YOS 20, 072 (P296742)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296742 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02166 |
| 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 [0:12] o 1o 1–o 1212 | Idat-Anu son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Kuri willingly has sold a house with roofed-room beyond the kuburrû wall that [text corrupted?], which is in Irigal---the upper north long-side is adjacent to the small? partition wall of the north gate; the lower southern long-side is adjacent to the bīt qāti of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Hunzu; the upper western short-side is adjacent to the bīt qāti of the sons of Timokrates son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ahʾutu; the lower eastern short-side is adjacent to the bīt qāti of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Hunzu; the total of the long-sides and short-sides is the plot) of that house with roof-rooms---that house with roof-rooms, as much or as little as it is, all of it, for 2/3 of a mina of refined silver in high-quality staters of Antiochus as the whole price to Antiochus son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of [X] descendant of Ahʾutu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [12:21] o 1313– | Idat-Anu, the seller of the house with roofed-room, received that silver, 2/3 of a mina, the complete price of that house with roofed-room, from Antiochus; he is paid. Should a claim arise against the house with roofed-room, Idat-Anu and Uṣuršu-Anu, his son, will clear it of claims and pay the 12-fold penalty to Antiochus in perpetuity. Idat-Anu, the seller, and Uṣuršu-Anu, his son, bear, in perpetuity, mutual responsibility to Antiochus for clearing of claims concerning that house with roofed-room. That house with roofed-room belongs to Antiochus son of Ina-qibit-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [5:14] r 66–r 1414 | Witnesses: Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nanaya-iddin son of Kidin-Anu; Šamaš-ittannu son of Dannat-Belti son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Anu-belšunu son of Anu-ikṣur son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Anu-ittannu son of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Kittu-Anu descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [8:11] r 99–r 1111 | Anu-ah-iddin son of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu descendant of Ebabbar-šum-ibni; Anu-zer-iddin son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ittannu son of Illut-Anu descendant of Kuri; Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Nidintu-Anu son of Labaši son of Rihat-Anu, builder; Anu-ab-uṣur son of Uṣuršu-Anu descendant of [LN]. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Papsukkal-banušu scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk. [month] day 6, year 146, Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Šamaš-ittannu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ittannu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ri[ng] of Anu-ah-iddin |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | [Ring] of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | [Ring] of Anu-zer-iddin |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | [Ring] of [X] |
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}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A {m}kur-i ina hu-ud ⸢lib₃-bi⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 2 | E₂ ru-gu-bu-MEŠ ša₂ muh-hi ku-bur-ru-u₂ ša₂ tab-ku IL at ha mu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 3 | ša₂ ina {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA a-ma-aš₂-tu₄ qal-lil₂-tu₄ | |
| 4 | ša₂ ⸢KA₂ {tu₁₅⸣}SI.SA₂ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| 5 | A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-⸢MU⸣ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA | |
| 6 | E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ A-MEŠ-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ṭi-uq-mu-ra-te-e A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A | |
| 7 | {<m>}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-tu₂ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢DUMU⸣-[MU{nu]} | |
| 8 | A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 9 | meš-hat E₂ ru-gu-bu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ E₂ ru-gu-bu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ i-⸢ṣi⸣ | |
| 10 | u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 2/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 11 | is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-⸢na⸣ [ŠAM₂] | |
| 12 | ⸢TIL-MEŠ⸣ a-na {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}[...] | |
| 13 | ⸢A {m}ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ a-<<UD>>-na u₄-mu <ṣa-a-tu₂> ⸢it-ta⸣-din KU₃.BABBAR ⸢a₄⸣ 2/3 MA.NA] | |
| 14 | ⸢ŠAM₂ E₂ ru-gu⸣-bu-⸢MEŠ⸣ MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ {[m]}⸢i⸣-[dat]-{⸢d}60 {lu₂}na⸣-[din-na E₂ ru-gu-bu-MEŠ ina] | |
| 15 | ⸢ŠU⸣-MIN {⸢m}an-ti⸣-ʾi-[i-ku-su ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | muh-hi E₂ ⸢ru⸣-gu-bu-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}[i-dat-{d}60 u {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A-šu₂ u₂-mar-raq-ma-ʾa] | |
| 2 | a-di 12-⸢TA-AM₃ a-na {m}an-ti-ʾi-i⸣-ku-⸢su⸣ [a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din] | |
| 3 | pu-u₂-ut a-⸢ha-a⸣-miš ⸢a-na mu⸣-ur-⸢ru-qu⸣ ša₂ E₂ [ru-gu-bu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ] | |
| 4 | {m}i-dat-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-na u {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A-šu₂ a-na {m}⸢an-ti-ʾi⸣-[i-ku-su a-na] | |
| 5 | u₄-mu <ṣa-a-tu₂> na-šu-u₂ E₂ ru-gu-bu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su ⸢A⸣ [ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂] | |
| 6 | šu-u₂-nu {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {<m>}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{⸢d⸣}60 | |
| 7 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{<nu>} A ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}lu-uš-⸢tam⸣-[mar-{d}IŠKUR] | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-⸢mar⸣-{[d}IŠKUR] | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 A {m}kur-i {[m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU] | |
| 10 | A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A {m}E₂-BABBAR{<ra>}⸢MU⸣-[DU₃] | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}hun-⸢zu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 12 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 A {m}kur-⸢i⸣ | |
| 13 | {m}ina-E-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}hun-zu-[u₂] | |
| 14 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 {lu₂}ŠIDIM {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A [...] | |
| 15 | {m}{d}PAP-SUKKAL-ba-nu-šu₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir ⸢UNUG{ki⸣} {[iti}x] | |
| 16 | ⸢U₄ 6-KAM₂ MU 146 {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-[NUMUN-MU] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}⸢NIG₂⸣.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
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