OECT 09, 53 (P342390)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 53 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342390 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0075 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:17] o 1o 1– | Idat-Anu, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Hun[zu], voluntarily will sell one-fourth of (his)bīt qāti and its passageway and its second stories, that are in the Irigal, which is with the half of the share of Idat-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, the purchaser of that [one-fourth] in the bīt qāti, which previously Illut-Anu [...] from Uṣuršu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu [...] of Tanittu-Anu received for silver [... the upper length to the north next to ...] the courtyard and another leaf of a door; the lower length [to the south next to ...] of the shrine of destinies; the upper width to the west [...] which is on the entranše of the courtyard of the shrine of destinies [...]; the lower width to the east next to the house [... the total lengths] and widths are the measurements of that bīt qāti; [that bīt qāti], as little and as much [as there is, all of it ...] refined [...] label+ r 1 - r 4 Idat-Anu, the seller of that bīt qāti, son [of] Ša-Anu-iššu, [and] Uṣuršu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu, mutually bear responsibility for the clearing [of that bīt qāti] for Idat-Anu, son [of] Illut-Anu, in perpetuity. label+ r 4 - r 6 The one-fourth from that bīt qāti belongs to Idat-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, son of Dannat-Belti, descendant of Luštammar-[Adad], in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witnesses: Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Anu-zer-iddin, son of Šamaš-ittannu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Anu-belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Rabi-Anu, son of Labaši, son of Rabi-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Anu-iddinnu, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Kittu-Anu, descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Labaši, son of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Kidin-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Illut-Anu, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Kislimu. 12th day. 126th year. Seleucus (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-[...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-zer-iddin |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Idat-Anu, seller of the one-fourth [from that bīt qāti] |
| Right Column ii [0:2] r.e. ii 11–r.e. ii 22 | Ring of Uṣuršu-[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 | {m}i-⸢dat⸣—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ša₂—{d}60—iš-šu-u₂ A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄—{d}60 ⸢A⸣ {m}⸢hun⸣-[zu-u₂] | |
| 2 | ina hu-⸢ud⸣ lib₃-bi-šu₂ re-bu-u₂ ina E₂ ŠU-MIN u dul-ba-ni-šu₂ u rug-bi-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢ep₂-šu⸣ | |
| 3 | ša₂ ina {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL ša₂ KI mi-šil HA.LA ša₂ {m}i-dat—{d}60 {lu₂}ma-hi-ra-nu ⸢ša₂⸣ [re-bu-u₂] | |
| 4 | ina E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 ša₂ ina IGI-am-ma {m}⸢il-lut-{d}60 [...] | |
| 5 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}URI₃-šu₂—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄—{d}60 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | ša₂ {m}⸢ta⸣-nit-tu₄—{d}60 a-na KU₃.BABBAR im-⸢hur x⸣ [... US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA ...] | |
| 7 | TUR₃ u ⸢mu⸣-tir-tu₄ 2-tu₄ US₂ KI{u₂} {⸢tu₁₅⸣}[U₁₈.LU DA ...] | |
| 8 | ša₂ BARA₂ NAM-MEŠ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}⸢MAR⸣.[TU ...] | |
| 9 | ša₂ a-na KU₄ ša₂ TUR₃ ša₂ BARA₂ NAM-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | ⸢SAG⸣.KI ⸢KI.TA {tu₁₅⸣}KUR.RA DA E₂ [... ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ] | |
| 11 | [u] SAG.KI-⸢MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU⸣-[MEŠ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ] | |
| 12 | i-⸢ṣi u ma-a-du⸣ [ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi ...] | |
| 13 | qa-lu-[u₂ ...] | |
| 14 | ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... i]-⸢nam⸣-din pu-u₂-ut a-⸢ha⸣-[a]-⸢miš a⸣-na mu-⸢ru-qu⸣ [ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN] | |
| 2 | [MU-MEŠ {m]}i-dat—{d}60 {lu₂}na-din E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ DUMU [ša₂] {m}ša₂—{d}60—iš-⸢šu⸣-[u₂ u₃] | |
| 3 | {m}URI₃-šu₂—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄—{d}60 A {m}⸢hun⸣-zu-u₂ ⸢a-na⸣ {m}i-dat-{⸢d}60 DUMU⸣ [ša₂] | |
| 4 | {m}il-lut—{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-⸢u₂⸣ [re]-⸢bu⸣-u₂ ina E₂ ŠU-MIN ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 5 | ša₂ {m}⸢i⸣-dat—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN⸣ A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}[IŠKUR] | |
| 6 | a-na [u₄]-⸢mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 7 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} A {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD-GUR A ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ | |
| 11 | {m}GAL—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}NU—TEŠ₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}GAL—{d}60 A {m}⸢hun⸣-zu-u₂ | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ki-tu—{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 13 | {m}NU—TEŠ₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 14 | {m}BARA₂—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 {lu₂}KUŠ.SAR NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 15 | {m}il-lut—{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ UNUG{ki} | |
| 16 | {iti}GAN U₄ 12-KAM₂ MU⸣ 126-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-[...] | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂—{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—⸢x⸣-[x] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60-NUMUN—MU | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...]-x-x-x | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}i-dat—{d}60 | |
| 2 | {[lu₂}na]-⸢din⸣ re-bu-[u₂ ina E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}URI₃-šu₂-{⸢d⸣}60 | |
| 2 | [...] | |
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