YOS 20, 029 (P303988)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303988 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01951 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | Anu-zer-lišir and Nidintu-Anu, sons of Ana-rabut-Anu, son of Anu-zer-lišir, descendant of Hunzu, voluntarily sold one-fourth of a day of one-half of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth days in total, one-fourth of a day in one day in those days of the temple butcher's prebend, in the presence of Anu, Antu, Ištar, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš and all the gods of their temples, for which every month of the entire year, a guqqānê offering, an eššēšu offering, and everything else which pertains to that temple butcher's prebend, which is with Labaši, the purchaser of that prebend, son of Anu-zer-iddin, and the owner of all the shares, for 53 shekels of high quality silver staters of Antiochus, as the complete price, to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | That silver, 53 shekels, the price of one-fourth of a day in those days of that temple butcher's prebend, Anu-zer-lišer and Nidintu-Anu, sons of Ana-rabut-Anu, son of Anu-zer-lišir, received from Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin; they are paid. |
| Obverse [12:19] o 1313– | Should a claim concerning the one-fourth of a day in those days of the temple butcher's prebend arise, Anu-zer-lišer and Nidintu-Anu, the sellers of that prebend, sons of Ana-rabut-Anu, and Anu-ah-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-zer-lišir, descendant of Hunzu, will clear it of claims. They will pay twelve-fold it to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Anu-ah-iddin, Anu-zer-lišir, and Nidintu-Anu bear shared responsibility for the clearing of those prebends in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | The one-fourth of one day in one half on the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth days of that temple butcher's prebend belongs to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Should Labaši wish, that prebend will be registered in the registry of prebends, which is in the temple of the gods, in his name. |
| Reverse [9:14] r 1010–r 1414 | Witnesses: Anu-mukin-apli, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi; Anu-mukin-apli, son of Kidin-Anu; Mušezib-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu; Rihat-Ištar, son of Anu-ah-iddin; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-ah-ušabši; descendants of Ekur-zakir. Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu; descendants of Hunzu. Lišir, son of Zeriya, descendant of Gimil-Anu. Ubar, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Kuri. Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ah'utu. Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu. Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Mannu-ki-Ištar. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Itti-Anu-nuhšu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. 21st day of Arahšamnu, 63rd year of Antiochus as king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Lišir |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Rihat-Ištar |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Mušezib-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | [Ring of] Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | [Ring of] Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column v [0:3] b.e. v 1b.e. v 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Ubar |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-lišir |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu, seller of that prebend |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii 1r.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-iddin, guarantor |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ u {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ] | |
| 2 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina hu-ud ⸢lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu⸣ [re-bu-u₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina mi-šil ina U₄ 4-KAM₂ U₄ 5-KAM₂] | |
| 3 | U₄ 6-KAM₂ U₄ 7-KAM₂ U₄ 8-[KAM₂ U₄ 9-KAM₂ PAP re-bu-u₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ] | |
| 4 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂-nu {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{[u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-SAG] | |
| 5 | u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi [ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ] | |
| 6 | u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na [GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ...] | |
| 7 | MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du [ša₂ KI {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}ma-hi-ra-nu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂] | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU u {lu₂}EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ⸢gab⸣-bi a-na 53 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta]-⸢tir⸣-ri-MEŠ | |
| 9 | ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-⸢MEŠ⸣ [a-na {m}la-ba]-⸢ši⸣ | |
| 10 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din-ʾu KU₃.BABBAR a₄ | |
| 11 | 53 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ re-bu-u₂ ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA | |
| 12 | {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ u {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-⸢GIŠ⸣ | |
| 13 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ma-hir-⸢ʾu⸣ e-⸢ṭir₃⸣-ʾu u₄-mu pa-qa-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 14 | ana muh-hi re-bu-u₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA | |
| 15 | {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ [it-tab]-⸢šu-u₂⸣ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ u₃ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-na-ʾa GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MU⸣ | |
| 2 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ u₂-mar-raq-ma-ʾa | |
| 3 | a-di 12-TA-AM₃ a-na {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 4 | ina-an-din-ʾu pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ u {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ re-bu-u₂ | |
| 6 | ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina mi-šil ina U₄ 4-KAM₂ U₄ 5-KAM₂ U₄ 6-KAM₂ U₄ 7-KAM₂ U₄ 8-KAM₂ | |
| 7 | U₄ 9-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 8 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu u₄-mu ma-la {m}la-ba-ši ṣe-bu-u₂ | |
| 9 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ina {giš}DA ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ ša₂ ina E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ina MU-šu₂ u₂-šal-lim | |
| 10 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 {m}KAR-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A-MEŠ {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A-MEŠ {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{li}GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}kur-i {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 14 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}man-nu-ki-i-{d}DIL-⸢BAT⸣ | |
| 15 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.NUN A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}APIN | |
| 16 | U₄ 21-KAM₂ MU 63-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{li}GIŠ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{[iṭ]} | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-DUMU]-⸢MU{nu⸣} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}KAR-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| b.e. v | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}u₂-bar | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {[lu₂}na-din-na-ʾa] ⸢GIŠ.ŠUB⸣.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-MU⸣ | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-ru-[qu] | |
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