Iraq 59, 164-165 no. 38 (P342302)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | Iraq 59, 164-165 no. 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342302 |
| Museum no. | A.1854_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 [0:15] o 1o 1–o 1515 | Labaši, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-belšunu, son of Nikarchos, descendant of Ah'utu, voluntarily sold his prebend that pertains to this one-fourth of a share in one-sixth of one [day of the ... day, which is monthly,] the prebend in the loins of the bulls, sheep, birds, and [lambs, which are offered to the offering table of ...] and to the offering table of Belet-ṣeri, one-sixtieth and one-third [of one-sixtieth of one day on the ... day, which] is monthly, his prebend of the [temple] enterer of Anu and Antu [... El]lil, Papsukkal, which pertains [...] on the fourth day [...] fourth day of Ṭebetu, one-fourth of a share in one-sixth [...] the gods of Belet-ṣeri of the qayyātu grain [...] of the temple of [...] fifth day of Ululu, and [...] fifth day of [...] his share in the great sheep, which is on the sixteenth day of Ṭebetu, which [...] his prebend before the abru priest of Anu, those prebends, which are monthly throughout the year, (and) the guqqû and eššēšu offerings, and everything else which pertains to those prebends, which are with his brothers and the owners of their shares, all of it for seven shekels of high quality silver as the complete price to Ereštu-Nanaya, daughter of Tanittu-Anu, wife of Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ah'utu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [15:18] o 1616– | That silver, the seven shekels of silver, the complete price of those prebends, Labaši, the seller of those prebends, receieved from Ereštu-Nanaya; he is paid. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | Should a claim concerning those prebends arise, Labaši, the seller of those prebends, will clear it, and will pay it to Ereštu-Nanaya up to twelve-fold in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | Those prebends belong to Ereštu-Nanaya, daughter of Tanittu-Anu, wife of Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ah'utu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witnesses: Mukin-apli, son of Anu-ikṣur, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Tanittu-Anu, son of Anu-ittannu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Gimil-Anu. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ah'utu. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Tanittu-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Illut-Anu, son of Anu-bullissu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Labaši, son of Anu-ušallim. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Anu-belšunu, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. 2nd day of Du'uzu, year 162, Alexander (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Mukin-apli |
| 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-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Tanittu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Tanittu-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 1r.e. 1– | Ring of Labaši, the seller |
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}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}ni-iq-qi₂-ar-qu-su | |
| 2 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-⸢tu⸣ [ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ GIŠ.ŠUB].⸢BA⸣-šu₂ ša₂ ik-kaš-ši-du-šu₂ ina re-bu-u₂ [HA.LA] | |
| 3 | ina ši-iš-šu₂ ša₂ 1{⸢en⸣} [U₄ ina U₄ x-KAM ša₂ ITI{us-su} GIŠ.ŠUB].⸢BA⸣-šu₂ ina UZU.GIŠ.KUN-MEŠ ša₂ GU₄-⸢HI⸣.[A UDU-HI.A] | |
| 4 | MUŠEN-HI.A ⸢u₃⸣ {[udu}SILA₄-HI.A ša₂ a-na {giš}BANŠUR ša₂ ...] u₃ a-na {giš}BANŠUR ša₂ {d}GAŠAN-EDIN ⸢E₁₁⸣{[u₂]} | |
| 5 | 60{ʾu-u₂} u šal-šu₂ [ina 60{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ 1{en} U₄ ina U₄ x-KAM ša₂] ITI{us-su} GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}⸢KU₄⸣ [E₂{u₂-tu₂]} | |
| 6 | ša₂ {d}60 u an-⸢tu₄⸣ [... {d}EN].LIL₂ {d}PAP.SUKKAL ša₂ ik-kaš-ši-du [...] | |
| 7 | ina U₄ 4-KAM [x] ⸢U₄ 4-KAM ša₂ {iti}AB re-bu-u₂ HA.⸢LA⸣ | |
| 8 | ina ši-iš-šu₂ [...] DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ {d}GAŠAN-EDIN ša₂ qa-a-a-⸢tu₄⸣ [x x] | |
| 9 | ša₂ E₂ {d}x [...] x U₄ 5-KAM ša₂ {iti}⸢KIN⸣ u₃ [x x] | |
| 10 | U₄ 5-KAM ša₂ {⸢iti⸣}[x ... HA].LA-šu₂ ina UDU.NITA₂ GAL{u₂} ša₂ ina U₄ 16-[KAM] | |
| 11 | ša₂ {iti}AB ša₂ [x GIŠ.ŠUB.BA]-šu₂ ina IGI ab-ri ša₂ {d}60 GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ | |
| 12 | MU-MEŠ ša₂ ITI{⸢us⸣-[su} u₃ kal] ⸢MU⸣.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄ EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ | |
| 13 | u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na ⸢GIŠ.ŠUB.BA⸣-<MEŠ> MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 14 | gab-bi a-na 7 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR bab-ba-nu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {f}eriš-tu₄-{d}na-na-a | |
| 15 | DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DAM {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 16 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 7 GIN₂ | |
| 17 | ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ {lu₂}na-din-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina ŠU-MIN {f}eriš-tu₄-{d}na-na-a ma-hir e-ṭir u₄-mu ⸢pa-qa-ri a-na⸣ muh-hi | |
| 2 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ ⸢it⸣-tab-šu-u₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ {lu₂}na-din-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-ma | |
| 3 | a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {f}eriš-tu₄-{d}na-na-a a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din | |
| 4 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ ša₂ {f}eriš-tu₄-{d}na-na-<a> DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 5 | DAM {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 6 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 7 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}DU-A A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 8 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 9 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}⸢ŠU⸣-{d}60 | |
| 10 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 11 | {[m]}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 12 | {[m]}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 13 | {[m]}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 14 | {[m]}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI | |
| 15 | {[m]}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ UNUG{ki} | |
| 16 | {iti}ŠU U₄ 2-KAM MU 162-KAM {m}a-lik-sa-an-⸢dar⸣ [LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}DU-A | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ta-⸢nit⸣-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}NU]-⸢TEŠ₂⸣ {lu₂}na-din-na | |
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