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OECT 09, 11 (P342348)

Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE

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DesignationOECT 09, 11
IDP342348
Museum no.Ashm 1923-0067
CollectionAshmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodHellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
GenreLegal
Find spotUruk (mod. Warka)
Coordinates31.3234, 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 [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77[Nadin, son] of Mušezib-Anu, descendant of Kuri, voluntarily sold one day in the 8th day, the 9th day, and the 10th day of his oil-presser prebend before Anu, Antu, Ištar, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, and all of the gods of their temples, monthly throughout the year, guqqānê-offerings and eššeššu-offerinngs and everything else that pertains to that prebend that is with his brothers and the co-owners, for 10 šekels of silver, high-quality staters of Alexander, as the complete price, to Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity.
Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010That silver, 10 šekels, the complete price of 1 day in 8th day, the 9th day, and the 10th day of that prebend of the oil-presser, Nadin, son of Mušezib-Anu, received from Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu; he is paid.
Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212Should a claim concerning that prebend arise, Nadin will clear it 12-fold and he will pay it Anu-ah-ittannu.
Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515Those complete days in the 8th day, the 9th day, and the 10th day of that prebend of the oil-presser belong to Anu-ah-ittan[nu], son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity.
Reverse [0:1] r 11–r 11Witnesses:
Reverse [1:10] r 22–r 1010Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-zer-[lišir ...] descendant of Ahʾutu; Nanaya-iddin, son of Labaši, descendant of [...]; Sin-banunu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-ikṣur, [son of] Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-mukin-apli, son of Zeriya, descendant of Gimil-[Anu]; Ana-rabut-Anu, son of Anu-zer-lišir, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-zer-lišir, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu; Nidintu-Anu, son of Ištar-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Rihat-Ištar, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Mušezib-Anu, son of Lišir.
Reverse [10:12] r 1212–r 1313Itti-Anu-nuhšu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Kislimu. 17th day. 43rd year. Antiochus and Seleucus (were) kings.
Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1–Ring of Kidin-Anu
Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1–Ring of Sin-banunu
Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1–Ring of Anu-ikṣur
Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1–Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu
Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1–Ring of Nidintu-Anu
Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1–Ring of Rihat-Ištar
Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1–Ring of Anu-zer-lišir
Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1–Ring of [Anu-mukin-apli]
Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1–Ring of Anu-uballiṭ
Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1–Ring of Nanaya-iddin
Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1–Ring of Mušezib-Anu
Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 1l.e. iv 1–Ring of [Ana]-rabut-Anu
Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1–Ring of Nadin, seller of that prebend

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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1{m}[na-din A] ša₂ {m}KAR—{d}60 A {m}kur-i ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 8-KAM₂
2U₄ 9-KAM₂ u U₄ 10-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}I₃.ŠUR{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA
3{d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA
4gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e u še-ša₂-an-na u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ
5ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u {lu₂}EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ a-na 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR
6is-ta-tir-ri-MEŠ ša₂ {m}a-lik-sa-an-dar bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂
7TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 A {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} A
8{m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 10 GIN₂
9ŠAM₂ 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 8-KAM₂ U₄ 9-KAM₂ u U₄ 10-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}I₃.ŠUR{u₂-tu₂}
10MU-MEŠ {m}na-din DUMU ša₂ {m}KAR—{d}60 ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60
11ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ
12⸢it⸣-tab-šu-u₂ {m}na-din a-di 12-TA.AM₃ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-na
13{m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} ina-an-din 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 8-KAM₂ U₄ 9-KAM₂ u U₄ 10-KAM₂
14GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}I₃.ŠUR{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 A {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—⸢MU⸣{[nu]}
15A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ šu₂-[nu]
r
1{⸢lu₂⸣}mu-kin₇
2{m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A {m}⸢ŠEŠ-ʾu⸣-u₂-tu {m}{d}60—⸢NUMUN⸣-[GIŠ DUMU ša₂ ...]
3A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A {m}⸢x⸣-[...]
4{m}{d}30-ba-KU₆ DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR—za-⸢kir⸣ {m}{d}60—ik-ṣur [DUMU ša₂]
5{m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-tu {m}{d}60—⸢DU⸣-A ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}ŠU-{[d}60
6{m}ana-GAL—{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—GIŠ ⸢A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu⸣-u₂-tu {m}{d}60—NUMUN—GIŠ DUMU ša₂
7{m}ta-nit-tu₄—{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂-tu {m⸣}{d}60—[DIN]{⸢iṭ⸣} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60
8A {m}⸢hun-zu⸣-u₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢INANA-ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir
9{m}ri-⸢hat⸣-{d}INANA ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {m}⸢KAR⸣—{d}60 DUMU ša₂
10{m}{li}GIŠ
12{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
13U₄ 17-KAM₂ MU 43-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-i-⸢ku-su u {m⸣}se-lu-ku LUGAL-MEŠ
t.e. i
1un-qa
2{m}ki-din—{d}60
t.e. ii
1⸢un⸣-[qa]
2{m}{d}30-ba-KU₆
t.e. iii
1un-qa
2{m}{d}60—ik-ṣur
t.e. iv
1[un]-qa
2{m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu}
b.e. i
1un-qa
2{m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60
b.e. ii
1un-qa
2{m}ri-hat-{d}INANA
b.e. iii
1un-qa
2{m}{d}60—NUMUN—GIŠ
b.e. iv
1un-qa
2{⸢m⸣}{[d}60—DU—A]
l.e. i
1un-qa
2{m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ}
l.e. ii
1un-qa
2{m}{d}na-na-a—MU
l.e. iii
1un-qa
2{m}KAR-{⸢d}60
l.e. iv
1un-qa
2{m}ana-GAL-{⸢d}60
r.e. i
1un-qa {m}na-din
2{lu₂}na-din GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ

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