TCL 13, 240 (P342436)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 13, 240 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342436 |
| Museum no. | AO 08553 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | Tablet of the share in the undeveloped plot that is in the Kirimahhu district which is in Uruk, which Anu-mar-ittannu son of Illut-Anu descendant of Kuri (and) Ina-qibit-Anu and Anu-ah-ittannu son of Anu-bullissu descendant of Kuri voluntarily (and) mutually divided between them in perpetuity, in Simanu, year 88, Seleucus (being) king. |
| Obverse [4:14] o 55–o 1414 | The undeveloped plot in the Kirimahhu district that is in Uruk: 18 cubits the long upper northern side adjacent to the house of ...-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu, the oil-presser, and adjacent to 3 cubits (of the) long [northern] side of the house of Zo-...-tos son of Nikanor; 18 cubits the long lower southern side adjacent to the undeveloped plot (that is) the share of Ina-qibit-Anu and Anu-ah-ittannu son(s) of Anu-[bullissu] and 3 cubits width of the access-way of that undeveloped plot; 18 cubits the upper western width adjacent to the undeveloped plot of the sons of Rihat-Ištar son of Ina-qibit-[Anu] descendant of Ekur-zakir; 12 cubits lower eastern width adjacent to the house of Su[muttu-Anu] son of Anu-ah-ittannu. The total: 18 cubits (are the) lengths, 12 cubits (are the) widths (of) the measurement of that undeveloped plot --- as little or as much as there is, all of it --- this is the share of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Illut-Anu descendant of Kuri. |
| Obverse [14:23] o 1515– | The undeveloped plot in that place: 15 cubits the upper northern length (is) adjacent to the undeveloped plot (that is) the share of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Illut-Anu; 15 cubits the lower southern length (is) adjacent to the Ištar canal; the western upper width (is) adjacent to the three <cubits of the> access-way that is between them; the eastern lower width (is) adjacent to the house of Sumuttu-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu and adjacent to the house of Ina-qibit-Anu and Anu-ah-ittannu sons of Anu-bullissu ... width(s) of the measurement of that plot. That undeveloped plot, as little or as much as there is, all of it, is the share of Ina-qibit-Anu and Anu-ah-ittannu sons of Anu-bullissu descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [3:8] r 44–r 88 | They share not return their share(s) in perpetuity. The share of each stands in perpetuity. Anyone who changes the (terms of the) contract of this document shall have no legal case (or) claim, and will pay 5 minas of silver to the one who didn't change (the contract). Each took a copy of the contract. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Witness(es): Kidin-Anu and Anu-balassu-iqbi, sons of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Anu-ikṣur and Anu-balassu-iqbi, sons of Tattannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-ikṣur, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Šibqat-Anu, son of Mušezib-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Anu-šum-lišir, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Ana-rabut-Anu, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Šamaš-ittannu, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Nidintu-Anu, son of Belšunu, descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Ubar, descendant of Šumati; Dannat-Bel, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [17:19] r 1818–r 1919 | Anu-ahhe-iddin, the scribe, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk, day [x] Simanu, year 88. Seleucus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ikṣur |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Šamaš-ittannu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of Šibqat-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of ...-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Ana-rabut-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Dannat-Bel |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| 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 Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu sons of [...] |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Il[lut-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 | {im}ṭup-pi HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 u₃ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su A {m}kur-i ina ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 3 | ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} KIRI₆.MAH ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} ina {iti}SIG₄ MU 88-KAM₂ | |
| 4 | {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu KI a-ha-a-miš a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-zu-zu-ʾu | |
| 5 | ki-šub-ba-a KI{ti₃} KIRI₆.MAH ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 18 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{[u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂] | |
| 6 | DA E₂ {m}[...]-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}I₃.SUR u₃ DA 3 KUŠ₃ ⸢US₂⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | ša₂ E₂ {m}zu-[...]-su DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-iq-nu-ru 18 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}[U₁₈.LU] | |
| 8 | DA ki-šub-ba-a HA.LA ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-[DIN-su] | |
| 9 | u₃ 3 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ 18 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI ⸢AN⸣.[TA] | |
| 10 | {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-[...] | |
| 11 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir 12 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}su-[mut-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 12 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} ŠU.NIGIN 18 KUŠ₃ US₂ 12 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ ki-šub-[ba-a] | |
| 13 | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi an-na-a HA.LA | |
| 14 | ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 15 | ki-šub-ba-a ina a-šar MU-MEŠ 15 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 16 | HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 15 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU | |
| 17 | DA ID₂-{d}INANA SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA 3 mu-ṣu-u₂ ⸢ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂⸣-[nu] | |
| 18 | SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{[nu]} | |
| 19 | u₃ DA E₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 u₃ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢DIN⸣-[su ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] u₃ SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | [i-ṣi] u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi an-na-a HA.LA | |
| 3 | {[m}ina-qi₂]-bit-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su A {m}kur-i | |
| 4 | HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ul i-tur-ru-u₂-ma KI a-ha-a-miš a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 5 | {lu₂}man-am-ma ina HA.LA-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ u₂-šu-zu | |
| 6 | {[lu₂}man-am]-ma ša₂ ri-ik-su ša₂ {im}ša₂-ṭa-ri an-na-a u₂-ša₂-an-nu-u₂ | |
| 7 | [ša₂ la DI].KU₅ u la ha-ra-ra 5 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR a-na LU₂ ša₂ la u₂-ša₂-an-nu-u₂ | |
| 8 | [i]-nam-din 1{en}TA.AM₃ {im}ša₂-ṭa-ri TI{u₂} | |
| 9 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 10 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur u {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 12 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 13 | {m}šib-qat₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}KAR-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 15 | {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}kur-i | |
| 16 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}DU-A A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}EN-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 17 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}u₂-bar A {m}MU-MEŠ {m}dan-na-at-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 18 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 19 | UNUG{ki} {iti}SIG₄ U₄ [...]-⸢KAM₂ MU⸣ 88 {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}šib-qat₂-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}[...]-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-[tu₄]-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}dan-na-at-EN | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 2 | DUMU-MEŠ [...] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-<qa> {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| 2 | DUMU ša₂ {m}il-[lut-{d}60 | |
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