OECT 09, 10 (P342347)
Business / Contracts, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342347 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0069 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Murašu, son of Šūzubu, descendant of Šumāti, voluntarily spoke to Ubar, son of Anu-ahhē-iddin, descendant of Šumāti: |
| Obverse [1:7] o 22–o 77 | "Of your undeveloped plot in the quarter of the temple of Adad that is within Uruk: 10 cubits on the upper length to the north, next to the house of Ubar, son of Anu-ahhē-iddin; 10 cubits on the lower length to the south, next to the central field; 2 cubits on the upper short side to the west, next to the partition wall of Ubar, son of Anu-ahhē-iddin, and Nidintu-Anu and his brothers, sons of Anu-uṣuršu; 2 cubits on the lower short side to the east, next to the central field. A total of 10 cubits for the lengths and 2 cubits for the short sides (is) the measurement of that undeveloped plot. |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | That empty field (and) that partition wall ... Ubar did the work from the river bank and the roof and the reeds, we will mutually take responsibility in (for) that partition wall. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | On that day, Ubar heard this, and he will build that partition wall from his property, and Ubar and Murašû will share in the repairing of the roof and the reeds. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | That partition wall that is between them will exist in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [13:17] o 1414– | Murašû will not have power of disposition over that partition wall, (and) has not transferred and shall not transfer that partition wall for money, as a gift, as a marriage gift, as a business transaction (or) for any other reason to anyone else. |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | If he has transferred (it), or if he will transfer (it), or if anyone else shall raise a claim concerning that partition wall which is with Ubar, Murašû will clear the claim and pay the 12-fold penalty to Ubar, son of Anu-ahhē-iddin. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Kuri; Tattannu, son of Anu-zēr-iddin, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-qīšanni, son of Širki-Anu, descendant of Sîn-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Rihat-Ištar, son of Nanaya-iddin; Nanaya-iddin, son of Lābāši, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nanaya-iddin; Anu-šum-līšir, son of Anu-zēr-līšir |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Ištar-šum-ēriš, son of Lābāši; Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [...] son of Iddin-Nabû |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Itti-Anu-nuhšu the scribe, son of Anu-bēlšunu. Uruk. Simanu, 30th day, 41st year Antiochus and Seleucus (were) kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of X |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Rihat-Ištar |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-qīšanni |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Ištar-šum-eriš |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-šum-līšir |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of X-X |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of X |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Murašû |
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}mu-ra-šu-u₂] ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}šu⸣-zu-bu A {m}MU-MEŠ <ina> hu-⸢ud lib₃⸣-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | [a-na {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}MU-MEŠ iq-bi um-ma ul-tu qe₂-⸢reb⸣ | |
| 3 | [ki-šub-ba-a]-⸢ka⸣ ina KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 10 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} | |
| 4 | {[tu₁₅}2 ⸢DA⸣ E₂ {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU 10 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}1 | |
| 5 | [DA ŠA₃] A.ŠA₃ 2 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA a-mar{aš₂}tu₄ | |
| 6 | [ša₂ {m]}⸢u₂⸣-bar ⸢A⸣ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢URI₃⸣-šu₂ | |
| 7 | 2 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA ŠA₃ A.ŠA₃ ŠU.NIGIN 10 KUŠ₃ US₂ | |
| 8 | 2 KUŠ₃ SAG.⸢KI⸣ meš-hat ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ a-mar{aš₂}tu₄ | |
| 9 | [x]-⸢x⸣-uš {m}u₂-bar ul-tu ša₂ al-ka e-pu-uš u₃ {giš}UR₃ | |
| 10 | u GI-HI.A KI a-ha-miš ina a-mar{aš₂}tu₄ MU-MEŠ ni-ṣab-bat u₄-mu | |
| 11 | ⸢šu⸣-u₂ {m}u₂-bar iš-mu-ši-ma a-mar{aš₂}tu₄ MU-MEŠ ul-tu | |
| 12 | [E₂] KIŠIB-šu₂ ip-pu-uš u₃ {giš}UR₃ u GI-HI.A {m}u₂-bar u | |
| 13 | {[m]}mu-ra-šu-u₂ KI a-ha-miš ina a-mar{aš₂}tu₄ MU-MEŠ i-ṣab-bat a-⸢mar⸣{aš₂}tu₄ | |
| 14 | MU-MEŠ ša₂ bi-ri-šu₂-nu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ši-i ul i-šal-laṭ | |
| 15 | {[m]}⸢mu⸣-ra-šu-u₂ a-mar{aš₂}tu₄ MU-MEŠ a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-na ri-mut a-na nu-⸢dun⸣-[nu]-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na e-peš ṣu-bu-u₂-tu₂ a-na man-ma ma-am-mu ša₂-nam-ma gab-bi | |
| 2 | ul id-din u ul i-nam-din u ki-i id-din u ki-i it-tan-ʾu | |
| 3 | u ki-i ma-am-mu ša₂-nam-ma ana UGU{hi} a-mar{aš₂}tu₄ MU-MEŠ KI | |
| 4 | {m}u₂-bar it-ha-ra-ra a-di 12-TA.AM₃ {m}mu-ra-šu-u₂ | |
| 5 | u₂-mar-raq-ma a-na {m}⸢u₂-bar⸣ A {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ina-an-din 1{en}TA.AM₃; ša₂-ṭa-ri TI{u₂} | |
| 6 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 7 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}kur-i {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 8 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}šir₃-ki-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 9 | {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA A {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A {m}kur-i | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ A {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ | |
| 11 | {⸢m}{d⸣}INANA-MU-KAM₂ A {m}la-ba-ši {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 12 | {⸢m⸣}[x-x]-⸢x⸣-ʾu A {m}MU-{d}AG | |
| 13 | {m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG A {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu UNUG{ki} {iti}SIG₄ U₄ 30-KAM₂ | |
| 14 | MU 41-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-i-ku-su u {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}[an-nu] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-⸢nu⸣ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}x⸣-[...] | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}[ni-din-tu₄]-{⸢d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}[...] | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}mu-ra-šu-u₂ | |
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