YOS 20, 011 (P296744)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296744 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02168 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Ahʾutu, voluntarily sold in perpetuity his slave, Rihat-Ištar, and Inna, his female slave --- a total of two slaves whose right hands are inscribed with the name of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Šamaš-ittannu, for 1 1/2 mina of refined silver, as the complete price, to Kidin-Anu and Anu-ab-utir, sons of Nanaya-iddin, descendants of Ahʾutu. Anu-uballiṭ, son of Šamaš-ittannu, received that silver --- 1 1/3 mina of refined silver, the price of those servants, Rihat-Ištar and Inna --- from Kidin-Anu and Anu-ab-utir, sons of Nanaya-iddin; he is paid. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | Should a claim arise concerning Rihat-Ištar and Inna, those servants, Anu-uballiṭ will clear (it and) will pay to Kidin-Anu and Anu-ab-utir. |
| Obverse [9:14] o 1010–o 1414 | Anu-uballiṭ assumes responsibility in perpetuity that those servants, Rihat-Ištar and Inna, are not (of) the status of temple-oblates, šušānû, mar-banê, royal servants, cavalry, or royal chariotry. And Anu-uballiṭ assumes responsibility against those slaves fleeing for 100 days. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 11–r 11 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Kidin-anu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Nidintu-anu, son of Labaši, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Anu-iqišanni, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Anu-zer-lišir, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu. (Written in) Uruk. Ayyaru. Day [broken. Year broken.] Seleucus (was) king. |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| 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-iqišanni |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Rin of Kidin-Anu |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ, seller of those slaves |
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-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂] ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA {lu₂}ARAD-su | |
| 2 | [u {f}in-na-a GEME₂-su PAP 2 {lu₂}aš₂-ta-pir ša₂] ⸢ŠU⸣-MIN 15-šu₂-nu a-na MU {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 3 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} šaṭ-rat a-na 1 1/3 ⸢MA⸣.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ | |
| 4 | [TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}ki-din-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-AD]-GUR DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | |
| 5 | [a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ it-ta-din] ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ a₄ 1 1/3 MA.NA qa-lu-u₂ ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ | |
| 6 | {m}ri-⸢hat⸣-{[d}INANA u {f}in-na-a] LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d}UTU⸣-[MU{nu]} | |
| 7 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}ki-[din-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU-<MEŠ> ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ma-hir e-⸢ṭir₃⸣ | |
| 8 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ⸢ana⸣ [muh-hi] {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA u {f}in-na-a LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-[MEŠ] | |
| 9 | it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} u₂-mar-raq-ma a-na {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 10 | u {m}{d}60-AD-GUR ina-an-din pu-ut la {lu₂}šir₃-ku-u₂-tu₂ la {lu₂}šu-ša₂-nu-u₂-[tu₂] | |
| 11 | la {lu₂}DUMU DU₃{u₂-tu₂} la {lu₂}ARAD LUGAL{u₂-tu₂} la {lu₂}E₂ ANŠE.KUR.RA | |
| 12 | u la {lu₂}E₂ {giš}GIGIR ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA u {f}in-na-a LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ | |
| 13 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} na-ši u pu-ut <la> ZAH₂ ša₂ LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ | |
| 14 | a-di 100 u₄-mu {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} na-ši | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 3 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 4 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 5 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 6 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 7 | {⸢m⸣}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 8 | {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60-DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 9 | {[m}ki]-⸢din⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 10 | {[m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu UNUG{ki} {iti}GU₄ U₄ 8-KAM₂ | |
| 11 | [MU x-KAM₂] {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}ina]-⸢qi₂⸣-bit-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{⸢d}60 | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂⸣}[na-din]-⸢na⸣ LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ | |
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