OECT 09, 09 (P342346)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342346 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0073 |
| 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 [0:10] o 1o 1–o 1010 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, voluntarily said to Ubar, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Šumāti thus: "Give me one-third of a day in the first day, second day, third day, fourth day, and tenth day of your brewer's prebend before Anu, Antu, Ištar, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš and all the gods of their temple, monthly, all throughout the year, guqqānê offering and šeššanna offering and everything that pertains to that brewer's prebend which is with Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ and their brothers and their co-owners for the prebendary service for three years and let me perform the prebendary service and anything which pertains to that brewer's prebend belonging to the Urukeans ... |
| Obverse [10:14] o 1111–o 1414 | Ubar heard him and gave him that brewer's prebend for prebendary service for three years (and) anything which pertains to that brewer's prebend belonging to the Urukeans ... [...] |
| Reverse [0:7] r 1r 1–r 77 | Anu-ab-uṣur bears responsibility for the term and for not interrupting that brewer's prebend for three years. Anu-ab-uṣur has no power of disposition until the three years are complete. They will not divide those prebends (beginning) from Nisanu, the 40th year Antiochus and Seleucus were kings. That brewer's prebend is charged against Anu-ab-uṣur for the prebendary service for three years. |
| Reverse [7:10] r 88–r 1010 | Witnesses: Nidintu-Anu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Gimil-Anu; Anu-iqišanni son of Širki-Anu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni; Nanaya-iddin son of Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Ina-qibit-Anu son of Rihat-Ištar descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Nanaya-iddin and Kidin-Anu, sons of Dannat-Belti, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Ubar son of Mušezib-Anu descendant of Kuri; Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu. Uruk. Nisanu. 28th day. 40th year. Antiochus and Seleucus (were) kings. |
| Top Column i [0:2] t.e. i 11–t.e. i 22 | Ring of Ubar |
| Top Column ii [0:2] t.e. ii 11–t.e. ii 22 | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:2] t.e. iii 11–t.e. iii 22 | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-iqišanni |
| Bottom Column ii [0:2] b.e. ii 11–b.e. ii 22 | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column i [0:7] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ad-uṣur, son of Anu-zer-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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina hu-⸢ud lib₃-bi⸣-šu₂ a-⸢na⸣ {m}u₂-bar | |
| 2 | ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}MU-MEŠ iq-bi um-ma ⸢šal⸣-šu₂ ina 1-en⸣ u₄-mu ina U₄ 1-KAM₂ | |
| 3 | U₄ 2-KAM₂ U₄ 3-KAM₂ U₄ 4-KAM₂ u U₄ 10-⸢KAM₂⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA-ka {lu₂⸣}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu} | |
| 4 | IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-⸢ša₂⸣-SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi | |
| 5 | ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e u še-ša₂-an-na | |
| 6 | u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 7 | ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ ⸢KI⸣ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} <u> ⸢ŠEŠ-MEŠ⸣-šu₂-nu | |
| 8 | u {lu₂}EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu a-na re-si-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-di | |
| 9 | 3-ta MU.AN.NA-MEŠ bi-in-nam-ma re-si-⸢nu⸣-u₂-tu₂-ka | |
| 10 | lu-pu-uš u mim-ma ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {⸢lu₂}LUNGA₃⸣{u₂-⸢tu₂⸣} MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du | |
| 11 | lib₃-bu-u₂ UNUG{ki}a-a i-ši {m}u₂-bar iš-⸢mu⸣-[šu]-ma GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA⸣ | |
| 12 | {lu₂}⸢LUNGA₃⸣{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ a-na re-si-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-di 3-⸢ta⸣ | |
| 13 | MU.AN.NA-MEŠ id-daš-šu₂ mim-ma a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA⸣ {lu₂}⸢LUNGA₃⸣{[u₂-tu₂]} | |
| 14 | MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-⸢du⸣ lib₃-bu-u₂ UNUG{⸢ki⸣}a-a ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | pu-ut pa-la-a u la šak-kan ša₂ baṭ-lu ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 2 | MU-MEŠ a-di 3-ta MU.AN.NA-MEŠ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ na-ši ul i-šal-laṭ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ a-di la-ʾa MU.AN.NA-MEŠ <a₄> 3-ta i-šal-lim-ʾ | |
| 4 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ul {u₂}BAR-MEŠ ul-tu {iti}BARA₂ MU 40-KAM₂ | |
| 5 | {m}at-ti-i-ku-su u {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 6 | MU-MEŠ a-na re-si-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-di 3-ta MU.AN.NA-MEŠ | |
| 7 | ina IGI {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| 8 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu | |
| 9 | ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {m}šir₃-ki-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-PAP | |
| 10 | A {m}⸢lu-uš⸣-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA A {m}kur-i | |
| 11 | {m}{d}[na-na]-a-MU u {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}dan-na-at-{d}GAŠAN A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 12 | {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}KAR-{d}60 A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 14 | {m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.⸢NUN⸣ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu UNUG{ki} {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 28-KAM₂ | |
| 15 | MU 40-KAM₂ {m}at-⸢ti⸣-i-ku-su u {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}u₂-bar | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}⸢ni-din-tu₄⸣-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}⸢ina-qi₂-bit⸣-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
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