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RIAA 296 (P342421)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | RIAA 296 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342421 |
| Museum no. | MRAH O.0202 |
| 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 |
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)
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}il-lut—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—u₂-bal-liṭ-su DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60—[DIN]{iṭ} | Illut-Anu, son of Anu-uballissu, [son of Ill]uṭ-anu, descendant of E22di-Annu, |
| 2 | A {m}kur-i ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ šal-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ TA U₄ 1-KAM₂ a-di | from the Kuri family by his own free will every day of his prebend from the 1st day until |
| 3 | U₄ 30-KAM₂ ša₂ ina BARA₂ GAL-u₂ ša₂ KA₂ ša₂ {d}60 ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣-IRI₁₂.GAL u {e₂}re-eš u mim-ma | On the 30th day, in the great dais, at the gate of Anu, the E’eš-irigal and the reed-beds and anything else |
| 4 | x u mim-ma gab-bi a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA šal-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-⸢mu⸣ ina BARA₂ MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du | and all that pertains to that prebend, which is daily in that dais, |
| 5 | ša₂ KI ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi ša₂ ITI{⸢us⸣-su} u MU.AN.NA-us-su | which with his fathers and grandfathers all his shares for a month and a year |
| 6 | a-na 5 GIN₂ 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-[ʾi-i-ku-su] | for 5 1/2 shekels of silver, the debt note of Anti-alikusu |
| 7 | bab-ba-nu-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}DU—A A ša₂ | for the complete price to Anu-belšunu son of Mukin-apli son of |
| 8 | {m}la-⸢ba⸣-ši A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ | La-eba-eši, son of Šapik-allutu, in perpetuity. That silver |
| 9 | 5 GIN₂ 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}il-lut—{d}60 ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu | 5 1/2 shekels of silver, the complete price of that prebend, Illut-Anu received from Anu-belšunu |
| 10 | ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA šal-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu | Should a claim concerning that prebend arise |
| 11 | MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}u₂-bar A ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-nu A ša₂ {m}u₂-bar A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | that which he brought, Ubar son of Anu-ahhe-nu son of Ubar descendant of Hunzu |
| 12 | u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}DU—A a-na u₄-mu | shall clear and pay the 12-fold penalty to Anu-belšunu, son of Mukin-apli in perpetuity. |
| 13 | ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mur-ru-qu ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA a₄ | He bears mutual responsibility for clearing that prebend |
| 14 | šal-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu MU-MEŠ {m}il-lut—{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-na-an u {m}u₂-bar {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-qa-an-nu | That day, Illut-Anu, the seller, and Ubar, the guarantor |
| 15 | a-na {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}DU—A a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ šal-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu | To Anu-belšunu, son of Bani-apli, in perpetuity. He is the heir of that day. |
| r | ||
| 1 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA ša₂ ina BARA₂ GAL-u₂ ša₂ KA₂ ša₂ {d}60 ša₂ E₂-IRI₁₂.GAL u {e₂}re-eš | The prebend which is in the great dais, the gate of Anu, the Eiriš and the reeds |
| 2 | TA U₄ 1-KAM₂ EN U₄ 30-KAM₂ u mim-ma x u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA a₄ | From the 1st day until the 30th day and everything and everything that pertains to that prebend |
| 3 | šal-šu₂ [ša₂ u₄-mu] ⸢ik⸣-kaš-ši-du ša₂ ITI{⸢us-su} MU⸣.AN.NA-us-su ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu | It is the year (in which) Ek-kašidu of the month E-ussu, the year E-anassu of Anu-belsunu |
| 4 | A ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}[DU—A A ša₂ {m}la—ba-ši A {m}ŠEŠ]-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | son of Ebi-apli, son of Labaši, descendant of Šūzutu, in perpetuity. |
| 5 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇ ...] A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | Witnesses: , descendant of Šūzub-altu |
| 6 | [...]—{m}{d}60 A {m}kur-i | ...-Anu, son of Kuri |
| 7 | [...]-x-MU {m}ŠU—{d}60 | ...-iddin |
| 8 | [...]—MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | ...-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu |
| 9 | [... {m]}{d}60—NUMUN{nu} A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir | Anu-zer-lišir, son of Ekur-zakir |
| 10 | [...] {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | ... Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu |
| 11 | [...] A ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}[...] {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir | ... descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 12 | {m}[ki]-⸢din⸣—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 | Ki-edin-Eštar, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, son (of) Kidin-anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| 13 | {m}⸢x⸣-[...] ⸢x⸣—{d}60 A {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}DU₆ U₄ 21-KAM₂ | E22-[...] E23-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. 21st day of Tašritu. |
| 14 | ⸢MU⸣ [x-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su] ⸢u⸣ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A-šu₂ LUGAL-MEŠ | x-th year of Antiochus, the king's son. |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | a kind of plant |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} | Anu-uballit |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 | Ina-qibit-Anu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ba-la-ṭu | Balaṭu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 | Kidin-Anu |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su-E | Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—NUMUN-MU | Anu-zer-iddin |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | (a kind of container) |
| 2 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 | Kidin-Anu |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}il-lut—{d}60 | Ring of Illut-Anu |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na-an GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | that seller's prebend |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}u₂-bar | Ring of Ubar |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-qa-an-nu | the guarantor |
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