NCTU 01 (P342304)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | NCTU 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342304 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09175 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Sarkisian, Gagik Kh. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | [... year (of)] Antiochus being king, Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, a shepherd of the property of Anu, voluntarily said to Anu-balassu-iqbi, overseer of the temple of Uruk, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ah'utu, thus: "The arable land [...] facing the Gate of Šamaš of the district of Uruk [...] adjacent to the bīt ritti of Rabi-[...]; the lower [...] to the south, adjacent [...] 70? cubits, the upper width to the west, [...] adjacent to of the arable land [...] for sowing, for planting the date palms, and everything which pertains to [...], give me for thirty years. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | [...] let me plant date palms in that arable land [...] that arable land, from year to year, once a year, 28 kur of dates [...] For thirty years, that arable land [....]." |
| Obverse [14:19] o 1515–o 1919 | [...] That day, Anu-balassu-iqbi, overseer of the temple, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ah'utu, heard him, and gave that arable land in the [...] which [... f]or thirty years to Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, shepherd of the property of Anu, [he gave. ] The aforementioned Nidintu-Anu, [will give]to the temple [...] 1 mašīhu measure, which is not a sūtu measure [....]. |
| Obverse [19:21] o 2020–o 2121 | [...] does not do the work, and does not give 28 kur of date [...] temples of the gods, he will clear it and pay the twelve-fold penalty to [...] |
| Obverse [21:26] o 2222–o 2626 | [...] Anu-balassu-iqbi, overseer of the temple, (and) everyone else, shall not register and transfer that arable land from Nidintu-Anu for thirty years, and he did not give and shall not give it to anyone apart from Nidintu-Anu; and if he has given or will give it, it shall not be valid. |
| Obverse [25:34] o 2626– | This Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, shepherd of the property of Anu, said to Anu-balassu-iqbi, [...] son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ah'utu, thus: "There exists [...] in the aforementioned place, the property of Anu: the upper length to the north, [...] adjacent to the arable land of the house [...] property of Anu; [...] the lower length to the south, adjacent to the arable land of Anu-mukin-apli and his brothers, sons of Anu-uballiṭ, the upper width to the west, adjacent to the arable land [...] of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi; the lower width to the east, adjacent to [...] property of Anu---give (it to) )me in perpetuity for (plowing with) the hoe and planting of date palms, in accordance wtih what is written in the royal regulation [...], the order which the king established. |
| Reverse [4:8] r 55–r 88 | "Let me have use of and [... let me] plant date palms in that arable land in perpetuity. [...] dates, and one-fourth [...] that arable land, in accordance with what is written in the royal regulation, I will give to the temple, from the dalhān-house [... which is] from (share in the) bīt qātī?, one-fourth (part?)." |
| Reverse [8:13] r 99–r 1313 | On that day, Anu-balassu-iqbi, overseer of the temple, heard him, and gave that arable land, according to what is written [...] he gave to Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, in perpetuity, and Nidintu-Anu shall plant in that arable land (with) plowing and planting, date palms, and will give from that land to the temple, from year to year, once a year, from the dalhān-building, from (the share in the) bīt qātī?, one-fourth (part?). |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | And if he does not plant with the hoe, and plant date palms, and in [...] anything which [...] with him, he will clear it twelve-fold, and give it to the temple. |
| Reverse [15:18] r 1616–r 1818 | He does not have power of disposition. Anu-balassu-iqbi, and anyone else has not given and shall not give that arable land from Nidintu-Anu to anyone else, apart from this Nidintu Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, the shepherd of the property of Anu; and [...] will not be valid. |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | That arable land belongs to Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, shepherd of the property of Anu, apart from any share of the temple, which are written (above). Each took one document. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Witnesses: Anu-balassu-iqbi, overseer of the temple, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ah'utu. |
| Reverse [21:23] r 2222–r 2323 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Tattannu, son of Dumqi-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. Anu-ab-uṣur and Nanaya-iddin, sons of Nidintu-Anu, descendants of Kuri. |
