VS 15, 22 (P342475)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 22 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342475 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09163 |
| 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 [0:14] o 1o 1–o 1414 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Rahmat-Anu, who belongs to the clay workers of the temple of the gods that is in Uruk, voluntarily sold his built house, property of Anu, his [bīt] ritti that is in the city quarter, the "village of the temple of the godṣ" that is within Uruk ---- 43 cubits (being) [the upper length] to the north, next to the narrow street, "Thoroughfare of the People," 43 cubits (being) the lower length to the south, [next to the house of] Nidintu-Anu, son of Arad-Reš, and next to the house of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, [32 cubits] (being) the upper width to the west, next to the narrow street, "Thoroughfare of the People," 32 cubits (being) the [lower] width [to the east], next to the house of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, who belongs to the shepherds of the temple of the gods in Uruk, [the total, 43 cubits] the lengths, 32 cubits the widths, (being) the measurements of that house, that house, [as little or as much] as there is, all of it, for 1 mina of refined silver, high quality [staters of Antiochus], as the complete price, [to Anu-uballiṭ, son of Ni]dintu-Anu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, who belongs to the shepherds of the temple of the gods, [... in perpetuity]. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | He received that 1 mina of silver, the price of that house [...], from Anu-uballiṭ; he is paid. |
| Obverse [13:17] o 1414– | [...] that [...] arise, Šamaš-ittannu and Hanina [... will pay ...] the property of the clay workers [...] that [...] 12-fold to Anu-uballiṭ. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | [Šamaš-ittan]nu and Hanina mutually [bear responsibility ...] for the clearing of claims of that house for Anu-uballiṭ [in perpetuity]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | The property of Anu, the bīt ritti, belongs to Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, [son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, who belongs to] the shepherds of the temple of the gods in Uruk, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Witness: ..., son] of Anu-mukin-apli, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ah'utu |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...]-anu, sons of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Tattannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...]-luṭ, son of Zeriya, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] Labaši, son of Lišir, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...]-naṣir, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | [...], son of Kidin-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [...] Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk, the 19th day (of) Addaru, [year] Antiochus (was) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i' 11– | Ring of Zeriya |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii' 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-iddin |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii' 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i' 11– | Ring of [Anu]-ah-ušabši |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii' 11– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur, seller of that house |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Šamaš-ittannu, guarantor of that house |
| Right Column iii [0:1] r.e. iii 11–r.e. iii 11 | Ring of Haninna |
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}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ra-ah-mat-{d}60 ša₂ TA {lu₂}DU₃{uš}MEŠ dul-lu | |
| 2 | ⸢IM⸣-HI.A ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂-su ep₂-šu₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 3 | [E₂] ⸢rit⸣-ti-šu₂ ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} kap-ri ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 43 KUŠ₃ | |
| 4 | [US₂ AN].TA{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ 43 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU | |
| 5 | [DA E₂ {m]}⸢NIG₂⸣.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG u DA E₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| 6 | 32 KUŠ₃] ⸢SAG⸣.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ 32 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI | |
| 7 | [KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}KUR.RA] ⸢DA E₂⸣ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 ša₂ TA {lu₂}SIPA-MEŠ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} | |
| 8 | [ŠU.NIGIN 43 KUŠ₃] ⸢US₂⸣ 32 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 9 | [i-ṣi ma-a-du] ⸢ma-la⸣ ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | |
| 10 | [is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂] {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 11 | [a-na {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂].SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E ša₂ TA {lu₂}SIPA-MEŠ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 12 | [... ṣa-a]-⸢tu₂ it⸣-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 MA.NA ŠAM₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 13 | [...] E₂ MU-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ma-hir e-ṭir₃ | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} u {m}ha-nin-na-a | |
| 15 | [...]-⸢nu⸣ NIG₂.GA {lu₂}DU₃{uš}MEŠ dul-lu IM-HI.A | |
| 16 | [... MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ EN 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [i-nam-din-ʾu pu-u₂-ut a]-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | [... {m}{d}UTU-MU]{⸢nu⸣} u {m}ha-nin-na-a a-na {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} a-na | |
| 3 | [u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ NIG₂].⸢GA⸣ {d}60 E₂ rit-ti ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| 4 | [A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E ša₂ TA {lu₂]}⸢SIPA⸣-MEŠ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 5 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇ ... A] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-DU-A A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 6 | [...]-⸢a⸣-nu A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 7 | [... {m]}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 8 | [...]-⸢x⸣-luṭ A ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 9 | [... {m]}⸢NU⸣-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{li}GIŠ A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 10 | [...]-⸢x⸣-na-ṣir A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 11 | [...]-⸢x⸣ A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 12 | [... {m]}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} {iti}ŠE U₄ 19-KAM₂ | |
| 13 | [...] {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i' | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NUMUN-ia | |
| t.e. ii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| t.e. iii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i' | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-GAL₂{ši} | |
| b.e. ii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-ru-raq-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ha-nin;-na-a | |
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