YOS 20, 014 (P303997)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303997 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01960 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:12] o 1o 1–o 1212 | The built house of the quarter of the Lugalira temple which is inside Uruk ---23 1/3 ammatu of the upper northern long-side is adjacent to the undeveloped plot of Eribtu daughter of Kidin-Anu; 23 1/3 ammatu of the lower southern long-side is adjacent to the street of the bank of the Ištar canal; 19 ammatu of the upper western short-side is adjacent to the house of Anu-iqišanni and Anu-ušallim, sons of Tanittu-Anu; 19 ammatu of the lower eastern short-side is adjacent to the access-way of that house and the access-way of Eribtu daughter of Kidin-Anu; the total: 23 1/3 ammatu is the length, 19 ammatu is the width of the plot of that house--- that house, as much or as little as it is, all of it, belongs to Tanittu-Anu son of Iqiša descendant of Ahʾutu. |
| Obverse [11:15] o 1212–o 1515 | As Nanaya-iddin son of Anu-belšunu, declared 1/2 mina (and) 2 sheqels of silver in staters of Alexander as equivalent to the price from Tanittu-Anu son of Iqiša descendant of Ahʾutu, and bought (it), he will give him the whole price of that house of his (and) he will give him 1/2 sheqel of silver as an additional amount. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616–o 1717 | He paid forth the total, 1/2 mina (and) 2 1/2 sheqels of silver as far as 1/2 sheqel of silver that is in accordance with the declaration of the additional amount. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818–o 1919 | That silver, 1/2 mina (and) 2 1/2 sheqels is the whole price of that house of his. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Tanittu-Anu son of Iqiša has received all of the silver (as) payment from Nanaya-iddin son of Anu-belšunu. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | There is no claim at all. They will not return (with a claim) and they will not raise a claim against one another. |
| Reverse [2:6] r 33–r 66 | If any (claim) ever arises concerning that house and (someone?) raises a claim thus, "That house was not sold. The silver was not received," he will say, "the claimant received the silver," and will pay out the twelvefold (penalty). |
| Reverse [6:9] r 77–r 99 | In that sealed tablet, the excess ammatu-units that pertain to that house belong to Nanaya-iddin son of Anu-belšunu. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witnesses: Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ahʾutu; Ana-rabutika-Anu son of Anu-ah-ušabši descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [10:14] r 1111–r 1414 | Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-uballiṭ son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu; Tanittu-Anu son of Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [14:18] r 1515–r 1818 | Ina-qibit-Anu son of [...]tu-Anu; Anu-iqišanni son of -----; Anu-ab-utir and Tanittu-Anu sons of Anu-ahhe-iqiša; Nanaya-iddin son of Mannu-ki-Ištar; Anu-ah-ittannu son of Ina-qibit-Anu; Anu-uballiṭ son of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu. (Written in) Uruk. 23rd day of Simanu, year 26. Seleucus and Antiochus (being) kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | [Ring of] Anu-iqišanni |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Tanittu-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of <Tanittu-Anu> |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Ana-rabutika-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 11– | Ring of Anu-[...] |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 11– | Ring of Tanittu-Anu, seller of that house |
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 | E₂ ⸢ep₂-šu₂ KI{ti₃} E₂ {d⸣}LUGAL.⸢IR₉.RA ša₂ qe₂-reb⸣ UNUG{ki} | |
| 2 | 23 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA ki-šub-ba-ʾa | |
| 3 | [ša₂] {f}KAL{tu₄} DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 23 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃ US₂ | |
| 4 | ⸢KI⸣{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA SILA mu-rad ID₂-{d}INANA 19 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI | |
| 5 | AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}{d}60-⸢BA⸣{ša₂}an-nu u {m}{d}60-GI | |
| 6 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ta-nit-⸢tu₄⸣-{d}60 19 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA | |
| 7 | {⸢tu₁₅⸣}KUR.RA DA ⸢mu-ṣu⸣-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ u mu-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 8 | ša₂ {f}KAL{tu₄} DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}⸢ki-din⸣-{d}60 ŠU.NIGIN 23 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃ US₂ | |
| 9 | 19 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI meš-hat E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi | |
| 10 | u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₂-{d}60 | |
| 11 | DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 12 | ki-i 1/2 ⸢MA⸣.NA 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ri-MEŠ | |
| 13 | ša₂ {m}a-lik-sa-an-dar {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 14 | KI {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 15 | GANBA im-be₂-e-ma i-šam ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 16 | TIL-MEŠ 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-tar SUM-su ŠU.NIGIN 1/2 MA.NA | |
| 17 | 2 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-di 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ a-ki KA a-tar | |
| 18 | SUM{na} KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/2 MA.NA 2 1/2 GIN₂ ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ | |
| 19 | E₂-šu₂ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ ka-⸢sap⸣ TIL-⸢MEŠ⸣ {[m}ta-nit-tu₂-{d}60 | |
| r | ||
| 1 | DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a ina ŠU-MIN {⸢m}{d⸣}[na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu] | |
| 2 | ma-hir a-pil ru-gum₂-⸢ma⸣ [ul i-ṣi ul i-tur-ru-ma] | |
| 3 | KI a-ha-a-miš₂ ul i-rag-[gu-mu ma-ti-ma ma-na-ma] | |
| 4 | ša₂ E₁₁{am}ma UGU E₂ ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ [i-rag-gu-mu um-ma] | |
| 5 | E₂ MU-MEŠ ul nam-din-ma KU₃.BABBAR ul ⸢ma⸣-[hir i-qab-bu-u₂] | |
| 6 | {lu₂}pa-qir-ra-nu KU₃.BABBAR im-hur a-⸢di 12-TA-AM₃⸣ [i]-⸢ta-nap-pal⸣ | |
| 7 | ina ka-na-ki {im}⸢DUB⸣ MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 8 | ⸢KUŠ₃⸣-MEŠ a-tar-MEŠ ša₂ ina E₂ MU-MEŠ ⸢ik⸣-[kaš]-ši-du-⸢ʾu⸣ ša₂ {⸢m}{d⸣}na-na-a-MU ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 9 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 10 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 11 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-tu₂ {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 | |
| 12 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 14 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {[m]}⸢ta⸣-nit-tu₂-{d}60 A⸣ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}kur-i | |
| 15 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}[...]-⸢tu₄⸣-{d}60 {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu DUMU ša₂ | |
| 16 | {m}šir₃-ki-{d}60 {m}{⸢d}60-AD⸣-GUR u {m}ta-nit-tu₂-{d}60 | |
| 17 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-MEŠ⸣-BA{⸢ša₂⸣} {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ | |
| 18 | {m}man-nu-ki-i-{d}DIL-BAT {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂; {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 19 | {m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG A {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu UNUG{ki} {iti}SIG₄ | |
| 20 | ⸢U₄⸣ 23-KAM₂ MU 26-⸢KAM₂ {m}se⸣-lu-ku u {m}at-ti-i-ku-su LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d⸣}[x]-⸢x-x⸣ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d}60-BA{⸢ša₂⸣}an-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}⸢ta-nit⸣-tu₂-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {<m}ta-nit-tu₂-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-⸢bit⸣-{[d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ana-GAL-⸢ka⸣-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-⸢qi₂⸣-[bit]-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-[...] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ta-nit-tu₂-{d}60 | |
| 2 | na-din E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
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