OECT 09, 34 (P342371)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 34 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342371 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0080 |
| 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 [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Tattannu, son of Dumqi-Anu, descendant of Hunzu, willingly sold one-eighteenth in a day, in the sixteenth day, seventeenth day, eighteenth day, nineteenth day, and half in the 20th day of his sīrāšûtu prebend before Anu, Antu, Ištar, Nanaya, Bēltu-ša-Rēš and all the gods of their sanctuaries, monthly, throughout the year, the guqqānê offerings, eššešāni offerings, and everything pertaining to that prebend which is with Kidin-Anu, the purchaser of that prebend, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin and all his partners for eighteen shekels of silver, staters of Anthiochus, high quality, the full purchase price to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [8:14] o 99–o 1414 | That silver, eighteen shekels, the price of that prebend, Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Tattannu received from Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin. It is paid in full. If a claim should arise concerning that prebend, Anu-šum-lišir, son of Rabi-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu, descendant of Hunzu will clear it and pay the twelve-fold penalty to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin in perpetuity. Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Tattannu and Anu-šum-lišir, son of Rabi-Anu will bear responsibility for the clearing of that prebend in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [14:18] o 1515– | The one-eighteenth in a day, in the sixteenth day, seventeenth day, eighteenth day, nineteenth day and half in the twentieth day, that sīrāšûtu prebend belongs to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ahʾutu; Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ab-utir, descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-zer-lišir, descendant of Ahʾutu; Labaši, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | Tattannu, son of Sîn-banû, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, son of Labaši, descendant of Kuri; Ubar, son of Mušezib-Anu, descendant of Kuri; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Dumqi-Anu, descendant of Hunzu; Nidintu-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, the interpreter scribe of [...] |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Dumqi-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Addaru. 27th day. 96th year. Antiochus was king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of Ubar |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Labaši |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu, seller of that prebend |
| Right Column ii [0:1] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1–r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1 | Ring of Anu-šum-lišir, the 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—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ 18{ʾu-<u₂>} | |
| 2 | ša₂ u₄-mu 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ U₄ 18-KAM₂ U₄ 19-KAM₂ u mi-šil ina U₄ 20-KAM₂ | |
| 3 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-MEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| 4 | gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄.EŠ.EŠ-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi | |
| 5 | ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI {m}ki-din—{d}60 {lu₂}ma-hi-ra-nu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 6 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU u {lu₂}EN HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi a-na 18 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu | |
| 7 | ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 8 | {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 it-ta-⸢din⸣ | |
| 9 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 18 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu ina ŠU-MIN | |
| 10 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi GIŠ.⸢ŠUB.BA⸣ | |
| 11 | MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60—MU—GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}GAL—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 12 | u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU a-na | |
| 13 | u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ-MU{nu⸣} | |
| 14 | DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu u₃ {m}{d}60—MU—GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}GAL—{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂ na⸣-šu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 15 | 18{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ U₄ 18-KAM₂ U₄ 19-KAM₂ | |
| 16 | u mi-šil ina U₄ 20-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} ⸢MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m⸣}ki-⸢din⸣—{d}60 | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢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 | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}60—AD-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A | |
| 4 | {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD-GUR A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E DUMU ša₂ | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60—NUMUN—GIŠ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 6 | {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}30-ba-nu-nu A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ | |
| 7 | {m}la-ba-ši A {m}kur-i {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}KAR—{d}60 A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ | |
| 8 | {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir [...] | |
| 9 | {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}ŠE | |
| 10 | U₄ 27-KAM₂ MU 96-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}u₂-bar | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD-GUR | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} {lu₂}na-din-na | |
| 2 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60—MU—GIŠ mu-ru-qu | |
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