OECT 09, 54 (P342391)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 54 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342391 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0715 |
| 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–o 1717 | With regard to the three-quarters share belonging to Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ; Ana-rabutika-Anu and Ina-qibit-Anu, sons of Labaši, son of Anu-uballiṭ; Nanaya-iddin and Anu-ah-ittannu, sons of Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendants of Hunzu, which belongs to them with Anu-mukin-apli, the brother of their father, son of Anu-uballiṭ, their share and the share of Mušallim-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, except the one-fourth share of Anu-mukin-apli, the father of his father, in the prebend of the temple official of the house of secrets and the goldsmith's prebend of Anu, Antu, Enlil, Papsukkal, Belet-ṣeri, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, Šarrahitu and every one of the gods of the temple, there will be no lawsuit, legal proceeding or claim of any kind on the part [of Anu-uballiṭ], son of Ubar, son of Anu-mukin-apli, [son] of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu, against Idat-Anu and his brothers, sons of Illut-Anu, son of Dannat-Belti, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, in perpetuity in accordance with (the fact) that, previously, in the original sale document, Illut-Anu, son of Dannat-Belti, and Idat-Anu and his brothers, sons of Illut-Anu, bought (it) from Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ; Ana-rabutika-Anu and Ina-qibit-Anu, sons of Labaši; Nanaya-iddin and Anu-ah-itannu, sons of Ina-qibit-Anu, sons of Anu-uballiṭ; and from Amat-banitu, daughter of Anu-mukin-apli, son of Anu-uballiṭ, wife of Anu-ah-iddin, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi. |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Ubar, has no power of disposition, and he did not transfer and is not transferring that prebend of the temple official of the house of secrets and that goldsmith's prebend for money, as a gift, as a dowry, in a business transaction, or for any reason to anyone else in any other way, except to Idat-Anu and his brothers, sons of Illut-Anu. But if he transferred (it) or shall transfer (it), it will not stand, and (otherwise,) without lawsuit or objection, he will give one mina of silver to Idat-Anu and his brothers. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | That prebend of the temple official of the house of secrets and that goldsmith's prebend belonging to Idat-Anu and his brothers, sons of Illut-Anu, son of Dannat-Belti, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, are theirs in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witnesses: Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Kidin-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Kidin-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Rabi-Anu, [son of X], son of Rabi-Anu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Anu-ah-[iddin, son of] Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [...son of] Ubar, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Kidin-Marduk |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Labaši, son of Ri]hat-Anu, son of Labaši, the builder |
| Reverse [16:26] r 1717– | [Illut-Anu, the scribe, son of Ni]dintu-Anu, [descendant of S]in-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Abu 28, year [X], when Seleu[cus] was king. |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of [...]-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:4] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ, seller of that (property), free from claims |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | [mim]-⸢ma⸣ dib-bi DI.KU₅ u ⸢ra⸣-ga-⸢mu⸣ [ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ]} DUMU ša₂ {m}u₂-bar A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| 2 | [A] ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-⸢na⸣ [muh-hi 3-ta] ŠU-MIN-MEŠ HA.LA ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{⸢d}60 | |
| 3 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 u {m}⸢ina⸣-[qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| 4 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU-MEŠ ⸢ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 5 | A-MEŠ {m}hun-zu-u₂ ša₂ KI {m}{d}60-DU-A ⸢ŠEŠ AD⸣-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 6 | ik-kaš-ši-du-šu-nu-tu₂ HA.LA-šu₂-nu u HA.⸢LA⸣ ša₂ {m}GI-{⸢d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} e-lat re-bu-u₂ | |
| 7 | HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A AD AD-⸢šu₂⸣ ina GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂ pi-riš-tu₄{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 8 | u {lu₂}KU₃.DIM{u₂-tu₂} ša₂ {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}EN.⸢LIL₂.LA₂⸣ {d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}GAŠAN-EDIN | |
| 9 | {d}na-na-a {⸢d⸣}GAŠAN-ša₂-{e₂}SAG {d}šar-ra-⸢a⸣-hi-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu ⸢gab-bi⸣ | |
| 10 | it-ti {m}i-dat-{d}60 u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}⸢GAŠAN⸣ | |
| 11 | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ia-a-nu a-na tar-ṣi | |
| 12 | ša₂ ina IGI{am-ma} ina {im}DUB GANBA-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN {[m]}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 u {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{⸢d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ | |
| 14 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 15 | u ina ŠU-MIN {f}GEME₂-DU₃{tu₄} DUMU.<MUNUS> ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-DIN{iṭ} DAM | |
| 16 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN | |
| 17 | u {m}i-⸢dat-{d}60 u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 ⸢a-na⸣ KU₃.BABBAR im-hur-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ul i-šal-laṭ-ma {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}u₂-bar GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄] E₂ pi-<riš>-tu₄{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 2 | [u {lu₂}KU₃.DIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-na ri-mu-u₂-tu₂ a]-na nu-dun-nu-u₂ | |
| 3 | [a-na e-peš ṣu-bu-tu₂ a-na {lu₂}man]-⸢am⸣-ma ša₂-⸢nam-ma gab-bi⸣ ina mim-ma ša₂-nam-ma | |
| 4 | ⸢gab-bi e-lat {m}i-dat⸣-{d}60 u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 ul ⸢id⸣-din u ul i-nam-⸢din⸣ | |
| 5 | ki-i id-din u ki-i ⸢it⸣-tan-nu ul GUB{zu} u i-nam-din ša₂ la DI.KU₅ | |
| 6 | ⸢u⸣ la ha-ra-ra ⸢a-na {m⸣}i-dat-{d}60 u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR u GIŠ.ŠUB.BA | |
| 7 | {[lu₂]}KU₄ E₂ pi-riš-⸢tu₄⸣{u₂-tu₂} u {lu₂}KU₃.DIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 u ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 8 | ⸢A⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {m}il-lut-{⸢d}60 A ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 9 | {⸢lu₂}mu⸣-kin₇ {[m]}⸢ša₂⸣-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A {m}hun-⸢zu-u₂⸣ | |
| 10 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{⸢d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 {lu₂}KUŠ.SAR NIG₂.⸢GA {d}60 | |
| 11 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 {lu₂}KUŠ.SAR NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 12 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 {lu₂}KUŠ.SAR NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 13 | {m}GAL-{⸢d}60 [DUMU ša₂ {m}x]-⸢x⸣ A ša₂ {m}GAL-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 14 | {⸢m}{d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-[MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d]}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 15 | [... DUMU ša₂ {m]}⸢u₂⸣-bar A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{⸢d}60 A {m}ki-din-{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 16 | {[m}NU-TEŠ₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}ri]-⸢hat⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ {lu₂}ŠIDIM | |
| 17 | {[m}il-lut-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}NIG₂].⸢SUM.MU⸣-{d}60 [A {m]}{d}30-⸢TI-ER₂⸣ UNUG{ki} | |
| 18 | {[iti}NE U₄ 28-KAM₂ MU x-KAM₂ {m]}⸢se-lu⸣-[ku] ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...]-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 3 | {lu₂}na-⸢din⸣ zuk-⸢ku⸣; MU-MEŠ | |
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