YOS 20, 090 (P296752)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296752 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02176 |
| 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 [1:11] o 2'2'–o 11'11' | of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu [...] and the dead-end street; 34 cubits, the lower length [to the south ...] adjacent to the house of [...]-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu; 10[+n cubits], the upper width to the west, adjacent to the house of [...], son of Ištar-ahhe-iddin, and the dead-end street [...], the lower width to the east, adjacent to the [narrow] street, "Passageway of the People." The total measurements: 34 cubits in lengths and [... cubits in widths] for that house; that house, as little and as much exist, all of it, belongs to Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Iqiša. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 12'12'–o 14'14' | If Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni, with Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Iqiša, declare that two mina of refined silver is the price, he bought it. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | The complete price of that house and [the two shekels of] additional [silver], he paid. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | The total, the two mina and two shekels [of silver, including the two shekels of silver] which was in accordance with the additional amount, he paid. |
| Obverse [16:19] o 17'17'–o 19'19' | That silver, the [two mina, two] shekels of refined silver, the [complete] price of silver of that house, [Ni]dintu-Anu, son of [Anu]-ah-[ittannu], received [from Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of] Anu-mukin-apli, as payment. |
| Obverse [19:21] o 20'20'–o 21'21' | He shall not [have] a claim. They shall not return and raise a claim against one another. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | Anyone who [ever] comes about and raises a claim on that house, saying, "He did not sell that house; the silver was not received," the claimaint shall pay the silver (which) he received up to twelve times over. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | In the sealing of that sealed tablet: |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Before Anu-iqišanni, [son of ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Anu-ab-[utir, son of ... descendant of Šumati] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Anu-bullissu] son [of ... descendant of Kuri] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Tattannu, son of Anu-belšu[nu, ...] descendant of [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Iddin-Anu and Nanaya-iddin, sons of Ištar-[...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Libluṭ, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Sin-[leqi-unninni] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Šullum, descendant of Sin-[leqi-unninni] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Anu-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Luš[tammar-Adad] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Iddin-Anu, son of Labaši |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Anu-iqišanni, son of Kidin-Anu |
| Reverse [15:22] r 1616– | Nanaya-iddin, son of Iqiša |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | [Seal of ..., descendant of Sin-leqi]-unninni |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Seal of Anu-bullissu, descendant of Kuri |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | [Seal of Lib]luṭ, [descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni] |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Seal of Anu-ab-utir, [descendant of] Šumati |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Seal of Anu-itannu, descendant of Luštammar-[Adad] |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 1l.e. iv 1– | Seal of [...] |
| Left Column v [0:3] l.e. v 1l.e. v 1– | Seal of [...], descendant of Kuri |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Seal of [...] |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | [...] the seller of that house |
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' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-MU⸣{nu} {lu₂}[...] | |
| 3' | u SILA la ⸢a⸣-[ṣu-u₂] 34 KUŠ₃ ⸢US₂⸣ KI{⸢u₂⸣} {[tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU ...] | |
| 4' | DA E₂ {m}⸢x-x⸣-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 10+[x KUŠ₃] | |
| 5' | SAG.KI AN.⸢TA {tu₁₅⸣}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 6' | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u SILA la a-ṣu-u₂ [...] | |
| 7' | SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA SILA [qat₂-nu] | |
| 8' | mu-⸢taq⸣ UN-MEŠ ŠU.NIGIN 34 KUŠ₃ US₂ ⸢u⸣ [... KUŠ₃ SAG.KI] | |
| 9' | mi-⸢ših⸣-ti₃ E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ ⸢i-ṣi⸣ | |
| 10 | u ma-a-du ⸢ma⸣-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi ša₂ {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d]}60 | |
| 11' | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}{i(GAN)}BA-⸢a⸣ | |
| 12' | ki-i 2 MA.⸢NA KU₃.BABBAR⸣ qa-lu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ-MU DUMU⸣ [ša₂] | |
| 13' | {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}{d}30-[TI]-⸢ER₂ KI {m}ni-din⸣-[tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 14' | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}{[i]}BA-a ⸢GANBA⸣ [im-be₂-e-ma] | |
| 15' | i-šam ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂ ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ TIL-⸢MEŠ u₃⸣ 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR] | |
| 16' | a-tar SUM-su ŠU.NIGIN 2 ⸢MA.NA⸣ u₃ 2 ⸢GIN₂⸣ [KU₃.BABBAR a-di 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR] | |
| 17' | ⸢ša₂ a⸣-ki-i KA a-tar SUM{⸢na⸣} KU₃.BABBAR ⸢a₄⸣ 2 MA.NA 2 ⸢GIN₂⸣ | |
| 18' | [qa]-lu-u₂ ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂ ⸢ka⸣-[sap TIL-MEŠ] | |
| 19' | {[m}ni]-⸢din⸣-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[MU{nu} ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU] | |
| 20' | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d]}60-DU⸣-A ma-hir ⸢a-pil⸣ ru-gum₂-⸢ma ul⸣ [i-ši] | |
| 21' | [ul i-tur]-⸢ra-ma⸣ <KI> a-ha-miš ul i-rag-⸢gu⸣-[mu] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ma-ti-ma] ⸢ma⸣-na-⸢ma⸣ ša₂ ⸢E₁₁-ma⸣ UGU E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | [i-rag]-⸢gu⸣-mu ⸢um⸣-ma ⸢E₂ MU⸣-MEŠ ul na-din-ma | |
| 3 | ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR] ⸢ul ma-hir⸣ i-⸢qab⸣-[bu]-⸢šu₂ {lu₂⸣}pa-qir-a-ni | |
| 4 | ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR im]-⸢hur⸣ a-di 12-⸢TA⸣-[AM₃ i]-⸢ta-nap-pal⸣ | |
| 5 | [ina] ⸢ka⸣-na-ku {[im}KIŠIB] ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢IGI⸣ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu [DUMU ša₂ ...] | |
| 7 | {[m]}{⸢d}60-AD⸣-[GUR DUMU ša₂ ... A {m}MU-MEŠ] | |
| 8 | {[m}{d}60-DIN-su] ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ ... A {m}kur-i] | |
| 9 | {m}⸢tat⸣-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-EN-šu₂⸣-[nu ...]-⸢x A {m⸣}[...] | |
| 10 | {m}MU-{d}60 u {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-⸢x⸣-[x ...] | |
| 11 | {m}lib-luṭ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}{d}30-[TI-ER₂] | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}šul-lum A {m}{d}30-[TI-ER₂] | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-MU{nu} [DUMU] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-[tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR] | |
| 14 | {m}⸢MU⸣-{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 15 | {⸢m⸣}{[d]}60-BA{ša₂}an⸣-[nu] DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 16 | {⸢m⸣}{d}na-na-a-⸢MU⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{i(GAN)}BA-a | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB ...] | |
| 2 | [A {m}{d}30-TI]-⸢ER₂⸣ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}⸢KIŠIB⸣ {m}{d}60-DIN-su | |
| 2 | A {m}kur-i | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB {m}lib]-⸢luṭ⸣ | |
| 2 | [A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂] | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| 2 | [A {m]}⸢MU⸣-MEŠ | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {⸢na₄}KIŠIB⸣ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} | |
| 2 | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}[IŠKUR] | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. v | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB [...] | |
| 2 | A {m}kur-⸢i⸣ | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | {[na₄]}⸢KIŠIB⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB] | |
| 2 | [... {lu₂}na]-⸢din-an⸣-nu E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB] | |
| 2 | {m}[...] | |
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