OECT 09, 07 (P342344)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342344 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0077 |
| 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 [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | A dilapidated house for demolition and rebuilding that is in the .... quarter ... in Uruk: 61 units, the upper west length, adjacent to the houses of [... and ...], sons of Anu-mukin-apli; 61 units, the lower east length, adjacent to another measurement of this house and adjacent to the house of Nadin and Nanaya-iddin, the sellers of this house, and (of) Ubar, sons of Mušezib-Anu; 36 units, the upper north width, adjacent to the house of Nadin, the seller of this house, son of Mušezib-Anu, and adjacent to 7 1/3 units of the access-way of that house to the ...; 36 units, the lower south width, adjacent to the house of Anu-ikṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin ...; |
| Obverse [7:15] o 88–o 1515 | Another measurement of that house: 45 5/6 units, the upper west length, adjacent to the first measurement of this house; 45 5/6 units, the lower east length, adjacent to the house of ...-nu, son of Ubar; 9 5/6 units, the upper north width, adjacent to the house of Nadin and Nanaya-iddin, sellers of this house, and Ubar, sons of Mušezib-Anu; 9 5/6 unites, the lower south width, adjacent to ths house of Anu-ikṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin. The total of the two measurements of this house. This house, as little or as much as there is, all (of it) belongs to Nadin and Nanaya-iddin, sons of Mušezib-Anu, descendant of Kuri. |
| Obverse [15:25] o 1616– | Adešu-ṭabu, daughter of Nanaya-iddin, wife of Nanaya-iddin, son of Dannat-Belti, descendant of Luštammar-Adad declared the price (to be) 1 mina 56 shekels of high quality silver staters of Alexander, and bought it, is complete and she paid two additional shekels of silver. The total is 1 mina 58 shekels the price of that house, including the two shekels of silver that she gave as an additional payment. That silver, 1 mina 58 shekels --- the complete price of this house --- Nadin and Nanaya-iddin, sons of Mušezib-Anu received the entirety of the silver from Adešu-ṭabu, daughter of Nanaya-iddin, wife of Nanaya-iddin, son of Dannat-Belti; they are paid. |
| Reverse [0:12] r 1r 1–r 1212 | They shall have no further claim against each other forever. Anyone who may come up and raise a claim concerning that undeveloped plot, saying, that undeveloped plot is not [yours], and says the silver was not paid will pay twelve-fold the silver he received. At the sealing of that tablet, the extra plots of land which pertain to that house belong to Adešu-ṭabu, daughter of Nanaya-iddin, wife of Nanaya-iddin in perpetuity. Nadin and Nanaya-iddin bear mutual responsibility for the clearing of that house in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Witness(s): Anu-ušallim son of ... descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Anu-ab-uṣur son of ... descendant of ...; Kidin-Anu son of Tattannu descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [12:15] r 1313–r 1515 | Nidintu-Anu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Gimil-Anu; Nanaya-iddin son of x-ahhe-iddin descendant of Abu-ṭab; Anu-uballiṭ son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [15:19] r 1616–r 1919 | Sin-banunu son of Tattannu descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Nadin son of ... descendant of Ekur-zakir; Nidintu-Anu son of ... and Ana-rabut-Anu sons of Anu-belšunu descendant of Kuri; Nidintu-Anu son of x-Anu descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [19:21] r 2020–r 2121 | With the consent of Ina-qibit-Nanaya daughter of Anu-uballiṭ, wife of Nadin son of Mušezib-Anu, the document is written |
| Reverse [21:23] r 2222–r 2323 | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, the scribe, son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. (Written in) Uruk, 24th day of Kislimu, year 32, Antiochus and Seleucus (being) kings |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Sin-banunu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ušallim |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of ... |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Mušallim-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of ... |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Kidin |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 11– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Left Column v [0:3] l.e. v 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of ... |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nadin, seller of that house |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin, seller of that house |
| Right Column iv [0:3] r.e. iv 11– | Ring of Adešu-ṭab, wife of Nanaya(-iddin) |
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)
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| o | ||
| 1 | E₂ ab-tu₄ ša₂ na-qa-<ri> u e-pu-uš [ša₂ KI{ti₃} x x x ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki]} | |
| 2 | 61 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂-MEŠ ša₂ {m}⸢x⸣-[... u {m}...] | |
| 3 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—DU—A 61 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA ⸢meš⸣-[hat 2-tu₄ ša₂ E₂] MU-MEŠ | |
| 4 | u DA E₂ {m}na-din u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU {lu₂}na-din-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ u {m}[u₂-bar DUMU-MEŠ ša₂] | |
| 5 | {m}KAR—{d}60 36 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {m}⸢na⸣-[din {lu₂]}⸢na⸣-din E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 6 | DUMU ša₂ {m}KAR—{d}60 u DA 7 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃ mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ a-di [SILA] | |
| 7 | 36 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ {m}{d}60—ik-ṣur A {m}{[d}60—ŠEŠ]-⸢MEŠ⸣-MU [...] | |
