RIAA 293 (P342418)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | RIAA 293 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342418 |
| Museum no. | MRAH O.0199 |
| Collection | Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Speleers, Louis · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:13] o 1o 1–o 1313 | Šubiltu daughter of Anu-mar-ittannu, wife of Anu-uballiṭ son of Anu-ah-ittannu, voluntarily sold her built storehouse in the district of the Lugalira Temple which is in Uruk: 7 5/6 cubits, the upper length to the west, adjacent to the narrow street "Passageway of the People"; 7 5/6 cubits, the lower length to the east, adjacent to the storehouse of Anu-uballiṭ son of Illut-Anu; 5 5/6 cubits (and) 5 fingers, the upper width to the north, adjacent to the wide street "Passageway of the Gods and King"; 5 5/6 cubits (and) 5 fingers, the lower width to the south, adjacent to the house of Dumqi-Anu, the purchaser of that storehouse, son of Tattannu-Nanaya; the total measurements of that storehouse (are) 7 5/6 cubits in lengths, 5 5/6 cubits (and) 5 fingers in widths; that storehouse, as little and as much exist, all of it, for 14 shekels of silver, high quality staters of Antiochus, as the complete price, to Dumqi-Anu son of Tattannu-Nanaya son of Rihat-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | That silver, the 14 shekels, the complete price of that storehouse, Šubiltu daughter of Anu-mar-ittannu received from Dumqi-Anu son of Tattannu-Nanaya; she is paid. |
| Obverse [15:19] o 1616– | Should a claim concerning that storehouse arise, Arad-Reš, her son, son of Anu-uballiṭ, will clear it, and will pay the twelve-fold penalty to Dumqi-Anu son of Tattannu-Nanaya in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | Šubiltu the seller of that storehouse and Arad-Reš, her son, bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that storehouse for Dumqi-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | That storehouse belongs to Dumqi-Anu son of Tattannu-Nanaya in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Witnesses: Balaṭu son of Anu-ah-ittannu and Anu-ah-ittannu, his son, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Lišir son of Anu-ahhe-iddin descendant of Gimil-Anu. |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | Anu-ab-uṣur son of Mušezib-Anu descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ descendant of Ekur-zakir. Anu-ah-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ah'utu. Labaši son of Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [12:15] r 1313–r 1515 | Anu-uballiṭ son of Anu-zer-iddin descendant of Ekur-zakir. Anu-ab-uṣur son of Šibqat-Anu descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Nanaya-iddin son of Itti-Anu-nuhš, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | Ištar-šum-eriš, scribe, son of Anu-eriba descendant of Kuri. (Written in) Uruk, (on the) 2nd day of Arahšamnu, year 101 Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Labaši |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-iddin |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Lišir |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Balaṭu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Šubiltu, the seller of that storehouse |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Arad-Reš, her son |
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 | {f}šu-bil-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} DAM {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu-šu₂ ep-šu₂ KI{ti₃} | |
| 3 | E₂ {d}LUGAL.IR₉.RA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 7 5/6 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} | |
| 4 | {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ 7 5/6 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} | |
| 5 | {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 | |
| 6 | 5 5/6 KUŠ₃ 5 ŠU.SI SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq | |
| 7 | DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL 5 5/6 KUŠ₃ 5 ŠU.SI SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ | |
| 8 | {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 {lu₂}ma-hi-ra-nu {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu—{d}na-na-a | |
| 9 | ŠU.NIGIN 7 5/6 KUŠ₃ US₂ 5 5/6 KUŠ₃ 5 ŠU.SI SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu | |
| 10 | MU-MEŠ {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ | |
| 11 | gab-bi a-na 14 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su | |
| 12 | bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 13 | {m}tat-tan-nu—{d}na-na-a DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat—{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 14 | tat-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 14 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 15 | {f}šu-bil-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} ina ŠU-MIN {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu—{d}na-na-a | |
| 16 | ma-hir-rat e-ṭir₃-rat u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu MU-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ARAD—{e₂}re-eš DUMU-šu₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di | |
| 2 | 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu—{d}na-na-a a-na | |
| 3 | u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu | |
| 4 | MU-MEŠ {f}šu-bil-tu₄ na-din-na-at {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu MU-MEŠ | |
| 5 | u {m}ARAD—{e₂}re-eš DUMU-šu₂ a-na {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ | |
| 6 | {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu—{d}na-na-a | |
| 7 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}ba-la-ṭu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} u {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} DUMU-šu₂ | |
| 9 | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR {m}{li}GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU A {m}ŠU—{d}60 | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}KAR—{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| 12 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}la—ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| 14 | DUMU ša₂ {m}šib-qat₂—{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DUMU ša₂ | |
| 15 | {m}KI—{d}60-HE₂.NUN A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ | |
| 16 | {m}{d}INANA—MU—KAM₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—SU A {m}kur-i UNUG{ki} {iti}APIN U₄ 2-KAM₂ | |
| 17 | MU 101-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la—ba-ši | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{li}GIŠ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a—MU | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {f}šu-bil-tu₄ na-din-na-at {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu; MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ARAD—{e₂}SAG DUMU-šu₂ | |
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