OECT 09, 56 (P342393)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 56 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342393 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0736 |
| 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 [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | Anu-ab-uṣur son of Ana-rabut-Anu son of Itti-Anu-nuhšu voluntarily sold in perpetuity to Dumqi-Anu son of Arad-Reš son of Dumqi-Anu, the gatekeeper, and Nanaya-iddin son of Idat-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu, the oil-presser, his developed house in the Ištar-gate quarter that is in Uruk for 18 shekels high-quality refined silver shekels of Seleucus, as the complete price: the long upper northern side (is) adjacent to the narrow street, the passage of the people; the long lower southern side (is) adjacent to [... PN] son of Ša-Anu-iššu, the oil-presser; the upper western width (is) the street, not extending to the access-way of the house of Kephalon son of [...] son of [...] sons of Anu-mukin-apli son of Uṣuršu-Anu, the scribe of the property of Anu; the lower eastern side [...]: the total of the lengths and widths, the measurement of that house---that house, as little or as much as there is, all (of it). |
| Obverse [11:23] o 1212– | Anu-ab-uṣur received that 18 shekels of silver, the complete price of that house from Dumqi-Anu and Nanaya-iddin; he is paid. Should a claim arise concerning that house, Anu-bulliṭanni, his son, will clear it for Dumqi-Anu and Nanaya-iddin in perpetuity. Anu-ab-uṣur and Anu-bulliṭanni bear mutual responsibility for guarantee of that house in perpetuity. That house belongs to Dumqi-Anu son of Arad-Reš son of Dumqi-Anu, the gatekeeper, and Nanaya-iddin son of Idat-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu, the oil-presser in perpetuity. The eastern house and its passageway, (lying) half(-way) in the courtyard and half(-way) in the access-way of that house belongs to Dumqi-Anu son of Arad-Reš son of Dumqi-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness(es): Mukin-apli son of Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Anu-ab-utir son of Anu-zer-iddin son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Šamaš-ittannu son of Balaṭu son of Šamaš-ittannu descendant Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Rihat-Anu son of Illut-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Anu-belšunu son of Anu-belšunu son of Nanaya-iddin |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Arad-Reš son of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Anu-ah-ittannu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Šumati; Nidintu-Anu son of Kidin-Anu |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Illut-Anu, scribe of the property of Anu of ...; [...] son of ... descendant of Sin-leqi-unnini. (Written in) Uruk. 10+x day of Addaru. Year x Seleucus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Mukin-apli |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Šamaš-ittannu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of [Rihat]-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of [Arad-reš] |
| Right Column i [0:2] r.e. i 11–r.e. i 22 | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur, seller of that house |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-bulliṭanni, guarantor of that house |
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}{d}60-⸢AD⸣-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}ana-GAL—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}KI—{d}60—HE₂.NUN {lu₂}⸢x⸣ [ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂] | |
| 2 | [E₂-su] ep₂-šu₂ KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} [US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂] | |
| 3 | [DA SILA SIG] ⸢mu⸣-taq-qa UN-MEŠ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU ⸢DA⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [...]-⸢x⸣ A ša₂ {m}ša₂—{d}60—iš-šu-u₂ {lu₂}I₃.SUR ⸢SAG.KI⸣ [AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU] | |
| 5 | ⸢su⸣-[u₂-qu la a-ṣu]-u₂ mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ {m}qe₂-ep-lu-u₂-nu ⸢A ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | ⸢A ša₂⸣ {[m}x]-⸢x-u₂⸣-šu₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—⸢DU⸣-A A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂—{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {⸢d⸣}60 SAG.KI] | |
| 7 | ⸢KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA x x x⸣ ŠU.NIGIN US₂ u SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ ⸢E₂ MU⸣—[MEŠ] | |
| 8 | E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 18 ⸢GIN₂⸣ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 9 | qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}se-lu-ku bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ | |
| 10 | TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}dum-⸢qi₂⸣—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 {lu₂}I₃.⸢DU₈⸣ | |
| 11 | u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A ša₂ {m}i-dat—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ša₂—{d}60—iš-šu-u₂ {lu₂}I₃.SUR | |
| 12 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-⸢ta⸣-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 18 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ ina ŠU-MIN {m}dum-⸢qi₂⸣—{d}60 u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU ma-hir e-ṭir₃ | |
| 14 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi E₂ MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60—bul-liṭ-an-ni | |
| 15 | ⸢A⸣-šu₂ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ⸢i-nam⸣-din pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš ⸢a⸣-na mur-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ {lu₂}⸢na⸣-din-na-an E₂ MU-MEŠ u {m}{d}60—bul-liṭ-an-ni A-šu₂ | |
| 3 | a-na {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂ na-šu-u₂⸣ | |
| 4 | ⸢E₂⸣ MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 {lu₂}[I₃.DU₈] u₃ | |
| 5 | {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A ša₂ {m}i-dat—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ša₂—{d}60—iš-⸢šu-u₂⸣ {lu₂}⸢I₃⸣.SUR a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 6 | E₂ {⸢tu₁₅}KUR.RA⸣ u E₂ dul-ba-ni-šu₂ mi-šil ina tar-ba-aṣ ⸢mi⸣-šil mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 7 | ša₂ {m}dum-⸢qi₂-{d}60 A⸣ ša₂ {m}ARAD-{⸢e₂}SAG⸣ A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {⸢lu₂⸣}mu-kin₇ {m}DU—A A ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}ta-⸢nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60—AD-GUR A ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 10 | {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR | |
| 11 | {m}ri-hat—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ša₂—{d}60—iš-šu-⸢u₂⸣ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU | |
| 13 | {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{⸢iṭ} A {m}{d⸣}30—TI—ER₂ | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} A <ša₂> {m}NIG₂.SUM.[MU—{d}60 ⸢A {m}MU-MEŠ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 [A] ⸢ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 15 | {m}il-lut—{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {⸢d}60 ša₂ x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ A ša₂ {m}{d}[x-x] | |
| 16 | A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ UNUG{⸢ki⸣} {iti}ŠE ⸢U₄ 10-[x-KAM₂ MU x-KAM₂ {m}se]-⸢lu-ku⸣ [LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD-GUR | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}DU—A | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}[...]—{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}[...] | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}{d}60-AD—URI₃ | |
| 2 | {[lu₂}na-din E₂ MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{⸢d⸣}60-bul-liṭ-an-ni] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-ur-raq-qa-nu E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
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