OECT 09, 16 (P342353)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342353 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1930-0571 |
| 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 [0:1] o 11–o 11 | Simanu. 25th day. Year 73. Seleucus is king. |
| Obverse [1:7] o 22–o 77 | Aššess is granted (by): Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, desšendent of Hunzu to Anu-uballiṭ, his brother, son of Nidintu-Anu concerning (the) half (that is) as much of his share in the prebend of the brewer, butcher, and cook which pertains to Nidintu-Anu, his father, who will perform the prebend service and serve for 10 years. |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | Anu-uballiṭ, his brother, bears responsibility for performing the service without interruption for 10 years. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | Between them, they will serve in that cook's prebend. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 11–r 22 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Anu-mar-ittannu, son of [...] descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Illut-Anu, son of [...], descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Anu-x [...], son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Tanittu-Anu, son of Ištar-šum-eriš, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Mannu-ki-Ištar |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Anu-ah-ittannu, the scribe, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Simanu. 25th day. Year 73. Seleucus (is) king. |
| Top Column i [0:2] t.e. i 11–t.e. i 22 | Ring of Il[lut-Anu] |
| Top Column ii [0:2] t.e. ii 11–t.e. ii 22 | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column iii [0:2] t.e. iii 11–t.e. iii 22 | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:2] b.e. i 11–b.e. i 22 | Ring of Tanittu-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:2] l.e. i 11–l.e. i 22 | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column ii [0:2] l.e. ii 11–l.e. ii 22 | Ring of [Anu]-mar-ittannu |
| Right Column i [0:2] r.e. i 11–r.e. i 22 | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
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 | {iti}SIG ⸢U₄⸣ 25-KAM₂ MU] 73-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| 2 | GAR{in} ne₂-re-bi {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| 3 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na {m}{d}60—⸢DIN{iṭ⸣} | |
| 4 | ŠEŠ-šu₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 a-na muh-hi mi-šil ⸢ma-la⸣ | |
| 5 | ⸢HA⸣.LA-šu₂ ina GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{[u₂-tu₂]} | |
| 6 | ⸢u₃⸣ {lu₂}MUHALDIM{u₂-tu₂} ša₂ a-na {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 AD-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [ik]-kaš-ši-du ša₂ ir-re-se-in i-pal-lah₃-ha | |
| 8 | [a]-di UGU 10-ta MU.AN.NA-MEŠ pu-ut pa-lah₃-ha | |
| 9 | ⸢re⸣-se-en u₃ la ša₂-ka-nu ša₂ baṭ-lu | |
| 10 | ⸢a⸣-di 10-ta MU.AN.NA-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11 | na-ši ina GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}MUHALDIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ | |
| 12 | TA bi-ri-šu₂-nu i-pal-lah₃-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DUMU—⸢MU{nu⸣} [DUMU ša₂ {m]}{d}[...]-URI₃ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 3 | {m}il-⸢lut⸣-{[d}60 DUMU ša₂ ...] ⸢A {m⸣}kur-i | |
| 4 | {m}ni-⸢din⸣-[tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂] {⸢m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ⸣} [A {m}{d}30-⸢TI⸣-ER₂ | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60—⸢x⸣ [... DUMU ša₂ {m]}{⸢d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A⸣ {[m]}⸢kur⸣-i | |
| 6 | {m}ta-⸢nit-tu₄⸣—{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ A {m}{d⸣}30-TI]-⸢ER₂⸣ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60—DUMU—⸢MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}man-nu-ki-i-{d⸣}DIL-BAT | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ | |
| 9 | UNUG{ki} {iti}SIG U₄ 25-KAM₂ MU 73-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-⸢ku LUGAL⸣ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}⸢il⸣-[lut—{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d⸣}[...] | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-⸢DUMU⸣-MU{nu} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E | |
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