RIAA 294 (P342419)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | RIAA 294 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342419 |
| Museum no. | MRAH O.0198 |
| 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 [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Anu-ušallim, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, voluntarily sold one-twelfth of a day on the 16th, 17th, and 18th days, a total of one-twelfth of a day on those days, in his temple-enterer's prebend, before Ellil, Ea, Sîn, Šamaš, Marduk, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, and all of the gods of their temples, monthly throughout the year, the guqqû and eššēšu offerings, and everything else which pertains to that temple-enterer's prebend, which is with his brothers and the owners of their shares, for eight shekels of silver, high quality staters of Antiochus, as the complete price, to Belessunu, daughter of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu, wife of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | That silver, the eight shekels, the complete price of that temple-enterer's prebend, Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Anu-ušallim, received from Belessunu, wife of Anu-uballiṭ; he is paid. |
| Obverse [11:18] o 1212– | Should a claim concering that one-twelfth of one day on the 16th, 17th, and 18th days of the temple-enterer's prebend arise, Ana-rabut-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, will clear it, and will pay the twelve-fold penalty to Belessunu, daughter of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Hunzu, wife of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | Anu-mar-ittannu, the seller of that temple-enterer's prebend, son of Anu-ušallim, and Ana-rabut-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, bear mutual responsibility for the clearing of that temple-enterer's prebend for Belessunu, wife of Anu-uballiṭ, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:8] r 55–r 88 | That one-twelfth of one day on the 16th, 17th, and 18th days of that temple-enterer's prebend belongs to Belessunu, daughter of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu, wife of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [8:14] r 99–r 1414 | Witnesses: Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Anu-mukin-apli, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu. Ištar-šum-eriš, son of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Ah'utu. Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-šum-lišir, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu. Uṣuršu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Dannat-Belti, son of Nanaya-iddin, Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Anu-ab-utir, his brother, and Anu-ikṣur, son of Kidin-Anu, (all) descendants of Luštammar-Adad. Kidin-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. Rihat-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Nidintu-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. 10th day of Ṭebetu, year 107, Antiochus and Antiochus, his son, being kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Uṣuršu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Dannat-Belti |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Ištar-šum-eriš |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Rihat-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ikṣur |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu, the seller of that prebend |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Ana-rabut-Anu, the guarantor |
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—DUMU—MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60—GI A ša₂ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | 12{uʾ-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ u₃ U₄ 18-KAM₂ PAP ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu | |
| 3 | ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}e₂-a | |
| 4 | {d}30 {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR {d}AMAR.UTU {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—{e₂}SAG u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi | |
| 5 | ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ u₃ mim-ma gab-bi | |
| 6 | ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u₃ | |
| 7 | {lu₂}EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi a-na 8 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu | |
| 8 | ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {f}GAŠAN-su-nu | |
| 9 | DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ DAM {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} | |
| 10 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 8 GIN₂ | |
| 11 | ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60—GI | |
| 12 | ina ŠU-MIN {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DAM {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri | |
| 13 | a-na muh-hi 12{uʾ-u₂} ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ u₃ | |
| 14 | U₄ 18-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ana—GAL—{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 15 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR u₂-mar-raq-ma | |
| 16 | a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | DAM {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ SUM{in} | |
| 2 | pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ur-ru-qu ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} {lu₂}na-din-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60—GI | |
| 4 | u₃ {m}ana—GAL—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 a-na {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DAM {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} | |
| 5 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ 1{en} u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu | |
| 6 | ina U₄ 16-KAM₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ u₃ U₄ 18-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ | |
| 7 | ša₂ {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 8 | DAM {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 9 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60—DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}{d}60—DU—A A ša₂ {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {m}{d}60—DU—A A ša₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}INANA—MU—KAM₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}60—MU—GIŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂—{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} | |
| 13 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60—AD-GUR ŠEŠ-šu₂ u₃ {m}{d}60—ik-ṣur A ša₂ {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A-MEŠ {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR | |
| 14 | {m}BARA₂—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 {m}ri-hat—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 15 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir UNUG{ki} {iti}AB-KAM₂ U₄ 10-KAM₂ | |
| 16 | MU 107-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su u {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A-šu₂ LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}URI₃-šu₂—{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂—{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}INANA—MU—KAM₂ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat—{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DU—A | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ik-ṣur | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su-E | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ana—GAL—{d}60 | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-an-na | |
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