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OECT 09, 60 (P342397)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 60 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342397 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0734 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[m]}BAD₄-{⸢d⸣}[GAŠAN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d]}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A ša₂ {m}⸢BAD₄-{d⸣}[GAŠAN {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR] | Duri-Eštar, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ea-Enlil |
| 2 | [ina] ⸢hu⸣-ud lib₃-⸢bi⸣-[šu₂] 60{ʾu-u₂} GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}⸢KU₄-E₂-AD.HAL{u₂-tu₂⸣} <u> {⸢lu₂}KU₃⸣-[DIM{u₂-tu₂]} | In his sixty years, the prebend of the ēšû-priest’s son-in-law |
| 3 | [ša₂] ⸢ik-kaš⸣-ši-du ina E₂-MEŠ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} ša₂ ina [E₂]-⸢EŠ₃-GAL ina E₂-SAG u E₂⸣ a-[ki-tu₄] | Whoever breaks the agreement in the temples of the gods of Uruk, who in the E-ES-GAL, in the Esang and in the House of the Apsu |
| 4 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ša₂ ina IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}en-lil₂ {⸢d}e₂-a⸣ {d}PAP.SUKKAL | That prebend which is before Anu, Antu, Enlil, Ea, Papsukkal |
| 5 | {d}INANA {d}GAŠAN—EDIN {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG {d}šar-ra-a-hi-⸢tu₄⸣ u DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢E₂-šu₂⸣-nu | Ištar, Lady of the Steppe Nanaya, Lady-of-the-Captains, Šarraḫi-etue and the gods of their temples |
| 6 | gab-bi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ 60{ʾu-u₂} ina GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}⸢KU₄⸣-E₂-AD.HAL{u₂-tu₂} | All those prebends, 60 of them, were purchased and acquired by E-e-abḫal. |
| 7 | u {lu₂}KU₃.DIM{u₂-tu₂} ša₂ ina UDU.NITA₂-MEŠ ša₂ hi-it-pi-MEŠ ša₂ ina u₄-mu lu-⸢bu⸣-ša₂-at-MEŠ | and the goldsmith who is in the sheep, who is guilty, who on the day that they are to be seized |
| 8 | ša₂ a-na {d}60 an-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ in-ep-pu-uš-MEŠ 60{⸢ʾu-u₂⸣} HA.LA-šu₂ | Whom Anu, Antu, and the great gods have performed, whose share 60 |
| 9 | gab-bi ina UDU.NITA₂-MEŠ ša₂-nu-tu₂ ša₂ in-ep-pu-uš-MEŠ ina U₄-⸢EŠ₃.EŠ₃⸣-MEŠ MU.AN.NA | All these sheep that have been sacrificed in the ešû-rites of the year |
| 10 | ša₂ a-na {giš}BANŠUR ša₂ {d}en-lil₂ {d}INANA u {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG ⸢E₁₁⸣{u₂} 60{ʾu-u₂} | which is for the table of Enlil, Ištar and Belet-eṭeri, the e22e23, the 60th |
| 11 | HA.LA-šu₂ ina GU₄-HI.A MUŠEN-HI.A u SILA₄-HI.A ⸢UDU.NITA₂⸣-MEŠ u ša₂ qa-a-a-at-MEŠ | Its share in the oxen, birds, and lambs, sheep and goats |
| 12 | ša₂ ina U₄ 8-KAM₂ u U₄ 10-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}ŠE-KAM₂ ⸢u₃⸣ [U₄] 7-⸢KAM₂⸣ ša₂ {⸢iti⸣}DU₆-KAM₂ | On the 8th and 10th days of the month of Dūr-ēriš, on the 7th day of the eponymy of Tishri (VII) |
| 13 | ša₂ a-na an-tu₄ {d}PAP.SUKKAL u {d}GAŠAN—⸢EDIN E₁₁⸣{u₂} 60{ʾu-u₂} HA.LA-šu₂ | which is for Antu, Papsukkal and Belet-ṣeti of the E23 temple, 60 of his share |
| 14 | gab-bi ina GADA-MEŠ ša₂ US₂ ⸢ru⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x] ⸢x ŠIM-LI⸣ {tug₂}hu-zu-na-at-⸢MEŠ⸣ | all of it in linen. The length is two-thirds of the length. |
| 15 | ṣu-pa-at-MEŠ ŠIM-[LI ... KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ tam]-⸢mar-ra-at⸣-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi | The šammu-līm-priests silver of the tammarratu-priestess and everything else |
| 16 | ša₂ ⸢a-na GIŠ⸣.[ŠUB.BA MU]-⸢MEŠ u 60{ʾu-u₂⸣} MU-MEŠ {lu₂}KU₄ E₂ AD.HAL{u₂-tu₂} | Whoever breaks the contract for that prebend and 60 years, the guarantor of that house |
| 17 | [u] {⸢lu₂⸣}KU₃.DIM{⸢u₂⸣-[tu₂} MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ik-kaš-ši-du GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ ša₂ ITI{us-su} | and that goldsmith will be able to complete those prebends in the third month |
| 18 | [u MU].⸢AN.NA⸣-[us-su] gab-bi ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du | and all the years of those prebends he will conquer |
| 19 | [ša₂ KI ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u] ⸢EN⸣-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ | That which is in the possession of his fathers and grandfathers, all of those prebends |
| r | ||
| 1 | [i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma]-⸢la ba-šu⸣-u₂ gab-bi a-na 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | and much more, all the possessions for 6 shekels of refined silver |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x a-na⸣ ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN | ... for the complete price to Šamaš-ittannu, son of Dannat-Belti |
| 3 | [...] a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-tad-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 6 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ | ... in perpetuity. That silver, 6 shekels, the price of the prebends |
