NCTU 25 (P342328)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | NCTU 25 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342328 |
| Museum no. | VAT 17923 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] that [... in the] Irigal, [...] cubits on the south, next to |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] that [... in the] Irigal, the upper west front side |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] the measurement of the north gate of Mušallim-Anu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] the lower east side next to the bīt qāti of Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nanaya-iddin |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... the total of the lengths and widths, the measurement of that bīt qāti |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] their share in that bīt qāti, as little and as much as there is |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] all, 6 šekels of refined, high quality silver for the complete price to |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] Alexander, brother of their father, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] descendant of Ah'utu, (they) sold in perpetuity. That 6 shekels of silver ---- |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] the complete price, as much as is their share in that bīt qāti ---- Kephalon and his brothers |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] ... received from Alexander; they are paid. |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | [...] Kephalon, on behalf of himself and on behalf of [...] ... his brother, Seleucus, Agathokles, [(and) Herak]lides, his brothers, the sellers, [...] will clear it each in accordance with their shares, and 12-fold to Alexander he will pay in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | As much as their share in the bīt qāti [...] (which belongs) to himself, belongs to Alexander son of Ina-qibit-Anu [son of Anu-balassu]iqbi, descendant of Ahʾutu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Witness(es): [...]; Kidin-Anu son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Ah'utu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...] son of Tattannu descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [... son of] Anu-šum-lišir descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [... son of] Anu-belšunu descendant of Ah'utu |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [... son of] x-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [14:19] r 1515– | [...], interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Idat-Anu |
| Right Column iii [0:1] r.e. iii 11–r.e. iii 11 | Ring of ... |
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' | [...] x x tu₄ | |
| 2' | [...] {⸢e₂⸣}IRI₁₂.GAL MU-MEŠ x [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA | |
| 3' | [...] {⸢e₂⸣}IRI₁₂.GAL MU-MEŠ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU | |
| 4' | [...] mi-ših-tu₄ ša₂ KA₂ {tu₁₅}2 ša₂ {m}GI—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| 5' | [...] KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU—MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU | |
| 6' | [...]-x-ma ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ | |
| 7' | [...] HA.LA-šu₂-<nu> ina E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢gab⸣-bi 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ bab-ba-nu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na | |
| 9' | [...] {m}a-lik-si-an-dar ŠEŠ AD-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E | |
| 10' | [...] A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-nu-ʾu-MEŠ KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 6 GIN₂ | |
| 11' | [...] ŠAM₂ ma-la HA.LA-šu₂-nu ina E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}qe₂-ep-lu-u₂-nu u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 12' | [...]-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN {m}a-lik-si-an-dar ma-hir-MEŠ e-ṭir₃-MEŠ u₄-mu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [pa]-qa-ri a-na muh-hi ma-la HA.LA-šu₂-nu ina E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ | |
| 2 | [... {m}qe₂]-⸢ep⸣-lu-u₂-nu a-na muh-hi pa-ni ša₂ NI₂-šu₂ u a-na muh-hi pa-ni | |
| 3 | [...] x x x ŠEŠ-šu₂ {m}se-lu-ku {m}a-ga-ta-uq-le-e | |
| 4 | {[m}he-ra]-⸢qu⸣-li-de-e ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ {lu₂}na-din-na-MEŠ ma-la HA.LA-šu₂-nu | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-mar-raq-qa-u₂-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}a-lik-si-an-dar | |
| 6 | [...] u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din ma-la HA.LA-šu₂-nu ina E₂ ŠU-MIN | |
| 7 | [...] x-šu₂ it-ti ša₂ NI₂-šu₂ ša₂ {m}a-lik-si-an-dar A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 8 | [A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su]-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 9 | [... {m}ki]-⸢din⸣—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 10 | [x] A {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 11 | [... {m]}{⸢d}60-MU-GIŠ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 12 | [... {m}{d}60-⸢EN⸣-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 13 | [...]-x—{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ | |
| 14 | [... A {m}lu-uš-tam]-mar—{d}IŠKUR | |
| 15 | [... {lu₂}KUŠ].⸢SAR⸣ NIG₂.GA {[d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}i-dat—{d}60 | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
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