OECT 09, 30 (P342367)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342367 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0726 |
| 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-ušabši, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir, voluntarily sold 1/15 of a day and 1/360 of a day in one day, [in] the 20th day, the 21st day the 22nd day (and) 1/90 of a day in one day, in the 27th day, the 28th day, the 29th day, the 30th day, a total of 422 1/2 liters, in those days, the brewer's prebend before the presenše of Anu, Antu, [Ištar], Beltu-ša-Reš, and all of the gods of those temples, monthly throughout the year, guqqānû-offerings and eššēšu-offerings [and] everything else that pertains to that prebend [that is with Ki]din-Anu, purchaser of that prebend, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin and the co-owner of their [shares], for 28 šekels of sliver, high quality staters [of Anti]ochus as the complete price, to [Kidin-Anu, son] of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | That silver, 28 šekels, the price of that prebend, Anu-ah-ušabši received [from] Kidin-Anu; he is paid. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | Should a claim concerning that prebend arise, Idat-Anu, whose other name (is) Anu-ubalassu-iqbi, son of Arad-Ninurta, will clear it of claims and will pay 12-fold to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [14:17] o 1515–o 1717 | Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, and Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Arad-Ninurta, mutually bear responsibility for the clearing of that prebend in perpetuity. label+ o 17 - o 20 Those 1/15 of a day and 1/360 of a day in one day in the 20th day, the 21st day, the 22nd day (and) 1/90 of a day in one day in the 27th day, in the 28th day, in the 29th day, in the 30th day, belong to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-[iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 11–r 11 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of [Šamaš-iddin, descendant of Hunzu] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Kidin-Anu, son of [Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-za]kir |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Su]muttu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Nadin, [descendant of Kuri] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] son of Kittu-Anu, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] son of Mannu-ki-Dilbat, interpreter scribe |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] son of Nidintu-Ištar, interpreter scribe |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] son of Arad-Ninurta, interpreter scribe |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] son of Kidin-Anu, interpeter scribe. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...] son of Illut-Anu, interpreter scribe. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...]-iddin, overseer of the temple oblates. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | The document is written [in] the presence of Ṭabat-Nanaya, his mother, daughter of Arad-Ninurta. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Šamaš-lišir, scribe, son of Dumqi-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Reverse [14:17] r 1515– | [Uruk]. Simanu. 24th day. 93rd year. Antiochus (was) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| 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 Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Ṭabat-Nanaya, his mother |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ušabši, seller of that prebend |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii 11– | Ring of [Idat-Anu], guarantor |
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—GAL₂{ši} DUMU ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}{d}60—⸢DIN⸣-[su—E DUMU] ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | 15{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu ⸢u₃⸣ ši-[iš-šu₂ ina] 60{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu [ina] U₄ 20-KAM₂ U₄ 21-KAM₂ U₄ 22-KAM₂ | |
| 3 | [šal]-⸢šu₂⸣ ina 30{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-[mu ina U₄] 27-KAM₂ U₄ 28-KAM₂ U₄ 29-KAM₂ U₄ 30-KAM₂ | |
| 4 | ⸢PAP⸣ 1 GUR 2(BAN₂) 2 1/2 SILA₃ ina u₄-[mu-MEŠ MU]-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {<lu₂>}LUNGA₃{<u₂-tu₂>} ina IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ | |
| 5 | {[d}INANA] {⸢d⸣}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢E₂⸣-[šu₂-nu gab]-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA | |
| 6 | [gu]-⸢uq⸣-qa-ne₂-⸢e u U₄⸣.[EŠ.EŠ u] ⸢mim⸣-ma gab-bi ša₂ <a-na> GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du | |
| 7 | [ša₂ KI {m}ki]-⸢din-{d}60 {[lu₂}ma-hi]-⸢ra⸣-nu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU u {lu₂}EN | |
| 8 | [HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ ...] x gab-bi a-na 1/3 MA.NA 8 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu | |
| 9 | [ša₂ {m}an-ti]-⸢ʾi⸣-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ [TIL]-⸢MEŠ⸣ a-na | |
| 10 | {[m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU] ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A {[m}hun-zu]-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 11 | [it]-⸢ta⸣-din ⸢KU₃⸣.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA 8 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA MU]-MEŠ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši} | |
| 12 | [ina ŠU]-⸢MIN⸣ {m}ki-din—{d}60 ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana ⸢muh⸣-[hi GIŠ].⸢ŠUB⸣.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 13 | ⸢it⸣-tab-šu-u₂ {m}i-dat—{d}60 ša₂ MU-šu₂ ša₂-nu-u₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-⸢su⸣-E DUMU ša₂ {⸢m}ARAD⸣-{d}MAŠ | |
| 14 | ⸢u₂⸣-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-MU | |
| 15 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mu-ru-qu GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA] | |
| 16 | MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E u₃ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E DUMU ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ | |
| 17 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ 15{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu u₃ ši-iš-šu₂ ina 60{ʾu-u₂} | |
| 18 | ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 20-KAM₂ U₄ 21-KAM₂ U₄ 22-KAM₂ šal-šu₂ ina 30{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu | |
| 19 | ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 27-KAM₂ U₄ 28-KAM₂ U₄ 29-KAM₂ ⸢U₄ 30-KAM₂ ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 20 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢na-na-a⸣-[MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {⸢lu₂}mu⸣-kin₇ | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d}60-AD—URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}[UTU—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂] | |
| 3 | {[m}ki]-⸢din⸣—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za]-⸢kir⸣ | |
| 4 | {[m}su]-⸢mut⸣-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}na-din⸣ [A {m}kur-i] | |
| 5 | [...]-⸢x⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ki-tu-{d}60 A {m}kur-i⸣ | |
| 6 | [...] DUMU ša₂ {m}man-<nu>-ki-i-{⸢d}DIL-BAT⸣ {lu₂}se-pir | |
| 7 | [...] DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}⸢INANA⸣ {lu₂}se-pir | |
| 8 | [...] DUMU ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ {lu₂}se-pir | |
| 9 | [...] DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 {lu₂}se-⸢pir⸣ | |
| 11 | [...]-⸢x⸣-MU {lu₂}GAL ⸢RIG₇-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 12 | [ina a-ša]-⸢bi ša₂ {f}DU₁₀.GA{at}{d}na-na-a⸣ AMA-šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ | |
| 13 | [ša₂-ṭa]-ri šaṭ-rat | |
| 14 | {[m}{d]}UTU-GIŠ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}dum-⸢qi₂-{d⸣}60 A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ | |
| 15 | [UNUG]{ki} {iti}SIG₄ U₄ 24-KAM₂ MU 93-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-<ku>-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-[MEŠ]-⸢MU⸣ | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {f}DU₁₀.GA{at}{d}na-na-a | |
| 2 | AMA-šu₂ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši} | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-[MEŠ] | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}[i-dat—{d}60 | |
| 2 | ⸢mu⸣-[ru-qu-nu] | |
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