RIAA 300 (P342425)
Business / Contracts, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | RIAA 300 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342425 |
| Museum no. | MRAH O.0201 |
| Collection | Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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 [0:14] o 1o 1–o 1414 | Anu-bullissu and Idat-Anu, sons of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, a potter, voluntarily sold one-half of their share of a undeveloped plot, which is with their brothers, in the Kirimahhu District, which is in Uruk: 30 cubits, the upper length to the west, adjacent to the house of Labaši-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ; 30 cubits, the lower length to the east, adjacent to the undeveloped plot of Anu-zer-lišir, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu, and adjacent to a dead-end street, which is in the access-way of that undeveloped plot; 9 cubits, the upper width to the north, adjacent ot the undeveloped plot of Nidintu-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Kuri; 9 cubits, the lower width to the south, adjacent to the wide street, "Passageway of the Gods and King"; the total of the measurements of that undeveloped plot (are) 30 cubits of lengths, 9 cubits of widths; that half of the undeveloped plot, as little and as much exist, all of it, for two shekels of high quality silver as the complete price, to Anu-ahhe-iddin, their brother, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, a potter, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [14:17] o 1515–o 1717 | That silver, the two shekels, the complete price of half of that undeveloped plot, Anu-bullissu and Idat-Anu, sons of Anu-ah-ittannu, received from Anu-ahhe-iddin, their brother, son of Anu-ah-ittannu; they are paid. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | Should a claim concerning the half of that undeveloped plot arise, Anu-bullissu and Idat-Anu, the sellers of that half of the undeveloped plot, sons of Anu-ah-ittannu, will clear it, and will pay the twelve-fold penalty to Anu-ahhe-iddin, their brother, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Half of that undeveloped plot belongs to Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witnesses: Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ah'utu. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Balaṭu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Mannu-iqapu, descendant of Kuri. Anu-mar-ittannu, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu. Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | descendant of Ah'utu. Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Ah'utu. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Anu-šum-lišir, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. Ša-Anu-iššu, |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. Sumuttu-Anu, son of |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Kittu-Anu, a carpenter. Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | Ištar-šum-eriš, scribe, son of Anu-eriba, descendant of Kuri. Uruk. 14th day of Abu, year 96, Antiochus being king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Sumuttu-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-šum-lišir |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Ša-Anu-iššu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| 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-mar-ittannu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
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—⸢DIN⸣-su u {m}i-da-at—{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[MEŠ—MU] | |
| 2 | {[lu₂]}⸢BAHAR₂⸣ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu mi-šil ma-la HA.LA-šu₂-nu ša₂ KI | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂-nu ša₂ ina ki-šub-ba-a ⸢KI⸣{ti₃} {giš}KIRI₆-MAH | |
| 4 | ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 30 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{⸢u₂} {tu₁₅⸣}MAR.TU DA ⸢E₂⸣ | |
| 5 | ša₂ {m}la—ba-ši—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN{iṭ} 30 KUŠ₃ ⸢US₂⸣ KI{u₂} {[tu₁₅]}⸢KUR⸣.[RA] | |
| 6 | DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 7 | u DA SILA la a-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ina ŠA₃ mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 8 | 9 KUŠ₃ SAG.⸢KI⸣ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ | |
| 9 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 A {m}kur-i 9 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI ⸢KI⸣.TA | |
| 10 | {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-⸢taq⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL ŠU.NIGIN 30 KUŠ₃ | |
| 11 | US₂ 9 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ mi-šil ina ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 12 | MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ⸢ma-la⸣ ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 2 GIN₂ | |
| 13 | KU₃.BABBAR bab-ba-nu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | |
| 14 | ŠEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} {lu₂}BAHAR₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-tan-nu-u₂ | |
| 15 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 2 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ ⸢mi-šil⸣ ina ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 16 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su u {m}i-da-at—{d}60 ⸢DUMU-MEŠ ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} ina ŠU-MIN | |
| 17 | {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂-⸢nu DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60—[ŠEŠ—MU{nu]} ⸢ma⸣-hir-ʾu e-ṭir₃-ʾu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi mi-[šil ina] ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su u {m}i-da-at—{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-na-MEŠ mi-šil ina ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 3 | MU-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} u₂-mar-raq-u₂-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ | |
| 4 | a-na {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU ŠEŠ-šu₂-nu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din-ʾu | |
| 5 | mi-šil ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU{nu} | |
| 6 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 7 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{[d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 8 | {m}ba-la-ṭu DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60—ŠEŠ]—MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR | |
| 9 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}man-nu—i-qa-pi A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} | |
| 10 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | |
| 11 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din—{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar—{d}IŠKUR | |
| 12 | {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60—MU—GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}ša₂—{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | |
| 14 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}su-mut{ut}tu₄—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 15 | {m}ki-tu—{d}60 {lu₂}NAGAR {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—NUMUN-MU | |
| 16 | {m}{d}INANA—MU—KAM₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—SU A {m}kur-i UNUG{ki} {iti}NE | |
| 17 | U₄ 14-KAM₂ MU 96-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—AD—URI₃ | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}su-mut{ut}tu₄—{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit—{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—MU—GIŠ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ša₂—{d}60—iš-šu-u₂ | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}⸢ni-din-tu₄⸣—{d}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d]}60—DUMU—MU{nu} | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60—DUMU—MU{nu} | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din—{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60—⸢DIN⸣-su un-qa {m}i-da-at—{d}60 | |
| 2 | {[lu₂]}⸢na⸣-din-na-MEŠ mi-šil ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
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