VS 15, 25 (P342478)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 25 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342478 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09178 |
| 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 | Nuptu-Nanaya daughter of Nidintu-Anu wife of Idat-Anu son of X-Anu, the goldsmith, voluntarily sold her undeveloped plot in the Emihallake district which is with[in Uruk]: 11 5/6 cubits (is) the upper long northern side adjacent to the access-way of Uabu-Anu son of [...]; 11 5/6 cubits (is) the lower long southern side adjacent to the house of Sumuttu-Anu son of Anu-x-nu; 13 5/6 cubits (is) the upper western width adjacent to the narrow street "The Thoroughfare of the People"; 13 5/6 cubits (is) the lower eastern width adjacent to the house of Uabu-Anu son of [...]---total measurements of that undeveloped plot: 11 5/6 cubits the lengths and 13 5/6 the widths--- as little and as much exists, all of that undeveloped plot, for 1/3 mina of refined silver, high quality staters of Antiochus as the complete price to Anu-bullissu, whose other name is Philippos, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nanaya-iddin the goldsmith, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | Nuptu-Nanaya, the seller of that undeveloped plot, received that 1/3 mina silver, the complete price of that undeveloped plot, from Anu-bullissu son of Anu-ab-uṣur; she is paid. |
| Obverse [13:17] o 1414– | Should a claim concerning that undeveloped plot arise, [...], son of Anu-bullissuu and Illut-Anu his son, will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Anu-bullissu son of Anu-ab-uṣur in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | Nuptu-Nanaya, the seller of that undeveloped field, Idat-Anu and Illut-Anu mutually bear responsibility for the clearing of that undeveloped plot. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | That undeveloped plot belongs to Anu-bullissu, whose other name is Philippos, son of [Anu-ab-uṣur], in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Witnesses: ... son of ....; ...]-nu son of Anu-ab-utir |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [... x] son of Dumqi-Anu |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | son of [...]; x-uṣur son of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | son of [...]; x-Anu son of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | and Illut-Anu son of [...], descendants of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Murašu [son of ... ]; x-Anu son of [...], the sepīru of the property of Anu; Nanaya-iddin son of [...]-utir [...] |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Mukin-apli, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk (on the) 5th day of Arahšamnu, year x+7, Antiochus [and An]tiohcus, his son, (being) kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Dumqi-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Illut-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Right Column i [0:4] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Nuptu-Nanaya, seller of that undeveloped plot |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Idat-Anu, guarantor |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii 1r.e. iii 1– | Ring of Illut-Anu his son |
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}nu]-nu-tu₄-{d}na-na-a DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 ⸢DAM⸣ {m}i-dat-{⸢d⸣}60 A ša₂ ...]-x-{d}60 {m}{lu₂}KU₃.DIM | |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-⸢šu₂ ki⸣-šub-ba-a-šu₂ KI{ti₃} E₂.MI.HAL.LA.KE₄ ša₂ ⸢qe₂-reb⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ 11 5/6 KUŠ₃ | |
| 3 | US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ {m}u₂-a-bu-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢x⸣-[x]-⸢x⸣-x | |
| 4 | 11 5/6 KUŠ₃ ⸢US₂⸣ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-[x]-⸢x⸣-nu | |
| 5 | 13 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ | |
| 6 | 13 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}⸢KUR⸣.RA DA ⸢E₂⸣ {m}u₂-⸢a⸣-bu-{d}60 A ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}[...] | |
| 7 | ⸢ŠU.NIGIN⸣ 11 5/6 KUŠ₃ US₂ 13 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI meš-hat ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 8 | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u₃ ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi | |
| 9 | a-na 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-tu₂ | |
| 10 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60-DIN-su ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ {m}pi-il-pi-li-su | |
| 11 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {lu₂}KU₃.DIM a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din | |
| 12 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA ŠAM₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {f}nu-nu-tu₄-{d}na-na-a | |
| 13 | {f}na-din-na-at ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-DIN-su A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| 14 | ⸢mah⸣-ra-at e-ṭir-at u₄-mu pa-<qa>-ri a-na muh-hi ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x-x⸣-su ⸢A ša₂ {m}{d⸣}60-<DIŠ>-DIN-su₂ u₃ {m}il-lut-{d}60 DUMU-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₂-mar-[raq ... a]-na {m}{d}60-DIN-su A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-[URI₃] | |
| 2 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂⸣ [...]-MEŠ pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ur-⸢ru⸣-[qi] | |
| 3 | ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-⸢MEŠ {f⸣}[nu-nu]-⸢tu₄-{d}na⸣-na-a {f}na-din-na-at ki-šub-ba-a ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 4 | {m}i-⸢dat⸣-{d}60 u₃ {m}⸢il⸣-[lut-{d}60 a-na {m}{d}60-DIN-su a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ | |
| 5 | ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-⸢a⸣ MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN-su ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂] {⸢m}pi-il⸣-pi-li-su A ša₂ | |
| 6 | {[m}{d]}60-AD⸣-[URI₃ ... a-na] ⸢u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 7 | ⸢x⸣ [... A ša₂ ...]-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| 8 | ⸢x⸣ [... ... A] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 9 | ⸢A⸣ [ša₂ ... x]-⸢URI₃⸣ A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 10 | ⸢A ša₂⸣ [... ...]-⸢x⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-[A] | |
| 11 | u₃ {m}⸢il-lut⸣-{[d}60 A ša₂ ... A]-MEŠ {m}E₂.KUR-za-[kir] | |
| 12 | {m}mu-ra-šu-⸢u₂⸣ [A ša₂ ... ...]-⸢x⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}[...] | |
| 13 | {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 {⸢m}{d}na-na-a-MU⸣ A ša₂ {m}⸢x-x⸣-GUR {lu₂}⸢x⸣ sa [x x] | |
| 14 | {m}DU-A {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} {iti}APIN U₄ 5-KAM₂ | |
| 15 | [MU x]-7-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-⸢su⸣ [u {m}an]-⸢ti-ʾi⸣-i-⸢ku-su⸣ A-šu₂ LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}[NIG₂].⸢SUM⸣.MU-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}[...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-[MU] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {[m]}{d}60-DUMU-⸢MU⸣{[nu} ...] | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {f}nu-up-tu₄-{⸢d⸣}[na-na]-a | |
| 3 | {f}na-din-na-at ki-šub-ba-a MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣; {[m}i]-⸢dat⸣-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {lu₂}[mu]-⸢mar-raq⸣-MEŠ | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 A-[šu₂] | |
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