YOS 20, 037 (P303993)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303993 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01956 |
| 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 [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | Anu-ušallim and Ana-rabut-Anu, sons of Labaši-Anu, and Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Balaṭu, sons of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendants of Luštammar-Adad, voluntarily sold one-third of a day on the 16th, 17th, and 18th days of the temple-enterer's prebend, before Enlil, Ea, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Marduk, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, and all of the gods of their temples, monthly throughout the year, the guqqû and eššēšu offerings, and everything else which pertains to the one-third of a day of the temple-enterer's prebend on those days, which is with Labaši, the purchaser of that prebend, son of Anu-zer-iddin, and all of the owners of his shares, for two minas and ten shekels of silver, high quality staters of Seleucus, as the complete price, to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | That silver, the two minas and ten shekels, the complete price of that temple-enterer's prebend, Anu-ušallim and Ana-rabut-Anu, sons of Labaši-Anu, and Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Balaṭu, received from Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin; they are paid. |
| Obverse [11:16] o 1212–o 1616 | Should a claim arise concerning the one-third of one day on the 16th, 17th, and 18th days of that temple-enterer's prebend, Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Anu-ikṣur, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, Anu-ušallim and Ana-rabut-Anu, sons of Labaši-Anu, and Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Balaṭu, sellers of that prebend, will clear it up to 12-fold; they will pay it to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [16:19] o 1717– | Anu-ušallim and Ana-rabut-Anu, sons of Labaši-Anu, Anu-ah-itannu, son of Balaṭu, and Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Anu-ikṣur, descendants of Luštammar-Adad, bear shared responsibility for the clearing of claims of that temple-enterer's prebend. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | The one-third of one day of that temple-enterer's prebend on the 16th, 17th, and 18th days belong to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | When Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin wishes, that temple-enterer's prebend shall be registered in his name into the registry of prebends, which is in the temple of the gods. |
| Reverse [5:17] r 66–r 1717 | Witnesses: Lišir, son of Zeriya, son of Anu-ušallim, descendant of Gimil-Anu. Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Labaši, and Labaši, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendants of Kuri. Labaši and Anu-mukin-apli, sons of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendants of Ah'utu. Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Ištar-šum-eriš, descendant of Ah'utu. Ana-rabut-Anu, son of Rabi-Anu, descendant of Kuri. Balaṭu, son of Bassia, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Anu-ab-uṣur, son of [...], son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Labaši, son of [...], descendant of Ah'utu. Ana-rabut-Anu, son of [...], descendant of Kuri. Anu-ab-utir, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, son of [...]-lišir, descendant of Hunzu. Nidintu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu, son of Balaṭu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Ištar, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. |
| Reverse [17:19] r 1818–r 1919 | Nidintu-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk, 22nd day of Ayyaru, 77th yeas, Seleucus being 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 Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | [Ring of] Anu-ab-utir |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Top Column v [0:3] t.e. v 1t.e. v 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Labaši |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Balaṭu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Ana-rabut-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| 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] Ana-rabut-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ušallim |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Ana-rabut-Anu |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii 1r.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu, seller of that prebend |
| Right Column iv [0:3] r.e. iv 1r.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Anu-ikṣur |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {m}{⸢d⸣}60-⸢GI⸣ u {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 2 | ⸢A⸣-MEŠ {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ šal-šu₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ | |
| 3 | [u] U₄ 18-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂-nu {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} [IGI] {⸢d⸣}EN.LIL₂ {d}e₂-a {d}30 {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 4 | {⸢d⸣}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-{e₂}re-eš u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-⸢šu₂-nu gab⸣-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA | |
| 5 | [gu]-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ u mim-⸢ma gab-bi⸣ ša₂ a-na šal-šu₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu a-na | |
| 6 | [GIŠ].ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-[MEŠ] ⸢ik⸣-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}ma-hi-ra-nu | |
| 7 | [GIŠ.ŠUB].⸢BA⸣ MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU u ⸢EN⸣-[MEŠ HA].⸢LA⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi a-na 2 MA.NA 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 8 | [is-ta]-⸢tir-ra⸣-nu ⸢ša₂ {m}se⸣-[lu-ku bab]-⸢ba⸣-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 9 | [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 | |
| 10 | 2 MA.NA 10 ⸢GIN₂⸣ ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ TIL{ri} {m}{d}60-GI u {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | |
| 11 | [DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la]-⸢ba⸣-ši-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu ina ŠU-MIN {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-⸢MU⸣ | |
| 12 | [ma-hir]-ʾu e-ṭir₃-ʾu u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi šal-šu₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ | |
| 13 | [U₄ 10-7-KAM₂ u U₄ 18-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| 14 | [DUMU ša₂ {m]}{d}60-ik-ṣur A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60-GI u {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši-{d}60 | |
| 15 | [u] {⸢m⸣}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu {lu₂}na-din-na-ʾa GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ a-di 12-TA-AM₃ | |
| 16 | u₂-mar-raq-ma-ʾa a-na {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din-ʾu | |
| 17 | pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mur-ru-qu ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-GI | |
| 18 | u {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši-{d}60 {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu u {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur] A-MEŠ {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR ⸢a-na u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ šal-šu₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu | |
| 2 | [GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂]}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ u U₄ 18-KAM₂ ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ | |
| 3 | {[m}{d}60-NUMUN]-⸢MU⸣ A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 4 | u₄-⸢mu ma⸣-la {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ṣe-bu-u₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 5 | MU-MEŠ ina {giš}DA ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ ša₂ ina E₂ DINGIR ina MU-šu₂ u₂-šal-lam | |
| 6 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 7 | {m}{li}GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši u {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ | |
| 9 | {[m]}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A-MEŠ {m}kur-i {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 10 | [u {m]}{d}60-DU-A DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 11 | {[m}{d}INANA]-⸢MU⸣-KAM₂ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}GAL-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 12 | {[m}ba-la]-⸢ṭu⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-as-si-ia A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 13 | {[m}KAR-{d}60 DUMU ša₂] {⸢m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ | |
| 14 | {[m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ ...] A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 15 | {[m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ ...] A {m}kur-i {⸢m⸣}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 16 | [DUMU ša₂ ...]-⸢GIŠ⸣ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {[m}ni]-⸢din-tu₄⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A <ša₂> {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
| 17 | [A {m}lu]-⸢uš⸣-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60-[DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni]-⸢din⸣-tu₄-{d}INANA {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 18 | {[m]}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-[DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30-TI]-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}GU₄ U₄ 22-KAM₂ | |
| 19 | ⸢MU⸣ 77-KAM₂ {m}⸢se⸣-[lu-ku LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢li⸣}GIŠ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢la-ba⸣-ši | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}⸢ana⸣-[GAL]-{⸢d}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ana-⸢GAL⸣-{[d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-GI | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MU{⸢nu⸣} | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na-ʾa GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa; {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur | |
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