OECT 09, 19 (P342356)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342356 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0743 |
| 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 [0:10] o 1o 1–o 1010 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Hunzu, voluntarily sold 1/3 of 1 day and 1/3 in 1/12 of 1 day in 1 day on the 16th day, the 17th day, the 18th day, the 19th day, the 20th day, a total of 1/3 of a day and 1/3 in 1/12 of 1 day in those days of the brewer's prebend, before Anu, Antu, Ištar, Delet-ṣeri, Nanaya, Beltu-Reš, and all of the gods of their temples, monthly throughout the year, (there are) guqqānê offerings (and) eššeššāni offerings, and everything that pertains to that prebend, which is with Kidin-Anu, the purchaser of that prebend, and all of the co-owners, for 1 mina, 18 šekels of silver, high quality staters of Seleucus, as the complete price, to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | That silver, 1 mina, 18 šekels (being) the price of that prebend, Anu-ah-ittannu received from Kidin-Anu; he is paid. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | Should a claim concerning that prebend arise, Anu-ah-ittannu, seller of that prebend, son of Nidintu-Anu, will clear it of claims and will pay it 12-fold to Kidin-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [14:19] o 1515– | That 1/3 of a day and 1/3 in 1/12 of a day in 1 day on the 16th day, the 17th day, the 18th day, the 19th day, the 20th day of that brewer's prebend belongs to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | For as many days, Kidin-Anu will register his name for that desired prebend in the registry of prebends that is in the temple of the gods. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness: |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Kidin-Anu, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Kuri. Anu-ittannu, son of Zeriya, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Kidin-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Abu-ṭab |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Rihat-Ištar, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Mušezib-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Kidin-Anu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Arad-adešu, son of Nidintu-Anu |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Dumqi-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Tašritu. 26th day. 78th year. Seleucus (is) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Šibqat-Anu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of [Ina]-qibit-[Anu] |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu, seller of that prebend |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Nidintu-[Anu] |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | [Ring of] Kidin-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Arad-adešu |
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-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A | |
| 2 | {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ šal-šu₂ ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu u₃ šal-šu₂ ina ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ | |
| 3 | ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ U₄ 18-KAM₂ U₄ 19-KAM₂ U₄ 20-KAM₂ | |
| 4 | PAP šal-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu u₃ šal-šu₂ ina ši-in-⸢ze⸣-ru-u₂ ša₂ u₄-mu 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ | |
| 5 | MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}GAŠAN-EDIN {d}na-na-a | |
| 6 | {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e | |
| 7 | U₄.EŠ.EŠ-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI | |
| 8 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 {lu₂}ma-hi-ra-nu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ u {lu₂}EN HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu gab-bi | |
| 9 | [a-na 1 ⸢MA.NA⸣ 18 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}se-lu-ku bab-ba-nu-tu₂ | |
| 10 | [a-na] ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢na⸣-[na-a-MU A] | |
| 11 | {[m}hun-zu]-⸢u₂⸣ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 MA.NA 18 [GIN₂ ŠAM₂] | |
| 12 | [GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU]-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} ina ŠU-MIN {m}ki-din-{d}60 ma-hir ⸢e⸣-[ṭir₃] | |
| 13 | [u₄-mu pa-qa]-⸢ri⸣ ana muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-[MU{nu} {lu₂}na-din-na] | |
| 14 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.⸢AM₃⸣ [a-na] | |
| 15 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din šal-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu u₃ šal-⸢šu₂⸣ [ina ši-in-ze-ru-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu⸣ ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ U₄ 17-⸢KAM₂⸣ U₄ 18-KAM₂ U₄ 19-KAM₂ U₄ 20-KAM₂ | |
| 2 | GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA {lu₂⸣}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}⸢ki⸣-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}na-⸢na-a⸣-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 4 | u₄-mu ma-la {m}ki-din-{d}60 ṣe-bu-u₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ina {giš}DA ša₂ | |
| 5 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ ina E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ MU-šu₂ u₂-šal-lim | |
| 6 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 7 | {⸢m⸣}ki-din-{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}DU-A A {m}kur-i⸣ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 8 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}AD-DU₁₀.GA {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₂-{d}60 | |
| 9 | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 10 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}šib-qat₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}KAR-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}KAR-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 12 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}30-ba-nu-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}ARAD-a-de-e-šu₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 14 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}DU₆ | |
| 15 | U₄ 26-KAM₂ MU 78-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}šib-qat₂-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}[...] | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}ina]-⸢qi₂-bit-{d⸣}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}na-din-na | |
| 2 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢ni-din-tu₄⸣-{[d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}⸢ki-din⸣-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ARAD-a-de-e-šu₂ | |
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