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OECT 09, 65 (P342402)

Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE

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DesignationOECT 09, 65
IDP342402
Museum no.Ashm 1923-0071
CollectionAshmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodHellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
GenreLegal
Find spotUruk (mod. Warka)
Coordinates31.3234, 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 [0:7] o 1'1'–o 7'7'[Tattannu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, voluntarily] sold [one-sixth in the 9th day of his brewer's prebend before Anu, Antu, Nana]ya, Beltu-[ša-Reš, and] all of the [gods] of their temples, monthly, throughout the year, guqqānê offerings and šeššanna offerings, and anything which pertains to that brewer's prebend, as much of his share that is with Rabi-Anu and Nanaya-iddin, sons of Anu-uballiṭ, Anu-ah-ittannu and Anu-ab-uṣur, his brothers, sons of Anu-zer-iddin, for 1/3 mina of silver, high quality staters of Alexander, as the complete price, to Ubar, son [of] Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Šumāti, in perpetuity.
Obverse [7:10] o 8'8'–o 10'10'That silver, 1/3 mina (being) the complete price of one-sixth on the 9th day of that brewer's prebend, Tattannu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, received from Ubar, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Šumāti; he is paid.
Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'–o 12'12'Should a claim concerning that brewer's prebend arise, Tattannu will clear it of claims 12-fold, and will pay it to Ubar.
Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'–o 14'14'That one-sixth on the 9th day of that brewer's prebend belongs to Ubar, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Šumāti, in perpetuity.
Reverse [0:8] r 11–r 88[Witness: ...] of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, [...] descendant of Ah'utu; Anu-ah-ittannu, [...] descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-belšunu, son of [...]; Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Gimil-Anu; [...], descendant of Ekur-zakir; Nanaya-iddin, son of [... ...]-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ah'utu; [... Anu]-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Ištar-šum-eriš, [... descendant of] Hunzu.
Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010[...], scribe, son of Anu-[...], descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Nisannu. [... day. ... year. Antiochu]s and Seleucus (are) kings.
Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11–[Ring of ...]
Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11–Ring of [...]
Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11–[Ring of ...]
Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11–Ring of [...]
Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11–Ring of [...]
Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11–Ring of [...]
Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11–Ring of [Ni]dintu-Anu
Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11–Ring of Nidintu-Anu
Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11–[Ring of ...]
Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1–[Ring of] Nanaya-iddin
Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11–Ring of Tattannu, seller 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)

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1'{[m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ši-iš-šu₂ ina U₄ 9-KAM₂]
2'[GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}na-na]-⸢a {d}GAŠAN⸣-[ša₂-SAG]
3'[u DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ E₂-<MEŠ>-šu₂-nu ⸢gab-bi ša₂ ITI⸣{us-su} ⸢kal MU⸣.AN.NA ⸢gu-uq-qa-ne₂⸣-[e]
4'[še]-⸢ša₂-an-na⸣ u mim-⸢ma⸣ ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}⸢LUNGA₃⸣{u₂-tu₂} MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ ik-kaš-⸢ši-du⸣
5'[ma]-⸢la⸣ HA.LA-šu₂ ša₂ ⸢KI⸣ {m}GAL—{d}60 u {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ-MU⸣{nu}
6'u {m}{d}60—⸢AD—URI₃⸣ ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU a-na 1/3 ⸢MA.NA⸣ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-MEŠ
7'ša₂ {m}a-lik-sa-an-⸢dar⸣ bab-ba-nu-⸢u₂-tu₂⸣ a-na ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}u₂-bar ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂]
8'{m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A {m}MU-MEŠ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₄⸣ it-ta-din KU₃.⸢BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA⸣
9'ŠAM₂ ši-⸢iš⸣-šu₂ ina U₄ 9-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}⸢LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ⸣ [TIL-MEŠ]
10'{m}tat-tan-nu [DUMU] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina ⸢ŠU-MIN⸣ {m}⸢u₂-bar⸣ [DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}60-[ŠEŠ]-⸢MEŠ⸣-[MU A]
11'{⸢m⸣}MU-MEŠ ⸢ma-hir⸣ e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana ⸢muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃⸣{[u₂]-⸢tu₂⸣}
12'[MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}tat-tan-nu a-⸢di⸣ 12-⸢TA⸣.AM₃ u₂-mar-raq-⸢ma⸣
13'[a-na] {m}u₂-bar ina-an-din ši-iš-šu₂ ina U₄ 9-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA {lu₂⸣}LUNGA₃{⸢u₂-tu₂⸣}
14'[MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A {m}MU-MEŠ a-na ṣa-a-⸢tu₄⸣ šu₂-⸢nu⸣
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1{[lu₂}mu-kin₇ ...] ⸢x ša₂⸣ {m}{d}na-na-⸢a-MU DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60—⸢DUMU⸣—MU{⸢nu⸣}
2[...] ⸢x x A⸣ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂-tu {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-MU{nu}
3[...] ⸢A⸣ {m}E₂.KUR—za-⸢kir⸣ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂
4[... {m]}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 A {m}ŠU—{d}60
5[...] ⸢A⸣ {m}E₂.KUR—za-⸢kir⸣ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂
6[...] ⸢x⸣—{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-⸢u₂-tu⸣
7[... {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ—MU A {m}E₂.⸢KUR-za⸣-kir {m}{d}INANA—MU—KAM₂
8[... A {m]}⸢hun⸣-zu-⸢u₂⸣
9[... {lu₂]}⸢UMBISAG DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60—[... A {m}{d]}30—TI⸣—ER₂ ⸢UNUG{ki⸣} {iti}⸢BARA₂⸣
10[U₄ x-KAM₂ MU x-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku]-⸢su⸣ u {m}se-⸢lu-ku LUGAL-MEŠ⸣
t.e. i
1[un-qa]
2[...]
t.e. ii
1un-qa
2[...]
t.e. iii
1⸢un⸣-qa
2[...]
t.e. iv
1⸢un⸣-qa
2[...]
b.e. i
1[un]-⸢qa⸣
2[...]
b.e. ii
1un-qa
2[...]
b.e. iii
1un-qa
2{[m}ni]-⸢din-tu₄⸣-{d}60
b.e. iv
1un-qa
2{m}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄—{d}60
l.e. i
1[un-qa]
2[...]-MEŠ
l.e. ii
1[un-qa]
2{m}{d}na-na-⸢a—MU⸣
r.e. i
1⸢un-qa {m}tat-tan⸣-nu
2{lu₂}na-din ⸢GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ⸣

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