NCTU 02 (P342305)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | NCTU 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342305 |
| Museum no. | VAT 16468 |
| 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 [0:14] o 1o 1–o 1414 | Antu-banat, whose other name (is) Ereštu-Nanaya, daughter of Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Šamaš-eṭir descendant of Luštammar-Adad, wife of Anthiochus, son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ahʾutu, with the advice of Anu-balassu-iqbi, her son, son of the aforementioned Anthiochus, voluntarily [...] one-sixth of a day in one day on the 23rd day of her butcher's prebend, that butcher's prebend that is before Anu, Ellil, Ea, Papsukkal, Ištar, Belet-ṣeri, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, Šarrahitu, and all of the gods of the temples [...], that prebend, monthly and yearly the guqqānê offerings (and) eššeššāni offerings and everything that pertains to that butcher's prebend, which is with her brothers and all of the co-owners, that prebend, as little and as much as there is, [all of it, for 5/6 mina ...] refined [..., high quality] staters [of Demetrios], as the complete price, to I[dat-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu, son of Arad-Reš], who is from the priesthood of the temple [...]. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | []Antu-banat] whose other name (is) [Ereštu-Nanaya, received] that 5/6 mina silver, the complete price of that prebend, from Idat-Anu ...] |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | Should a claim [...] Anu-balassu-iqbi [...] Idat-Anu son of Dumqi-[Anu ...] |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | Antu-banat, whose other name is [Ereštu-Nanaya, daughter of Anu-balassu-iqbi], and Anu-balassu-iqbi, her son, son of Anthiochus [son of Ina-qibit-Anu], bear responsibility mutually for clear[ing ...] butcher's prebend for Idat-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:10] r 77–r 1010 | That one-sixth of a day [...] on the 23rd day of that butcher's prebend belongs to Idat-Anu son of [...] Dumqi-Anu, son of Arad-Reš, who belongs to the priesthood of the temple of the gods, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witnesses: Tattannu son of Anu-zer-iddin son of Tattannu descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Anu-ah-ušabši son of Šamaš-eṭir son of Ina-qibiṭ Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Tanittu-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu; Ana-rabut-Anu son of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Nidintu-Anu son of Idat-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu, and Anu-zer-iddin son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Nidintu-Anu descendants of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Arad-AMA.ARHUŠ son of Anu-qišanni son of Ubar descendant of Kidin-Marduk. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | Ṭab-Anu son of Illut-Anu son of Anu-zer-iddin descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Reverse [17:20] r 1818– | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk, on the 2nd day of Addaru, 155th year, Demetrios (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 22– | Ring of Ana-rabut-Anu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 22– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 22– | Ring of Tanittu-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Arad-[...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Ṭab-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ušabši |
| Right Column i [0:5] r.e. i 11–r.e. i 55 | Ring of Antu-ban[at], whose other name (is) [...], seller of [...] prebend [...]. |
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 | {f}an-tu₄-DU₃{at} ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ {f}KAM₂{tu₄}{d}na-na-a DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| 2 | A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-SUR A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR al-ti {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su | |
| 3 | A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ina mil-ki ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| 4 | A-šu₂ A ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su MU-MEŠ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ši-iš-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu | |
| 5 | ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 23-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 6 | {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} ša₂ ina IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}IDIM {d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}INANA {d}GAŠAN-⸢EDIN⸣ | |
| 7 | {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-SAG {d}šar-ra-a-hi-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-MEŠ [...] | |
| 8 | gab-bi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ša₂ ITI{us-su} u MU.AN.<NA>-us-su gu-uq-qa-⸢ne₂⸣-[e] | |
| 9 | U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-[tu₂]} | |
| 10 | ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi GIŠ.ŠUB.[BA] | |
| 11 | MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-⸢šu⸣-[u₂ gab-bi a-na 5/6 MA.NA ...] | |
| 12 | qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-an-nu [ša₂ {m}de-e-me₂-eṭ-ri-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂] | |
| 13 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}⸢i⸣-[dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG] | |
| 14 | ša₂ TA {lu₂}ki-niš-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 5/6 ⸢MA.NA⸣ [ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {f}an-tu₄-DU₃{at]} | |
| 16 | ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-⸢u₂⸣ {[f}KAM₂{tu₄}{d}na-na-a ina ŠU-MIN {m}i-dat-{d}60 mah-rat ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₄-mu pa-⸢qa⸣-[ri ...] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-⸢E⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢dum-qi₂⸣-{[d}60 ...] | |
| 4 | pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-⸢na mu-ru⸣-[...] | |
| 5 | {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} {f}an-tu₄-DU₃{at} ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ {[f}KAM₂{tu₄}{d}na-na-a DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E] | |
| 6 | u {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A-šu₂ A ša₂ {m}an-ti-i-ʾi-ku-su [A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 7 | a-na {m}i-dat-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ ši-iš-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu [...] | |
| 8 | ina U₄ 23-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 ⸢A ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG ša₂ TA {lu₂}ki-niš-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-[MEŠ] | |
| 10 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}tat-tan-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-SUR A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 13 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | |
| 14 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ u {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 15 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A-MEŠ {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}ARAD-AMA-ARHUŠ | |
| 16 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni A ša₂ {m}u₂-bar A {m}BARA₂-{d}AMAR.UTU {m}DU₁₀.GA-{d}60 | |
| 17 | A ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 18 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | {iti}ŠE-KAM₂ U₄ 2-KAM₂ MU 155-KAM₂ {m}de-e-me₂-eṭ-ri-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 2 | un-qa | |
| 3 | {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 2 | un-qa | |
| 3 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 2 | un-qa | |
| 3 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ARAD-[AMA-ARHUŠ] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}DU₁₀.GA-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {f}an-tu₄-DU₃{[at]} | |
| 3 | ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-⸢u₂⸣ [x] | |
| 4 | {lu₂}na-din-at {f}[...] | |
| 5 | GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA ...] | |
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