YOS 20, 047 (P304012)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304012 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01975 |
| 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 [0:10] o 1o 1–o 1010 | Sumuttu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-[...], voluntarily sold one-fourth of one-twelfth of a day of the meat and hides from a sheep of the provisions of all of the gods of the months of Nisannu, Du'uzu, Tašritu, and Addaru, and the remainder of the provisions of the gods and all the others which pertain to the animal pen of Labaši, son of Kidin, before Anu, Antu, Papsukkal, Ištar, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, and all of the gods of their temples, which are with Anu-ab-utir and his brothers, sons of Anu-ah-ušabši, owners of all of their shares, for 1/2 shekel of high quality silver as the complete price, to Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | That silver, the 1/2 shekel, the complete price of that prebend, Sumuttu-Anu received from Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin; he is paid. |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515 | Should a claim concerning that prebend arise, Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, will clear it of claims, and he will pay to Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, the 12-fold penalty, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [15:19] o 1616– | Sumuttu-Anu, the seller of that prebend, and Anu-ahh-iddin, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that prebend for Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:6] r 33–r 66 | That one-fourth of one-twelfth of a day of the meat of the sheep and the hides of the provisions of all of the gods which are in the months of Nisannu, Du'uzu, Tašritu, and Addaru, that prebend belongs to Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:12] r 77–r 1212 | Witnesses: Nanaya-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu, and Nidintu-Anu, his son, descendant of Kuri. Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Rihat-Ištar, and Anu-ah-ittannu, his son, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Anu-belšunu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Labaši and Anu-zer-lišir, sons of Mannu-iqapu, descendant of Kuri. Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-iddin, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Ištar-šum-eriš, scribe, son of Anu-eriba, descendant of Kuri. Uruk. 15th day of Ṭebetu, year 100, Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | [Ring of] Anu-belšunu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-lišir |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Labaši |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Sumuttu-Anu, the seller of that prebend |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
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]}⸢su⸣-[mut]{⸢ut}tu₄⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢x-x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | ina hu-ud ⸢lib₃-bi⸣-šu₂ re-bu-u₂ ina ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ina 1{en⸣} [UZU u₃ KUŠ-MEŠ ša₂] | |
| 3 | ina ⸢UDU.NITA₂⸣-MEŠ ša₂ ṣi-di-i-tu₄ ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ gab-bi ša₂ ina {iti}BARA₂ {⸢iti⸣}[ŠU] | |
| 4 | {iti}DU₆ ⸢u₃ {iti⸣}ŠE u₃ ⸢si⸣-it-tu₄ ṣi-di-i-tu₄ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [u₃] | |
| 5 | ša₂-nam-ma gab-bi ša₂ ik-kaš-ši-du a-na SI {m}la-ba-ši ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] | |
| 6 | {m}ki-din IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}INANA {d}na-na-⸢a {d}GAŠAN⸣-ša₂-SAG | |
| 7 | u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ KI {m}{d}60-AD-GUR u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} {lu₂}EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu gab-bi a-na 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 9 | bab-ba-nu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 11 | it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/2 ⸢GIN₂⸣ ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 12 | {m}su-⸢mut⸣{ut}tu₄-{d}60 ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ma-hir | |
| 13 | ⸢e⸣-ṭir₃ u₄-⸢mu pa⸣-qa-ri ana ⸢muh⸣-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ | |
| 14 | {m}{⸢d⸣}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m]}{d}60-DIN-su]-⸢E⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-GAL₂⸣{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 15 | [u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA-AM₃] ⸢a⸣-na {m}{[d}60-⸢AD-URI₃⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-MEŠ⸣-MU | |
| 16 | [a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din pu-ut a-ha-miš] ⸢a-na⸣ mu-⸢ru-qu⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ša₂⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {m}su-mut{ut}tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA MU-MEŠ] u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E a-na {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU⸣ [a]-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 3 | na-šu-u₂ re-bu-u₂ ina ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ina 1{en} UZU ⸢ša₂ UDU⸣.NITA₂ u₃ ⸢KUŠ⸣-MEŠ | |
| 4 | ša₂ ṣi-di-i-tu₄ DINGIR-MEŠ gab-bi ša₂ ina {iti}BARA₂ {iti}ŠU {iti}DU₆ u {iti}ŠE | |
| 5 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 6 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 7 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 u {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 8 | DUMU-šu₂ A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 9 | DUMU-šu₂ A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 10 | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}la-ba-ši u {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}man-nu-i-qa-pi A {m}kur-i {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| 12 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-SU ⸢A⸣ {m}kur-i UNUG{⸢ki} {iti}AB⸣ | |
| 14 | U₄ 15-KAM₂ MU 100-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-⸢su⸣ [LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d⸣}na-na-a-MU | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-[MU{nu]} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}60-EN-šu₂⸣-nu | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}su-mut{ut]}⸢tu₄⸣-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din GIŠ.ŠUB.BA; MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
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