YOS 20, 081 (P311834)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 20, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P311834 |
| Museum no. | YBC 11672 |
| 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 [0:5] o 1'1'–o 5'5' | [....] sold in perpetuity to Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Dumqi-Anu son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Luštammar-Adad for 10 shekels high-quality refined silver staters of Demetrios as the complete price. |
| Obverse [5:12] o 6'6'– | Diophantos, the seller of that bīt qāti, guarantees that 10 shekels of silver, the complete price of that bīt qāti and the 12-fold penalty (that) he will pay to Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Dumqi-Anu son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Luštammar-Adad in perpetuity. That bīt qāti belongs to Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Dumqi-Anu son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Luštammar-Adad in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Witness(es): ... son of Anu-ah-.... |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Šamaš-ittannu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢a-na⸣ 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-⸢u₂⸣ [is-ta-tir-ra-nu] | |
| 3' | [ša₂ {m}de]-⸢e-me₂-eṭ⸣-ri-⸢su⸣ bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na [ŠAM₂] | |
| 4' | ⸢TIL-MEŠ⸣ a-na {m}{d}60-⸢DIN⸣-su-E A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 5' | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din | |
| 6' | KU₃.BABBAR ⸢a₄⸣ 10 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}di-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-pa-an-tu-su | |
| 7' | {lu₂}na-din-na-an E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-ma EN 12-TA-AM₃ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢a-na {m}{d}60-DIN-su⸣-[E A ša₂ {m]}⸢dum-qi₂⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A | |
| 2 | {m}[lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR a-na u₄-mu] ⸢ṣa⸣-a-tu₂ i-nam-din E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ | |
| 3 | ⸢ša₂⸣ {[m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}lu-uš-tam-⸢mar-{d}IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 4 | [a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂] | |
| 5 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇] | |
| 6 | [...]-⸢x A⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU⸣ | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d⸣}UTU-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | ⸢x⸣-[...] | |
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