VS 15, 42 (P342495)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342495 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09153 |
| 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 | [Nanaya-iddin], son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of [..., voluntar]ily sold his built house and undeveloped plot in the city quarter of [...; X cubits], the upper length to the north, adjacent to the house of Ina-qibit-[Anu, ...], Anu-bullissu, son of Labaši; the lower length to the south, [...], Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Ah'utu; the upper width [...] the house of Anu-belšunu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ah'utu; the [...] width to the east, adjacent to the narrow street, "Passageway of the People"; the total of lengths and widths of the plots of land [of] that house and undeveloped plot; that house and undeveloped plot, as little and as much exist, all of it, for 1 1/3 mina of silver, high quality staters of Antio[chus], as the complete price, to [Anu]-belšunu, son of Anu-balassu-[iqbi], son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ah'utu, [in] perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | That silver, the 1 1/3 mina, the complete price of that house and undeveloped plot, Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, received from Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-[balassu-iqbi]; he is paid. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | Should a claim concerning that house and undeveloped plot arise, Nidintu-Anu, his son, will clear it, and will pay it twelve times over to Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [16:19] o 1717– | [Nanaya-iddin], the seller of that house and undeveloped plot, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, and Nidintu-Anu, his son, bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that house and undeveloped plot for Anu-belǔsnu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | That house and undeveloped plot belong to Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Ah'utu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Witnesses: Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-mukin-apli, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Dumqi-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ušallim, descendant of Gimil-Anu. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Anu-šum-lišir, son of Mannu-iqapu, descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Tanittu-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Nidintu-Ištar, descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | [...], scribe, son of Anu-eriba. (Written in) Uruk. 6th day of Nisannu, year [..., Antio]chus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | [Ring of ...] |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Tanittu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Ubar |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ri[ng of ...] |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | [Ri]ng of [...] that undeveloped plot |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
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}na-na-a-MU] DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} ⸢A⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | [ina hu-ud lib₃]-⸢bi⸣-šu₂ E₂-su ep₂-šu₂ u ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ KI{⸢ti₃⸣} [...] | |
| 3 | [... KUŠ₃] ⸢US₂⸣ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{⸢d⸣}60 ...] | |
| 4 | {[m]}{d}60-DIN-su DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU [...] | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu SAG.KI AN.⸢TA⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | E₂ {m}{⸢d}60-[EN]-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu SAG.⸢KI⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA SILA SIG [mu]-⸢taq⸣ UN-MEŠ ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u ⸢SAG⸣.KI-MEŠ mi-⸢ših⸣-[tu₄ ša₂] | |
| 8 | E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ⸢i-ṣi⸣ u ma-a-du ma-la ba-[šu-u₂] | |
| 9 | ⸢gab-bi⸣ a-na 1 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR is-⸢ta⸣-tir-ra-⸢nu⸣ ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-[ku-su] | |
| 10 | bab-⸢ba-nu⸣-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ ⸢a⸣-[na {m}{d}60-⸢EN⸣-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-[su-E] | |
| 11 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-[tu a-na u₄]-⸢mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ it-⸢ta⸣-[din] | |
| 12 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 1/3 MA.NA ŠAM₂ ⸢E₂⸣ [u ki-šub]-⸢ba⸣-a MU-MEŠ TIL-[MEŠ] | |
| 13 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU⸣ ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-[DIN-su-E] | |
| 14 | ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 15 | it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU-šu₂ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ | |
| 16 | a-na {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-⸢E⸣ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din | |
| 17 | pu-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ {[m}{d}na-na-a-MU] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}na-din E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU-šu₂ | |
| 2 | a-na {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 3 | ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 4 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {⸢m}u₂⸣-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| 5 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| 7 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}man-nu-i-qa-pi A {m}kur-i | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| 10 | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA A {m}kur-i {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 | |
| 12 | [...]-⸢x⸣-tu₂ | |
| 13 | [... {lu₂]}⸢UMBISAG⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-SU UNUG{ki} {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 6-KAM₂ MU⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | {[m}an-ti-ʾi-i]-⸢ku⸣-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | [...]-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}u₂-bar | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d⸣}[...] | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x ki⸣-šub-[ba-a MU-MEŠ] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
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