YOS 20, 032 (P303985)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303985 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01948 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | The tablet of the share in a house and a undeveloped plot that formerly were included in a share for Anu-zer-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, their brother, which Labaši and Rabi-Anu, sons of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, voluntarily divided between them, as well as their shared servants, in the month of Nisannu, 68th year of Seleucus (being) king. |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | Kittu-Anu, a slave, (and) Amat-ARA-ARHUŠ, a female slave, daughter of Kittu-Anu, a total of two slaves whose right hand(s are) not marked: this is the share of Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, the older brother; and Labaši has given seven shekels of silver to Rabi-Anu, his brother, as a clearance allocation. |
| Obverse [7:13] o 88–o 1313 | A house and a undeveloped plot, which is in the city quarter of the Lugal-kisurra Gate, which is in Uruk, that previously Rabi-Anu included in the share to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, that house and undeveloped plot, which belongs to the share tablet which Rabi-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, holds; Antu-banat, daughter of Kittu-Anu, Ṣabit, a female slave, whose right hand is marked with the name of Anu-zer-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin; this share belongs to Rabi-Anu, the younger brother; and Rabi-Anu received seven shekels of silver as a clearance allocation from his brother, Labaši; he is paid. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Concerning their shares, they shall not return and raise claims against one another in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | Each shall stand with (is assigned)) their share in perpetuity. Each one took a (copy of the) written document. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 11–r 22 | Witnesses: Anu-šum-lišir, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Hunzu; Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of [... descendant of] Hunzu |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Kidin-Anu, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Kuri; Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-[....]; Mušezib-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-ikṣur, son of Nidintu-[....] |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Lišir, son of Zeriya, son of Anu-ušallim, descendant of Gimil-Anu; Anu-belšunu, son of Labaši, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Ah'utu |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Nidintu-Anu, son of [...], descendant of Ah'utu; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Labaši, and Illut-Anu, his son, descendants of Luštammar-Adad; Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Anu-ah-ittannu, scribe, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. (Written in) Uruk. 17th day of Nisannu, 68th year of Seleucus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | [Ring of] Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| 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 Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ikṣur |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Illut-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Lišir |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Mušezib-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 1l.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Rabi-Anu |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of [...] |
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 | ⸢IM⸣ HA.LA ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši u₃ {m}GAL-{d}60 DUMU-<MEŠ> ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir [ina E₂ u ki-šub-ba-šu₂] | |
| 2 | ša₂ ina IGI-am-ma a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ŠEŠ-šu₂-nu šak-kan ⸢u₃ LU₂-ut-ti₃⸣ | |
| 3 | ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu ina {iti}BARA₂ MU 68-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL ina hu-ud lib₃-⸢bi-šu₂-nu⸣ | |
| 4 | KI a-ha-a-miš a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-zu-zu-ʾu | |
| 5 | {m}ki-tu-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD {f}GEME₂-{<d>}AMA.ARHUŠ GEME₂ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 PAP 2-⸢tu₄⸣ {[lu₂]}⸢aš₂-ta-pir⸣ | |
| 6 | ša₂ ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂ la šaṭ-rat an-na-a HA.LA ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ŠEŠ ⸢GAL{u₂⸣} | |
| 7 | u₃ 7 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR tak-pu-uš-tu₄ {m}la-ba-ši a-na {m}GAL-{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ it-ta-din | |
| 8 | E₂ u ki-šub-ba-šu₂ ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}LUGAL-KI-SUR-RA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} lib₃-⸢bu⸣-u₂ | |
| 9 | ša₂ ina IGI{am-ma} {m}GAL-{d}60 a-na HA.LA a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-⸢MU iš⸣-kun-nu | |
| 10 | E₂ u ki-šub-ba-šu₂ MU-MEŠ lib₃-bu-u₂ IM HA.LA MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢NUMUN-MU⸣ | |
| 11 | kul-lu {f}an-tu₄-DU₃{at} DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 {f}ṣa-a-bit GEME₂ ša₂ ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂ a-⸢na MU⸣ | |
| 12 | ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU šaṭ-rat an-na-a HA.LA ša₂ {m}GAL-{d}60 ŠEŠ TUR | |
| 13 | u₃ 7 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR tak-pu-uš-tu₄ {m}GAL-{d}60 ina ŠU-MIN {m}la-ba-ši ŠEŠ-šu₂ ma-hir e-ṭir₃ | |
| 14 | ana muh-hi HA.LA-šu₂-nu ul i-tur-ru-ma KI a-ha-a-miš a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ul i-rag-gu-mu | |
| 15 | man-ma-am ina HA.LA-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ u₂-šu-zu | |
| 16 | 1{en}TA-AM₃ ša₂-ṭa-ri TI{u₂} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60-⸢MU-{li⸣}GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ ⸢A⸣ {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ [... A {m]}⸢hun-zu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 3 | {[m]}⸢ki-din⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}DU-A A {m}kur-i {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-[...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | {[m]}⸢KAR⸣-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}E₂.⸢KUR⸣-za-kir {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-⸢din⸣-[tu₄-...] | |
| 5 | {[m]}{li}⸢GIŠ DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}NUMUN-ia ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 6 | {[m]}{⸢d}60-EN-šu₂-nu ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}⸢la⸣-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | |
| 7 | {[m]}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}[... A] {⸢m}ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}{⸢d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}[ni]-⸢din⸣-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}[la-ba]-⸢ši⸣ | |
| 8 | ⸢u⸣ {[m]}⸢il-lu⸣-ut-{[d}60 DUMU-šu₂ A-MEŠ {m}lu-uš]-⸢tam⸣-[mar-{d]}⸢IŠKUR⸣ {m}⸢ni⸣-[din-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-⸢DIN{iṭ⸣} A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 9 | {[m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU]{nu} {lu₂}⸢UMBISAG DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {⸢m}ri-hat⸣-{d}60 ⸢A {m⸣}{[d]}30-⸢TI⸣-[ER₂] ⸢UNUG⸣{ki} {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 17-⸢KAM₂⸣ | |
| 10 | [MU 68-⸢KAM₂⸣ {[m]}⸢se-lu⸣-[ku] ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}il-lu-ut-{⸢d⸣}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-EN]-⸢šu₂-nu⸣ | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{li}GIŠ | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}KAR-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}GAL-{d}60 | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
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