YOS 20, 078 (P304336)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304336 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02304 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | The tablet of the share in the house (and) the bīt qāti of Anu-ab-uṣur, their father, that Nidintu-Anu son of Iqiša son of Rihat-Anu, Rihat-Anu and Anu-ahhe-iddin sons of Anu-ab-uṣur son of Rihat-Anu son of Anu-ahhe-iddin descendants of Šumati voluntarily divided among themselves in perpetuity, in the presence of Anu-ab-uṣur, their father, on the 11th day of the 12th month (Addaru), year 160, Demetrios (being) king. |
| Obverse [4:12] o 55–o 1212 | The developed house in the Adad-temple quarter that is in Uruk: 25 units the long upper northern side (is) adjacent to the garden of Anu-ah-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu; 25 units the long lower southern side (is) adjacent to the house (that is) the share of that Anu-ahhe-iddin; 20 5/6 units the upper western width (is) adjacent to the undeveloped plot that is between them; 20 5/6 units the lower eastern width (is) ajacent to the house of Hesiodos son of Stasinikos and the bīt qāti that is at the door of the gate of the Anu-gate at the gate of the Reš; the upper northern length (is) adjacent to the access-way (that is) between them; the lower southern length (is) adjacent to the passageway of that bīt qāti (that is) the share of that Anu-ahhe-iddin; the upper western width (is) adjacent to the courtyard of the great gate of the Reš; the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the access-way of that passageway which is set (on) three (of) its widths for the share of Nidintu-Anu son of Iqiša son of Rihat-Anu descendant of Šumati, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515 | The built house in that place: 18 units the long upper northern side (is) adjacent to the house (that is) the share of that Nidintu-Anu; 18 units the long lower southern side (is) adjacent to the house of the sons of Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Šumati, and correspond to the units of that share; 15 units the lower western width (is) adjacent to the undeveloped plot that is between them; 15 units the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the access-way of that Nidintu-Anu and the access-way that is between them. |
| Obverse [15:22] o 1616–o 2222 | A second measurement of that share: 8 units the long upper northern side (is) adjacent to the first (previous) measurement of that house; 6 units the long lower southern side (is) adjacent to the narrow street, "Passage of the People"; 16 1/3 units the upper western width (is) adjacent to the undeveloped plot that is between them; 16 1/3 units the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the house of the sons of Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu and (to the) passageway of that bīt qāti that is at the door of the Anu-gate of the Reš temple; the long upper northern side (is) adjacent to the share of that Nidintu-Anu; the long lower southern length (is) adjacent to the bīt qāti of the ērib bīti and adjacent to the partition wall of the enclosure; the upper western width (is) adjacent to the cella of Šakkan; the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the staircase. This is the share of Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Šumati in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [22:31] o 2323– | The developed house in that place: 18 units the long upper northern side (is) adjacent to the house of Hesiodos son of Stasinikos; 18 units the long lower southern side (is) adjacent to the narrow road "Passage of the People"; 16 units the upper western width (is) adjacent to the access-way that is between them; 16 units the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the house of Apollonios son of Apollonios and the roofed-room and its access-way that is above the door closure of that bīt qāti of Nidintu-Anu and that Anu-ahhe-iddin and (to) the bīt qāti that is at the door of the north gate of the Reš; the long upper northern side (is) adjacent to the big partition wall that is facing the street; the long lower southern side (is) adjacent to the bīt qāti of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Šumati; the upper western width (is) adjacent to the door of the north gate; the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to [... of ...]-nu son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Ahʾutu. This is the share of Rihat-Anu son of Anu-ab-uṣur son of Rihat-Anu descendant of Šumati in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:10] r 77–r 1010 | Concerning his share, they shall not return together in perpetuity; no-one shall make a claim against that share; in perpetuity it stands. They bear, in perpetuity, mutual responsibility for clearing of their shares. Anyone who [has] a written contract ... and he will raise an objection. One mina silver for each ... each other in perpetuity. ... |
| Reverse [10:14] r 1111–r 1414 | Witness(es): Anu-ab-uṣur son of Ri-[...]; Anu-ah-ittannu and ....; Anu-ab-uṣur son of ... |
| Reverse [14:18] r 1515–r 1818 | ... son of Anu-ah-...; Illut-Anu ...; Nidintu-Anu .... ...., the gate-keeper |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | Anu-ahhe-iddin, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. (Written in) Uruk. Day 11 Šabaṭu year 160 Demetrios (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Ubar |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Illut-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Ṭab-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Idat-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii 1r.e. iii 1– | Ring of Rihat-Anu |
| Right Column iv [0:3] r.e. iv 1r.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Right Column v [0:2] r.e. v 1r.e. v 1–r.e. v 22 | those who effected the tablet of that division |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| 1 | {im}DUB HA.LA ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 {m}ri-hat-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A-MEŠ {m}MU-MEŠ ina E₂-MEŠ ina E₂ ŠU-MIN-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢AD⸣-[URI₃] | |
| 3 | AD-šu₂-nu ina mil-ki ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ AD-šu₂-nu ina {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 11-KAM₂ MU 160 {m}de-e-me₂-e-ṭi-ri-su | |
| 4 | LUGAL ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu KI a-ha-miš-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-zu-zu | |
