to Nidintu-šarri, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | Anu-ah-ittannu, the seller of that builder's prebend, son of Rihat-Anu, and Arad-Anu, son of Nidintu-Anu, bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that prebend for Nidintu-šarri in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:10] r 55–r 1010 | The rations and the 1/9th share of the hide of the šammanda of the bull, the bucket, and everything which pertains to that prebend which are in the Irigal, Reš, and Akitu temples of Anu, and the Akitu temple of Ištar, that builder's prebend belongs to Nidintu-šarri, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Balaṭu, a builder, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witnesses: Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Anu-uballiṭ and Anu-ah-ittannu, sons of Mukin-apli, shepherds |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Ištar; Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Arad-Ninurta; Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-mukin-apli, interpreter scribes of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | In the presence of Pu-nari, his mother, daughter of Nidintu-Anu, the document is written. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | Ištar-šum-eriš, scribe, son of Anu-eriba. (Written in) Uruk, 1st day of Kislimu, 78th year, Seleucus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Pu-nari, his mother, daughter of Nidintu-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu, seller of that builder's prebend |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Arad-Anu |
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-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}ŠIDIM ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | ŠUK-HI.A-⸢su⸣ u₃ 9-ʾ-u₂ HA.LA-šu₂ ša₂ ina {uzu}ša₂-am-ma-an-da-MEŠ | |
| 3 | ša₂ GU₄ ⸢ša₂⸣ {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL {e₂}re-eš E₂ a-ki-tu₄ ša₂ {d}60 u E₂ a-ki-tu₄ | |
| 4 | ša₂ {d}⸢INANA⸣ HA.LA-šu₂ ša₂ ina KUŠ-MEŠ {giš}da-lu-MEŠ ša₂ ITI{us-su} ša₂ | |
| 5 | ⸢MU⸣-us-su gab-bi u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na {lu₂}ŠIDIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ⸢ik⸣-kaš-ši-du ma-la HA.LA-šu₂ ša₂ KI EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi | |
| 7 | ⸢a⸣-na 2 GIN₂ 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR bab-ba-nu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na | |
| 8 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-LUGAL DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu {lu₂}ŠIDIM | |
| 9 | a-⸢na u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 2 GIN₂ 1/2 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ | |
| 10 | ŠUK-HI.A u₃ 9-ʾ-u₂ ina GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}ŠIDIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-MU⸣{nu} ina ŠU-⸢MIN {m}ni⸣-din-tu₄-LUGAL ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m]}{⸢d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU | |
| 12 | ma-⸢hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa⸣-ri ana muh-hi ŠUK-HI.A | |
| 13 | [u₃] 9-ʾ-u₂ ina {uzu}ša₂-am-ma-an-da-MEŠ ša₂ GU₄ KUŠ-MEŠ {giš}da-lu-MEŠ | |
| 14 | [ša₂ ITI]{⸢us⸣-su} u mim-ma ša₂ a-na {lu₂}ŠIDIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du | |
| 15 | [it-tab-šu]-⸢u₂⸣ {[m}ARAD]-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}60 | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-di 12-TA-⸢AM₃ u₂⸣-mar-raq-ma a-na {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-LUGAL a-na u₄-mu | |
| 2 | ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-⸢din⸣ pu-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MU{nu} {lu₂}na-din GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.BA {lu₂}ŠIDIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 4 | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 ⸢u {m}ARAD⸣-{d}60 DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 a-na {m}ni-din-tu₄-LUGAL | |
| 5 | a-na u₄-mu [ṣa-a-tu₂] na-šu-u₂ ŠUK-HI.A u₃ 9-ʾ-u₂ ina KUŠ-MEŠ | |
| 6 | {[uzu}ša₂]-⸢am-ma⸣-an-⸢da⸣-MEŠ ša₂ ⸢GU₄ {giš⸣}da-lu-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na | |
| 7 | [GIŠ.ŠUB].⸢BA⸣ MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ ina {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL {e₂}re-eš | |
| 8 | ⸢E₂ a-ki⸣-[tu₄] ša₂ {d}60 u E₂ a-ki-tu₄ ša₂ {d}⸢INANA GIŠ⸣.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}ŠIDIM{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 9 | MU-MEŠ [ša₂ {m}ni-din]-tu₄-LUGAL DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu {lu₂}ŠIDIM | |
| 10 | a-na u₄-⸢mu ṣa⸣-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-⸢DIN{iṭ⸣} DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} u {⸢m⸣}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}DU-A {lu₂}SIPA EDIN | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ | |
| 14 | {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A {lu₂}se-pi-ri-MEŠ NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 15 | ina a-ša₂-bi {f}⸢bu⸣-ID₂ AMA-šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ša₂-ṭa-ri šaṭ-ṭar | |
| 16 | {m}{d}INANA-MU-⸢KAM₂ {lu₂⸣}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-SU UNUG{ki} {iti}GAN U₄ 1-KAM₂ MU 78-KAM₂ | |
| 17 | {⸢m}se⸣-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢f}bu-ID₂⸣ [AMA-šu₂] ⸢DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄⸣-{[d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}ŠIDIM{u₂-tu₂}; MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ARAD-{d}60 | |
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