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YOS 20, 002 (P296769)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296769 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02194 |
| 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 | {m}man-nu-ki-i-{d}DIL-BAT DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ {m}ra-ah-mat-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD-su | Mannu-kī-Ištar, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, voluntarily sent Rabat-Anu his servant. |
| 2 | {m}a-ta-ʾa-li-ih-ʾa-a-an {lu₂}ARAD-su {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ {lu₂}ARAD-su PAP 3 {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ | Ata-alliḫ-alān, his servant; Anu-mukin-šum-iqbi, his slave; a total of 3 servants. |
| 3 | ša₂ ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂-nu a-na MU ša₂ {m}man-nu-ki-i-{d}DIL-BAT DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ šaṭ-rat a-na 3 MA.NA | From the hands of their right to the name of Mannu-ki-Ištar, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, written down for 3 minas. |
| 4 | ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR] qa-lu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ gam-ru-tu₂ a-na {m}{d}na-⸢na⸣-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | The pure silver for the complete price to Nabu-ea-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu |
| 5 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-⸢ta-din KU₃⸣.BABBAR ⸢a₄⸣ 3 MA.NA qa-lu-u | from the Šūzub family in perpetuity has given. The silver of the three minas of qalû |
| 6 | ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ {m}ra-ah-mat-{d}60 {m}a-ta-ʾa-li-ih-ʾa-a-an u {m}{[d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-LA₂ {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ⸣ MU-MEŠ | “Rēḫmat-Anu, Ata-alliḫalan and Anu-ešarra, those slaves |
| 7 | ⸢ana⸣ E₂ E₃-PA.PA.PA a-bat-ti₃ {m}man-nu-ki-⸢i-{d⸣}DIL-BAT DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ ina ŠU-MIN | Anu-ešum-iqbi, son of Ea-teši-uṣur, received from Mannu-kī-ēri-eṭir son of Illil-aṭbat. |
| 8 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d}60 ⸢ma⸣-hir e-ṭir u₄-mu pa-qa-ri | Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-eti-Anu, has crossed the E-ma-ehir. If a claim arises |
| 9 | ana ⸢muh⸣-hi {m}ra-ah-mat-{d}60 {m}a-ta-[ʾa]-⸢li⸣-[ih]-⸢ʾa⸣-a-an u {⸢m⸣}{d}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ | For the emuhhi, Rahmat-Anu, Ata-eliḫ-ean and Anu-šû-taqqin |
| 10 | {[lu₂}ARAD]-⸢MEŠ⸣ MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {⸢m⸣}[man-nu]-ki-i-{d}DIL-BAT u₂-mar-raq-⸢ma⸣ a-na | that slave he brought, Mannu-kī-Ištar will clear it and to |
| 11 | {[m}{d}na]-⸢na⸣-a-⸢MU i⸣-[nam]-⸢din pu⸣-[ut] ⸢la⸣ {lu₂}⸢šir₃-ki-u₂⸣-tu₂ ⸢la⸣ {[lu₂]}⸢šu⸣-ša₂-nu-u₂-[tu₂] | I, Nabû-nādin-apla-iddin, the one who entrusted to me the responsibility of the envoys of the Enki’u— |
| 12 | [la] {lu₂}DUMU DU₃{⸢u₂⸣-[tu₂]} ⸢la⸣ {[lu₂}ARAD] ⸢LUGAL⸣{u₂-tu₂} la E₂ ANŠE.[KUR.RA] ⸢la⸣ E₂ {giš}⸢GU⸣.[ZA u] | not a descendant of a builder, a slave of the royal family, not an ekurrû-demon, an oxen-house, and a throne house |
| 13 | ⸢la E₂ {giš⸣}[GIGIR ša₂ {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ MU-MEŠ] ⸢a-na⸣ <u₄>-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ {m}⸢man-nu-ki⸣-i-{d}DIL-BAT ⸢na⸣-[šu-u₂] | The house of the chariot of those slaves, that is when Mannu-kī-E-i-Dilbat |
| 14 | [pu-ut la ZAH₂ ša₂ {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ MU-MEŠ a-di 100 ⸢u₄-mu⸣ {m}man-nu-ki-i-{d}DIL-BAT na-[šu-u₂] | That slave with 100 days Mannu-kī-Ištar is responsible. |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | Witnesses |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A-MEŠ {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | Nidintu-Anu and Anu-zer-lišir, sons of Tanittu Anu, descendants of Ekur-altu |
| 3 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-SUR A {m}lu-uš-tam-[mar-{d}IŠKUR] | Nidintu-Anu, son of Šamaš-eṭir, descendant of Lushtammar-Adad |
| 4 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-[tu₂] | Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu?-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Šapik-alu-etu |
| 5 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{⸢nu⸣} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Luštammar-Ea |
| 6 | {m}GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-DU₃ A {m}kur-i | Rabi-Anu son of Anu-zer-ibni descendant of Kuri |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu -uballiṭ, descendant of Šūzutu |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}šir₃-ki-{d}60 A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin, son of Širki-Anu, descendant of Hunzu |
| 9 | {m}KAR-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | Mušezib-Anu, son of Anu-ikṣur, descendant of Hunzu |
| 10 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}INANA {lu₂}ARAD E₂.GAL | Nanaya-iddin, son of Kidin-Ištar, servant of the palace. |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}⸢ŠU⸣ | Anu-uballiṭ the scribe, son of Enlil-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. E22ŠU₃ |
| 12 | U₄ 28-KAM₂ MU 12-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | 28th day, 12th year of Seleucus the king. |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₂-{d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | Anu-ah-ittannu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}KAR-{d}60 | Mušezib-Anu |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | a kind of plant |
| 2 | {m}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}60 | Emeni-edinti-Anu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {[m}{d]}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | Anu-ah-ittannu |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | Anu-ab-utir |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}GAL-{d}60 | Rabi-Anu |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | (a kind of container) |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU] | Anu-zer-iddin |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d}60-NUMUN⸣-GIŠ | Anu-zer-lišir |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | Nanaya-iddin |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ {[m}man-nu]-⸢ki-i⸣-{[d}DIL-BAT] | Ring of Mannu-ekī-Ištar |
| 2 | na-din LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ | the seller of that man |
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