OECT 09, 13 (P342350)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342350 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0744 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu, voluntarily has given Arrabanaʾ, his female slave, on whose right hand is written the name of Anu-šum-lišir, son of Anu-ah-iddin, as a marriage gfit for Eṭirtu, his daughter, wife of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-iqišanni, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [4:9] o 55–o 99 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin has no power of disposition (over) Arrabanaʾ, that slave, and has not transferred and will not transfer (her) for silver, gift, marriage gift, business venture (or) for any reason whatsoever to anyone other than Eṭirtu, his daughter, wife of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Rihat-Anu. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | If a claim should arise concerning Arrabanaʾ, that slave, Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, the giver of that same Arrabanaʾ, will clear the twelve-fold penalty and will pay (it) for Eṭirtu, his daughter, wife of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Rihat-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [13:18] o 1414– | Arrabanaʾ, that slave, belongs to Eṭirtu, daughter of Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, the wife of Anu-ah-ittanu, son of Rihat-Anu son of Anu-iqišanni, descendant of [Sin-leqi-unninni in perpetuity.] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Witnesses: [Anu-ah-ušabši, son of] Kidin-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Ana-rabutika-Anu, [descendant of Ah'utu] . Anu-zer-iddin, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [... son of Anu-šum]-lišir, descendant of Hunzu. Anu-ahhe-iddin son of [... descendant of] Hunzu |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Nidintu-Anu, son of] Anu-ah-iddin, descendant of [Hunzu] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [... son of Zeriya, descendant of] Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Labaši, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...] son of Iqiša, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Inq-qibit-Anu, son of [...., descendant of] Hunzu |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [..... son of .... ] descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | [...]-Anu, son of Nana-iddin, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | [.... scribe sone of .... descendant of] Sin-leqe-unninni. (Written in) Uruk. Šabaṭu [... year ...]. Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Bassia |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Libluṭ |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-lišir |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Top Column v [0:3] t.e. v 1t.e. v 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-iddin |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of... |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of ... |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Bottom Column v [0:3] b.e. v 1b.e. v 1– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Bottom Column vi [0:3] b.e. vi 1b.e. vi 1– | Ring of Labaši |
| Left Column i [0:2] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1–l.e. i 22 | Ring of Anu-zer-iddin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Lišir |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 1l.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ušabši |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu, seller of that Arrabanaʾ |
| Right Column ii [0:1] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1–r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1 | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi, his son |
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}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | {f}ar-ra-ba-na-ʾa a-mat-su ša₂ ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂ a-na MU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢MU⸣-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU šaṭ-rat a-na <nu>-dun-nu-u₂ <a-na> {f}e-ṭir-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS-šu₂ DAM | |
| 4 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 5 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ it-ta-din ul i-šal-laṭ-ma {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 6 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {f}ar-ra-ba-na-ʾa a-mat MU-MEŠ a-na KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 7 | a-na ri-mut(HU-)tu₂ a-na <nu>-dun-nu-u₂ a-na e-peš ṣu-bu-u₂-tu₂ a-na mim-ma | |
| 8 | gab-bi a-na man-am-ma ša₂(A-)nam-ma gab-bi e-lat {f}e-ṭir-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS-šu₂ | |
| 9 | DAM {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 ul id-din ul i-nam-din | |
| 10 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi {f}ar-ra-ba-na-ʾa a-mat MU-MEŠ | |
| 11 | it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din {f}ar-ra-ba-na-ʾa MU-MEŠ | |
| 12 | a-di 12-TA.AM₃ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-na {f}e-ṭir-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS-šu₂ | |
| 13 | DAM {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ | |
| 14 | i-nam-din {f}ar-ra-ba-na-ʾa a-mat MU-MEŠ ša₂ {f}e-ṭir-tu₄ | |
| 15 | DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 16 | ⸢DAM⸣ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ a-na u₄]-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ ši-tu₄ | |
| 2 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇] | |
| 3 | {[m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} DUMU ša₂ {m]}⸢ki-din⸣-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU u {m}{d}60-NUMUN-[GIŠ] | |
| 4 | [DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}x-x]-⸢x⸣ A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-tu {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-ka-{[d}60 | |
| 5 | [A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂] {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 6 | {[m}x-x-x] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU-{li}GIŠ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ | |
| 7 | [... A {m]}⸢hun⸣-zu-u₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 8 | [... {m]}⸢NUMUN⸣-ia A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}{li}GIŠ ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}NUMUN-ia DUMU ša₂ | |
| 9 | [...]-⸢x⸣-{d}60 {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} DUMU ša₂ {m}la-⸢ba⸣-ši A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 10 | {[m}x-x-x] ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}⸢BA{ša₂}a A {m⸣}E₂.KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ {m}⸢ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU⸣ ša₂ | |
| 11 | [... A {m}hun]-⸢zu⸣-u₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.⸢KUR-za⸣-kir | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢x x A x⸣ A {m}lu-⸢uš⸣-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 13 | {[m}...]-{⸢d⸣}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢na-na⸣-a-⸢MU⸣ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 14 | [... {lu₂}UMBISAG ... A] {⸢m⸣}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}ZIZ₂ | |
| 15 | [U₄ x-KAM₂ MU x-KAM₂ {m}an]-⸢ti⸣-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ba-as-si-ia | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}lib-luṭ | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| t.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...]-x | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| b.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| b.e. vi | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{li}GIŠ | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din {f}ar-ra-ba-na-ʾa MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU-šu₂ | |
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