YOS 20, 030 (P304000)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304000 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01963 |
| 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 [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | Anu-ikṣur and Mukin-apli, sons of Labaši, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Kuri, have voluntarily sold one-twelfth of one-seventh of their prebend of the sheep and travel provisions of the all the gods, as much as there is in their share that is with Labaši, the purchaser of that prebend, the son of Anu-zer-iddin, and the owners of all their shares before Anu, Antu, Ištar, Bēlet-ṣēri, Nanaya, Bēltu-ša-Rēš, and all the gods of the temple, for one and a half šeqels of Antiochus of fine silver as the complete price, to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [7:17] o 88– | Anu-ikṣur and Mukin-apli, sons of Labaši, received that one and one-half šeqels of silver, the price of one-twelfth of one-seventh of the prebends of the sheep and travel provisions of the gods, from Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin. They are paid. When a claim arises concerning that prebend, Anu-ikṣur and Mukin-apli, the sellers of that prebend, sons of Labaši, will clear (it of claims) and will pay the 12-fold (penalty) to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, in perpetuity. One-twelfth of one-seventh of that prebend in the sheep and travel provisions belongs to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | Witnesses: Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Gimil-Anu. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Labaši, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Labaši-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Ah'utu. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Libluṭ, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Ubar, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Dumqi-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. (Written in) Uruk. Second day of Nisannu, year 65 Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ušabši |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Labaši-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Libluṭ |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Ubar |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ikṣur |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Mukin-apli, seller of those prebends |
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-ik-ṣur u {m}DU-A DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢DU-A⸣ A {m}kur-⸢i⸣ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu | |
| 2 | ši-in-⸢ze⸣-ru-u₂ ina se-bu-u₂ GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.BA-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu] ⸢ša₂ ina⸣ UDU.NITA₂ ṣi-di-i-tu₄ | |
| 3 | DINGIR-MEŠ gab-bi ma-la HA.LA-šu₂-nu ša₂ KI {m}la-ba-ši {⸢lu₂⸣}ma-hi-ra-nu | |
| 4 | GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA⸣ MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU u {lu₂}EN HA.LA-⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂-nu gab-bi IGI | |
| 5 | {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}GAŠAN-EDIN {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu | |
| 6 | ⸢gab⸣-bi a-na 1 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na | |
| 7 | ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na | |
| 8 | u₄-⸢mu ṣa-a-tu₂⸣ it-ta-din-ʾu KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 1/2 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ ši-in-⸢ze-ru⸣-u₂ | |
| 9 | [ina] ⸢se⸣-bu-⸢u₂⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA ša₂ ina UDU.NITA₂ ṣi-di-i-tu₄ DINGIR-MEŠ [...] | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur u {m}DU-A ⸢DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba⸣-ši ina ŠU-⸢MIN {m⸣}la-⸢ba⸣-[ši DUMU ša₂] | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ma-hir-ʾu e-⸢ṭir₃⸣-ʾu u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana [muh-hi] | |
| 12 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur u {m}DU-A {lu₂}na-din-⸢na⸣-[ʾa] | |
| 13 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA-AM₃ | |
| 14 | a-na {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din-ʾu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ina se-bu-u₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA ša₂ ina UDU.NITA₂ ṣi-di-⸢i⸣-[tu₄ DINGIR-MEŠ] | |
| 2 | MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-⸢mu ṣa⸣-[a-tu₂ šu-u₂] | |
| 3 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 4 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} DUMU ša₂ {⸢m}ša₂⸣-{d}60-iš-⸢šu-u₂⸣ A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m]}{⸢d⸣}60-⸢AD-URI₃⸣ A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A {m}hun-zu-u | |
| 7 | {m}⸢la-ba-ši⸣-{d}60 [DUMU] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 9 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 10 | {m}lib-luṭ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 11 | {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}hun-zu-u | |
| 12 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}BARA₂ | |
| 13 | U₄ 2-⸢KAM₂ MU⸣ 65-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}lib-luṭ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}u₂-bar | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}DU-A | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na-ʾa [GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ] | |
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