OECT 09, 61 (P342398)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 61 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342398 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0066 |
| 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 [0:15] o 1o 1–o 1515 | Kidin-Anu son of Nidintu-Anu son of Eriba descendant of Ekur-zakir voluntarily has sold to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity: 1/18 of a day in one day and 1/8 of [a day,] 1/60 of a day in one day from day one until day thirty of his brewer's prebend, the total of which pertain to one day among those days for [x] kur, 1 sūtu, 3 qû and 1/2 of 1/4 of that prebend, which is before Anu, Antu, Enlil, Ea, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Marduk, Papsukkal, Ištar, Belet-ṣeri, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, Šarrahitu and the gods of their temples, that prebend that pertain to the guqqānê offerings and eššeššu offerings monthly throughout the year, and everything else that pertains to that brewer's prebend, which he owns along with his brothers and all the other owners of shares and along with Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, the purchaser of that prebend, and with Kidin-Anu, seller of that prebend, the brewer's prebend -- that brewer's prebend, as little or as much as it is, for 25 sheqels of refined high quality silver as the whole price. |
| Obverse [15:19] o 1616– | Kidin-Anu, seller of that prebend, has received that 25 sheqels, the complete price of that brewer's prebend, from Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu; he is paid in full. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | When a claim arises against that brewer's prebend, Anu-ah-ittannu, his brother, son of Nidintu-Anu son of Eriba will clear [it] of claims and will pay the the 12-fold penalty to Kidin-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | Kidin-Anu, the seller of that prebend, and Anu-ah-ittannu bear mutually the responsibility for the clearing of that claim in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | That prebend belongs to Kidin-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Hunzu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Witnesses: Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Illut-Anu descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Kidin-Anu son of Rihat-Anu son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Gimil-Anu; Nidintu-Ištar son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Tattannu son of Anu-ah-iddin son of Rihat-Anu descendant of Imbi-Anu; Idat-Anu son of Dumqi-Anu son of Arad-Reš, member of the temple-prebendary organization of the Reš |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414–r 1616 | Kidin-Anu son of Ina-qibit-Anu-izziza, porter; Dannat-Belti son of [...] son of Rihat-Anu, builder; Kidin-Anu son of Ṭab-Anu, the overseer, [...] the temple of the gods. |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk, 16th day [month], year 153, Demetrios (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | [Ri]ng of Dannat-Belti |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Ištar |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:5] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu, his brother, the guarantor of that prebend |
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}BARA₂-{d]}60 A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}SU{a} A {m}E₂.KUR-⸢za⸣-[kir] | |
| 2 | [ina hu]-⸢ud⸣ lib₃-bi-šu₂ 18{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu u₃ sa-ma-nu-[u₂ ...] | |
| 3 | 60{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu TA U₄ 1-KAM₂ EN U₄ 30-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.[BA-šu₂] | |
| 4 | {⸢lu₂⸣}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} PAP ša₂ i-tur-ru ana 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 5 | [x] GUR 1 BAN₂ 3 ⸢SILA₃⸣ u₃ mi-šil re-bu-u₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ša₂ ina [IGI] | |
| 6 | {[d}60 an-tu₄ {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}IDIM {d}30 {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR {d}AMAR.UTU {d}PAP.SUKKAL | |
| 7 | {[d}INANA] {d}GAŠAN—EDIN {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG {d}šar-ra-a-hi-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 8 | [E₂-MEŠ-šu₂]-⸢nu⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ša₂ ITI{us-su} u MU.AN.NA-us-su gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e | |
| 9 | [U₄].⸢EŠ₃⸣.EŠ₃-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 10 | {[lu₂}LUNGA₃]{u₂-tu₂} ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11 | [gab-bi] u KI {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-MU{nu} {lu₂}GANBA{an}nu | |
| 12 | [GIŠ.ŠUB.BA] MU-MEŠ u KI {m}⸢BARA₂-{d⸣}60 {lu₂}na-din GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 13 | {[lu₂}LUNGA₃]{u₂-tu₂} GIŠ.ŠUB.BA ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} i-ṣi u ma-a-du | |
| 14 | [ma-la] ⸢ba⸣-šu-u₂ a-na 1/3 MA.NA u₃ 5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | |
| 15 | [bab-ba-nu]-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} | |
| 16 | [A ša₂ {m}BARA₂]-{⸢d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-⸢mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ it-tad-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ | |
| 17 | 1/3 MA.NA] ⸢u₃⸣ 5 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[m}BARA₂—{d}60 {lu₂}na-din] GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60—ŠEŠ]-⸢MU{nu} ma⸣-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-⸢mu⸣ pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA | |
| 3 | [MU-MEŠ] {⸢lu₂⸣}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} it-tab-šu-⸢ma⸣ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} ŠEŠ-šu₂ A ša₂ | |
| 4 | {[m}NIG₂.SUM.MU]-{⸢d⸣}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢SU⸣{a} u₂-mar-⸢raq⸣-qa-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ | |
| 5 | [a-na {m}BARA₂]-{⸢d}60 a-na u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din pu-u₂-⸢ut⸣ a-ha-a-miš | |
| 6 | [a-na mu]-⸢ru-qu ša₂⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 {lu₂}na-din GIŠ.ŠUB.BA | |
| 7 | [MU-MEŠ u {m]}{⸢d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} a-na⸣ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 a-na u₄-⸢mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | [GIŠ].⸢ŠUB.BA⸣ MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60—⸢ŠEŠ⸣—MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A | |
| 9 | {[m]}⸢hun-zu-u₂⸣ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 | |
| 10 | [A ša₂ {m]}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 11 | {[m]}⸢ri⸣-hat—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A {m}ŠU—{d}60 {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}INANA A ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—⸢MU⸣ | |
| 12 | {[lu₂]}⸢KUŠ⸣.SAR NIG₂.GA {d}60 {m}tat-tan-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU A ša₂ {m}ri-hat—{d}60 A | |
| 13 | {[m]}⸢im⸣-bi—{d}60 {m}i-dat—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{⸢e₂}SAG⸣ {lu₂}ki-niš-tu₄ | |
| 14 | [ša₂ {e₂]}SAG {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ina-E—{d}60—GUB{za} {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ {⸢m}BAD₄⸣-{d}[GAŠAN A ša₂] | |
| 15 | [...]-⸢x⸣ A ša₂ {m}ri-hat—{d}60 {lu₂}ŠIDIM {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}DU₁₀.GA—{d}60 {lu₂}⸢PA⸣ [x x] | |
| 16 | [E₂] DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 17 | {[m}{d}60-⸢DIN⸣{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR—za-⸢kir⸣ [UNUG{ki]} | |
| 18 | {[iti}x] U₄ 16-KAM₂ MU 153-KAM₂ {m}de-e-me₂-ṭi-ri-[su LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}BAD₄]-{d}GAŠAN | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}INANA | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂—{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂—{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu}; ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 3 | {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-qa-an-nu | |
| 4 | [GIŠ.ŠUB.BA] MU-MEŠ | |
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