VDI 1955/4, 1 (P342446)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VDI 1955/4, 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342446 |
| Museum no. | Erm 15546 |
| Collection | State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Sarkisian, Gagik Kh. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | Hanna daughter of Tattannu-Nanaya voluntarily sold in perpetuity to Nanaya-iddin son of Tanittu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu for the complete price of three mina of refined silver her slaves --- Kidin-Anu, Anu-ah-ittannu, Tattannu-Nanaya, Anu-uballiṭ, Labaši and her maid-servant Ana-rabut-Nanaya --- a total of six slaves whose right hands are marked with the name of Hanna daugher of Tattannu-Nanaya. |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | Hanna has received from Nanaya-iddin son of Tanittu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu those three mina of refined silver,the price of those servants: Kidin-Anu, Anu-ah-ittannu, Tattannu-Nanaya, Anu-uballiṭ, Labaši and her maid-servant Ana-rabut-Nanaya. She is paid. |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | Should a claim arise concerning those slaves --- Kidin-Anu, Anu-ah-ittannu, Tattannu-Nanaya, Anu-uballiṭ, Labaši and her maid-servant Ana-rabut-Nanaya --- Hanna daughter of Tattannu-Nanaya will clear (it) and pay Nanaya-iddin son of Tanittu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu. |
| Obverse [12:18] o 1313–o 1818 | Hanna daughter of Tattannu-Nanaya bears responsibility in perpetuity(for assuring that) those slaves are not (of the status of) temple oblates, šušānu, mār banê, royal servants, the cavalry, or the chariotry. Hanna daughter of Tattannu-Nanaya (further) bears, in perpetuity, responsibility (against) the flight of those slaves: Kidin-Anu, Anu-ah-ittannu, Tattannu-Nanaya, Anu-uballiṭ, Labaši and Ana-rabut-Nanaya. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 11–r 22 | Witnesses: Anu-zer-iddin son of Anu-uballiṭ descendant of Šumati. Nidintu-Anu son of Širki-Anu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Anu-bullissu,son of Eriba descendant of Iddin-Amurru. Anu-uballiṭ son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu. Anu-uballiṭ son of Iqiša descendant of Ahʾutu. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Nidintu-Anu son of Labaši descendant of Ahʾutu. Ina-qibit-Anu son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir. Anu-iqišanni son of Tanittu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Ṭabiya son of Apla. Bel-ab-uṣur son of Nadin. Sin-belšunu son of Sin-ah-iddin. Nanaya-iddin son of Kidin-Ištar. |
| Reverse [8:11] r 99– | Anu-belšunu, scribe, son of Itti-[...]. (Written in) Uruk. The tenth day of Ululu, the fifteenth year, Seleucus (was) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Seal (of) Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Seal (of) Anu-iqišanni |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Seal (of) Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Seal (of) Anu-zer-iddin |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Seal (of) Bel-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Seal (of) Ṭabiya |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Seal (of) Anu-bullissu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Seal (of) Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Seal (of) Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Seal (of) Sin-belšunu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Seal (of) Anu-uballiṭ |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 11– | Seal (of) Nidintu-Anu |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 1r.e. 1– | Nail (impression of) Hanna, the seller of those slaves. |
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 | {⸢f}ha⸣-an-na DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {⸢m}tat⸣-[tan-nu-{d]}⸢na⸣-na-a ina ⸢hu-ud⸣ lib₃-bi-šu₂ {m}⸢ki⸣-[din-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD-su] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}ARAD-su {m}tat-tan-nu-{d}na-[na]-a {⸢lu₂⸣}ARAD-su {m}{d}60-⸢DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}ARAD-su⸣ | |
| 3 | {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}ARAD-su {f}ana-GAL-{d}na-na-a [GEME₂]-⸢su⸣ PAP 6-TA {lu₂}aš₂-⸢ta⸣-[pir] | |
