TCL 13, 239 (P342435)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 13, 239 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342435 |
| Museum no. | AO 08621 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | Dumqi-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ (and) Anu-uballiṭ, and Tattanu, sons of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu, voluntarily (gave) two-thirds of an empty field (in the) quarter of the Ištar Gate, which is in Uruk, 19 1/3 cubits, the upper length on the north adjacent to the narrow street "Thoroughfare of the People"; 19 1/3 cubits (is) the length of the lower length on the south adjacent to the house of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin; 8 1/2 cubits (is) the length of the upper front side on the west adjacent to the house of Dumqi-Anu and his wife, son of Anu-uballiṭ; 16 1/2 cubits (is) the lower front side on the east adjacent to the house of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin. The total, 19 and one-third cubits on the long side and 16 1/2 cubits on the front side (is) the measurement of that empty field. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | Two-thirds of that empty field, as little or as much as there is, they gave as a gift to Eṭirtu, their aunt(?), daughter of Anu-uballiṭ, wife of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | In exchange for the gift of that two-thirds of an empty field, Dumqi-Anu, Anu-uballiṭ, and Tattannu received 5 shekels of silver, staters of Seleucus in good condition, from Eṭirtu, his aunt(?). They are paid. |
| Obverse [12:18] o 1313– | Dumqi-Anu, Anu-uballiṭ and Tattannu shall not have power of disposition over that two-thirds of an empty field, and will not give (it) for any reason to anyone except Eṭirtu, their aunt(?), daughter of Anu-uballiṭ. (But) if they transferred (it) or if they will transfer (it), or if they give it as an exchange, they will clear (it) and pay 12-fold to Eṭirtu, their aunt(?), in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 1818–r 2020 | Two-thirds of that empty field belongs to Eṭirtu, daughter of Abu-uballiṭ, wife of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 2121–r 2121 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [6:7] r 2222–r 2222 | Iddin-apli, son of Anu-šum-lišir, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [7:9] r 2323–r 2424 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu; Kidin-Anu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Hunzu label+ r 24 Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-eriba; Anu-uballassu, son of Nanaya-iddin |
| Reverse [9:11] r 2525–r 2626 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Kittu-Anu, descendant of Kuri; Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Ištar, the interpreter scribe. |
| Reverse [11:15] r 2727– | Dumqi-Anu, the scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Šabaṭu, 23rd day, 79th year Seleucus (was) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Iddin-apli |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-[...] |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-uballassu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Dumqi-Anu, seller of two-thirds of that undeveloped plot |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Right Column iii [0:1] r.e. iii 11–r.e. iii 11 | Ring of Tattannu |
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}dum-qi₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ} u₃ {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d⸣}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 3 | KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 19 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ ⸢DA⸣ | |
| 4 | SILA ŠU.MIN{nu} mu-taq UN-MEŠ 19 šal-šu₂ <KUŠ₃> US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}⸢U₁₈⸣.LU DA E₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 5 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU 8 1/2 KUŠ₃ US₂ <SAG>.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 u ⸢DAM⸣-šu₂ | |
| 6 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} 16 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢US₂⸣ <SAG>.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ⸢ŠU.NIGIN⸣ 19 ⸢šal-šu₂⸣ KUŠ₃ US₂ 16 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI meš-hat ⸢ki-šub⸣-ba-a | |
| 8 | MU-MEŠ 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ⸢ma-la ba-šu-u₂⸣ | |
| 9 | gab-bi a-na {lu₂}SIPA{[u₂]-tu₂} a-na {f}⸢e-ṭir⸣-tu₄ NIN-šu₂-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} [DAM ša₂] | |
| 10 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din-ʾu ku-⸢um⸣ | |
| 11 | {lu₂}SIPA{[u₂]-tu₂} ša₂ 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} u₃ {<m}tat-tan-nu> | |
| 12 | 5 [GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}se-lu]-ku bab-ba-nu-u₂-⸢tu₂⸣ ina ŠU-MIN {f}KAR{tu₄} NIN-šu₂-nu ma-hir-ʾu | |
| 13 | e-ṭir₃-ʾu [ul i-šal]-⸢laṭ-ma⸣ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} u₃ {m}tat-⸢tan⸣-[nu] | |
| 14 | 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ a-na mim-ma gab-bi a-na man-am [ša₂-nam-ma] | |
| 15 | gab-bi e-lat {f}KAR{tu₄} NIN-šu₂-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ul i-⸢nam⸣-[din-ʾu] | |
| r | ||
| 16 | u ina-an-din-ʾu u ki-i id-din u ki-i it-tan-nu a-ki-i šu-pal-lu-u₂ | |
| 17 | u₂-mar-raq-ma-ʾa a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {f}KAR{tu₄} NIN-šu₂-nu a-na u₄-mu | |
| 18 | ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din-ʾu 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {f}KAR{tu₄} DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ | |
| 19 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ⸢DAM⸣ {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}hun-zu-u | |
| 20 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 21 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 22 | {m}MU{a} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 23 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A | |
| 24 | {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-SU {m}{d}60-u₂-bal-laṭ-su DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 25 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 A-⸢MEŠ⸣ {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA | |
| 26 | {lu₂}se-pir | |
| 27 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {lu₂}⸢UMBISAG⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}ZIZ₂ U₄ 23-KAM₂ | |
| 28 | MU 79-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}MU{a} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d⸣}60-[...] | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-u₂-bal-laṭ-su | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na-ʾa 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}tat-tan-nu | |
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