OECT 09, 41 (P342378)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342378 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1930-0565 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | The tablet of the division of Anu-ahhe-iddin, Kidin-Anu, and Šamaš-ittannu, sons of Dannat-Belti. On the advice of Dannat-Belti, their father, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, on the 15th day of Nisannu, the 103rd year Antiochus and Antiochus (were) kings, of their own free will, they made a division in perpetuity of the built houses that (are held) jointly between them. |
| Obverse [4:10] o 55–o 1010 | Kidin-Anu and Šamaš-ittannu allocated as the share of Anu-ahhe-iddin, their brother: the built house that is in the Ištar Gate district that is within Uruk: 25 cubits (being) the upper length to the west, next to the jointly held out-building and access-way, and next to the share of Nanaya-iddin, his brother; 25 cubits, the lower length to the east, next to the house of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Arad-Ninurta; 10 cubits, the upper width to the north, next to the house of Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Kuri; 11 cubits, the lower width to the south, next to the house (that is) the share of Nanaya-iddin, his brother; the total of 25 cubits in length and 15 cubits in width being the measurement of that house ---- that house, as little or as much as there is, all of it, this is the share of Anu-ahhe-iddin, the eldest brother. |
| Obverse [10:15] o 1111–o 1515 | The built house that is in the Ištar Gate district that is within Uruk: the upper length to the north next to the narrow street, "Thoroughfare of the People"; the lower length to the south next to the house of Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, the leatherworker; the upper width to the west next to the house of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, the lower width to the east next to the house of Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, the leatherworker; the total of the lengths and widths, the measurements of that house ---- that house, as little or as much as there is, all of it, is certainly the share of Kidin-Anu, their brother. |
| Obverse [15:22] o 1616– | The built house, (with) the intact door frame, an upper story, the door and bolts installed, (in) the city quarter of the Ištar Gate that is within Uruk: the upper length to the north next to the house of Halil-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu; the lower length to the south next to the narrow street, "Thoroughfare of the People," the upper width to the west next to the access-way of Anu-ah-ittannu, [son of] Anu-uballiṭ, the gardener, and next to the access-way of the storehouses of Anu; the lower width to the east next to the narrow street, "Thoroughfare of the People"; the total of lengths and widths, the measurement of that house ---- that [house], as little or as much as there is, all of it, this is the share of Šamaš-ittannu, [...] |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | Šamaš-ittannu, to [... ... he will] pay in full. [...] and if [... he] will pay [...]. |
| Reverse [3:7] r 44–r 77 | [...] they will raise a claim [...] share [...] |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Dannat-Belti, their father |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | [Ring of] Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | [Ring of] Dumqi-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | [Ring of] Ša-Anu-iššu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | [Ring of] of Anu-ušallim |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | [Ring of] Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | [Ring of] Lišer |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 11– | [Ring of] Labaši |
| Left Column v [0:3] l.e. v 11– | [Ring of] Anu-šum-lišir |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | [Ring of] Kidin-Anu |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | [Ring of] Šamaš-ittannu |
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 | {⸢im⸣}DUB HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU {m}ki-[din]-{⸢d⸣}60 u₃ {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN ina mil-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 2 | ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{⸢d}GAŠAN AD⸣-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-[na]-a-MU A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR ina E₂-MEŠ ep₂-šu-u₂-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
| 3 | ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu ina {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 15-KAM₂ MU 103-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su u {m}an-ti-ʾi-ku-su ⸢LUGAL⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 4 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu KI a-ha-⸢miš⸣ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-zu-zu-ʾu | |
| 5 | iš-kun-nu {m}ki-din—{d}60 u₃ {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} a-na HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU ŠEŠ-šu₂-nu E₂ ep₂-šu₂ ša₂ ⸢ina⸣ | |
| 6 | KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{⸢ki} 25 KUŠ₃ ⸢US₂⸣ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ a-su-up-pu ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu u mu-⸢ṣu-u₂⸣ | |
| 7 | ša₂ ⸢bi-rit⸣-šu₂-nu u DA ⸢HA.LA⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU ŠEŠ-šu₂ 25 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | |
| 8 | DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ARAD⸣-{d}MAŠ 10 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 A {m}kur-i 11 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI | |
| 9 | ⸢KI.TA⸣ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU ŠEŠ-šu₂ ŠU.NIGIN 25 KUŠ₃ US₂ u 15 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI | |
| 10 | [mi-ših]-tu₄ E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ <MU>-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi an-na-a HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU; {lu₂}ŠEŠ GAL | |
| 11 | ⸢E₂ ep₂⸣-šu₂ ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} KA₂.⸢GAL⸣ {d}INANA ⸢ša₂ qe₂⸣-reb UNUG{ki} US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA SILA qat₂-nu mu-taq UN-MEŠ | |
| 12 | US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ {m}ri-hat—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} {lu₂}AŠGAB SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 | |
| 13 | DA E₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 DA E₂ | |
| 14 | {m}ri-hat—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} {lu₂}AŠGAB ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 15 | E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi an-na-a HA.LA ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| 16 | E₂ ep₂-šu₂ sip-pi rak-⸢su⸣ E₂ ru-gu-bu {giš}IG {giš}si-kur kun-nu KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} | |
| 17 | US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {m}ha-lil₂—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat—{d}60 US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU | |
| 18 | ⸢DA SILA qat₂⸣-nu mu-taq-qa UN-MEŠ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} | |
| 19 | [DUMU] ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}NU-KIRI₆ u ⸢DA⸣ mu-⸢ṣu⸣-u₂ ša₂ E₂-MEŠ NIG₂.GA {d}60 SAG.KI ⸢KI⸣.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA | |
| 20 | ⸢DA⸣ SILA qat₂-nu mu-taq-qa UN-MEŠ ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 21 | [E₂] MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi an-na-<<na>>-a HA.LA ⸢ša₂⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} ⸢x⸣ [... {m}{d]}⸢UTU⸣-MU{nu} a-⸢na⸣ [x x x x x]-šu₂ | |
| 2 | [... u₂]-šal-lim ⸢x⸣ [x x x] u ki-i | |
| 3 | [...] i-nam-din | |
| 4 | [...] i-ra-gu-[mu] | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ da ⸢x⸣ | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢ri⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | [...] ⸢HA.LA⸣ [...] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢BAD₄⸣-{d}GAŠAN AD-šu₂-nu | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ša₂—{d}60—iš-šu-u₂ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}[...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—GI | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-⸢na-a—MU⸣ | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢li⸣}GIŠ | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| l.e. v | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—MU—GIŠ | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂—{d}60 | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}UTU—MU{⸢nu⸣} | |
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