| 4 | ša₂ ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂-nu a-na MU ša₂ {f}ha-an-na-a ⸢DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m⸣}tat-tan-nu-{d}na-na-a ⸢šaṭ⸣-[rat a]-⸢na⸣ | |
| 5 | 3 [MA.NA] KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ a-na ŠAM₂ [TIL-MEŠ] a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ | |
| 6 | {m}⸢ta⸣-[nit]-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ]-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-tu a-⸢na⸣ [u₄-mu ṣa-a]-⸢tu₄⸣ [ta]-⸢ta-din⸣ KU₃.BABBAR a₄ | |
| 7 | 3 MA.NA ⸢qa-lu⸣-u₂ ŠAM₂ {m}ki-din-{⸢d}60 {m⸣}{[d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {m]}tat-tan-nu-{d}na-na-a | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {m}la-ba-ši u {f}ana-GAL-{d}na-[na-a LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ {f]}⸢ha⸣-an-na-a ⸢DUMU⸣.[MUNUS ša₂] | |
| 9 | {m}tat-tan-nu-{d}na-na-a ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}na-⸢na⸣-[a-MU DUMU] ⸢ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d⸣}60 A {m}ŠEŠ]-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-[tu] | |
| 10 | [mah]-⸢rat⸣ e-ṭir-tu₄ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri [a-na muh-hi] {m}ki-⸢din⸣-{[d}60 {m}{[d}60-ŠEŠ]-⸢MU⸣{[nu]} | |
| 11 | {[m}tat]-tan-nu-{d}na-na-a {m}{[d}60-⸢DIN⸣{iṭ} {m}la-⸢ba⸣-[ši] u {f}ana-GAL-{[d}na-na-a LU₂-ut]-⸢ti₃ MU⸣-MEŠ | |
| 12 | [it-tab]-šu-u₂ {f}ha-an-na-a ⸢DUMU.MUNUS⸣ [ša₂ {m}tat-tan]-⸢nu⸣-{d}na-na-a ⸢tu-mar-raq-ma⸣ | |
| 13 | a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-⸢MU⸣ [DUMU ša₂] {⸢m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-[u₂]-⸢tu⸣ ta-nam-⸢din pu-ut⸣ | |
| 14 | ⸢la⸣ {lu₂}šir₃-ku-u₂-tu₂ ⸢la {lu₂}šu⸣-[ša₂-nu]-u₂-tu₂ la {lu₂}DUMU DU₃{u₂-tu₂} la {lu₂}ARAD ⸢LUGAL⸣{[u₂]-⸢tu₂⸣} | |
| 15 | la E₂ ANŠE.KUR.RA u la E₂ {giš}⸢GIGIR LU₂-ut⸣-ti₃ MU-MEŠ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ | |
| 16 | {f}ha-an-na-a ⸢na⸣-[ša₂]-⸢at⸣ pu-⸢ut⸣ [la ha-la-qa {m}ki]-din-{d}60 {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 17 | {m}tat-tan-nu-{d}⸢na-na⸣-[a {m}{d]}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} {m}[la-ba-ši u] {f}ana-GAL-{d}na-na-a LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ | |
| 18 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ {f}⸢ha⸣-an-na-a DUMU.⸢MUNUS⸣ [ša₂ {m]}⸢tat⸣-tan-nu-{d}na-na-a na-ša₂-at | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}60-NUMUN-MU⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}MU-MEŠ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}šir₃-ki-{d}60 | |
| 3 | A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su DUMU ša₂ {m}SU{a} A {m}MU-{d}KUR-GAL {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 4 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-tu | |
| 5 | {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}ina-⸢qi₂⸣-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 6 | {m}ki-⸢din⸣-{[d]}60 A⸣ {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ta-nit⸣-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 7 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}DU₁₀.GA-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}ap-la-a {m}{d}EN-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 8 | {m}na-din {m}{d}30-⸢EN⸣-[šu₂]-⸢nu⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}30-[ŠEŠ]-⸢MU⸣ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}ki-din-{d}INANA | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-⸢EN-šu₂-nu {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {m}⸢KI-{d⸣}[...] ⸢UNUG⸣{ki} {iti}KIN U₄ 10-KAM₂ MU 15-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | {⸢na₄⸣}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {[m}{d]}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {[na₄]}⸢KIŠIB⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}[ni-din]-⸢tu₄-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | {⸢na₄}KIŠIB⸣ | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d}EN⸣-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}⸢DU₁₀.GA⸣-ia | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | {⸢na₄⸣}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}na]-⸢na⸣-a-MU | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}{d}30-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}⸢KIŠIB⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | {na₄}[KIŠIB] | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | ṣu-pur {f}ha-an-na-a | |
| 2 | na-din-at LU₂-ut-⸢ti₃⸣ MU-MEŠ | |
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