YOS 20, 017 (P303996)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303996 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01959 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | Lišir, Anu-ušallim, and Anu-ahhe-iddin, sons of Zeriya, son of Anu-ušallim, descendant of Gimil-Anu, voluntarily sold to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, one-fourth a share of the 21st day of the prebend of ērib-bītūtu service, before Anu, Antu, Belet-ṣeri, and the gods of those temples, all of them, for every month of every year, a guqqānê offering on the [...] day, and everything that pertains to that one-fourth a share of the 21st day of the prebend of ērib-bītūtu service, which is with Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir, for one mina, six shekels of refined silver, high quality staters of Alexander, as the complete price, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | That refined silver, one mine and six shekels, high quality staters of Alexander, the complete price of one-fourth of the 21st day of that prebend of ērib-bītūtu service, is received by Lišir, Anu-ušallim, and Anu-ahhe-iddin, sons of Zeriya, from Anu-zer-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-zer-iddin; he is paid. |
| Obverse [11:15] o 1212–o 1515 | Should a claim concerning that one-fourth of the 21st day of the prebend of the ērib-bītūtu service arise, Lišir, Anu-ušallim, and Anu-ahhe-iddin will clear it of claims and the 12-fold penalty to Anu-zer-iddin ... prebend ... will pay it. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | They bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that prebend in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | That one-fourth of the 21st day of the prebend of the ērib-bītūtu service belongs to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:9] r 44–r 99 | Witnesses: Anu-iqišanni, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Kuri. Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Gimil-Anu. Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Kuri. Anu-mukin-apli, son of Lišir, descendant of Gimil-Anu. Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Tattannu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu. Ana-rabut-anu, son of Anu-zer-lišir, descendant of Hunzu. Anu-šum-lišir, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Hunzu. Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu. Anu-ab-uṣur, Anu-zer-iddin, and Anu-ab-uṭir, sons of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Nazi-muruttaš, scribe, son of Enlil-šum-imbi. Uruk. 26th day of Šabaṭu, year 35, Antiochus and Seleucus (being) kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-šum-lišir |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| 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 Anu-iqišanni |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | [Ring of] Anu-mukin-apli |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | [Ring of] Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | [Ring of] Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Ana-rabut-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-iddin |
| 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 Lišir |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii 1r.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ušallim |
| Right Column iv [0:2] r.e. iv 1r.e. iv 1–r.e. iv 22 | The sellers of that prebend, sons of Zeriya |
| Right Column v [0:4] r.e. v 1r.e. v 1– | Ring of Belessunu, daughter of Nanaya-iddin, (and) mother of Anu-ušallim and Anu-ahhe-iddin. |
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}li-šir₃ {m}{d}60-GI u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI | |
| 2 | A {m}ŠU-{d}60 ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu re-bu-u₂ ina U₄ 21-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂-nu | |
| 3 | {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}be-lit-EDIN u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} | |
| 4 | kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e u U₄ x-x-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na re-bu-u₂ | |
| 5 | ina U₄ 21-KAM₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 6 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}⸢E₂.KUR-za⸣-kir ⸢a-na⸣ 1 ⸢MA⸣.NA 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ⸢qa⸣-lu-u₂ | |
| 7 | is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}a-⸢lik-sa-an-dar⸣ bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 8 | a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢NUMUN-MU⸣ A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na ⸢u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 9 | it-tan-nu-ʾu KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 MA.NA 6 ⸢GIN₂⸣ qa-lu-u₂ ⸢is-ta-tir-ra⸣-nu ša₂ {m}a-lik-sa-an-dar | |
| 10 | bab-ba-⸢nu⸣-u₂-tu₂ ŠAM₂ re-bu-u₂ ina U₄ 21-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-⸢šu₂-nu⸣ {lu₂}⸢KU₄ E₂⸣{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ | |
| 11 | TIL-MEŠ {m}li-⸢šir₃⸣ {m}{d}60-GI u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia ina ŠU-MIN | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-⸢NUMUN⸣-[MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na]-⸢na⸣-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-NUMUN⸣-[MU] ⸢ma⸣-[hir-ʾu e]-⸢ṭir₃-ʾu u₄-mu⸣ [pa-qa]-⸢ri⸣ ana muh-hi | |
| 13 | re-[bu-u₂ ina U₄ 21-KAM₂ GIŠ].⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ {m}li-šir₃ {m}{d]}60-GI <u> | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-[ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u₂-mar-raq-ma-ʾa a-di 12-TA-AM₃ a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ... {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ]-MEŠ-MU | |
| 15 | GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA ... i-nam]-din-ʾu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | pu-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mur-ru-qu ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ | |
| 2 | re-bu-u₂ ina U₄ 21-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 3 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 4 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 5 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}{li}GIŠ A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 7 | {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU u {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 10 | {m}na-zi-muru₂-taš {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN.LIL₂-MU-SA₄ UNUG{ki} {iti}ZIZ₂ U₄ 26-KAM₂ | |
| 11 | MU 35-KAM₂ {m}at-ti-ʾi-ku-su u {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU-[GIŠ] | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| t.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{li}GIŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-GI | |
| r.e. iv | ||
| 1 | na-din-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia | |
| r.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa {f}GAŠAN-su-nu | |
| 2 | DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 3 | AMA ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
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