YOS 20, 020 (P303980)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303980 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01942 |
| Collection | Newell Collections of Babylonian Tablets, 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 [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | Anu-zer-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, voluntarily sold to Nidintu, his wife, daughter of Anu-ab-uṣur, one-fourth of the prebend, one-fourth of his house, one bronze kettle, one bronze oil vessel, and one grindstone. |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | As long as Nidintu is living and dwelling in the house of Anu-zer-iddin, she shall have usufruct of one-fourth of that prebend, and she shall dwell in the house of Anu-zer-iddin. |
| Obverse [9:15] o 1010– | After the death of Nidintu, the prebend, the house, the bronze kettle, the bronze oil vessel, and that grindstone will belong to Nanaya-iddin and his brothers, sons of Anu-zer-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:8] r 55–r 88 | Witnesses: Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Kidin, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Bel-ereš, son of Nabu-naṣir, son of Babylon. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Nazi-muruttaš, scribe, son of Enlil-šum-imbi, [...] city of Antiochia-on-the-Ištar Canal, 19th day of Addaru, 41st year of Antiochus and Seleucus (being) kings. |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Bel-ereš |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Kidin |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 11– | Ring of Anu-zer-iddin |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-⸢na-a⸣-[MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir] | |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ⸢re⸣-[bu-u₂ ina GIŠ.ŠUB.BA] | |
| 3 | re-bu-u₂ ina E₂-šu₂ 1{en} du-u₂-du ZABAR] | |
| 4 | 1{en⸣} mu-kar-ris ⸢ZABAR⸣ [u 1{en} {na₄}HAR.HAR] | |
| 5 | a-na {f}ni-din-tu₄ ⸢DAM⸣-[su DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃] | |
| 6 | it-ta-din u₄-mu ma-⸢la {f}ni-din⸣-tu₄ | |
| 7 | bal-ṭa-at u₃ ina E₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 8 | aš₂-ba-at re-bu-u₂ ina GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ tak-kal | |
| 9 | u ina E₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU tu-uš-šab | |
| 10 | ar₂-ku šim-tu₂ ša₂ {f}ni-din-tu₄ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA ⸢E₂⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | du-u₂-du ZABAR mu-kar-ris ⸢ZABAR⸣ | |
| 2 | u {na₄}HAR.HAR MU-MEŠ pa-ni {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 3 | u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 4 | i-dag-gal | |
| 5 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 7 | {m}ki-din DUMU ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 8 | {m}{d}EN-KAM₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}AG-na-ṣir A TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 9 | {m}na-zi-muru₂-taš {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN.LIL₂-MU-SA₄ ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 10 | {uru}{m}at-ti-ʾi-ki-ʾi-a ša₂ ina ⸢muh⸣-hi ID₂-{d}INANA {iti}ŠE | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢U₄⸣ 19-KAM₂ MU 41-KAM₂ {m}at-ti-ʾi-ku-su | |
| 2 | u {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}EN-KAM₂ | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}⸢ki⸣-din | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d]}60-NUMUN-MU | |
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