YOS 20, 022 (P304009)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304009 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01972 |
| 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 [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Labaši, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Kuri, voluntarily sold to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir one-sixth of a day on the 28th and 29th days of the temple butcher's prebend, in the presence of Anu, Antu, Ištar, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, and all of the gods of their temples, for whom every month of the entire year, a guqqānê offering and a šeššanna offering and everything else which pertains to that one-sixth of a day on the 28th and 29th days of the temple butcher's prebend, which are from the masters of all of the shares, for 5/6 mina and 3 1/2 shekels of high quality staters of Antiochus as the complete price, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Labaši, descendant of Kuri, received that silver, 5/6 mina and 3 1/2 shekels, as the price of that one-sixth of a day on the 28th and 29th days of the temple butcher's prebend, from Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-sakir; he is paid. |
| Obverse [13:17] o 1414– | Should a claim concerning that one-sixth of a day on the 28th and 29th days of the temple butcher's prebend arise, Nanaya-iddin, son of Labaši, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Kuri, will clear it of claims up to 12 times, (and) pay it to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | That one-sixth of a day on the 28th and 29th days of the temple butcher's prebend belongs to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [6:13] r 77–r 1313 | Witnesses: Tanittu-Anu, son of Balaṭu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Anu-šum-lišir, son of Anu-zer-iddin; Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin; Labaši, son of Ištar-šum-eriš; descendants of Ah'utu. Anu-uballiṭ and Mannu-iqapu, sons of Labaši, descendant of Kuri. Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nanaya-iddin; Nidintu-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu; Šamaš-ittannu, son of Tattannu; descendants of Ah'utu. Nidintu-Anu, son Anu-ah-iddin, descendant of Hunzu. Bassia, son of Ištar-šum-eriš, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Itti-Anu-nuhšu, descendant of Si-leqi-unninni. Uruk. 14th day of [...], 47th year of Antiochus and Antiochus, his son, kings. |
| 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 Bassia |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Labaši |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Mannu-iqapu, son of Labaši, descendant of Kuri. |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Šamaš-ittannu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-šum-lišir |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 1l.e. iv 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 1r.e. 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin, son of Labaši, seller of that prebend. |
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}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši] DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}⸢kur⸣-[i ina hu-ud] | |
| 2 | [lib₃-bi-šu₂ ši-iš-šu₂ ina 1{en]} ⸢u₄-mu⸣ ina U₄ 28-KAM₂ U₄ 29-⸢KAM₂⸣ GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA-šu₂] | |
| 3 | {[lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂]{⸢u₂⸣-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}⸢na-na-a⸣ {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-[SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ] | |
| 4 | [E₂]-šu₂-nu gab-⸢bi⸣ ša₂ ITI{⸢us-su} kal MU.AN.NA gu⸣-[uq-qa]-⸢ne₂⸣-[e] | |
| 5 | u še-ša₂-an-⸢na⸣ u ⸢mim⸣-ma ⸢gab-bi ša₂ a-na⸣ [ši]-⸢iš⸣-[šu₂ ina 1-⸢en u₄-mu⸣ ina ⸢U₄⸣ 28-KAM₂] | |
| 6 | u ⸢U₄ 20-9-KAM₂⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.[BA] {[lu₂]}⸢GIR₂⸣.LA₂{⸢u₂⸣-[tu₂]} ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ [ik]-⸢kaš-ši-du⸣ ša₂ ⸢KI⸣ | |
| 7 | {⸢lu₂}EN-MEŠ⸣ HA.LA-⸢MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi⸣ a-⸢na⸣ 5/6 ⸢MA⸣.NA 3 1/2 GIN₂ ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ | |
| 8 | is-ta-tir-ri-MEŠ ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-⸢ku-su bab-ba⸣-nu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 9 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-⸢MU⸣ A {m}⸢E₂.KUR⸣-za-⸢kir⸣ | |
| 10 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₄ it-ta⸣-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 5/6 MA.NA 3 1/2 GIN₂ | |
| 11 | ŠAM₂ ši-iš-šu₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 28-KAM₂⸣ U₄ 20-9-KAM₂⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA | |
| 12 | {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ {m}{d}na-⸢na⸣-a-⸢MU DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A {m}⸢kur-i⸣ | |
| 13 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {⸢m⸣}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir ma-⸢hir e⸣-[ṭir₃] | |
| 14 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi ⸢ši-iš⸣-šu₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 28-KAM₂ U₄ 29-[KAM₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ | |
| 2 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}kur-i a-di 12-TA-AM₃ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-na {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 3 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ ina-an-din ši-iš-šu₂ | |
| 4 | ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 28-KAM₂ u U₄ 29-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 5 | MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu | |
| 6 | ṣa-a-tu₄ šu₂-nu ⸢x x⸣ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}E₂.KUR-za-[kir] | |
| 7 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}DIN A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU {m}NU-⸢TEŠ₂⸣ | |
| 9 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} u {m}man-nu-i-⸢qa⸣-[pu] | |
| 10 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 11 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-⸢tan⸣-[nu] | |
| 12 | A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A {m}⸢hun⸣-[zu-u₂] | |
| 13 | {m}ba-as-si-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ A {m}E₂.KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.NUN A {m}{d}30-TI-⸢ER₂⸣ [UNUG{ki} {iti}...] | |
| 15 | U₄ 14-KAM₂ MU 47-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-⸢ʾi⸣-i-ku-[su u {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su DUMU-šu₂ LUGAL-MEŠ] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {[m}ba-as-si]-ia | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}man-nu-i-qa-pu DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A {m}kur-i | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}[...] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}{d}na-na-a-MU] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}la-⸢ba-ši⸣ | |
| 2 | {[lu₂}na-din GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ] | |
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