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YOS 20, 008 (P296760)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296760 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02184 |
| 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 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {f}{d}INANA-ṣa-a-bit DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}u₂-bar-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ ina hu-ud [lib₃-bi-šu₂ {m}{d}INANA-ana-E₂-šu₂ {lu₂}ARAD-su u] | Ištar-ṣābit daughter of Ubar-tešīḫi, by his own free will Ishtar-ana-iqbi his servant and |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD-su PAP 2 {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ ša₂ [ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂-nu a-na MU] | Ina-qibit-Anu, his servant, a total of 2 servants of his 15th year |
| 3 | ša₂ {f}{d}INANA-ṣa-a-bit DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}u₂-bar-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ [šaṭ-rat a-na 2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR] | of Ištar-ṣābit daughter of Ubar-lešir, the judge, for 2 minas of silver |
| 4 | qa-lu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {f}{d}na-⸢na⸣-[a-na-din-at DUMU.MUNUS ša₂] | to Nabû-ena-ea-nādinat daughter of |
| 5 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DAM {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-⸢nit⸣-[tu₄-{d}60 | Anu-belšunu wife of Nanaya-iddin son of Ta'enutu-Anu |
| 6 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ tat-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 2 MA.⸢NA⸣ [a₄] | in perpetuity. That silver, 2 minas of red-purple wool |
| 7 | {m}{d}INANA-ana-E₂-šu₂ u {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ MU-MEŠ {f}{d}INANA-ṣa-⸢a⸣-[bit] | Ištar-ana-bīti and Ina-qibit-Anu, those slaves of Ishtar-ṣa’ea-ebit |
| 8 | DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}u₂-bar-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ ina ŠU-MIN {f}{d}na-na-a-na-din-at DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | The daughter of Ubar-šūssu received from Nanaya-ana-dinat the daughter of Anu-belsunu. |
| 9 | DAM {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 mah-⸢rat⸣ e-ṭir₃-tu₄ | the wife of Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu, the chief erecter |
| 10 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi {m}{d}INANA-ana-E₂-šu₂ u {m}ina-qi₂-⸢bit⸣-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ | If a claim is made against Ištar-ana-biti and Ina-qībit-Anu, slaves |
| 11 | MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {f}{d}INANA-ṣa-a-bit tu-mar-⸢raq⸣-ma a-na {f}{d}na-na-a-na-din-at | that which he brought, Ištar-ṣabit you will see, and to Nanaya-nadinat |
| 12 | ta-nam-din pu-ut la {lu₂}šir₃-ku-u₂-tu₂ la {lu₂}⸢šu-ša₂⸣-nu-⸢u₂⸣-tu₂ la {lu₂}DUMU DU₃{u₂-tu₂} | The responsibility is upon the virkû-official, the ešuša-ēnutu-official and the born son. |
| 13 | la {lu₂}ARAD LUGAL{u₂-tu₂} la {⸢lu₂⸣}E₂ ANŠE.KUR.RA u la {lu₂}E₂ {giš}GIGIR ša₂ LU₂-ut-ti₃ | not a king’s slave, not an elû-priest of a horse-team, and no chariot owner of the man |
| 14 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ {⸢f⸣}{[d}INANA]-ṣa-a-bit na-ša₂-at u pu-ut la ZAH₂ | In perpetuity, Ištar-ṣabit is responsible and shall not be liable. |
| r | ||
| 1 | ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-ana-⸢E₂⸣-šu₂ u {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ MU-MEŠ a-di 100 u₄-mu | From Ištar-ana-bīti-eşvu and Ina-qibit-Anu, those slaves, for 100 days. |
| 2 | {f}{d}INANA-ṣa-a-bit DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}u₂-bar-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ na-ši | Ištar-ṣabit, daughter of Ubar-eriba, is responsible. |
| 3 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | Witnesses |
| 4 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su DUMU ša₂ {m}SU{a} A {m}MU-{d}KUR-GAL {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši | Anu-bullissu, son of Eriba, descendant of Šumma-Adad-rabi; Nidintu-Anu son of Labaši |
| 5 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | descendant of Gimil-Anu; Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu?-ahhe-iddin, descendant Of Ea-anu |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A {m}⸢ŠEŠ-ʾu⸣-u₂-tu₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Iqiša, descendant of Ekur-eṭir; Tanittu-Anu, son |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | Anu-zer-lišir, son of Šūzub-altu; Ina-qibit-Anu, son [of Anu]-uballit |
| 8 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}NUMUN-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}ki-din-{d}60 | Zeriya, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Gimil-Anu; Kidin-anu |
| 9 | DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} | son of Tattannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Šamaš-iddin |
| 10 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | Anu-ikṣur, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Šūzutu |
| 11 | {m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu UNUG{ki} {iti}APIN U₄ 16-KAM₂ MU 16-KAM₂; {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, the scribe, son of Anu-bel-unu. Uruk. 16th day of Araḫsamnu, 16th year Seleucus (was) king. |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ki-⸢din⸣-{d}60 | Kidin-Eštar, |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | Ina-qibit-Anu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ta-nit-[tu₄-{d}60 | Tanittu-Anu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | Anu-ab-uṣur |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}NUMUN-ia | Zeriya, |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su | Anu-bullissu |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}60-ik-ṣur⸣ | E22d-Anu-ikṣur |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | Anu-uballit |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | Anu-uballit |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | ṣu-pur {f}{d}INANA-ṣa-a-bit | Fingernail of Ištar-ṣabit |
| 2 | [na]-⸢din⸣-at LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ | that man's nādin-disease |
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