| 5 | E₂ ep₂-šu₂ ina KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 25 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA {giš}KIRI₆ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| 6 | A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ 25 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}1 DA E₂ HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU MU-MEŠ | |
| 7 | 20 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu 20 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 | |
| 8 | DA E₂ {m}i-se-e-du-su A ša₂ {m}⸢as⸣-ta-na-ka-su u E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ ina E₂ mu-tir-e-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢KA₂⸣.GAL{u₂} | |
| 9 | ša₂ {d}60 ša₂ ina KA₂ {e₂}re-eš US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}1 DA | |
| 10 | dul-⸢ban⸣ ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU MU-MEŠ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 DA tar-ba-aṣ ša₂ KA₂ | |
| 11 | GAL ša₂ {e₂}re-eš SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ dul-ban MU-MEŠ ša₂ 3{u₂} DAGAL-šu₂ iš-ta-kan-nu a-na | |
| 12 | HA.LA ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A <ša₂> {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}MU-MEŠ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 13 | E₂ ep₂-šu₂ ina a-šar MU-MEŠ 18 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA E₂ HA.LA ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 MU-MEŠ 18 KUŠ₃ US₂ | |
| 14 | KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}MU-MEŠ u DA KUŠ₃-MEŠ ša₂ HA.LA MU-MEŠ | |
| 15 | 15 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu 15 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 DA | |
| 16 | mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 MU-MEŠ u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu meš-hat-tu₄ ša₂-ni-tu₄ ša₂ HA.LA MU-MEŠ | |
| 17 | 8 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA meš-hat-tu₄ 1{⸢tu₄⸣} ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 6 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}1 DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ | |
| 18 | 16 šal-<šu₂> KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu 16 šal-<šu₂> KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 DA E₂ | |
| 19 | A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 u dul-ban ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ ša₂ ina mu-tir-e-tu₄ ša₂ KA₂ {d}60 ša₂ | |
| 20 | {e₂}re-eš US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA HA.LA ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 MU-MEŠ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}1 DA E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ | |
| 21 | {lu₂}KU₄ E₂ u DA E₂ a-ma-aš₂-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ ki-lu₄ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 DA E₂ pa-pa-hu ša₂ {d}SAKKAN₂ SAG.KI | |
| 22 | KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 DA E₂ si₂-⸢mil-tu₄⸣ an-na-a HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}MU-MEŠ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 23 | E₂ ep₂-šu₂ ina a-šar MU-MEŠ 18 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA E₂ {m}i-se-e-du-su A ša₂ {m}as-ta-na-ka-su 18 KUŠ₃ US₂ | |
| 24 | KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}1 DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ 16 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 16 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI <KI>.TA {tu₁₅}3 DA E₂ {m}a-up-lu-ni-su A ša₂ {m}a-up-lu-ni-su u E₂ ru-gu-bu u mu-ṣu-u₂-šu₂ | |
| 2 | ša₂ e-le-nu mu-šal-u₂ ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN-MEŠ ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU MU-MEŠ u E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ ina mu-tir-e-tu₄ | |
| 3 | ša₂ KA₂ {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ ša₂ {e₂}re-eš US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA E₂ a-ma-aš₂-tu₄ GAL{tu₄} ša₂ a-na pa-ni SILA US₂ KI{u₂} | |
| 4 | {tu₁₅}1 ⸢DA⸣ E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 ⸢A {m⸣}MU-MEŠ ⸢SAG.KI⸣ AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 DA mu-tir-e-tu₄ | |
| 5 | ša₂ ⸢KA₂ {tu₁₅⸣}SI.SA₂ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 ⸢DA⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]-⸢nu⸣ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 6 | an-na-a HA.LA ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢AD⸣-[URI₃ A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ši-i-tu₄ | |
| 7 | a-na muh-hi HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ ul i-tur-ru-⸢ma⸣ [KI a-ha-a-miš a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂] ⸢ul⸣ i-ru-gu-u₂ man-am | |
| 8 | ina HA.LA-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ u₂-⸢šu⸣-[zu pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu] ⸢a⸣-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ | |
| 9 | man-am ša₂ ri-ik-su ša₂-ṭa-ri ša₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] u ha-ra-ra i-nam-din | |
| 10 | 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR EN 1-TA.A₄ ša₂ ⸢x⸣-[... a]-⸢ha⸣-miš-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 11 | u₂-kal-lu me-e ša₂ IZ [...] {lu₂}⸢mu-kin₇⸣ | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}⸢ri⸣-[...] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} u {⸢m⸣}[... ...] | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ ⸢A⸣ [ša₂ ... ...] | |
| 15 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[...] | |
| 16 | {m}il-⸢lut⸣-{[d}60 ...] | |
| 17 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.⸢MU⸣-{[d}60 ...] | |
| 18 | {lu₂}a-tu-u₂ [...] | |
| 19 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {lu₂}⸢UMBISAG⸣ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.⸢SUM.MU-{d⸣}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {⸢m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}ZIZ₂ U₄ 11 | |
| 20 | MU 160 {m}de-e-me₂-e-ṭi-ri-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}u₂-bar | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}DU₁₀.⸢GA⸣-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}i-dat-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d⸣}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 | |
| r.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| r.e. v | ||
| 1 | DU₃-MEŠ ṭup-pi | |
| 2 | HA.LA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ; ši-tu₄ | |
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