| Reverse [23:26] r 2424–r 2626 | Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Anu-belšunu and Anu-mukin-apli, sons of Anu-[...] descendants of Ah'utu. Anu-ikṣur, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Ah'utu. Bani-apli, son of [...] descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727 | Anu-ušallim, son of that one (ditto), descendant of Luštammar-Adad. [...] Anu-šum-lišir, son of Mannu-iqapu, descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828 | Nidintu-Anu, son of [...] Nidintu-Ištar, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. Kidin-Anu [....] |
| Reverse [28:31] r 2929– | [...] 3rd day of Simanu, year 91, Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i' 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ušallim |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-[...] |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i' 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii' 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii' 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i' 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii' 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii' 1r.e. iii 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Right Column iv [0:3] r.e. iv' 1r.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [... KAM₂] {⸢m⸣}an-ti-[ʾi-ku-su LUGAL] | |
| 2 | {[m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E {lu₂}SIPA NIG₂.GA {d}60 ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ iq-bi a-na] | |
| 3 | {[m}{d}60-DIN-su-E {lu₂}paq-du ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} A ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu um-ma] | |
| 4 | [ŠE.NUMUN ...] x GABA KA₂.GAL {d}⸢UTU NAM⸣ [UNUG{ki} ...] | |
| 5 | [... US₂.SA].DU E₂ KIŠIB ša₂ {m}GAL-[...] | |
| 6 | [...] x KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU US₂.SA.DU x [...] | |
| 7 | [...] 10 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.[TU ...] | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢US₂⸣.SA.DU ŠE.NUMUN E₂ {giš}⸢GIŠIMMAR⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | [...] x-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠE.NUMUN {⸢iti⸣}[...] ⸢qa⸣ lu x [...]-⸢u₂-tu₂⸣ | |
| 10 | [...] x x x x x [... a-na al]-lu za-qa-pu {⸢giš}GIŠIMMAR⸣; u mim-ma gab-bi a-na [...] | |
| 11 | [...]-⸢u₂⸣-tu₂ ik-kaš-ši-du a-di muh-hi 30 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ bi-⸢in⸣-nam-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢lu⸣-uz-qu-pu {giš}GIŠIMMAR ina lib₃-bi ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ x x x x x [...] | |
| 13 | [...]-tu₂ ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ MU ana MU a-na 1{et} TA MU.AN.NA 28 GUR ⸢ZU₂⸣.[LUM.MA ...] | |
| 14 | [... a]-⸢na⸣ 30 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ ŠE.NUMUN MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ a-[...] | |
| 15 | [...] x x [x] x x ⸢U₄⸣ BI {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E {lu₂}⸢paq⸣-du ša₂ [E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu]} | |
| 16 | ⸢A⸣ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-tu ⸢iš-te⸣-mu-⸢šu⸣-ma ŠE.NUMUN MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ lib₃-⸢bu-u₂⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | [...] ša₂ [... a]-⸢na⸣ 30 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ it-ta-din a-⸢na⸣ {[m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E] | |
| 18 | {[lu₂}SIPA NIG₂.GA {d}60 ...]-din {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 a-ga-a a-na E₂ ⸢DINGIR⸣-[MEŠ ...] | |
| 19 | [...]-u₂-tu₂ 1 {giš}ma-ši-hu ša₂ la {giš}BAN₂-MEŠ ⸢u₃⸣ [...] | |
| 20 | [...] x tu₂ a la i-te-ep-šu₂ u₃ ZU₂.LUM.MA 28 GUR⸣ la [i-nam-din] | |
| 21 | [...] x ⸢din⸣ ša₂ x E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ a-di 12-TA.AM₃ u₂-mar-raq-ma ⸢a-na⸣ [...] ⸢i-nam-din⸣ | |
| 22 | [...] {m}{d}60—DIN-⸢su⸣-E {lu₂}paq-du ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ u₃ {⸢lu₂⸣}[man-am ša₂]-⸢nam-ma⸣ gab-bi | |
| 23 | ⸢ŠE⸣.[NUMUN MU-MEŠ] ina ŠU-MIN {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 a-di la 30 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ i-šal-lim-ʾu ⸢ul⸣ u₂-⸢še⸣-ti-iq u₃ | |
| 24 | [a-na {lu₂}man-am] ša₂-nam-ma gab-bi e-lat {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 ul id-din ul i-nam-din u₃ ki-i | |
| 25 | [id-din u ki-i i]-⸢nam⸣-din ul u₂-šu-zu | |
| 26 | {[m}ni-din]-⸢tu₄⸣—{d}60 a-ga-a DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E {lu₂}SIPA NIG₂.GA {d}60 iq-bi a-na {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[MU{nu} A {m}ŠEŠ]-ʾu-u₂-tu um-ma i-ba-aš₂-⸢šu⸣ [...] | |
