YOS 20, 027 (P296757)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296757 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02181 |
| 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 [0:17] o 1o 1– | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, [...] voluntarily sold a house and a undeveloped plot to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, [... ]-iddin, son of Anu-belšunu, and the owners of the shares of [...] units; the upper width on the north is adjacent to the house of Bata[...], son of Mannu-ki-Nanaya, and adjacent to the house of Anu-mukin-apli, son of Anu-ikṣur and owners of their shares of 32 units; the lower width on the south is adjacent to another plot of that house and undeveloped plot , the other plot of that house and plot field being 30 units; the upper length on the north is adjacent to the previous plot of that house and undeveloped plot of 30 units; the lower length on the south if adjacent to the house of Eribtu [...] units; the uper width on the west is adjacent to [...] units; the lower width on the east is adjacent to [...] plot of that house and undeveloped plot; that house and undeveloped plot, and as little and as much exist, all of it, for [...] mina of high quality silver staters of Antiochus as the complete price, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | That silver, the [...] mina, as the price of that house and undeveloped plot, Nidintu-Anu received from Labaši; he is paid. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | Should a claim concerning that house and undeveloped plot arise, Nidintu-Anu, the seller of that house, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, will clear it of claims, (and) will pay the 12-fold penalty to Labaši twelve-fold, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | That house and undeveloped plot belong to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:13] r 88–r 1313 | Witnesses: Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Ah'utu. Nidintu-Anu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ušallim, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Labaši, descendant of Hunzu. Anu-ah-iddin, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Hunzu. Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Ah'utu. Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-iqišanni, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Ištar-ah-[...]. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Itti-Anu-nuhšu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. 24th day of [...], 58th year of Antiochus, king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Rihat-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-[...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | [Ring of] Anu-[...] |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | [Ring of] Nidintu-Anu, seller of that house and undeveloped plot. |
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}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} ... ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂] | |
| 2 | [E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ ...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | [...]-⸢MU DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢EN⸣-[šu₂]-⸢nu⸣ [u {lu₂}EN-MEŠ] ⸢HA⸣.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-[nu x] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ SAG.KI ⸢AN⸣.[TA] | |
| 8 | {[tu₁₅}SI.SA₂] DA ⸢E₂⸣ {m}ba-ta-⸢x-x⸣ [DUMU ša₂] {⸢m⸣}man-nu-ki-i-{d}⸢na-na⸣-a u ⸢DA⸣ | |
| 9 | ⸢E₂⸣ {[m}{d]}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ik⸣-ṣur u {lu₂}⸢EN⸣-[MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂]-nu 32 ⸢KUŠ₃ SAG⸣.[KI] ⸢KI.TA⸣ | |
| 10 | {⸢tu₁₅}U₁₈⸣.LU DA meš-hat ša₂-ni-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ [u] ⸢ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ⸣ [meš-hat ša₂-ni-tu₄] ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ [u] | |
| 11 | [ki-šub-ba]-⸢a⸣ MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ 30 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI-[SA₂ DA meš-hat IGI]{⸢ti₃⸣} ša₂ E₂ [u ki-šub-ba]-a [MU-MEŠ] | |
| 12 | 30 KUŠ₃ US₂] KI{⸢u₂} {tu₁₅⸣}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ {f}KAL{⸢tu₄⸣} [...] ri ⸢dan⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | [... x KUŠ₃ SAG.KI] AN.TA {⸢tu₁₅⸣}MAR.⸢TU DA⸣ [...] u x [...] | |
| 14 | [... x KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI].⸢TA⸣ {tu₁₅}[KUR.RA] DA [...] | |
| 15 | [meš]-hat ša₂ E₂ u [ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ] ⸢E₂⸣ u ⸢ki-šub⸣-[ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢a-na x⸣ [MA.NA KU₃].⸢BABBAR⸣ is-⸢ta-tir⸣-ri-MEŠ ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-⸢i⸣-[ku]-⸢su⸣ bab-ba-[nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ] | |
| 2 | ⸢a-na {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN⸣-[MU A {m]}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ⸢it⸣-[ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄] | |
| 3 | [x] MA.NA ŠAM₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ina ŠU-MIN {m}la-⸢ba⸣-[ši ma-hir] | |
| 4 | e-ṭir₃ ⸢u₄-mu⸣ pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ it-tab-šu-⸢u₂⸣ {[m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 5 | {⸢lu₂⸣}na-⸢din-na⸣ E₂ MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} ⸢u₂⸣-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA-[AM₃ a-na] | |
| 6 | {⸢m}la⸣-ba-ši a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-⸢ba⸣-[ši] | |
| 7 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na ⸢u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {⸢lu₂⸣}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN]{iṭ} A {m}⸢ŠEŠ-ʾu⸣-u₂-tu₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 9 | DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}⸢ki⸣-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI A {m}lu-uš-tam-⸢mar⸣-{d}[IŠKUR] | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢la⸣-ba-ši A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}na-⸢na⸣-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 12 | {m}⸢ri⸣-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}ri-⸢hat⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su {m}ki-[din]-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-ŠEŠ-⸢x⸣ | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-{d}60-⸢HE₂⸣.NUN A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {⸢iti}x⸣ | |
| 15 | U₄ 24-⸢KAM₂⸣ MU 58-KAM₂ {m}an-⸢ti⸣-ʾi-i-ku-⸢su⸣ [LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat-{⸢d⸣}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-[...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-[...] | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m]}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {[lu₂}na]-din-na E₂ u ki-⸢šub⸣-ba-a ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ] | |
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