OECT 09, 55 (P342392)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 55 |
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| ID | P342392 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0725 |
| 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 [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | There is not [...] of Anu-mukin-apli, [son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu ...] concerning the three-quarters of the share of 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, (all) descendants of Hunzu, which pertains to them with Anu-mukin-apli, the brother of their father (i.e., uncle), son of Anu-uballiṭ; their share and the share of Mušallim-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, apart from the one-fourth share of Anu-mukin-apli, the father of his father (i.e., grandfather), in the prebend of the enterer of house of secrets and of the goldsmith of Anu, Antu, Enlil, Papsukkal, Belet-ṣeri, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, Šarrahitu, and all of the gods of their temples, with Idat-Anu and his brothers, sons of Illut-Anu, son of Dannat-Belti, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [9:22] o 1010– | To the extent which, previously in the purchase tablet from Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, Ana-rabutika-Anu and Ina-qibit-Anu, sons of Labaši, Nanaya-iddin and Anu-ah-ittannu, 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, Illut-Anu, son of Dannat-Belti, and Idat-Anu and his brothers, sons of Illut-Anu, received for silver, Anu-uballiṭ, son of Ubar, does not have the power of disposition and has not and will not give that prebend of the enterer of the house of secrets and of the goldsmith for gold, as a gift, as a marriage gift, in a business transaction, for any reason to anyone else in any other way, apart from to Idat-Anu and his brothers, sons of Illut-Anu. If he has or if he will give them, it will not stand, and he will give one mina of silver to Idat-Anu and his brothers, which is without a trial and without an objection. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | And that prebend of the enterer of the house of secrets and of the goldsmith belong to Idat-Anu and his brothers, sons of Illut-Anu, son of Dannat-Belti, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witnesses: Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Kidin-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Kidin-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. |
| 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-ah-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Kidin-Anu, son of Ubar, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Kidin-Marduk. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Labaši, son of Rihat-Anu, son of Labaši, a builder. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Illut-Anu, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. 28th day of Abu, year 126+X, Seleucus (being) king. |
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 | [...] ⸢x⸣ 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} A-MEŠ {m}hun-zu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 5 | [ša₂ KI {m}{d}60-DU-A ŠEŠ AD]-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ik-kaš-ši-⸢du⸣-šu-nu-tu₂ HA.⸢LA⸣-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 6 | [u HA.LA ša₂ {m}GI-{d}60 A ša₂ {m]}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN{iṭ} e-lat re-bu-u₂ HA.⸢LA⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A AD AD-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [ina GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂ pi]-⸢riš-tu₄{u₂-tu₂} u {lu₂⸣}[KU₃].DIM{u₂-tu₂} ša₂ {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ | |
| 8 | {[d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}GAŠAN-EDIN] {⸢d}na-na⸣-[a] {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-{⸢e₂⸣}SAG {d}šar-⸢ra-a⸣-hi-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu | |
| 9 | ⸢gab⸣-bi ⸢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 | |
| 10 | [A] {⸢m⸣}lu-uš-tam-⸢mar⸣-{d}IŠKUR ⸢a⸣-na u₄-⸢mu ṣa⸣-a-tu₂ ia-a-nu a-na ⸢tar⸣-ṣi | |
| 11 | [ša₂ i]-⸢na⸣ IGI{am-ma} ina {im}DUB GANBA-⸢MEŠ⸣ ina ŠU-MIN {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| 12 | {⸢m⸣}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 u {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{[d}60 DUMU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU u {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[MU{nu]} | |
| 13 | [DUMU]-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-[DIN{iṭ]} u ina ŠU-MIN {f}GEME₂-DU₃{tu₄} DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢DU-A⸣ | |
| 14 | ⸢A⸣ ša₂(A) {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ⸢DAM⸣ {m}{d}60-[ŠEŠ]-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-⸢su⸣-E | |
| 15 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢BAD₄⸣-{d}⸢GAŠAN⸣ [u] {⸢m⸣}i-dat-{d}60 u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ [A-MEŠ ša₂] | |
| 16 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 a-na KU₃.BABBAR im-hur-⸢MEŠ ul i⸣-šal-⸢laṭ-ma⸣ {m}{d}60-⸢DIN⸣{[iṭ]} | |
| 17 | A ša₂ {m}u₂-bar GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂ pi-⸢riš-tu₄⸣{u₂-tu₂} u {lu₂}KU₃.DIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 18 | a-⸢na⸣ KU₃.BABBAR a-na ri-mut-u₂-tu₂ a-na nu-dun-⸢nu-u₂ a⸣-na e-peš ṣu-bu-tu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na {lu₂}man-⸢am⸣-ma ša₂-nam-ma ⸢gab-bi ina⸣ [mim-ma ša₂-nam-ma] ⸢gab-bi e⸣-[lat] | |
| 2 | {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] | |
| 3 | ki-i ⸢id⸣-din u ⸢ki-i it-tan⸣-[nu ul GUB{zu} u i-nam-din ša₂ la DI.KU₅ u la ha-ra-ra] | |
| 4 | [a]-na {m}i-dat-{⸢d}60 u ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ 1 MA⸣.NA KU₃.⸢BABBAR⸣ [u GIŠ.ŠUB].⸢BA⸣ {lu₂}⸢KU₄ E₂ pi-riš⸣-tu₄{[u₂-tu₂]} | |
| 5 | [u] {lu₂}KU₃.DIM{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ša₂ {⸢m}i-dat-{d}60 u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-[šu₂ A]-MEŠ ša₂ {m}il-lut-{⸢d}60 | |
| 6 | ⸢A⸣ ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{⸢d}IŠKUR⸣ a-na ⸢u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 7 | {⸢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 | |
| 8 | {[m}ina]-⸢qi₂⸣-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 {[lu₂]}KUŠ.SAR NIG₂.⸢GA {d}60 | |
| 9 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d⸣}60 {lu₂}KUŠ.SAR ⸢NIG₂.GA⸣ {[d}60 | |
| 10 | {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 | |
| 11 | {m}GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}GAL-{d}60 A {⸢m}hun⸣-[zu-u₂] | |
| 12 | {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] | |
| 13 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}u₂-bar A ša₂ {m}ri-⸢hat⸣-{d}60 [A {m]}⸢ki⸣-din-{d}AMAR.⸢UTU⸣ | |
| 14 | {m}NU-TEŠ₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}ŠIDIM | |
| 15 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-⸢TI-ER₂⸣ UNUG{ki} {iti}⸢NE⸣ | |
| 16 | U₄ 28-KAM₂ MU 126+x-⸢KAM₂ {m}se⸣-[lu-ku] ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
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