OECT 09, 25 (P342362)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 25 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342362 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1930-0576 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu, willingly has sold before Anu, Antu, Ištar, Belet-ṣeri, and all the gods of their temple one-twelfth of one day on days 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 --the total being one twelfth of what is in each day on those days-- of the prebend of the enterer of the temple, [one twelfth of those days] of every month, all of the year, the monthly guqqānê offering, the eššeššāni offering and everything else that pertains to one-twelfth of each day of the prebend of the enterer of the temple on those days as much as is that share, which he holds with his brothers and all the owners of its shares, for one mina and two and a half sheqels of silver in high quality staters of Seleucus as the entire price to Kidin-Anu-son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | That silver, one mina and two and a half sheqels, the whole price of that prebend of the enterer of the temple, Anu-ah-ittannu received (it) from Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, and was paid off. |
| Obverse [13:19] o 1414– | When a claim should arise regarding that one-twelfth of one day on days 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (of the month) of the prebend of the enterer of the temple, Kidin-Anu, his brother, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu will clear it of claims and pay up to twelve times (the penalty) to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:7] r 33–r 77 | Anu-ab-uṣur, the seller of that prebend, and Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-ittannu, bear the mutual responsibility to Kidin-Anu for the clearing of claims from that prebend in perpetuity. That one-twelfth of one day on the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth days of the prebend of the enterer of the temple belongs to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:14] r 88–r 1414 | Witnesses: Anu-belšunu, son of Labaši; [another witness]; Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of [X]; [another witness], son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of [X], son of [X]-Anu, descedant of Ahʾutu; Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Šamaš-Iddin, descendant of Hunzu; Mušallim-Anu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Ahʾutu; Nidintu-Anu, son of Sin-banunu, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Gimil-Anu; Nidintu-Anu, son of Belšunu, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Ištar-šum-eriš, the scribe, son of Anu-eriba, descendant of Kuri, at Uruk, in the month of Addaru, day 12, year 86, when Seleucus was king |
| Top Column i [0:2] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1–t.e. i 22 | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column ii [0:2] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1–t.e. ii 22 | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Top Column iii [0:2] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1–t.e. iii 22 | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Top Column iv [0:2] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1–t.e. iv 22 | RIng of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:2] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1–b.e. i 22 | Ring of Mušallim-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:2] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1–b.e. ii 22 | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:2] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1–b.e. iii 22 | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:2] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1–b.e. iv 22 | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:2] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1–l.e. i 22 | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Left Column ii [0:2] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1–l.e. ii 22 | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Right Column i [0:2] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1–r.e. i 22 | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur, seller of this prebend |
| Right Column ii [0:2] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1–r.e. ii 22 | Ring of [X] |
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—AD—URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 6-KAM₂ ina U₄ 7-KAM₂ ina U₄ 8-KAM₂ | |
| 3 | ina U₄ 9-KAM₂ u ina U₄ 10-KAM₂ PAP ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ ina 1{en} u₄-mu | |
| 4 | ina u₄-mu-MEŠ <MU-MEŠ> GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA | |
| 5 | {d}be-lit—EDIN u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} | |
| 6 | kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi | |
| 7 | ša₂ a-na ši-⸢in-ze-ru⸣-u₂ ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 8 | ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ma-la HA.LA-šu₂ ša₂ KI ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u₃ | |
| 9 | EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi a-na 1 MA.NA 2 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu | |
| 10 | ša₂ {m}se-lu-ku bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}ki-din-{⸢d}60 DUMU ša₂⸣ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 12 | ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 MA.NA 2 1/2 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ [GIŠ.ŠUB.BA] | |
| 13 | {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—⸢MU⸣{[nu} ina ŠU-MIN] | |
| 14 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri | |
| 15 | ana muh-hi ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 6-KAM₂ ina U₄ 7-KAM₂ | |
| 16 | ina U₄ 8-KAM₂ ina U₄ 9-KAM₂ u ina U₄ 10-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| 2 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-di 12-TA.AM₃ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-na {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | |
| 3 | ina-an-din a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ pu-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na ⸢mu-ru-qu⸣ ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA | |
| 4 | MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ {lu₂}⸢na-din⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ u {m}ki-din—{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[MEŠ-MU{nu]} | |
| 5 | a-⸢na⸣ {m}ki-din—{d}60 a-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-⸢šu-u₂⸣ ši-in-⸢ze-ru⸣-u₂ | |
| 6 | ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 6-KAM₂ ina U₄ 7-KAM₂ ina U₄ 8-[KAM₂ ina U₄] 9-KAM₂ u ina U₄ 10-[KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA] | |
| 7 | {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{[d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa]-⸢a-tu₂⸣ [šu-u₂] | |
| 8 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU DUMU ša₂ [...]-u₂ [x x] | |
| 10 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DU—A A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-[MU DUMU ša₂ ...]—{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-[u₂-tu] | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}MU{a} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}60—⸢AD-URI₃⸣ [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d]}⸢UTU⸣-MU | |
| 12 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}GI—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 13 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}30-ba-nu-nu A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60—DU—⸢A A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}ni-din-tu₄⸣—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}EN-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu-u₂⸣-tu | |
| 15 | {m}{d}INANA—MU—KAM₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—SU A {m}kur-i UNUG{ki} {iti}ŠE U₄ 12-⸢KAM₂⸣ MU 86-KAM₂ | |
| 16 | {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}GI—{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-⸢din-tu₄⸣—{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| 3 | {lu₂}na-din GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
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