YOS 20, 086 (P305851)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 086 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305851 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04645 |
| Collection | 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 1'1'–o 4'4' | [...] that arable land, [...] as little and as much exist, all of it, belong to Anu-uballiṭ, son of Iqiša, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ah'utu. |
| Obverse [4:7] o 5'5'–o 7'7' | If Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ah'utu, with Anu-uballiṭ, son of Iqiša, descendant of Ah'utu, declares that six mina of silver, high quality staters of Alexander, is the price, he bought it. The price of that arable land of his is complete, and will pay six shekels of silver as additional payment. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | The total is six mina and six shekels of silver, including the six shekels of silver which are in accordance with the additional payment he paid. |
| Obverse [9:12] o 10'10'–o 12'12' | That silver, the six mina and six shekels, high quality staters of Alexander, the standard of Babylon, Anu-uballiṭ, son of Iqiša, descendant of Ah'utu, received (as) payment from Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ah'utu. |
| Obverse [12:17] o 13'13'–o 17'17' | They do not have a claim. They shall not return and raise a claim against one another. Anyone who ever rises up and raises a claim concerning that arable land, saying, "That arable land was not sold, the silver was not received," the claimant (who) received the silver shall pay it up to twelve-fold [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [...] Nidintu-[...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [Anu-ik]ṣur, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] Ana-rabutika-[Anu ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...]-Anu, son of Anu-bullissu, [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...]-ši, descendant of Ekur-zakir. [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...]-uṣur, son of [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] Ina-qibit-[Anu ...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...]-su, descendant of [...] |
| Reverse [8:15] r 9'9'– | [... descendant of] Sin-[leqi-unninni ...] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Seal of [..., descendant of ...] |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | [Seal of ..., descendant of] Ah'u[tu] |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | [Seal of ..., descendant of ...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | [Seal of ..., descendant of] Ah'utu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Seal of Anu-iqišanni, descendant of Kuri |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | [Seal of ...,] descendant of Ekur-zakir |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ ŠE.NUMUN MU-[MEŠ] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢i⸣-ṣi u ma-a-⸢du⸣ | |
| 3' | [ma-la] ⸢ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{⸢ša₂}a⸣ | |
| 4' | [DUMU ša₂ {m]}{⸢d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 5' | ki-i 6 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-⸢ri⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {m}a-⸢lik-sa-an⸣-dar ⸢bab⸣-[ba-nu-u₂-tu₂] | |
| 6' | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu-u₂-tu₂ KI⸣ {m}{d}60-[DIN{iṭ]} | |
| 7' | DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ GANBA im-⸢be₂-e-ma i⸣-[šam ŠAM₂] | |
| 8' | ŠE.NUMUN-šu₂ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ u₃ 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-tar SUM-su ŠU.[NIGIN] | |
| 9' | 6 MA.NA 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-di 6 ⸢GIN₂⸣ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ a-ki KA a-tar ⸢SUM⸣{[na]} | |
| 10' | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 6 MA.NA 6 GIN₂ is-ta-tir-ri-MEŠ ša₂ {m}a-lik-sa-an-⸢dar⸣ | |
| 11' | bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ ma-nu-u₂-tu₂ ša₂ TIN.TIR{ki} {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A {m}ŠEŠ-[ʾu-u₂-tu₂] | |
| 12' | ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-⸢tu₂ ma⸣-hir | |
| 13' | ⸢a-pil⸣ ru-⸢gum₂⸣-ma-a ul [i]-ši ul i-tur-ru-ma KI ⸢a⸣-ha-miš | |
| 14' | ul i-rag-gu-mu ma-ti-⸢ma ma⸣-nam-ma ša₂ E₁₁{am}ma ⸢UGU⸣ ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ | |
| 15' | i-rag-⸢gu⸣-mu um-⸢ma ŠE.NUMUN MU⸣-MEŠ ⸢ul nam⸣-din-ma a-na ⸢KU₃.BABBAR ul⸣ ma-⸢hir⸣ | |
| 16' | ⸢i-qab-bu⸣-u₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}[pa-qir]-⸢ra-nu KU₃⸣.[BABBAR] ⸢im-hur a-di 12-TA⸣-AM₃ | |
| 17' | ⸢i-ta⸣-[nap-pal ...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 18' | u ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x a mu⸣ | |
| 19' | [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-[...] | |
| 2' | {[m}{d}60-ik]-⸢ṣur DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}[...] | |
| 3' | [...]-⸢u₂⸣ {m}ana-GAL-⸢ka-{d⸣}60 ...] | |
| 4' | [...]-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su [...] | |
| 5' | [...]-⸢x⸣-ši ⸢A {m}E₂⸣.KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...]-⸢x⸣-URI₃ ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}x⸣-[...] | |
| 7' | [...] {m}ina-⸢qi₂-bit⸣-{[d}60 ...] | |
| 8' | [...]-⸢x-su⸣ A {⸢m⸣}[...] | |
| 9' | [... A] {m}{d}30-[TI-ER₂ ...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | {[na₄]}⸢KIŠIB {m}x-x⸣-[...] | |
| 2 | [A ...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB ...] | |
| 2 | [A {m]}⸢ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂⸣-[tu₂] | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB ...] | |
| 2 | [A ...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB ...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 2 | [A {m]}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {⸢na₄}KIŠIB⸣ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-[ni] | |
| 2 | A {m}kur-i | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {[na₄}KIŠIB ...] | |
| 2 | A {m}E₂.⸢KUR⸣-za-kir | |
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