OECT 09, 06 (P342343)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342343 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1930-0580 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 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 McEwan, Gilbert J. P. · 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 | Laqip, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni, voluntarily sold in perpetuity an empty field in the Lugalira-temple quarter in Uruk —— 20 cubits (on) the long upper side on the west, next to the empty field of Laqip, the seller of that empty field, the son of Anu-ah-ittannu; 20 cubits on the long lower side on the east, next to the emp[]ty field of Laqip], son of Anu-ah-ittannu; 12 cubits on the short upper side on the south, next to the broad street "the passageway of the gods and king"; 12 cubits on the short lower side on the north, next to the empty field of Laqip, seller of that empty field, son of Anu-ah-ittannu; 20 cubits on the length, 12 cubits on the short side (are) the measurement of that empty field —— that empty field, as much or as little as there is, all of it, for two [šeqels of] refined [silver], as the complete price, to Eribtu, the daughter of Ša-Anu-iššu, wife of Kidin-Anu, son of Rabi-Anu. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | Laqip, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, received that silver, 2 šeqels, the price of that empty field, from Eribtu, daughter of Ša-Anu-iššu. He is paid. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414– | Should a claim arise concerning that empty field, Laqip will clear it of claims and will give the 12-fold penalty to Eribtu. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | That empty field belongs to Eribtu, daughter of Ša-Anu-iššu, wife of Kidin-Anu, son of Rabi-Anu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | Witnesses: Anu-ah-[...] Ana-rabut-Anu [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] Ubar, son of Anu-ah-ittannu [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] son of Dannat-Belti. Anu-[...] [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] descendant of Gimil-Anu. Mušezib-Anu [...] |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | descendant of Hunzu. Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Ana-rabutika-Anu [...] |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1111 | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu. Uruk. Simanu. [day. year] Seleucus and Antiochus (were) kings. |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {⸢m}la-qip⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ-MU⸣{nu} A {m}{d}30—TI—⸢ER₂⸣ [ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ki-šub-ba-a ša₂] | |
| 2 | KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}LUGAL.IR₉.RA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{⸢ki} 20 KUŠ₃⸣ [US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}MAR.TU] | |
| 3 | DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}la-qip {lu₂}na-din ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-<a> ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ DUMU ša₂] | |
| 4 | {⸢m⸣}{d}60—ŠEŠ—⸢MU⸣{nu} 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ ⸢KI{u₂} {im⸣}KUR.RA DA ki-[šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}la-qip] | |
| 5 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} 12 ⸢KUŠ₃ SAG⸣.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}⸢U₁₈⸣.[LU DA SILA rap-šu₂] | |
| 6 | mu-taq DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL 12 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}SI.[SA₂ DA ki-šub-ba-a] | |
| 7 | ša₂ {m}la-qip {lu₂}na-din ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ A {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{[nu]} | |
| 8 | 20 KUŠ₃ ⸢US₂⸣ 12 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI ⸢meš-hat ki-šub⸣-ba-a MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ] | |
| 9 | i-ṣi ⸢u ma⸣-a-du ma-la ⸢ba-šu-u₂⸣ gab-bi a-na 2 [GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR] | |
| 10 | qa-lu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ ⸢TIL⸣-[MEŠ a]-⸢na {f}KAL⸣{tu₄} DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {⸢m⸣}[ša₂—{d}60—iš-šu-u₂] | |
| 11 | DAM {m}ki-din—{d}60 A {m}GAL—{d}60 ⸢a-na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-⸢ta-din⸣ | |
| 12 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 2 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ {m}⸢la⸣-[qip DUMU ša₂] | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} ina ŠU-<MIN> {f}KAL{tu₄} DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ša₂—{d}60—[iš-šu-u₂] | |
| 14 | ⸢ma⸣-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-[hi ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}la-qip u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a]-⸢na {f⸣}KAL{tu₄} ina-an-din | |
| 2 | [ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {f}KAL{tu₄} DUMU].⸢MUNUS⸣ ša₂ {m}ša₂—{d}60—⸢iš⸣-[šu-u₂] DAM | |
| 3 | {[m}ki-din—{d}60 A {m}GAL—{d}60 a-na] ⸢u₄-mu⸣ ṣa-a-⸢tu₂ šu-u₂⸣ | |
| 4 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇] | |
| 5 | [x DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ-x⸣ [DUMU ša₂ {m}ana]-GAL—{d}60 [...] | |
| 6 | [x DUMU ša₂] {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ-MU{nu} x⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | [...]-⸢x⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}dan-na-⸢at-{d}GAŠAN {m}{d}60-x⸣ [DUMU ša₂] | |
| 8 | {m}[...]-⸢x⸣ A {m}⸢ŠU⸣—{d}60 {m}KAR—{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | A {m}hun-zu-⸢u₂⸣ {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ-MU⸣{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-⸢GAL⸣-ka—{d}60 [...] | |
| 10 | {⸢m}KI⸣—{d}60—HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂⸣-[nu] ⸢UNUG{ki⸣} | |
| 10b | {⸢iti}SIG₄⸣ [U₄ x-KAM₂ MU x-KAM₂] | |
| 11 | {⸢m}se-lu-ku u {m}an-ti⸣-[i-ku-su LUGAL-MEŠ] | |
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