YOS 20, 096 (P304007)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 096 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304007 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01970 |
| 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 [0:15] o 1o 1– | Apollonios, whose other name is Rihat-Ištar, son of Charmôn voluntarily sold in perpetuity his built house in the city quarter of the Adad temple which is in Uruk: 24 cubits the western upper length (is) adjacent to the house of Apollonios, the seller of that house; 24 cubits the eastern lower length (is) adjacent to the house of the sons of Nanaya-ittannu; 21 5/6 cubits the northern upper width (is) adjacent to the dead-end street at the bank of the Ištar Canal which is within the access-way of that house and adjacent to the house of Apollonios; 30(?) cubits the southern lower width (is) adjacent to the other plot of that house and adjacent to the house of Anu-ab-utir son of Anu-uballiṭ; another plot of that house: 9 1/3 cubits the northern upper length (is) adjacent to the previous plot of that house; 9 cubits the southern lower length (is) adjacent to the house of Anu-zer-iddin son of Anu-mar-ittannu; 4 1/2 cubits the western lower width (is) adjacent to the house of Apollonios, seller of that house; 4 1/2 cubits the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the house of Anu-ab-utir son of Anu-uballiṭ; a total of two plots for that house; that house and that access-way---as little and as much of it exist, all of it---for 1 1/3 mina of silver high quality staters of Antiochus as the complete price to Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-zer-ušabši. |
| Reverse [0:6] r 1r 1–r 66 | Apollonios received that 1 1/3 mina of silver, the price of that house, from Nidintu-Anu; he is paid. Should a claim concerning that house arise, Anu-ab-utir [son of ... descendant of] Ah'utu will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-zer-ušabši in perpetuity. That house belongs to Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-zer-ušabši in perpetuity. Anu-ab-utir and Apollonios bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that house in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witness: ...] descendant of Kuri. Anu-mukin-apli son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | [...] Nanaya-iddin; Ištar-šum-eriš son of Anu-[...] descendants of Ah'utu; [...] son of Anu-ab-uṣur; Anu-ittannu son of Zeriya descendants of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Bassia [son of] Ištar-šum-eriš, Rihat-Ištar son of Anu-ah-iddin descendants of Ekur-zakir; Rihat-Anu son of Anu-qišanni [descendant of] Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313 | Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-šum-lišir descendant of Hunzu; Šamaš-ittannu and Nidintu-Anu sons of [...]-nu son of [...] descendants of Ah'utu; Tattannu son of Kidin-Anu, Anu-ahhe-iddin [... descendants of] Ekur-zakir; Anu-šum-lišir son of Anu-uballiṭ descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [... Anu-bel-zeri son of] Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | [...] (Written in) Uruk. 25th day of Nisannu [... Antiochus] (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | [Ring of ...] |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | [Ring of] Labaši |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | [Ring of] Šamaš-ittannu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | [Ring of] Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Top Column v [0:3] t.e. v 1t.e. v 1– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Top Column vi [0:3] t.e. vi 1t.e. vi 1– | Ring of Rihat-Ištar |
| Top Column vii [0:3] t.e. vii 1t.e. vii 1– | Ring of Rihat-Ištar |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ittannu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Bassia |
| Bottom Column v [0:3] b.e. v 1b.e. v 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-lišir |
| Bottom Column vi [0:3] b.e. vi 1b.e. vi 1– | Ring of Anu-šum-lišir |
| Bottom Column vii [0:3] b.e. vii 1b.e. vii 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | [Ring of] Anu-bel-zeri |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of [...]-iddin |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | [Ring of] Rihat-Anu |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 1l.e. iv 1– | Ring of Balaṭu |
| Left Column v [0:3] l.e. v 1l.e. v 1– | [Ring of ...] |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Apollonios, seller of that house |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir, guarantor 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 | {[m}a-pul₃-lu-ni]-⸢su ša₂⸣ MU-⸢šu₂⸣ ša₂-nu-⸢šu₂ {m}ri⸣-hat-{d}⸢INANA⸣ [DUMU ša₂] {⸢m⸣}ka-ar-mu-u₂-nu | |
| 2 | [ina hu-ud lib₃]-⸢bi-šu₂⸣ E₂-⸢su ep₂⸣-šu₂ ⸢KI{ti₃⸣} E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 24 KUŠ₃ | |
| 3 | [US₂ AN{u₂]} {⸢tu₁₅}MAR⸣.TU DA E₂ {m}a-pul₃-lu-ni-su {lu₂}na-din-na E₂ MU-MEŠ 24 KUŠ₃ | |
| 4 | ⸢US₂⸣ [KI{u₂]} {⸢tu₁₅⸣}KUR.RA DA E₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU{nu} 21 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA | |
