YOS 20, 003 (P303990)
Business / Contracts, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303990 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01953 |
| Collection | Newell Collections of Babylonian Tablets, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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 | Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, voluntarily spoke to Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu, saying: Give me 30 qor of dates, 30 large vats, wrappings and kassīya-plant for the brewer's prebend, so that I may [...] perform the brewer's prebend. |
| Obverse [4:12] o 55–o 1212 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu heard him and gave him 30 qor of dates, 30 large vats and kassīya-plant for the brewer's prebend. In Duʾuzu of year 13, Seleucus (being) king, those 30 vats, (and) mazû-beer Anu-ah-ušabši will give to Nanaya-iddin in Uruk. Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, received dates, vats and kassīya-plant from Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu; he is paid. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 11–r 22 | Witnesses: Anu-bullissu, son of Gimil-X. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Anu-zer-iddin, son of Ina-qibit-Anu [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Tattannu, son of Anu-X [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | anu-mukin-apli, son of Labaši [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Anu-qišanni, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Iddin-Anu, descendant of X-Anu |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Labaši, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, interpreter scribe |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu. (Written in) Uruk. Tašritu, the fourth day, the twelfth year Seleucus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:16] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Top Column ii [0:16] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-qišanni |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-iddin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-bullissu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Fingernail impression of Anu-ah-ušabši |
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-GAL₂⸣{ši} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ⸢a-na⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}⸢na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ iq-bi | |
| 3 | ⸢um-ma⸣ 30 ⸢GUR ZU₂.LUM⸣.MA 30 {⸢dug⸣}dan-nu gu-ra-bi | |
| 4 | u [kas₃-si-ia] ana {⸢lu₂}LUNGA{u₂-tu₂⸣} bi-in-nam-ma | |
| 5 | {⸢lu₂}LUNGA{u₂⸣-tu₂} ⸢x x x lu⸣-[pu-uš] {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 6 | DUMU ša₂ {m}[ta-nit]-⸢tu₄-{d}60 iš-mu-ši-ma⸣ 30 GUR ZU₂.LUM.MA | |
| 7 | 30 {[dug}dan-nu]{⸢meš⸣} u ⸢kas₃⸣-[si-ia] ⸢a⸣-na {⸢lu₂}LUNGA⸣{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 8 | ⸢id-daš⸣-šu₂ ina {⸢iti}ŠU MU⸣ 13-⸢KAM₂⸣ {[m}se-lu]-ku LUGAL | |
| 9 | {⸢dug}dan-nu a₄⸣ 30 ⸢KAŠ.SUR.RA {m}{d⸣}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂]{⸢ši} x x⸣ | |
| 10 | ⸢ina⸣ [UNUG{ki} a]-⸢na⸣ {m}{d}⸢na-na⸣-a-MU ina-an-din [ZU₂.LUM.MA {dug}dan-nu{meš]} | |
| 11 | u [kas₃-si-ia {m]}{⸢d⸣}60-⸢ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-AD-⸢URI₃⸣ [ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}na-na-a-MU] | |
| 12 | ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit⸣-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ ma-⸢hir⸣ [e-ṭir₃] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ŠU⸣-[...] | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-⸢qi₂⸣-[bit-{d}60 ...] | |
| 4 | {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši [...] | |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢A⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}MU-{d}60 A [...]-{d}60 | |
| 8 | {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {lu₂}se-pi-ri | |
| 10 | {m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu UNUG{ki} {iti}⸢DU₆⸣ | |
| 11 | U₄ 4-KAM₂ MU 12-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d}60-BA{ša₂⸣}an-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}⸢tat-tan⸣-[nu] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-[AD-URI₃] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | ṣu-pur | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d⸣}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši]} | |
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