VDI 1955/4, 6 (P342451)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VDI 1955/4, 6 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342451 |
| Museum no. | Erm 15647 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | [On] the 2nd day in Ululu, the 12th year (that) Seleucus (is) king, Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Gimil-Anu, will voluntarily sell the 17th day of his temple-buther's prebend before Anu, Antu, Ištar, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, and all of the gods of their temples of Uruk, [monthly] throughout the year, guqqānê offerings (and) eššeššāni offerings, in the price tablet and its copy, for 34 šekels of silver, [...] great, to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | The silver, 1/2 mina,[4] šekels, (being) the price of the 17th day of that temple-butcher's prebend, Anu-balassu-iqbi, son [of Nidintu-Anu], received [from] Anu-zer-iddin, son of [Nanaya-iddin, descendant of] Ekur-zakir; [he is paid]. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | Should a claim concerning that prebend arise, Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Nidintu-Anu, will clear it of claims and he will pay 12-fold to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | [... Seleu]cus (is) king, the 17th day of that [temple-butcher's] prebend [...] 1/2 mina (being) the price of the prebend [...] Anu-zer-iddin, son [of Nanaya-iddin]. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | [...] the 17th day of [that] temple-butcher's prebend belongs to Anu-zer-iddin, son of [Nanaya-iddin, ...] in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 11–r 11 | Witness: |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Tattannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Anu-belšunu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Ša-Anu-iššu and Kidin-Anu, sons of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Iqiša, son of Ištar-šum-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Kidin-Anu and Anu-uballiṭ, sons of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Zeriya, son of Anu-ušallim, descendant of Gimil-Anu. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Ana-rabutika, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111– | Ištar-šum-eriš, scribe, son of Iqiša, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. Duʾuzu. 10th day. 12th year. Seleucus (is) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Seal of Anu-belšunu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Seal of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Seal of Kidin-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Seal of Iqiša |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Seal of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Seal of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Seal of Ana-rabutika-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Seal of Zeriya |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Seal of Tattannu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Seal of Ša-Anu-iššu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Seal of Kidin-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Seal of Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Nidintu-Anu, seller 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 | [ana] ⸢U₄ 2-KAM₂ ana {iti}KIN MU 12-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 2 | ina ⸢hu-ud lib₃-bi⸣-šu₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi | |
| 3 | ša₂ ⸢UNUG⸣{[ki} ...] ⸢kal MU.AN⸣.NA ⸢gu-uq⸣-qa-ne₂-e U₄.⸢EŠ₃.EŠ₃⸣-MEŠ ina {im}⸢DUB⸣ GANBA u gab-ru-šu₂ a-na 1/2 MA.NA 4 GIN₂ | |
| 4 | ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ x x x GAL a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir ina-an-[din] | |
| 5 | ⸢KU₃.BABBAR 1/2 [MA].⸢NA⸣ 4 ⸢GIN₂ ŠAM₂⸣ U₄ 17-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}⸢GIR₂⸣.[LA₂]{⸢u₂⸣-tu₂} MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-⸢E⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ina] ⸢ŠU-MIN⸣ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}[na-na-a-MU A {m]}E₂.KUR-za-kir ma-⸢hir⸣ [e-ṭir₃] | |
| 7 | ⸢u₄⸣-[mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB].⸢BA MU-MEŠ it⸣-[tab-šu-u₂ {m]}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ni⸣-[din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 8 | ⸢u₂⸣-[mar]-⸢raq⸣-[ma a-di 12-TA].⸢AM₃⸣ a-na {m}{⸢d}60-[NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na]-⸢a-MU⸣ ina-an-[din] | |
| 9 | ⸢x⸣ [... {m}se-lu]-ku LUGAL U₄ 17-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA⸣ {[lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂]-tu₂} ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ ...] | |
| 10 | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ 1/2 MA.NA ⸢GANBA⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.[BA ...] {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU] | |
| 11 | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ U₄ 17-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}⸢GIR₂.LA₂{u₂⸣-[tu₂} MU-MEŠ] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] | |
| 12 | {m}{d}[na-na-a-MU ...] ⸢a-na u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 4 | {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ u {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 5 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 6 | {m}BA{ša₂}a DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-MU-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 7 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 8 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 9 | {m}NUMUN-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 10 | {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} {iti}ŠU U₄ 10-KAM₂ MU 12-KAM₂ {m}se-[lu-ku LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}BA{ša₂}a | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}NUMUN-ia | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | {⸢na₄}KIŠIB⸣ {[m}{d}60-DIN-su]-⸢E⸣ | |
| 2 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
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