OECT 09, 27 (P342364)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342364 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0079 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | Anu-ab-utir, son of Nidintu-Ištar, descendant of Kuri, voluntarily sold the empty field, the property of Anu, the bīt ritti of the city quarter of the Ištar Gate, which is within Uruk--the upper length to the north next to the house of the property of Anu, the bīt ritti of Ina-qibit-Anu, the lower length to the south next to the narrow street, "The Throughway of the People," the upper width to the west [next to] the house of the property of Anu, the bīt ritti of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, the lower width [to the east] next to the narrow street, "The Throughway of the People," the total of the lengths and widths----measurements of [that] open field----that open field, as little and as much as there is, for 5 šekels of <refined> silver, high quality <staters> of Seleucus, as the complete price, to Dannat-Belti, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of [Luštam]mar-Adad, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [That silver], 5 šekels being the price of that empty field, Anu-ab-utir [received] from Dannat-Belti; he is paid. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | Should a claim concerning that empty field arise, [...] son of Nidintu-Ištar will clear it of claims and [will pay 12]-fold [to Dannat]-Belti, son of Nanaya-iddin, in perpetuity. label+ o 13 - o 14 That [empty field], the property of Anu, the bīt ritti belongs to Dannat-Belti, son of Nanaya-idddin, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 11–r 11 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Anu-belšunu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Balaṭu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Lišir, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Šamaš-ittannu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Anu-rabut-Anu, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son [of] Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Anu-uballissu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidin[tu-Anu, descendant of ... ...] son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Anu-ahhe-iddin, [...]-Ninurta, interpreter scribe. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Dumqi-[Anu, scribe, ... descendant of Sin-leqi]-unninni. Uruk. Interšalary Addaru. 20th day. 82nd year. Seleucus (was) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | [Ring of] Balaṭu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Lišir |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | [Ring of] Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Ana-rabut-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-uballissu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of [Šamaš]-ittannu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir, seller of that open field |
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-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA A {m}kur-i ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-a NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ KIŠIB-šu₂ KI{ti₃} | |
| 2 | ⸢KA₂.GAL⸣ {d}INANA ša₂ ⸢qe₂-reb⸣ UNUG{ki} US₂ AN{⸢u₂⸣} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ KIŠIB ⸢ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit⸣—{d}60 | |
| 3 | US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}⸢U₁₈⸣.LU DA SILA qat₂-nu mu-taq UN-MEŠ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.⸢TU⸣ [DA] | |
| 4 | ⸢E₂ NIG₂⸣.[GA {d}60 E₂ KIŠIB] ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} SAG.KI KI.⸢TA {tu₁₅⸣}[KUR.RA] | |
| 5 | ⸢DA SILA⸣ qat₂-⸢nu mu⸣-[taq] UN-MEŠ ⸢ŠU⸣.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-MEŠ <meš>-hat ki-⸢šub-ba-a⸣ [MU-MEŠ] | |
| 6 | [ki]-⸢šub-ba-a MU⸣-MEŠ i-ṣi u ⸢ma-a⸣-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 5 GIN₂ ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ | |
| 7 | ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}se-⸢lu⸣-[ku] bab-ba-<nu>-⸢u₂-tu₂⸣ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ ⸢a-na {m}BAD₄⸣-{d}GAŠAN DUMU ša₂ | |
| 8 | {⸢m}{d}na⸣-[na-a]-⸢MU A⸣ {[m}lu-uš-tam]-mar—{d}IŠKUR a-⸢na u₄-mu⸣ [ṣa-a]-tu₂ it-ta-din | |
| 9 | [KU₃.BABBAR a₄] 5 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60—AD-GUR ina ŠU-MIN {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN | |
| 10 | [ma-hir] e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-[ri ana muh]-⸢hi⸣ ki-šub-ba-⸢a⸣ MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{⸢d⸣}[...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {[m]}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA u₂-mar-raq-ma | |
| 12 | a-[di 12-TA].⸢AM₃⸣ [a-na {m}BAD₄-{d]}⸢GAŠAN⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU a-⸢na u₄⸣-mu | |
| 13 | ṣa-[a-tu₂ ina-an-din ki-šub-ba-a] ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ KIŠIB ša₂ {m}⸢BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN⸣ | |
| 14 | ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}{[d}na-na-a—MU A {m]}⸢lu-uš⸣-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR a-na u₄-mu ṣa-⸢a⸣-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {⸢lu₂}mu-kin₇⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄—{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂-tu⸣ | |
| 3 | {m}ba-la-⸢ṭu⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{⸢d}IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 4 | {m}{li}GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A {m}ŠU—{d}60 | |
| 5 | {m}{d}UTU—⸢MU{nu⸣} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR | |
| 6 | {m}ana-GAL-{⸢d⸣}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—⸢EN⸣-šu₂-nu A {m}kur-i | |
| 7 | {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄-{d}60 DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {m}⸢ni-din-tu₄⸣—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60—u₂-⸢bal⸣-liṭ-su ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na⸣-a-MU A {m}kur-i | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ni-⸢din⸣-[tu₄—{d}60 A ...] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A {m}hun-zu-u | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ-MU⸣ [...] ⸢x-x⸣-{d}⸢MAŠ⸣ {lu₂}se-pir | |
| 12 | {m}⸢dum-qi₂⸣-{[d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG ... A {m}{d}30-TI]-⸢ER₂ UNUG⸣{ki} {iti}DIRI.ŠE {iti}DIRI.ŠE | |
| 13 | U₄ 20-⸢KAM₂ MU⸣ 82-[x]-⸢KAM₂⸣ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{li}GIŠ | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—⸢AD⸣-URI₃ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ana-GAL—{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d}60-u₂-bal-liṭ-su⸣ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣—{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{[d}UTU]-⸢MU⸣{nu} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60—AD-GUR {lu₂}na-din-na | |
| 2 | ki-šub-ba MU-MEŠ | |
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