TCL 13, 244 (P342440)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 13, 244 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342440 |
| Museum no. | AO 06208 |
| 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 [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | Rihat-Anu and Nidintu-Anu, sons of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Rihat-Anu, descendants of Luštammar-Adad, voluntarily sold 1/3 of a day on the 28th day in their prebend that is in the hallatu garden, in the Eduksagani, the temple of Belet-ṣeri, before Belet-ṣeri and all of the gods of his(!) temple, montlhy throughout the year, the guqqānê offerings, eššeššāni offerings, and everything that pertains to that prebend, that is with their brothers and all of the co-owners, for 1/3 mina of refined silver, high quality staters of Seleucus, as the complete price, to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | That silver, 1/3 mina (being) the complete price of that prebend, Rihat-Anu and Nidintu-Anu, the sellers of that prebend, sons of Anu-ah-ittannu, received from Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ; they are paid. |
| Obverse [12:16] o 1313– | Should a claim concerning that prebend arise, Rihat-Anu and Nidintu-Anu, the sellers of that prebend, will clear it of claims, and will pay 12-fold to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | Rihat-Anu and Nidintu-Anu, the sellers of that prebend, mutually bear responsibility for the clearing of that prebend for Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | That 1/3 of a day on the 28th day of the prebend that is in the hallatu garden, in the Eduksagani of the temple of Belet-ṣeri, belongs to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-zer-ididn, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Witness: Mukin-apli, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu, Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendants of Ahʾutu. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Iqiša, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-zer-lišer, Nidintu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu, son of Uppulu, and Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendants of Ahʾutu. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Labaši, son of Anu-mukin-apli, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Mukin-apli, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. Simanu. 20th day. 132nd year. Seleucus (is) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Iqiša |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | [Ring of] Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ittannu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Mukin-apli |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Labaši |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Rihat-Anu |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu, his brother, sellers 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}ri-hat-{d}60 u₃ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 | |
| 2 | A-MEŠ {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu šal-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina U₄ 28-KAM₂ | |
| 3 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂-nu ša₂ ina E₂ {giš}KIRI₆ hal-lat ina {e₂}DUR₂.SAG.GA.NI E₂ {d}GAŠAN-EDIN | |
| 4 | IGI {d}GAŠAN-EDIN u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂ gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA | |
| 5 | gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ u₃ mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na | |
| 6 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-⸢du ša₂ a⸣-na ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂-nu u EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu gab-bi | |
| 7 | a-na 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}se-lu-ku bab-ba-nu-tu | |
| 8 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 9 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ id-dan-nu-MEŠ KU₃.BABBAR a₄ | |
| 10 | 1/3 MA.NA ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 u₃ | |
| 11 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 na-din-na-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ A-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 12 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ma-hir-MEŠ e-ṭir₃-MEŠ | |
| 13 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ | |
| 14 | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 u {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 na-din-na-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₂-mar-raq-MEŠ a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 2 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din-MEŠ pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ur-ru-qu | |
| 3 | ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 u {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 na-din-na-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 4 | a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu₂-u₂ | |
| 5 | šal-šu₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina U₄ 28-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA ša₂ ina E₂ {giš}KIRI₆ hal-lat ina {e₂}DUR₂.SAG.GA.NI | |
| 6 | E₂ {d}GAŠAN-EDIN ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 7 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}DU-A A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ | |
| 9 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 10 | A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}BA{ša₂}a A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 12 | A ša₂ {m}up-pu-lu u {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 13 | {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 14 | A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A-MEŠ {m}kur-i | |
| 15 | {m}DU-A {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 16 | UNUG{ki} {iti}SIG-KAM₂ U₄ 20-KAM₂ MU 132-KAM₂ {m}se-⸢lu⸣-[ku LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}BA{ša₂}a | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU(URI₃){<nu>} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}DU-A | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NU-TEŠ₂ | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ri-hat-{d}60 | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 2 | na-din-na-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
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