VS 15, 30 (P342483)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342483 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09158 |
| 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 [0:17] o 1o 1– | [Anu-ahhe-iddin], son of Sumuttu-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Šumati, voluntarily has sold the east-facing room of a house and and its passageway and built house and its undeveloped plot in the city quarter of the Adad temple that is in Uruk: the upper long north side is adjacent to the cultivated garden of Anu-ah-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu; the lower long south side is adjacent to the house (that is) the share of Illut-Anu, son of Ubar and is adjacent to the access-way that is between them; the upper west width is adjacent to the wide street, "Passageway of the gods and king"; the lower east width is adjacent to another plot of land, the courtyard of that house and adjacent to the house and courtyard of Illut-Anu, son of Ubar. The other plot of land, the courtyard of that house: 11 units, the upper north length, adjacent to the cultivated garden of Anu-ah-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu; 11 units, the lower south length, adjacent to the courtyard (that is) the share of Illut-Anu, son of Ubar, and the access-way that is between them; 8 units, the upper width, and that is adjacent to the previous(ly mentioned) plot of land of the east wing of that house; 8 units, the lower west width adjacent to the house of Isidoros, son of Isitheos and adjacent to the access-way of that house--(this is) the total of the other measurements of that house, courtyard and undeveloped plot--that house, courtyard, and undeveloped plot, as little and the entirety of as much as there is--for 1/3 mina refined silver, high quality staters of Antiochus, as the complete price to Nidintu-Anu, son of Antiochus, whose other name is Anu-belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu received that silver, 1/3 mina, is the price of the house and that undeveloped field. He is paid. Should a claim arise concerning that house and undeveloped plot, Libluṭ, the son of Anu-iqišanni, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, will clear (it) and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Nidintu-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:9] r 55–r 99 | Anu-ahhe-iddin and Libluṭ bear mutual responsibility in perpetuity for the clearing of that house and undeveloped plot for Nidintu-Anu. That house and undeveloped plot belong to Nidintu-Anu, son of Antiochus, whose other name is Anu-belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Ahʾutu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Witness(es): Anu-belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unnini; Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-ikṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu; Anu-zer-ušabši, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Šibqat-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [11:14] r 1212–r 1414 | Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Balaṭu and Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Rihat-Ištar, descendants of Luštammar-Adad; Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-ikṣur, son of Šullum, descendant of Hunzu; Iddinaya, son of Anu-uballiṭ and Rabi-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendants of Kuri |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Nidintu-Anu, scribe, son of Illut-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. (Written in) Uruk, 25th day of Simanu, 144th year of Antiochus (being) king |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Iddinaya |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Ša-Anu-iššu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Anu-ab-utir |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-rabut-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-zer-ušabši |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin, seller of that house |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Libluṭ, clearer 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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {[m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂] {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}MU-MEŠ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | E₂ {tu₁₅}KUR.RA E₂ dul-ba-ni-šu₂ u ⸢E₂-E₂⸣ ep₂-šu₂-u₂-tu₂ u ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ | |
| 3 | KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} ⸢US₂⸣ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA {giš}KIRI₆ zaq-pi | |
| 4 | ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 US₂ ⸢KI{u₂⸣} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ HA.LA ša₂ | |
| 5 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}u₂-bar u ⸢DA⸣ mu-ṣu-⸢u₂⸣ ša₂ ⸢ina bi-rit-šu₂⸣-nu SAG.KI AN.TA | |
| 6 | {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-⸢taq⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA | |
| 7 | DA meš-hat 2-tu₄ TUR₃ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ u DA E₂ u ⸢TUR₃⸣ ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 8 | {m}u₂-bar meš-hat 2-tu₄ TUR₃ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ MU-MEŠ 11 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA | |
| 9 | {giš}KIRI₆ zaq-pi ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 11 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}1 DA | |
| 10 | TUR₃ HA.LA ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}u₂-bar u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ⸢bi⸣-rit-šu₂-nu 8 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA | |
| 11 | u₃ ša₂ DA meš-hat IGI{tu₄} ša₂ E₂ {tu₁₅}KUR.RA ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 8 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 DA E₂ | |
| 12 | {m}i-si-du-ur-su DUMU ša₂ {m}i-si-te-u₂-su u DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 13 | PAP 2-ta meš-hat ša₂ E₂ TUR₃ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ E₂ TUR₃ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 14 | i-ṣi u ma-a-du <ma-la> ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | |
| 15 | is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {⸢m⸣}an-60-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A | |
| 2 | {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-⸢mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA ŠAM₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU A ša₂⸣ {m}NIG₂.[SUM].⸢MU⸣-{d}60 ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 4 | it-tab-šu₂-⸢u₂⸣ {m}lib-luṭ [x] A ša₂ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR u₂-mar-raq-ma | |
| 5 | a-di 12-⸢TA⸣.AM₃ a-na {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din pu-ut a-ha-a-miš | |
| 6 | a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ u ki-⸢šub⸣-[ba]-⸢a⸣ MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u {m}lib-luṭ a-na {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| 7 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ ⸢E₂-E₂⸣ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 8 | {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su ša₂ ⸢MU-šu₂⸣ 2-u₂ {m}{d}60-⸢EN-šu₂-nu⸣ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 9 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 10 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.⸢MU-{d⸣}60 A {m}{d}30-⸢TI⸣-ER₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{⸢d⸣}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-MU A {m}⸢hun-zu-u₂⸣ {m}{d}60-[NUMUN]-GAL₂{ši} DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-⸢qi₂⸣-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}šib-qat₂-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 12 | {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu u {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA A-MEŠ | |
| 13 | {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-⸢ṣur⸣ A ša₂ {m}šul-lum A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 14 | {m}MU{a} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} u {m}GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A-MEŠ {m}kur-i | |
| 15 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}il-⸢lut⸣-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}SIG₄ U₄ 25-KAM₂ | |
| 16 | MU 144-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-⸢ku⸣-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}MU{a} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-⸢NUMUN⸣-[GAL₂]{⸢ši⸣} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}lib-luṭ | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-an E₂ MU-<MEŠ> | |
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