YOS 20, 018 (P303989)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303989 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01952 |
| 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 [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Balaṭu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir, voluntarily sold to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, one-half of one-twelfth, as much as his share in the planted land and the fallow land of the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, which is on the bank of the moat and the city wall of Uruk, which is with Labaši, the purchaser of that arable land, son of Anu-zer-iddin, (with) Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin, (and with) Anu-uballiṭ and Nidintu-Anu, sons of Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendants of Ekur-zakir; one-half of one-twelfth of his share, (of which) the upper length is on the north bank of the moat and the city wall of Uruk, the lower length is on the south bank of the Damanqat Canal, the upper width on the west is adjacent to the arable land of Anu-ikṣur, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, which is now sold to Theodoros, the lower width is on the eastern boundary of arable land of Rabi-Anu, son of Anu-zer-ibni [...] as the complete price, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | Should a claim concerning the one-half of the one-twelfth of his share in that arable land, [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] should arise, Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Balaṭu [...] will give [...] to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | One-half of one-twelfth of the arable land of that bīt ritti belongs to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | He does not bear the responsibility of the objections of Tattannu, his brother, son of Balaṭu, (and of) Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Balaṭu. |
| Reverse [5:10] r 66–r 1010 | Witnesses: Anu-ah-ušabši and Nidintu-Anu, sons of Ša-Anu-iššu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Anu-ittannu, son of Zeriya, descendant of Gimil-Anu. Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu. Kidin-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Kuri. Anu-mukin-apli, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Mukin-apli, son of Rihat-Anu, shepherd of the regular offering. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Nazi-muruttaš, scribe, son of Enlil-šum-imbi. Uruk. [... day] of Simanu, 38th year of Antiochus and Seleucus (being) kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | [Ring of] Anu-mukin-apli |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 1r.e. 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Balaṭu |
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 | {[m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ]-⸢MU DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}ba-la-ṭu DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | [mi-šil ina ši]-⸢in⸣-ze-ru-u₂ ma-la HA.LA-šu₂ ina ŠE.NUMUN zaq-pi u KA šul-pu | |
| 3 | [E₂ rit-ti] NIG₂.GA {d}60 ša₂ GU₂ {⸢id₂⸣}ha-ri-ṣu u BAD₃ ša₂ UNUG{ki} ša₂ KI {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 4 | {[lu₂}ma-hi-ra]-nu ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din | |
| 5 | {[m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} u {m]}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A-MEŠ {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 6 | [mi-šil ina ši-in-ze-ru-u₂] HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ GU₂ {⸢id₂⸣}ha-ri-ṣu | |
| 7 | [u BAD₃ ša₂ UNUG{ki} US₂] ⸢KI⸣{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU GU₂ ID₂-dam{an}qa-at SAG.KI AN.TA | |
| 8 | {[tu₁₅}MAR.TU US₂.SA.DU] ⸢ŠE⸣.NUMUN ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} ša₂ en-na a-na {m}ti-du-ri-is na-dan | |
| 9 | [SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA US₂].SA.DU ŠE.NUMUN ša₂ {m}GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-DU₃ | |
| 10 | [...]-⸢u₂⸣ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}la-ba-[ši] | |
| 11 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m]}⸢E₂.KUR-za-kir⸣ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-[tu₂ it-ta-din] | |
| 12 | [u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi mi-šil ina ši]-in-ze-ru-[u₂ HA.LA-šu₂] | |
| 13 | [ina ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... it]-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢a⸣-na {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU i-nam-din mi-šil ina ši-in-ze-ru-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 3 | [ina ŠE.NUMUN] ⸢E₂⸣ rit-ti MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 4 | ⸢a⸣-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ pu-ut la ha-ra-ra ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 5 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu na-ši | |
| 6 | {⸢lu₂⸣}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} u {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-⸢u₂ A⸣ {m}E₂.KUR;-za-kir | |
| 7 | {⸢m}{d⸣}60-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 8 | [A {m]}⸢hun-zu⸣-u₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 9 | {[m}ni-din]-⸢tu₄-{d⸣}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-GAL₂⸣{ši} A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-DU-A ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] | |
| 10 | {[m}ina-qi₂]-bit-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60; {lu₂}SIPA gi-ne₂-e | |
| 11 | {[m}na-zi]-⸢muru₂⸣-taš {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN.LIL₂-MU-SA₄ UNUG{ki} {iti}SIG₄ | |
| 12 | [U₄ x-KAM₂] ⸢MU⸣ 38-KAM₂ {m}at-ti-ʾi-ku-su u {m}⸢se⸣-lu-ku; LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {[m]}{d}60-DU-A | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}[...] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| 2 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
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