TCL 13, 237 (P342433)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 13, 237 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342433 |
| Museum no. | AO 08550 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Contenau, Georges · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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|---|---|
| Obverse [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Illut-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, willingly sold one-twelfth of a day in one day in half (a day) in day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7, day 8, (and) day 9 (the total is one-twelfth of a day in one day in those days of his prebend, the temple-butcher's prebend), which is before Anu, Antu, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš and all the gods of their temple, for which every month throughout the year (there are) a guqqānê offering, an eššeššāni offering, and all the rest that pertains to one-twelfth of a day in one day in those days of that prebend, the temple-butcher's prebend, which (he owns) along with Anu-zer-iddin, the purchaser of that prebend, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, their brothers, and the rest of the owners of shares, for 1/3 mina 4 shekels, of high quality silver staters of Antiochus as the complete price to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | Anu-ah-ušabši has received that silver, 1/3 mina 4 shekels, the price of one-twelfth of a day in one day among those days of that prebend, the temple-butcher's prebend, from Anu-zer-iddin; he is paid. |
| Obverse [14:19] o 1515– | When a claim arises against the twelfth of a day among those days of that prebend, the temple-butcher's prebend, Anu-ah-ušabši, the seller of that prebend, son of Illut-Anu, will clear (it) of claims and pay the 12-fold penalty to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:6] r 33–r 66 | One-twelfth of a day in one day in half (a day) in day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7, day 8, (and) day 9 --the total is one-twelfth of a day in one day among those days of [that] prebend, [the temple-butcher's prebend,] belongs to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Witnesses: Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-[..., descendant of ...]-Anu; Anu-ah-iddin, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Ištar-šum-eriš, son of Labaši; Ištar-šum-eriš, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendants of Ahʾutu; Rihat-Ištar, son of Anu-ittannu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Rabi-Anu and Ina-qibit-Anu, sons of Dumqi-Anu; Mannu-iqapu, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Kuri; Anu-ah-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu; Rihat-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni, (wrote in) Uruk, (in) the month of Šabaṭu, day 17, year 51. Antiochus was king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Mannu-iqapu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Rihat-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-iddin |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Rabi-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Ištar-šum-eriš |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Rihat-Ištar |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-iddin |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 11– | Ring of Ištar-šum-eriš |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ušabši, 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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina mi-šil ina U₄ 4-KAM₂ | |
| 3 | U₄ 5-KAM₂ U₄ 6-KAM₂ U₄ 7-KAM₂ U₄ 8-KAM₂ U₄ 9-KAM₂ PAP ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ u₄-mu | |
| 4 | ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ | |
| 5 | {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} | |
| 6 | kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na | |
| 7 | ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 8 | MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU {lu₂}ma-hi-ra-nu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} {lu₂}ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ-šu₂-nu⸣ u {⸢lu₂⸣}EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu gab-bi | |
| 10 | a-na 1/3 MA.NA 4 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su | |
| 11 | bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| 12 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ ⸢it-ta⸣-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA | |
| 13 | 4 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ | |
| 14 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} ⸢ina⸣ ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 15 | ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri muh-hi ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ | |
| 16 | ša₂ u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}⸢GIR₂⸣.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} {lu₂}na-din-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 2 | {m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 a-di 12-TA.AM₃ u₂-⸢mar⸣-raq-ma a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 3 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₄⸣ ina-an-din ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ | |
| 4 | ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina mi-šil ina U₄ 4-KAM₂ U₄ 5-KAM₂ U₄ 6-KAM₂ U₄ 7-KAM₂ | |
| 5 | U₄ 8-KAM₂ U₄ 9-KAM₂ PAP ši-in-ze-ru-u₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ | |
| 6 | MU-MEŠ ⸢GIŠ.ŠUB.BA⸣ {[lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ] ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| 7 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu [ṣa-a-tu₄] šu₂-nu | |
| 8 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-[x-x A {m}x]-{d}60 {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| 9 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| 10 | A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 11 | {m}GAL-{d}60 u {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {m}man-nu-i-qa-pu DUMU ša₂ | |
| 12 | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 13 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}ZIZ₂ | |
| 15 | U₄ 17-KAM₂ MU 51-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}man-nu-i-qa-pu | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}GAL-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
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