VDI 1955/4, 4 (P342449)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VDI 1955/4, 4 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342449 |
| Museum no. | Erm 15646 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:23] o 1o 1– | Nidintu daughter of Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ahhē-iddin [... voluntarily sold in perpetuity (property)] which is in Uruk — as little or as much as there is, (its) entirety — (for) 2/3 mina silver in high quality staters of Antiochus for the complete price to Anu-mukīn-apli son of Anu-ahhe-iddin descendant of Ah’utu: 13 cubits [the long upper northern side ...]; x+2 cubits the long lower southern side ... Anu-uballiṭ son of Nidintu-Anu [...] [...] son of Anu-ikṣur son of Anu-ahhē-iddin; [...] the northern side alongside the second measurement of that house: [...] lower southern side alongside the measurement [...]; 10 cubits the short upper side [...] the short lower side [...]; a third measurement [...] Anu-uballiṭ son of Nidintu-Anu [...] east alongside the house [...] of that house alongside [...] of that house [...] of that house; a fourth measurement [...] Illut-Anu son of Lābāši [...] short upper side [...] southern [...] alongside the previous measurement of that house: the total of the measurements of that house. |
| Reverse [3:10] r 44–r 1010 | Nidintu received that 2/3 mina silver, the price of that house, from Anu-mukīn-apli; she is paid. Should there arise a claim against that house and its undeveloped plot, Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ahhē-iddin will clear it and will pay Anu-mukīn-apli the twelve-fold penalty in perpetuity. Nidintu daughter of Ibnaya(!)) and Nidintu-Anu her father son of Anu-ahhē-iddin bear mutual responsibility for guarantee. That house and its undeveloped plot belong to Anu-mukīn-apli son of Anu-ahhē-iddin descendant of Ah’utu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Witness(es): Nidintu-Anu son of Ana-rabut-Anu descendant of Hunzu; Anu-ah-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-mār-ittannu descendant of Ekur-zākir |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Anu-ušallim, Anu-ittannu, and Ana-rabut-Anu sons of Balāṭu descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Balāṭu son of Anu-ahhē-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ekur-zākir; Ana-rabut-Anu son of Ina-qibīt-Anu descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | [...] son of Anu-mukīn-apli descendant of Gimil-Anu; Lābāši son of Rihat-Ištar descendant of Ekur-zākir |
| Reverse [17:20] r 1818– | Nidintu-[Anu scribe] son of Dumqi-Anu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. (Written in) Uruk. Ayyaru 12, year 32 Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-[...] |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-[...] |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Ana-rabut-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of Nidintu-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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | [... {f}ni-din]-tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU [...] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x x {d}x⸣ ša₂ qe₂-⸢reb UNUG⸣{ki} 13 [KUŠ₃ US₂ AN.TA ...] | |
| 3 | [...]-2 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}[...] | |
| 4 | [...] {⸢giš⸣}KU-AN i la ha-⸢ʾa {lu₂}KU₄⸣-x | |
| 5 | [...] {⸢m⸣}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{⸢d⸣}60 ...] | |
| 6 | [...] A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur DUMU [ša₂] {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-[MU] | |
| 7 | [... {tu₁₅}SI].⸢SA₂⸣ DA meš-hat ša₂-ni-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢KI⸣{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA meš-hat [...] | |
| 9 | [...] 10 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA [...] | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢SAG⸣.KI KI.TA [...] | |
| 11 | [...] meš-hat ša₂-lul-tu₄ [...] | |
| 12 | [... {m}{d}60-DIN]{⸢iṭ⸣} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d}60 | |
| 13 | [... {tu₁₅]}⸢KUR⸣.RA DA ⸢E₂⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢E₂ MU-MEŠ DA⸣ | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ma [x] ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ E₂ MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ meš-hat 4-tu₄ | |
| 17 | [...] {⸢m}il-lut⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢UŠ SAG.KI⸣ AN.TA | |
| 19 | [... KI]-ta {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢x x x⸣ DA meš-hat IGI{ti₃} ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ ⸢PAP⸣ [...] ⸢meš-hat ša₂ E₂⸣ [MU-MEŠ] E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-⸢na 2/3 MA.NA KU₃.⸢BABBAR⸣ is-ta-tir-ra-nu | |
| 3 | ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| 4 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ tat-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 2/3 MA.NA ŠAM₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 5 | {⸢f⸣}ni-din-tu₄ ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-DU-A ma-hir-ta ⸢e⸣-ṭir₃-ta u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi | |
| 6 | E₂ u ki-šub-ba-šu₂ MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u₂-mar-raq-ma | |
| 7 | a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}60-DU-A a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din pu-ut a-ha-miš | |
| 8 | a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-šu₂ MU-MEŠ {f}ni-din-tu₄ DUMU.<MUNUS> ša₂ {m}DU₃{a} u₃ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{[d}60 | |
| 9 | ⸢DAM⸣-su DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 10 | ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ⸢a⸣-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 12 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 13 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60-GI {m}{d}60-MU{⸢nu} u₃⸣ {m}ana-GAL-{⸢d}60 | |
| 14 | ⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ ša₂] {⸢m⸣}ba-la-ṭu A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}ba-la-⸢ṭu⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU⸣ | |
| 15 | [A] {⸢m}E₂⸣.KUR-za-kir {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}⸢lu⸣-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 16 | {[m}x]-⸢x⸣-[x] ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}la-ba-⸢ši⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA A | |
| 17 | {m}E₂.⸢KUR⸣-[za-kir] | |
| 18 | {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG] ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {⸢m}dum-qi₂⸣-{d}60 A {⸢m}{d}30-[TI-ER₂] ⸢UNUG{ki} {iti⸣}GU₄ U₄ 12-KAM₂ MU 32-KAM₂; {m⸣}an-ti-ʾi-i-⸢ku-su⸣ LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-⸢DIN{iṭ⸣} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-x [...] | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}60-[...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
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