VS 15, 12 (P342465)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342465 |
| Museum no. | VAT — |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Schroeder, Otto · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | [Kittu]-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, a fuller, voluntarily sold [his built house, his bīt ritti in the city quarter] of the "Seventh Corner", property of Anu, which is within Uruk: the upper length to the north is adjacent to the house of Ade[šu-ṭabat], daughter of Anu-balassu-iqbi, a fisherman, (the house) which Dumqi-Anu, son of Anu-ah-utir, [a carpenter], now holds and (which is) adjacent to the house of Anu-mar-ittannu, a workman of the house of the gods; the lower south length (is) the bank of the Ištar Canal; the upper west width (is) adjacent to the house of Tattannu-Nanaya, slave of Kephalon, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, and adjacent to the house of Nidintu-šarri, son of Sumuttu-Anu, slave of the sons of Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi; the lower east width (is) adjacent to the narrow street, "Bank of the Ištar Canal"---(these are the) total measurements of the lengths and widths of that house--- as little and as much exists, all of that house, for 25 shekels of refined silver, high quality staters of Seleucus, as the complete price, to Kittu-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, son of Rihat-Anu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Kittu-Anu, son of Illut-Anu, received that 25 shekels of silver, the complete price of that house, from Kittu-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin; he is paid. |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515 | Should a claim concerning that house arise, Ṭalattaʾ, son of Anu-uballiṭ, a fuller, will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Kittu-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [15:18] o 1616–o 1818 | Kittu-Anu, the seller of that house, and Ṭalattaʾ, the guarantor of that house, mutually [bear] responsibility for the clearing of that house for Kittu-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, son of Ri[hat-Anu], in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [18:21] o 1919– | That house belong to Kittu-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin, son of Rihat-Anu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Witnesses: Nidintu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu, son of Uppulu, descendant of Ah['utu] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-ušallim, son of Zeriya, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-za[kir] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Rihat-Ištar, son of Anu-belšunu, son of Rihat-Ištar, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Ištar, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Šumati |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Illut-Anu |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-bullissu, son of Rihat-Anu |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Anu-qišanni, scribe, chief lamentation priest of Anu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. 17th day of Nisannu, year 130, Seleucus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Rihat-Ištar |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Kittu-Anu, seller of that house |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring [of Ṭalattaʾ], guarantor [of that house] |
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}ki-tu]-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 {lu₂}AZLAG ina hu-⸢ud lib₃-bi⸣-[šu₂ E₂-su ep-šu₂ E₂ KIŠIB-šu₂] | |
| 2 | [ina KI{ti₃]} UB 7 NIG₂.GA {d}60 ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {⸢f}a-de-aš₂-šu₂⸣-[DU₁₀.GA] | |
| 3 | ⸢DUMU.MUNUS⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E {lu₂}ŠU.HA ša₂ en-na in-ga-a {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GUR {⸢lu₂⸣}[NAGAR] | |
| 4 | ⸢ku⸣-u₂-lu-u DA E₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} {lu₂}<e>-piš dul-lu ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}⸢U₁₈⸣.[LU] | |
| 5 | GU₂ ID₂-{d}INANA SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}tat-tan-nu-{d}na-na-a {lu₂}ARAD | |
| 6 | ša₂ {m}qe₂-ep-lu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E u DA E₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-LUGAL DUMU ša₂ {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 7 | {lu₂}ARAD ša₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA SILA qat₂-nu | |
| 8 | mu-rad ID₂-{d}INANA ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 9 | E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 1/3 MA.NA 5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 10 | qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}se-lu-ku bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 11 | a-na {m}ki-tu-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din | |
| 12 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA 5 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ gam-ru {m}ki-tu-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 | |
| 13 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}ki-tu-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi | |
| 14 | E₂ MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ṭa-la-at-ta-ʾa DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}AZLAG a-di | |
| 15 | 12-TA.AM₃ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-na {m}ki-tu-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 16 | i-nam-din pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ur-qu ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-na | |
| 17 | E₂ MU-MEŠ u {m}ṭa-la-at-ta-ʾa DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-an E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 18 | [a]-⸢na⸣ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂⸣ [na-šu-u₂] | |
| 19 | [E₂ MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ri⸣-[hat-{d}60 | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [a]-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}up-pu-lu A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[ʾu-u₂-tu] | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI DUMU ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia(i) A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 4 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.⸢KUR-za⸣-[kir] | |
| 5 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}kur-i | |
| 6 | {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}MU-MEŠ | |
| 8 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 | |
| 9 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni {lu₂}UMBISAG {lu₂}GALA.MAH {d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 11 | ⸢UNUG⸣{ki} {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 17-KAM₂ MU 130-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}ri]-⸢hat⸣-{d}INANA | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ki-tu-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na-an E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa {m}ṭa-la-at-ta-ʾa] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-[mar-raq-an E₂ MU-MEŠ] | |
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