| 5 | {⸢tu₁₅⸣}[SI].⸢SA₂ DA SILA⸣ la-ṣu-u₂ mu-rad ID₂-{d}INANA ša₂ ina lib₃-bi mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ u DA E₂ | |
| 6 | [ša₂ {m}a]-⸢pul₃⸣-lu-ni-su 30 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA meš-hat ša₂-ni-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ u DA | |
| 7 | ⸢E₂⸣ {m}{⸢d}60-AD⸣-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} meš-hat ša₂-ni-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 9 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃ | |
| 8 | ⸢US₂ AN⸣{[u₂]} {⸢tu₁₅⸣}SI.SA₂ DA meš-hat IGI{ti₃} ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 9 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} | |
| 9 | {tu₁₅}⸢U₁₈.LU⸣ DA E₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA | |
| 10 | {tu₁₅}⸢MAR.TU⸣ DA E₂ {m}a-pul₃-lu-ni-su {lu₂}na-din-na E₂ MU-MEŠ 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI | |
| 11 | KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} PAP 2-ta meš-hat ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ u mu-ṣu-u₂-šu₂ | |
| 12 | MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 1 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 13 | is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-⸢ti-ʾi-i-ku-su⸣ bab-⸢ba⸣-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 14 | a-na {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄-{d}60 DUMU⸣ ša₂ {⸢m}{d}60-NUMUN-GAL₂⸣{ši} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 1/3 MA.NA ŠAM₂ ⸢E₂⸣ MU-MEŠ {m}a-pul₃-⸢lu⸣-ni-su ina ŠU-MIN {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 2 | [ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄]-⸢mu⸣ pa-qa-⸢ri ana muh-hi E₂ MU-MEŠ⸣ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| 3 | [... DUMU ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ]-⸢ʾu-u₂-tu₂⸣ [u₂]-⸢mar-raq-ma a-di⸣ 12-TA-AM₃ a-na {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 4 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GAL₂{ši} a-na u₄]-⸢mu ṣa⸣-a-tu₂ ina-an-din E₂ MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 5 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GAL₂{ši} a-na u₄-mu ṣa]-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mu-ru-qu | |
| 6 | [ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR u {m}a-pul₃-lu-ni]-su a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ | |
| 7 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇ ...] ⸢A⸣ {m}⸢kur-i⸣ {m}{d}60-DU-A ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}ki-⸢din-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR⸣-za-kir | |
| 8 | [... {m]}{⸢d⸣}na-na-a-⸢MU⸣ {m}{d}⸢INANA-MU-KAM₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-[x]-⸢x⸣ A-MEŠ | |
| 9 | {[m]}⸢ŠEŠ-ʾu⸣-u₂-tu₂ {m}[...] ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-[AD]-⸢URI₃⸣ {m}{d}60-⸢MU⸣{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A-MEŠ {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}⸢ba-as⸣-si-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 10 | [DUMU ša₂] {⸢m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂⸣ {m}⸢ri⸣-hat-{d}INANA DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A-MEŠ {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}ri-hat-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-BA{⸢ša₂}an⸣-nu | |
| 11 | [A {m]}{⸢d}30-TI-ER₂⸣ {m}ina-⸢qi₂⸣-bit-{⸢d⸣}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{⸢d}60-MU⸣-GIŠ A {m}⸢hun-zu-u₂⸣ {m}{d}⸢UTU-MU{nu} u⸣ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 12 | [...]-⸢x⸣-nu ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {m}⸢x-x-x A-MEŠ⸣ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-⸢tu₂⸣ {m}⸢tat-tan-nu DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| 13 | [... DUMU ša₂ ... A-MEŠ {m]}⸢E₂.KUR-za⸣-kir {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u | |
| 14 | [... {m}{d}60-EN-NUMUN DUMU ša₂] {⸢m}{d}60-AD⸣-URI₃ ⸢A⸣ {m}⸢kur⸣-i | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢UNUG{ki} {iti}BARA₂ U₄⸣ 25-KAM₂ | |
| 16 | [... {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su] ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}UTU-MU⸣{nu} | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU | |
| t.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-⸢qi₂-bit⸣-{d}60 | |
| t.e. vi | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA | |
| t.e. vii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}ni-din]-⸢tu₄⸣-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ba-⸢as⸣-si-ia | |
| b.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ | |
| b.e. vi | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ | |
| b.e. vii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-NUMUN | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}[x]-⸢MU⸣ | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}DIN | |
| l.e. v | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}⸢x-x-x-x⸣ | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}a-pul₃-lu-ni-su | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-ru-qu-qa E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
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