YOS 20, 049 (P296764)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296764 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02188 |
| 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 [0:10] o 1o 1–o 1010 | Balaṭu, son of Šamaš-eṭir, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, voluntarily sold one-sixth of the tenth day of the temple butcher's prebend, before [Anu ...] Enlil, Ea, Papsukkal, Ištar, Belet-ṣeri, [...] and all of the gods of their temples monthly throughout the year, the guqqû and eššēšu offerings, and anything which pertains to that temple butcher's prebend, which is with his brothers and the owners of the share of that prebend, for 25 shekels of refined silver, high quality staters of Antiochus, as the complete price, to Belessunu, daughter of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu, wife of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-zer-iddin, son of Labaši, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | That silver, the 25 shekels, the price of that temple butcher's prebend, Balaṭu, son of Šamaš-eṭir, received from Belessunu, daughter of Anu-ab-uṣur; he is paid. |
| Obverse [12:17] o 1313– | Should a claim arise concerning that temple-butcher's prebend, Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Šamaš-eṭir, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad will clear it of claims, and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Belessunu, daughter of Anu-ab-uṣur, wife of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-zer-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | Anu-mar-ittannu and Balaṭu, sons of Šamaš-eṭir, son of Kidin-Anu, bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that temple butcher's prebend for Belessunu, wife of Anu-uballiṭ, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | That one-sixth of the 10th day of the temple butcher's prebend belongs to Belessunu, daughter of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu, wife of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:14] r 88–r 1414 | Witnesses: Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-ikṣur, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Labaši, descendant of Ah'utu. Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Labaši, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Kuri. Dannat-Belti, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Kidin-Anu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Gimil-Anu. Sumuttu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Kuri. Dumqi-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of [....] Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Ebabbar-šum-idni. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Nidintu-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. 14th day of Kislimu, year 106, Antiochus and his son, Antiochus, (being) kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Dannat-Belti |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of [Anu-balassu-iqbi] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | [Ring of] Dumqi-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Ša-Anu-iššu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Sumuttu-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of [Balaṭu] |
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}ba-la-ṭu A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-SUR A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A {m}lu-⸢uš-tam⸣-[mar-{d}IŠKUR ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂] | |
| 2 | ši-iš-šu₂ ša₂ ⸢u₄-mu⸣ ina U₄ 10-KAM₂ [GIŠ].⸢ŠUB⸣.BA-šu₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}[GIR₂].⸢LA₂⸣{[u₂-tu₂} IGI ...] | |
| 3 | {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}e₂-a {d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}INANA {d}GAŠAN-EDIN [...] | |
| 4 | u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{[us]-⸢su⸣} kal MU.[AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e] | |
| 5 | U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ u₃ mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {[lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ] | |
| 6 | ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI {lu₂}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u₃ {lu₂}⸢EN⸣-MEŠ [HA.LA-MEŠ ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ] | |
| 7 | a-na 1/3 MA.NA 5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}[an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su] | |
| 8 | bab-ba-nu-tu a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {f}GAŠAN-⸢su⸣-nu ⸢DUMU⸣.MUNUS ša₂ {⸢m}{d}60-[AD-URI₃] | |
| 9 | A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.⸢SUM.MU⸣-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ⸢DAM⸣ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-[NUMUN-MU] | |
| 10 | A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-⸢ta⸣-[din] | |
| 11 | ⸢KU₃⸣.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA 5 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.⸢LA₂{u₂-tu₂⸣} [MU-MEŠ] | |
| 12 | {⸢m⸣}ba-⸢la⸣-ṭu A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-⸢SUR⸣ [ina] ⸢ŠU⸣-MIN {⸢f⸣}GAŠAN-su-nu ⸢DUMU⸣.MUNUS [ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃] | |
| 13 | ma-⸢hir e⸣-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-⸢ri a-na⸣ muh-⸢hi⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.[BA {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂]} | |
| 14 | MU-MEŠ it-⸢tab-šu-u₂⸣ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {[m]}{d}[UTU]-⸢SUR A⸣ [ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A] | |
| 15 | {m}⸢lu⸣-[uš-tam-mar]-{⸢d⸣}IŠKUR u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-⸢TA⸣-[AM₃ a-na] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢AD⸣-[URI₃] ⸢DAM⸣ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-⸢MU⸣ | |
| 2 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ SUM{[in]} pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-⸢ur-ru-qu⸣ | |
| 3 | ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.⸢LA₂{u₂⸣-tu₂} MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} u₃ {m}ba-la-[ṭu] | |
| 4 | [A]-MEŠ [ša₂] {m}{d}UTU-SUR A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 a-na {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DAM {m}{d}60-[DIN{iṭ]} | |
| 5 | [a]-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ ši-iš-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina U₄ 10-KAM₂ ⸢GIŠ.ŠUB⸣.[BA] | |
| 6 | {⸢lu₂}GIR₂⸣.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ša₂ {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-⸢URI₃⸣ A [ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| 7 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ DAM {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-⸢za⸣-[kir] | |
| 8 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur ⸢A⸣ | |
| 9 | {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}NIG₂.SUM.[MU]-{⸢d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-⸢MU⸣ | |
| 11 | A {m}kur-i {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}lu-⸢uš⸣-[tam]-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 12 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}su-⸢mut-tu₄⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 13 | A {m}kur-i {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} A {m}{d}30-⸢TI⸣-ER₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| 14 | A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A [... {m]}ša₂-{⸢d⸣}60-⸢iš⸣-šu-u₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}⸢na⸣-na-a-MU A {m}E₂-BABBAR{ra}MU-<DU₃> | |
| 15 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG ⸢A⸣ ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-EN-šu₂⸣-[nu] ⸢A {m}E₂.KUR⸣-[za]-⸢kir UNUG⸣{ki} {iti}GAN U₄ 14-KAM₂ | |
| 16 | MU 106-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su [u {m}an]-⸢ti⸣-ʾi-⸢i⸣-ku-su A-šu₂ LUGAL-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-DIN-su-E] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}[BARA₂]-{⸢d⸣}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ša₂-{⸢d}60-iš⸣-šu-u₂ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}ba-la-ṭu] | |
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