Iraq 59, 162-163 no. 37 (P342301)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | Iraq 59, 162-163 no. 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342301 |
| Museum no. | A.1812_1982 |
| Collection | Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Jursa, Michael · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | Illut-Anu, interpreter scribe, son of Kidin-Anu, voluntarily sold a undeveloped plot that is in the city quarter of the Eanki temple [...] on the upper north length, next to the undeveloped plot of Illut-Anu, the seller of that undeveloped plot, 18 cubits on the lower south side next to the house of Illut-Anu, the seller of that undeveloped plot, 16 cubits on the upper west front side next to the house of Illut-Anu, the seller of that undeveloped plot, 16 cubits on the lower east front side, the bank of the Ištar šanal, a total of 18 cubits on the length, 16 units on the front side, (are) the measurements of that undeveloped plot; that undeveloped plot, as little or as much as there is, all of it, for 17 šekels of refined silver, for the complete price, to Anu-balassu-iqbi, interpreter scribe, son of Hanni, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | That silver, 17 high quality šekels, is the complete price of that undeveloped plot. Illut-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, received all of the silver from Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Hanni. He is paid. |
| Obverse [14:20] o 1515– | Should there come forth a claim concerning that undeveloped plot, Illut-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, will clear [it] of claims 12-fold in perpetuity, and will pay it to Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Hanni. The undeveloped plot belongs to Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Hanni, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [5:13] r 66–r 1313 | Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of [...]; Anu-zer-iddin, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, descendant of Hunzu; Ina-qibit-Anu, son of [...]-x-iddin, descendant of Hunzu; Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Mannu-iqapu, descendant of Kuri; Nidintu-Ištar, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Kuri; Anu-belšunu, son of Tanittu-Anu [...]; Belšunu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu [...]. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Anu-ah-ittannu, scribe, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Addaru. 10th day. 60th year, [...]. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Ištar |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Belšunu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Illut-Anu, seller of that undeveloped plot |
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}il-lu-ut-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 {lu₂}KUŠ.[SAR ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂] | |
| 2 | ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} E₂.AN-⸢KI⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA ki-šub-ba-[a ša₂ {m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-an] | |
| 4 | ki-šub-ba MU-MEŠ 18 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {⸢tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU⸣ DA E₂ | |
| 5 | {m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-an ki-šub-ba MU-MEŠ 16 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI | |
| 6 | AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-an-na | |
| 7 | ki-šub-ba MU-MEŠ 16 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA GU₂ ID₂-{d}INANA | |
| 8 | ŠU.NIGIN 18 KUŠ₃ US₂ 16 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 9 | MU-MEŠ ki-šub-ba MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ | |
| 10 | gab-bi a-na 17 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 11 | a-na {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}ha-an-ni-ʾi {lu₂}KUŠ.<SAR> a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 12 | it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 17 GIN₂ bab-ba-nu-u₂ ŠAM₂ ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 13 | MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ ka-sap TIL-MEŠ {m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 14 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}ha-⸢an⸣-ni-ʾi ma-hir e-⸢ṭir⸣ | |
| 15 | U₄-MEŠ pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ [it-tab-šu-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 a-di 12-TA.AM₃] | |
| 2 | u₂-mar-raq-ma [a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ a-na {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂] | |
| 3 | {m}ha-an-ni-ʾi i-[nam-din ki-šub-ba ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E] | |
| 4 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ha-an-ni-ʾi ⸢a⸣-[na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂] | |
| 5 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ [...] | |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU ⸢DUMU⸣ [x] | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-⸢NUMUN⸣-MU DUMU ša₂ {[m}ša₂-{d}60-⸢iš-šu-u₂⸣ [A {m]}⸢hun-zu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 8 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}[x]-⸢x⸣-MU ⸢A⸣ {m}hun-⸢zu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 9 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-[tu₂] | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}man-nu-i-qa-pu A {m}kur-i | |
| 11 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢A⸣ {m}kur-i | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ta-nit⸣-[tu₄]-{⸢d}60 [...] | |
| 13 | {m}{d}EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{[d}60 ...] | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-⸢hat⸣-{[d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂] | |
| 15 | ⸢UNUG⸣{ki} {iti}ŠE U₄ 10-KAM MU 60 [x-KAM ... LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}EN⸣-šu₂-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-⸢AD⸣-[URI₃] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 {⸢lu₂}na-din-an-na ki⸣-[šub-ba MU-MEŠ] | |
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