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YOS 20, 012 (P304004)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304004 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01967 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {⸢m}{d⸣}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-⸢MU⸣{nu} A {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-tu₂ ina ⸢hu-ud⸣ [lib₃-bi-šu₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA {lu₂}ARAD-su u] | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Šamaš-emūti-emmunu, descendant of Ea-alûtu, in the ḫud’e23 year of Rihat-Inana, his servant and |
| 2 | {f}in-na-a GEME₂-su PAP 2 {lu₂}aš₂-ta-pir ša₂ ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂-nu ⸢a⸣-[na MU {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ]} | Innaya, his female slave, a total of 2 aštapir-priests, of the hands of their 15th year, Anu-uballiṭ |
| 3 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} šaṭ-rat a-na 1 1/3 MA.⸢NA KU₃.BABBAR⸣ qa-⸢lu⸣-[u₂ a-na ŠAM₂] | The son of Šamaš-iddin the šašarrat for 1 1/3 minas of refined silver for the price |
| 4 | TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}ki-din-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-⸢AD-GUR⸣ [DUMU-MEŠ] ⸢ša₂⸣ {[m]}{⸢d⸣}[na-na-a-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | to Kidin-Anu and Anu-ab-utir, sons of Ea-ša-e, Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Šūzutu |
| 5 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ it-ta-din KU₃.⸢BABBAR a₄⸣ 1 1/3 MA.NA qa-lu-u₂ ŠAM₂] | That silver, 1 1/3 minas is the price of 1 shekel of refined silver. |
| 6 | {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA u {f}in-na-a LU₂-ut-⸢ti₃⸣ [MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu]} | Rihat-Ištar and Innaya, the temple-enterers, are the names of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Šamascus-ittannu. |
| 7 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}ki-din-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-⸢AD-GUR DUMU⸣-[MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ma-hir e-ṭir₃] | From Kidin-Anu and Anu-ab-utir, sons of Nanaya-iddin; received. |
| 8 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi {m}ri-⸢hat⸣-{d}⸢INANA⸣ u {f}in-⸢na⸣-[a LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ] | If a claim is made against Rihat-Ištar and In-Ea, those men |
| 9 | it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} u₂-mar-[raq-ma a-na {m}ki-din-{d}60 | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Šamaš-ittannu, will clear it and will pay it to Kidin-Anu. |
| 10 | u {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}⸢na⸣-[na]-⸢a-MU ina-an⸣-[din pu-ut la {lu₂}šir₃-ku-u₂-tu₂] | and Anu-ab-utir, sons of Enlil-nādin-apla-iddin, are responsible for not causing interruptions. |
| 11 | la {lu₂}šu-ša₂-nu-u₂-tu₂ la {lu₂}⸢DUMU⸣ [DU₃{u₂-tu₂} la {lu₂}ARAD LUGAL{u₂-tu₂} la {lu₂}E₂ ANŠE.KUR.RA] | not a male slave, not an ēšû-mārattu-marriage, no king’s slave, no temple-enterer |
| 12 | u la {lu₂}E₂ {giš}GIGIR ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA u {[f}in-na-a LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ] | and not the owner of the chariot of Rihat-Ištar and Innaya, those men |
| 13 | [a]-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} na-[ši u pu-ut la ZAH₂ ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA u] | That day, Anu-uballiṭ is responsible and shall not be liable. Rihat-Ištar and |
| 14 | {[f]}in-na-a LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ a-di 100 [u₄-mu {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} na-ši] | Innaya, that slave, for 100 days Anu-uballiṭ was taken. |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | Witnesses |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-⸢tu₄-{d}60 [A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | Nidinti-Anu, son of Tanittu-Eštar, descendant of Aḫu-allutu |
| 3 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-GAL₂⸣{ši} [A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir] | Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ešabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 4 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši [A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | Nidintu-Anu, son of Labaši, descendant of Šapik-altu |
| 5 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E [A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Šūzutu |
| 6 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} [A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir] | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 [A {m}kur-i] | Anu-iqišanni, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Kuri |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ [A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | Anu-mar-ittannu, son [of Anu]-zer-lišir, descendant of Šūzutu |
| 9 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU [A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Šapik-altu |
| 10 | {[m}KI-{d]}60-HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu UNUG{ki} {iti}⸢GU₄⸣ [U₄ 8-KAM₂] | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, the scribe, son of Anu-bel-unu. Uruk. 8th day of Ayyaru. |
| 11 | [MU x]-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-[ku LUGAL] | [year ...] of Seleucus the king |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | a kind of plant |
| 2 | {[m}ina]-⸢qi₂⸣-bit-{d}60 | Ina-eqībit-Anu |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | Kidin-Anu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-⸢bit⸣-{[d}60 | Ina-qībit-Anu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | E22d-Anu-mar-ittannu |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-BA{[ša₂}an-nu] | Anu-iqišanni |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {[m}ni]-din-tu₄-{d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | Kidin-Anu |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | Ring of Enlil |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
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