OECT 09, 35 (P342372)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 35 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342372 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0747 |
| 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 [0:8] o 1'1'–o 8'8' | [...] sold [...] eighteenth day, nineteenth day, and [...] Nanaya, Bēltu-ša-Rēš [...] [guq]qānê offerings, eššešāni offerings, and eve[rything 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 Antiochus, high quality, the full purchase price [to] Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [8:20] o 9'9'– | 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 [per]petuity. 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. The one-eighteenth in [a day ... eighteenth day], nineteenth day and ha[lf ...] belongs [to Ki]din-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-[iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu in per]petuity. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Anu-balassu-[iqbi], son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu; [...] descendant of Ahʾutu; Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ab-utir [...] |
| Reverse [6:9] r 77–r 99 | Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-zer-lišir, descendant of Ahʾutu; Laba[ši ...], descendant of Ahʾutu; 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 |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Dumqi-Anu, descendant of Hunzu; Nidintu-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, the interpreter scribe of [...] |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111– | 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 [...] |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of [Ni]dintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Labaši |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | [Ring of] Anu-[...] |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of [Ina]-qibit-Anu |
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' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [x] ⸢x⸣ [... U₄] 18-KAM₂ U₄ 19-KAM₂ ⸢u⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [x] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—⸢SAG⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [... 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 | |
| 6' | [GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ] ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU u {lu₂}EN-MEŠ HA⸣.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi a-na 18 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 7' | [is]-⸢ta-tir-ra⸣-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-⸢ku-su⸣ bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 8' | [a-na] {⸢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 | |
| 9' | [u₄-mu ṣa-a]-tu₂ ⸢it⸣-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 18 GIN₂ ⸢ŠAM₂ GIŠ⸣.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 10' | {⸢m}{d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu ina ŠU-MIN {m}ki-din—{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | |
| 11' | ⸢ma-hir e⸣-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ | |
| 12' | {⸢m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}GAL—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 A {m}⸢hun⸣-zu-u₂ u₂-⸢mar⸣-[raq-ma] | |
| 13' | [a]-⸢di⸣ 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU a-na u₄-[mu] | |
| 14' | [ṣa]-⸢a⸣-tu₂ ina-an-⸢din⸣ pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ⸢ša₂ GIŠ⸣.ŠUB.BA ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 15' | {[m}{d}60—ŠEŠ]-⸢MU⸣{[nu]} ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu u₃ {m}{d}60—MU—GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}GAL-{[d}60 | |
| 16' | a-na ⸢u₄-mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ 18{ʾu} ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... U₄ 18-KAM₂ U₄ 19-KAM₂ u mi-[šil ...] | |
| 2 | [... {m}ki]-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-[MU DUMU ša₂] | |
| 3 | {[m}{d}na-na-a—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu] ṣa-⸢a-tu₂⸣ šu₂-nu [(...)] | |
| 4 | {⸢lu₂}mu-kin₇⸣ | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60—⸢DIN-su⸣-[E] ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m⸣}[x ...] | |
| 6 | ⸢A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂⸣-[tu] {m}⸢ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60—⸢AD⸣-[GUR] ⸢x x⸣-[...] | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su—⸢E DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ⸣ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂-tu {m}la-ba⸣-[ši ...] | |
| 8 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂-tu {m}tat⸣-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}30-⸢ba-nu⸣-nu A {m}⸢E₂.KUR-za-kir⸣ {m}ina-⸢qi₂-bit⸣-{[d}60 | |
| 9 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A {m}kur-i {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢KAR-{d}60 A {m}kur-⸢i⸣ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {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 ...] | |
| 11 | {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}ŠE | |
| 12 | U₄ 27-KAM₂ MU 96-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| 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⸣}[...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d}60—[...] | |
| 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 | |
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