VS 15, 41 (P342494)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342494 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09164 |
| 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 [0:15] o 1o 1–o 1515 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Tattannu, descendant of ... voluntarily sold his undeveloped plot in the city quarter of the ...: 7 1/2 units, the long upper side on the north, adjacent to .... [PN], the purchaser of that undeveloped plot ... Anu-mar-ittannu; 7 1/2 units, the long lower side on the south ... the undeveloped plot of Anu-ah-ittannu, the seller of ... that undeveloped plot, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin; 7 1/2 units, the upper width on the west adjacent to the narrow street "The Passageway of the People" ...; ... units, the lower width on the east adjacent to the house of [PN] ... on the east, adjacent to that undeveloped plot, son of Anu-x ... [Total:] 7 1/2 units of length, 7 1/2 units of width ... of that undeveloped plot. That undeveloped plot ...[as much as] there is, all of it, for 1 mina [silver ...] to Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-x [...] in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [15:22] o 1616– | ... that complete undeveloped plot Anu-ah-ittannu [son of] Anu-ahhe-iddin, Nanaya-iddin, [son of Anu-x ...]; he has received; he is paid. Should a claim concerning that undeveloped plot arise, Murašu, whose other name is Arad-AMA-ARHUŠ, x-Anu, [son of] Ana-rabut-Anu, descendant of Kuri, will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Nanaya-iddin in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:10] r 55–r 1010 | Anu-ah-ittannu, the seller of that undeveloped plot and Murašu, son of Kidin-Anu, mutually bear responsibility in perpetuity for clearing that undeveloped plot. That undeveloped plot belongs to Anu-ah-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Hunzu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness(es): Anu-ab-utir and Anu-ab-uṣur, sons of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [11:14] r 1212–r 1414 | Anu-mukin-apli son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Rihat-Ištar, descendant of Ekur-zakir; Nidintu-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Hunzu; Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [14:17] r 1515–r 1717 | ... son of ... descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Balaṭu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Nidintu-Anu, son of ... descendant of Ekur-zakir; Illut-Anu, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, and Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendants of Hunzu |
| Reverse [17:21] r 1818– | Anu-ahhe-iddin, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk, the fourth day of Nisannu, year 101, Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| 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 Balaṭu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of x-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Illut-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of ... |
| Right Column i [0:7] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu, seller of ... |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Murašu ... |
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-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}[...] | |
| 2 | [ina] ⸢hu⸣-[ud] lib₃-⸢bi-šu₂⸣ ki-šub-⸢ba⸣-a-šu₂ KI{ti₃} ⸢E₂⸣ ŠAR [...] | |
| 3 | [...] 7 1/2 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ ⸢DA⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [...] ma-hi-ra-nu ki-šub-ba-a ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | [... {m]}{⸢d}60-DUMU⸣-MU{nu} 7 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.[LU ...] | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}na-din-na [...] | |
| 7 | [... ki]-⸢šub⸣-ba-a MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU⸣ 7 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG.[KI] | |
| 8 | [AN].⸢TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU⸣ DA SILA qat₂-nu mu-taq UN-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ SAG.KI [KI].⸢TA⸣ {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}{d}[...] | |
| 10 | [... {tu₁₅]}⸢KUR⸣.RA [DA ki]-⸢šub⸣-ba-a MU-MEŠ ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-[...] | |
| 11 | [...] 7 1/2 KUŠ₃ [US₂ 7 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI [...] | |
| 12 | ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ ki-šub-ba-a MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | [ba-šu]-⸢u₂⸣ gab-bi a-na 1 ⸢MA⸣.[NA ...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | [x x] a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-⸢MU⸣ [DUMU ša₂ {m]}{⸢d}60-[...] | |
| 15 | [...] a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ [it]-ta-din-MEŠ [...] | |
| 16 | [x x] ⸢x⸣ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-[MU{nu} DUMU ša₂] | |
| 17 | {[m}{d}60-ŠEŠ]-⸢MEŠ-MU⸣ {m}{d}na-na-a-⸢MU⸣ [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ma-⸢hir⸣ e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu ⸢pa-qa⸣-ri a-na muh-hi ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 2 | MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {[m}mu]-ra-šu-u₂ ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ {m}ARAD-{d}AMA-ARHUŠ | |
| 3 | [...]-{d}60 [DUMU ša₂] {⸢m}ana-GAL⸣-{d}60 A {m}kur-i u₂-mar-raq-ma | |
| 4 | a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU a-na u₄-mu | |
| 5 | ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din pu-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ru-qu | |
| 6 | ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}na-din-na-an | |
| 7 | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ u {m}mu-ra-šu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 8 | a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ | |
| 9 | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-[ŠEŠ]-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| 10 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR u {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}hun-<zu>-u₂ | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 13 | ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 14 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 15 | {m}{d}[x DUMU ša₂] ⸢x⸣ x {[m]}{d}[... A {m]}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 16 | {m}ba-la-ṭu DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 17 | DUMU ša₂ {m}[...] {m}E₂.KUR-⸢za-kir⸣ {[m}il]-lut-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ u {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 18 | {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU {lu₂}⸢UMBISAG⸣ [...] DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-<za>-kir UNUG{ki} | |
| 19 | {⸢iti}BARA₂⸣ U₄ 4-⸢KAM₂⸣ MU 101-⸢KAM₂⸣ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d}60-DIN⸣{iṭ} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-⸢AD⸣-URI₃ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...]-{⸢d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}il-lut-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂}na-din-na⸣ [...] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}mu-ra-šu-u₂ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
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