| 28 | [...] ina a-šar MU-MEŠ NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 29 | US₂ AN{u₂} {⸢tu₁₅}SI⸣.[SA₂ ...] ⸢US₂.SA.DU ŠE⸣.[NUMUN] ⸢E₂⸣ x x x x ki meš NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [US₂] ⸢KI⸣{u₂} {⸢tu₁₅⸣}[U₁₈].⸢LU⸣ US₂.SA.⸢DU⸣ [ŠE].NUMUN ša₂ {m}{d}60—DU—A u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| 2 | [...] SAG.KI [AN].TA {tu₁₅}MAR.⸢TU US₂.SA.DU⸣ ŠE.NUMUN [...] | |
| 3 | ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E SAG.KI [KI].TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA US₂.⸢SA⸣.[DU ...] | |
| 4 | NIG₂.GA {d}60 a-na al-lu za-qa-pu {giš}GIŠIMMAR lib₃-bu-u₂ ša₂ ⸢šaṭ⸣-ṭar ⸢ina di-ʾa⸣-gi-⸢ra-am⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | [x] ṭe₃-e-mu ša₂ LUGAL GAR{un} bi-in-nam-ma a-⸢na u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ lu-ki-il u [...] | |
| 6 | {giš}GIŠIMMAR ina lib₃-bi ŠE.NUMUN MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [lu-uz-qu-up a-na] u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ x [...] | |
| 7 | [...] ⸢ZU₂⸣.LUM.MA u₃ 4-u₂ x [... ŠE].NUMUN MU-MEŠ lib₃-⸢bu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 8 | ša₂ šaṭ-ṭar ina di-ʾa-gi-ra-am a-na-[an-din a]-⸢na E₂⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ TA E₂ {giš}⸢da⸣-[al-ha-an ...] | |
| 9 | TA E₂ a-ha ŠU-MIN re-bu-u₂ U₄ BI {m}{d}60—⸢DIN⸣-[su]-⸢E⸣ {lu₂}paq-du ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ [iš-te-mu-šu-ma] | |
| 10 | ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ lib₃-bu-u₂ ša₂ šaṭ-ṭar x [...] x an-[na ...] it-ta-din a-na {m}ni-din-[tu₄—{d}60 ...] | |
| 11 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E a-na u₄-mu ṣa-[a-tu₂] ⸢u₃⸣ i-za-qa-pu {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 [lib₃]-⸢bi⸣ ŠE.[NUMUN] | |
| 12 | MU-MEŠ al-lu za-qa-pu {giš}GIŠIMMAR ⸢u₃⸣ i-nam-din TA lib₃-bi ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ a-na E₂ [DINGIR-MEŠ] | |
| 13 | MU a-na MU a-na 1{et} MU.AN.NA TA E₂ {giš}da-al-ha-an ⸢ša₂⸣ TA E₂ a-ha ŠU-MIN re-[bu-u₂ ...] | |
| 14 | u₃ ki-i la iz-zaq-pa al-lu zaq-pa {giš}GIŠIMMAR u₃ ina x x bit nu mim-ma ša₂ {lu₂}[...] | |
| 15 | it-ti-šu₂ a-di 12-⸢TA.AM₃⸣ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-na E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ i-nam-din | |
| 16 | ul i-šal-laṭ-ma {[m}{d}60—DIN-su—E u] {lu₂}man-am ša₂-nam-ma gab-bi ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN | |
| 17 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 [...] a-na {lu₂}man-am [ša₂]-nam-ma gab-bi e-lat {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| 18 | a-ga-a ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60—⸢DIN⸣-su—E {⸢lu₂⸣}SIPA NIG₂.GA {⸢d⸣}60 ⸢id⸣-din u ul i-nam-din u₃ ki-i id-din | |
| 19 | u₃ [...] x ul u₂-šu-zu ŠE.NUMUN ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ ša₂ {m}ni-⸢din-tu₄⸣—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E {lu₂}SIPA | |
| 20 | [NIG₂.GA] {d}60 ⸢a⸣-[na] ⸢e⸣-lat mim-ma HA.LA ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ šaṭ-ṭar ana u₄-[mu] ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ 1{en}TA.A₄; ša₂-ṭa-ri TI{u₂} | |
| 21 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E {lu₂}paq-du ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 22 | {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 | |
| 23 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 A-MEŠ {m}kur-⸢i⸣ | |
| 24 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DU—A A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu u {m}{⸢d⸣}60-DU—A DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-[...] | |
| 25 | A-MEŠ {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-[u₂-tu] {m}{d}60—ik-ṣur DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}DU₃{a} DUMU ša₂ | |
| 26 | {m}{d}[... A {m}lu]-⸢uš⸣-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60—GI DUMU ša₂ {m}BI <A> {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR | |
| 27 | [... {m}{d]}60-MU-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}man-nu-i-qa-pu A {m}kur-i {m}ni-[din-tu₄]-{⸢d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 28 | [...] {m}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}INANA {lu₂}se-⸢pir⸣-ri NIG₂.GA {d}60 {m}ki-din-{[d}60 ...] | |
| 29 | [... {iti]}⸢SIG₄⸣ U₄ 3-KAM₂ MU 91-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i' | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—GI | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}[...] | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-x-x | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}⸢ni-din-tu₄⸣-{[d}60 | |
| l.e. i' | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN-⸢su-E⸣ | |
| l.e. ii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. iii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| r.e. i' | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| r.e. ii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| r.e. iii' | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}⸢ki⸣-din-{d}60 | |
| r.e. iv' | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ-MU{nu⸣} | |
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