| 8 | meš-hat 2-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 45 5/6 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}MAR.TU [DA meš-hat] IGI{ti₃} | |
| 9 | ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 45 5/6 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {⸢m⸣}[x-x-x]-nu | |
| 10 | DUMU ša₂ {m}u₂-bar 9 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA [E₂ ša₂] | |
| 11 | {m}na-din u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU {lu₂}na-din-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ u {m}u₂-bar [DUMU-MEŠ ša₂] | |
| 12 | {m}KAR—{d}60 9 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}⸢U₁₈.LU⸣ [DA E₂] | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60—ik-ṣur A {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU PAP 2-ta meš-hat [E₂ MU-MEŠ] | |
| 14 | E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi ⸢ša₂⸣ {[m}na-din] | |
| 15 | u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}KAR—{d}60 A {m}kur-[i] | |
| 16 | ki-i 1 5/6 MA.NA 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ri-MEŠ ša₂ {m}a-lik-⸢sa⸣-an-dar | |
| 17 | bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ {f}a-de-e-šu₂-DU₁₀.GA-ʾu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DAM | |
| 18 | {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}dan-na-at-{d}GAŠAN A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR KI | |
| 19 | {m}na-din u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}KAR—{d}60 A {m}kur-i GANBA | |
| 20 | im-be₂-e-ma i-šam ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂-nu MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ u₃ 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 21 | a-tar tad-din-su ŠU.NIGIN 1 5/6 MA.NA 8 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-di 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 22 | ša₂ a-ki KA a-tar SUM{na} KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 5/6 MA.NA 8 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ | |
| 23 | E₂-šu₂-nu MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ ka-sap TIL-ti₃ {m}na-din u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 24 | {m}KAR—{d}60 ina ŠU-MIN {f}a-de-e-šu₂-DU₁₀.GA-⸢ʾu⸣ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DAM | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[m]}{⸢d}na-na-a-MU⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢dan⸣-na-at-{d}GAŠAN ⸢mah⸣-[ru-ʾu eṭ-ru-ʾu ru-gum₂-ma-a] | |
| 2 | ul i-ši ⸢ul⸣ i-tur-ru-ma KI a-ha-[miš ul i-rag-gu-mu ma-ti-ma] | |
| 3 | ma-na-⸢ma ša₂ E₁₁-ma⸣ <ana muh-hi> ⸢ki⸣-[šub-ba MU]-MEŠ [i-rag-gu-mu um-ma ki-šub-ba šu-u₂] | |
| 4 | ⸢ul x⸣-ma KU₃.BABBAR ⸢ul⸣ [ma]-⸢hir i-qab-bu⸣-u₂ [ka-sap] | |
| 5 | im-hur(DU) a-di 12-TA.⸢AM₃⸣ i-ta-nap-pal | |
| 6 | ina ka-na-ku {im}⸢DUB⸣ MU-MEŠ | |
| 7 | KUŠ₃-MEŠ a-tar-MEŠ ša₂ E₂ ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ ⸢ik-kaš⸣-ši-du ša₂ {f}a-de-[e]-šu₂—⸢DU₁₀.GA⸣-ʾu | |
| 8 | ⸢DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}na⸣-na-a—MU DAM {m}{d}na-na-⸢a—MU⸣ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ ši-na | |
| 9 | pu-ut a-ha-miš a-⸢na⸣ mu-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ {m}na-din u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU | |
| 10 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ na-šu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {⸢lu₂⸣}[mu]-⸢kin₇⸣ {[m}{d}60-GI DUMU ša₂ {m}x-x-x A {m}⸢lu-uš-tam-mar⸣-{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60—AD-PAP | |
| 12 | ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}[x-x-x] ⸢A {m}x-x {m}ki⸣-din—{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A⸣ {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir | |
| 13 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—⸢MU⸣ A {m}ŠU—{d}60 {m}{d}na-na-a-din DUMU ša₂ | |
| 14 | {m}[x]-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU⸣ A {m}AD-⸢DU₁₀.GA⸣ {m}{d}60—⸢DIN{iṭ} DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{⸢d}60 | |
| 15 | ⸢A {m}E₂⸣.KUR—za-kir {m}{⸢d⸣}60—DIN-su—E DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-⸢din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠU—{d}60 | |
| 16 | {m}{d}30-⸢ba-nun⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢tat⸣-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-⸢za⸣-[kir {m]}{⸢d⸣}60-DUMU—MU{nu} | |
| 17 | [DUMU] ⸢ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d⸣}60 A {m}lu-⸢uš-tam-mar⸣-{d}IŠKUR {⸢m}na⸣-din DUMU ša₂ | |
| 18 | {[m}x]-x-x ⸢A⸣ {[m]}E₂.KUR—za-kir {m}⸢ni-din⸣-tu₄—{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}x⸣-[x-x] | |
| 19 | [u {m}ana]-⸢GAL⸣—{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A {m}kur-i {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m]}⸢x-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 20 | [ina] ⸢a-ša₂⸣-bi ša₂ {f}ina-E-{d}na-na-a DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} DAM {m}⸢na⸣-din | |
| 21 | ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}KAR—{d}60 ša-⸢ṭa⸣-ri šaṭ-ṭi-ir | |
| 22 | {m}KI—{d}60—HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}GAN | |
| 23 | U₄ 24-KAM₂ MU 32-KAM₂ {m}⸢at⸣-ti-i-ku-su u {m}se-lu-ku ⸢LUGAL-MEŠ⸣ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}30-⸢ba-nun⸣ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—GI | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢GI⸣—{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN-⸢su⸣-E | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-[din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} | |
| l.e. v | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a—MU | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢x⸣-[x-x] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}na-din | |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂}na-din E₂ MU-MEŠ⸣ | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}na-na-a—MU | |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂}na-din E₂ MU-MEŠ⸣ | |
| r.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa {⸢f⸣}[a-de]-⸢e-šu₂⸣-[DU₁₀.GA-ʾu] | |
| 2 | DAM ša₂ {<m}{d>}na-na-a-<MU> | |
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