YOS 20, 087 (P297041)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 087 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297041 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02653 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [...] from it, the sides [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [...] and the equipment of the temple of the gods [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [...] for Uruk [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [...] will perform service. At the instruction [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [...] Kidin-Anu and the Uruk[ean ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [...] Uruk [...] received [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [...] in front of the qīpu official of the palace [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [...] let Kidin-Anu and the Urukean carry away [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [...] concerning this instruction [...] |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | [...] the 28th day of Simanu, year 22 [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [...] is well, I have sent a message. The king, An[tiochus] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [...] he has sent a message: to Hagnotheos and [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [...] he will summon. That (whosoever?) from the total of the tufts (of wool) [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [...] the lady, the dabnû and eššēšu offerings belong to [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [...] he will lead the almû of the gods away to Uruk [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [...] he will increase the ginû contributions, not [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [...] you [...] of the instruction [...] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [...] of the gods to Uruk increased [...] |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | [...] will increase, they may not claim [...] |
| Obverse [21:23] o 2222–o 2323 | [...] is received [...] |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [...] the scribe of Enūma Anu Enlil who [...] |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | [...] the queen, Apama to Ippu-[...] |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | [...] for doing the work and he has completed it [...] |
| Obverse [25:27] o 2626– | [... for] doing the wish of the king [...] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | [...] his wish [...] afterwards, year 28 [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] they have plucked? [..]. before me the Reš Temple [...] |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | [...] the temple of the gods of Uruk will be built, and not [...] |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | [...] concerning Kidin-Anu :: to [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] the scribe of Enūma Anu Enlil [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] the Reš Temple, the temple of the gods of Uruk, to [...] Anu [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] they issued the instruction [...] that the Bit Reš, the temple of the gods [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] the work of the Reš Temple [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] will be built [...] |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | [...] the instruction is issued [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...] issued the instruction. The builder(s) of the temple [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [...] let them count the illu wool, from which [...] |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | [...] 37th year, 10th day of Kislimu, the instruction [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] that Kidin-Anu, incantation priest of Anu and Antu |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | [...] and Antiochus, kings, wrote. [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] the scribe of Enūma anu Enlil [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [... Sin]-leqi-unninni, for the acquiring of a long life |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [...] ... and installed, he performed the services. May Anu and Anu guard and honor him |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [...] in one-hundred ... not ... in that month to [the temple] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢lu⸣ ul-⸢te-šu₂ i⸣-da-a ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | [...]-MEŠ u₃ u₂-de-e ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [...]-⸢pu⸣ a-na UNUG{ki} ⸢i⸣-[...] | |
