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OECT 09, 28 (P342365)

Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE

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DesignationOECT 09, 28
IDP342365
Museum no.Ashm 1923-0730
CollectionAshmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodHellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
GenreLegal
Find spotUruk (mod. Warka)
Coordinates31.3234, 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 88Eṭirtu daughter of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Kuri, wife of Murašu [son of ...] voluntarily sold 1/6 of a day in the 20th day of [her cook's] prebend [before Anu, Antu], Ištar, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, and the gods of [all of] their temples, [monthly throughout the year] guqqānû-offerings and eššēšu-offerings and everything else [that pertains to the 1/6 of a day in the 20th day] of that cook's prebend, which is with [..., son of] Anu-ušallim descendant of Luštammar-Adad, and [all their] co-owners of the shares, [for ... mina, 2 šekels of refined silver], high quality staters of Antiochus [as the complete price, to] Kidin-Anu son of Anu-ahhe-iddin descendant of Hunzu, in [perpetuity]. label+ o 8 - o 10 [That silver, ...] mina, 2 šekels, the [complete] price of 1/6 of a day in the 20th day of [that cook's] prebend, Eṭirtu daughter of Ina-qibit-Anu [received] from Kidin-Anu son of Anu-ahhe-[iddin; she is paid].
Obverse [10:14] o 1111–o 1414Should a claim concerning the 1/6 of a day in the 20th day of that cook's [prebend] arise, Eṭirtu, the seller of the 1/6 of a day in the 20th day of that cook's prebend daughter of Ina-qibit-Anu and the wife of Murašu [...] will clear (it) 12-fold [and will pay (it) to Kidin-Anu]. label+ o 14 - r 2 She [bears responsibility] for the clearing [of] that [prebend] in [perpetuity] for Kidin-[Anu]. label+ r 2 - r 3 That 1/6 of a day in the 20th day of the that [cook's] prebend [belongs to Kidin-Anu son of] Anu-ahhe-iddin descendant of Hunzu in perpetuity.
Reverse [3:9] r 44–r 99Witness: Anu-ab-utir son [of] Anu-ikṣur [descendant of] Ahʾutu; Anu-ah-ušabši [...] son of Ša-Anu-iššu descendant of Ekur-[zakir]; Tattan[nu] son of [...] descendant of Ekur-Zakir; Anu-uballiṭ son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Hunzu; [...] Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Hunzu; Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Tattannu [... ...]-Anu son of Ubar descendant of Kuri; Tanittu-Anu son of Kidin-[Anu ...] son of [...].
Reverse [9:13] r 1010–[... Antio]chus (being) king.
Top Column i [0:2] t.e. i 11–t.e. i 22Ring of Anu-ab-utir
Top Column ii [0:2] t.e. ii 11–t.e. ii 22[Ring of] Tattannu
Top Column iii [0:2] t.e. iii 11–t.e. iii 22[Ring of] of Nidintu-Anu
Right Column i [0:1] r.e. i 11–r.e. i 11Ring of Eṭirtu

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)

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1{f}SUR{tu₄} DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A {m}kur-i DAM {m}⸢mu-ra-šu-u₂⸣ [DUMU ša₂ ...]
2ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ši-iš-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina U₄ 20-KAM₂ GIŠ.⸢ŠUB.BA⸣-[šu₂ {lu₂}MUHALDIM{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄]
3{d}INANA {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-re-eš u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA]
4gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e u EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi [ša₂ a-na ši-iš-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina U₄ 20-KAM₂]
5GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}MUHALDIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ it-ti [... DUMU ša₂]
6{m}{d}60—GI A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR u EN-MEŠ HA.LA-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂-nu gab-bi a-na x MA.NA 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂]
7⸢is⸣-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-⸢nu⸣-[u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na]
8{[m]}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A {m}hun-zu-⸢u₂ ana u₄-mu⸣ [ṣa-a-tu₂ tat-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄]
9[x] ⸢MA⸣.NA 2 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ ši-iš-šu₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ u₄-mu ina U₄ 20-KAM₂ GIŠ.[ŠUB.BA {lu₂}MUHALDIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ]
10{[f]}⸢SUR⸣{tu₄} DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 ⸢ina ŠU⸣-MIN {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-[MEŠ-MU mah-rat e-ṭir-tu₂]
11[u₄]-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-⸢hi ši-iš⸣-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina U₄ 20-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}[MUHALDIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ]
12⸢it⸣-tab-šu-u₂ {f}SUR{tu₄} na-din-at ši-iš-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina U₄ 20-[KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA]
13{lu₂}MUHALDIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{⸢d}60 u⸣ {[m]}⸢mu-ra-šu-u₂ DAM⸣ [...]
14⸢a-di⸣ 12-TA.AM₃ u₂-mar-raq-⸢u₂⸣-[ma a-na {m}ki-din—{d}60 ina-an-din-u₂ pu-ut a-ha-miš]
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1[a]-⸢na⸣ mu-ru-⸢qu⸣ [ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB].⸢BA MU-MEŠ a-na⸣ [u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂] a-na {m}⸢ki-din⸣-{[d}60
2[na]-⸢šu⸣-u₂ ši-iš-šu₂ ša₂ ⸢u₄-mu⸣ ina U₄ 20-KAM₂ GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA {lu₂}MUHALDIM]{u₂-tu₂} MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂]
3{⸢m⸣}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-⸢a-tu₂ šu-u₂⸣
4{lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60—AD-GUR DUMU [ša₂] {m}{d}60—ik-⸢ṣur⸣ [A] {⸢m}ŠEŠ-ʾu⸣-u₂-tu {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši} [...]
5DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ša₂—{d}60—⸢iš-šu-u₂ A⸣-MEŠ {m}E₂.⸢KUR⸣-[za-kir {m]}⸢tat-tan⸣-[nu] DUMU ša₂ {m}[...]
6A {m}E₂.KUR-⸢za-kir⸣ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-⸢qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂⸣ [... DUMU ša₂]
7{m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-⸢nu⸣ [...]
8{[m}x]-{⸢d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}u₂-bar ⸢A {m}kur-i {m}ta-nit-tu₄⸣—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ki-din⸣-{[d}60 ...]
9[...]-⸢x DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}⸢x⸣-[...]
10[... {m}an-ti-ʾi-i]-⸢ku⸣-su ⸢LUGAL⸣
t.e. i
1un-[qa]
2{m}{d}60—AD-GUR
t.e. ii
1[un-qa]
2{m}tat-tan-nu
t.e. iii
1[un-qa]
2{m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣—{d}60
r.e. i
1⸢un⸣-qa {f}SUR{⸢tu₄⸣}

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