TCL 13, 245 (P342441)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 13, 245 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342441 |
| Museum no. | AO 08551 |
| 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 [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, voluntarily sold one-twelfth of a day in one day from the 1st day to the 30th day of his brewer's prebend before Anu, Antu, Ištar, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, Šarrahitu, and all of the gods of their temples, the guqqānê offerings and eššešāni offerings, every month throughout the year and everything that pertains to that prebend, which is with his brothers and all of his co-owners, for 5/6 mina of refined silver, high quality staters of Anthiochus, as the complete price, to Kidin-Anu, son of Labaši, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-Zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | That silver, 5/6 mina (being) the complete price of that prebend, Nanaya-iddin received from Kidin-Anu; he is paid. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | Should a claim concerning that prebend arise, Kidin-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, seller of that prebend, will clear it of claims and he will pay 12-fold to Kidin-Anu, son of Labaši, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | Nana[ya-iddin], the seller of that prebend, and Kidin-Anu, his son, bear mutual responsibility for the clearing of that prebend for Kidin-Anu, son of Labaši, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Those one-twelfths of a day of the brewer's prebend belongs to Kidin-Anu, son of Labaši, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witnesses: Šamaš-eṭir, son of Anu-ittannu, son of Anu-ušallim, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Gimil-Anu. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Anu-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Kittu-Anu, descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Ištar, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Anu-mar-ittannu, scribe, son of Sumuttu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Duʾuzu. 12th day. 144th year. Antiochus (was) king. |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin, seller of that prebend |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu, his son, guarantor |
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}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | 12{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu TA U₄ 1-KAM₂ EN U₄ 30-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ | |
| 3 | {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-{e₂}SAG | |
| 4 | {d}ša₄-ri-a-hi-i-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} | |
| 5 | kal MU.<AN.NA> gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ u mim-ma gab-bi | |
| 6 | ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI {lu₂}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 7 | u {lu₂}EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi a-na 5/6 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | |
| 8 | is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 9 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A | |
| 10 | {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 5/6 MA.NA | |
| 11 | ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ina ŠU-MIN {m}BARA₂-{d}60 | |
| 12 | ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na UGU GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ⸢it-tab-šu-u₂⸣ | |
| 13 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}na-na-a⸣-MU {lu₂}na-din-na-an GIŠ.ŠUB.BA ⸢MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-ma⸣ | |
| 14 | a-di 12-TA.⸢AM₃ a-na {m}BARA₂⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}[NU-TEŠ₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a]-tu₂ i-nam-din | |
| r | ||
| 1 | pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ur-ru-qu ša₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {m}{d}na-na-[a-MU] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na-an GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ u {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A-šu₂ a-na {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ | |
| 3 | a-na u₄-<mu> ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ 12{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} | |
| 4 | ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 5 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}UTU-SUR A ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 6 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 9 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}INANA A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 14 | UNUG{ki} {iti}ŠU U₄ 12-KAM₂ MU 144-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| e.a i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| e.a ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| e.a iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}UTU-SUR] | |
| e.b i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| e.b ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| e.b iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| e.c i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU{nu} | |
| e.c ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na-an GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A-šu₂ | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-mar-⸢ri-iq⸣-an-na | |
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