| 4 | ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} ŠEŠ AD-šu₂ ⸢ma⸣-hir | End of the year, Dūr-Belti received from Šamaš-ittannu, his father's slave. |
| 5 | e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na ⸢muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB⸣.BA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ 60{ʾu-u₂} | If a claim arises concerning that prebend |
| 6 | ina {lu₂}KU₄ E₂ AD.HAL{u₂-tu₂} u {lu₂}KU₃.⸢DIM{u₂⸣-tu₂} ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ it]-tab-šu-ma | In the gatekeeper of the house of the diviner and the temple-enterer, the ešûtu-priests, entered and |
| 7 | {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60—ik-ṣur A ša₂ {m}⸢BARA₂⸣-{[d}60 A {m}lu-uš]-⸢tam-mar⸣-{d}IŠKUR | Anu-belšunu, son [of Anu]-ikṣur, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luş-tammar-Adad |
| 8 | u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-⸢na⸣ {[m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} a]-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu | shall clear it of claims and shall pay the 12-fold penalty to Šamaš-ittannu, daily. |
| 9 | ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din pu-u₂-ut mu-⸢ru-qu⸣ [...] ⸢mu-ru-qu⸣ | He bears the responsibility for clearing ... clearing |
| 10 | ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN u {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-[nu] ⸢a-na {m}{d⸣}UTU—MU{⸢nu⸣} | of the prebends of Duri-Bel and Anu-belšunu |
| 11 | [a]-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ šal-šu₂ ma-la ⸢HA.LA-šu₂ gab⸣-bi ⸢x x⸣ [...] | In the future, if he wishes, as much as all of his shares, ... ... |
| 12 | [MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ KI {m}il-lut—{d}60 u {m}{d}60—DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ⸣—[MEŠ-MU] | That which is with Illut-Anu and Anu-uballiṭ, his father, son of Anu's father-in-law |
| 13 | [x]-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | ... of Šamaš-ittannu, son of Dūr-Belti, descendant of Luṣtammar-Ea |
| 14 | [a]-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—⸢MU⸣ | Witnesses: Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu's sons, descendant of Hunzu |
| 15 | [... {m]}⸢tat⸣-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}DU—A A ša₂ {m}NU—⸢TEŠ₂⸣ | Etat-Etannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-belšunu, son of Banitu-apli, [son of] Ṣalmu-eṭir |
| 16 | [A {m]}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-tu {m}{d}60—NUMUN—GIŠ A ša₂ {m}NU—TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—GIŠ A {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu⸣-[u₂-tu] | descendant of Šūzub-Eutu. Anu-zer-lišir, son of Labaši, son [of Anu]-zēru-le'i |
| 17 | {[m}x]-⸢x⸣-[x-x] ⸢A ša₂⸣ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60—⸢NUMUN⸣-MU A {m}E₂.KUR—za-⸢kir⸣ | ..., son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Anu-zer-iddin |
| 18 | [...] A ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 A {<m>}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu⸣-[u₂-tu] | ... son of Anu-belšunu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Šep-elutu |
| 19 | {[m}x-x]-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}SU{a} A {m}E₂.KUR—za-⸢kir⸣ | -Anu, son of Nidintu-anu, daughter of Eriba, descendant of Ekur-zakir-e23 |
| 20 | {[m}ta]-nit-tu₄—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60—MU{nu} A {m}ŠU—{d}60 {m}NU—TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}ri-[hat—{d}60 A ...] | Tanittu-Anu, son of Anu-šum-iddin, descendant of Gimil-anu |
| 21 | {[m}{d]}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR—za-⸢kir⸣ | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir-e23 |
| 22 | [UNUG]{ki} {iti}ŠU-KAM₂ U₄ 10-KAM₂ MU 153-KAM₂ {m}de-⸢e⸣-[me₂-ṭi-ri-e-su LUGAL] | Uruk, 10th day of Duʾuzu, 153rd year of Dēše-emet-Bīrissu, king |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | a kind of plant |
| 2 | [...]-{⸢d⸣}60 | ...-Eštar |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu | Anu-belšunu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60—ŠEŠ—MU | E22d-E3-Anu-ah-iddin |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄—{d}60 | Tanittu-Anu |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | a kind of plant |
| 2 | {[m]}i-dat—{d}60 | Idat-Anu |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} | Anu-mar-ittannu |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}⸢BAD₄⸣-{[d}GAŠAN] | Ring of Emaddu-Bēlti |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂}na-din-na⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA; MU-MEŠ | those Nadin-nādin-e3 prebends |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa {[m}{d}60—EN]-šu₂-nu | Anu-belšunu |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-⸢mar⸣-x-qa-an-nu | the ...-man, |
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