| 4 | [...]-⸢x⸣-nu i-pal-lah₃-ʾu a-na ṭe₃-e-⸢mu⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | [...] u₃ ⸢li⸣-[...] | |
| 6 | [...] {m}ki-din-{⸢d⸣}60 u {lu₂}⸢UNUG⸣{[ki}a-a ...] | |
| 7 | [...]-u UNUG{ki} [x]-⸢x⸣-MEŠ ⸢mah-ru⸣ [x x ...] | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢ki x ta⸣ at-ta ⸢i x⸣ ru-u₂-nu at-[...] | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣-ʾu ⸢la⸣-pa-ni {lu₂}qi₂-pu-u₂-tu₂ ša₂ E₂.GAL a-[...] | |
| 10 | [... {m]}⸢ki⸣-din-{d}60 u₃ {lu₂}UNUG{ki}a-a li-bu-ku-u₂ [...] | |
| 11 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ʾu a-na muh-hi ṭe₃-e-mu a-⸢ga⸣-[a ...] | |
| 12 | [...] {⸢iti⸣}SIG₄ U₄ 28-KAM₂ MU 22-KAM₂ [...] | |
| 13 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ra-ʾa šu-⸢lum⸣ il-ta-pa-ar LUGAL {m}⸢at⸣-[ti-ʾi-ku-su] | |
| 14 | [... il]-⸢ta⸣-pa-ar a-na {m}a-ga-na-ti-i-su u₃ [...] | |
| 15 | [... i]-de-e-ku-ʾu ša₂ ina ⸢nap⸣-har ni-pi-iš gab-bi ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | [...] NIN da-ba-ne₂-e u₃ U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ lib₃-bu-u₂ [...] | |
| 17 | [...]-u₂ a-lam-MEŠ ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ a-na UNUG{ki} ib-ba-ak-⸢ki⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢x tu gi⸣-nu-u₂ it-ti-ir la u₂-⸢ma⸣-[...] | |
| 19 | [...]-⸢ʾu⸣ at-tu-un [...]-⸢x⸣ ša₂ ṭe₃-e-[mu ...] | |
| 20 | [...] ⸢x⸣ di ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢a⸣-na UNUG{ki} i-te-er [...] | |
| 21 | [...] ⸢it⸣-ti-ir la i-qar-ru-⸢bu⸣ [...] | |
| 22 | [...]-⸢x-u₂⸣ mah-ru-u₂ lu-u₂ ka-⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 23 | [...] {⸢lu₂⸣}DUB.SAR{ri} 1-U₄ {d}60 {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ ša₂ [...] | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢x šar⸣-rat {f}a-pa-am a-na {m}ip-pu-[...] | |
| 25 | [...]-bi ana e-peš u₃ iq-ta-⸢šu₂ x⸣ [...] | |
| 26 | [... e]-peš lib₃-bu-u₂ ša₂ LUGAL ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ku-nu-šu₂ lib₃-bu-u₂-šu₂ EGIR{ʾa} MU 28-⸢KAM₂⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | [...]-a-kan-nu iq-ta₂-pu-u₂ ina pa-ni-ia {e₂}re-eš [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢E₂⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} in-ni-ip-pu-uš u₃ ⸢ul⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢a-na⸣ muh-hi {m}ki-din-{d}60 a-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ {lu₂}DUB.SAR{ri} 1-U₄ {d}60 {⸢d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | [... {e₂]}⸢re⸣-eš E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{⸢ki⸣} a-na ⸢x {d}60 [...] | |
| 7 | [... ṭe₃]-⸢e⸣-mu iš-⸢kun⸣-ʾu ša₂ {e₂}re-eš E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ [...] | |
| 8 | [...]-⸢hi⸣ e-peš ša₂ {e₂}re-eš il-lu-[...] | |
| 9 | [...]-⸢x-MEŠ⸣-ʾu in-ni-ip-pu-uš [...] | |
| 10 | [...] ṭe₃-e-mu ša₂-ki-⸢in⸣ [...] | |
| 11 | [...]-⸢u₂⸣-a ṭe₃-e-mu iš-kun ba-nu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ [...] | |
| 12 | [...] il-lu-u₂ li-im-ma-na-a-šu₂ ul-tu ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | [...]-⸢sa⸣-du MU 37-KAM₂ U₄ 10-KAM₂ {iti}GAN ṭe₃-e-⸢mu⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}ki-din-{d}60 {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ {d}60 u an-tu₄ | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x⸣ u {m}at-ti-ʾi-ku-su LUGAL-MEŠ iš-ṭur ⸢DU₃⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | [...]-⸢tu₄⸣ {lu₂}UMBISAG 1-U₄ {d}60 {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ | |
| 17 | [... {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ a-na a-ha-zi-šu₂ GID₂.DA U₄-MEŠ-šu₂ TIN ⸢ZI⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 18 | [...] SAR-ma u₂-kin MUD {d}60 u an-tu₄ li-iṣ-ṣur-šu₂ li-[ša₂-qir] | |
| 19 | [...]-⸢x⸣-šu₂ ina ME SAG-šu₂ la u₂-šam-kuš-šu₂ ina ITI-šu₂ a-⸢na⸣ [E₂] | |
| 20 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
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