VS 15, 44 (P342497)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342497 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08564 |
| 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 [0:10] o 1o 1–o 1010 | Labši son of Tanittu-Anu son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Ahʾutu voluntarily sold in perpetuity an undeveloped plot in the Adad temple quarter that is in Uruk: 22 1/2 units the northern long upper side (is) adjacent to the undeveloped plot of Amat-AMA-ARHUŠ daughter of Tanitttu-Anu son of Nidintu-Anu (and) wife of Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu son of Labaši descendant of Ahʾutu; [... units] the southern long lower side (is) adjacent to the undeveloped plot of Labaši son of Tanittu-Anu; 22 1/2 [units the western upper width] (is) ajacent to the undeveloped plot of Labaši son of Tanittu-Anu; 22 1/2 units the [eastern] lower width [(is) adjacent to the undeveloped plot?] of Amat-AMA-ARHUŠ daughter of Tanitttu-Anu and adjacent to the access-way of [that] undeveloped plot [...] Labaši son of Tanittu-Anu. The total [of] those [lengths and widths] of that undeveloped plot---as little or [as much as there is], in its entirety]---[for x shekels of re]fined high-quality [silver] staters of Antiochus to Apollonios son of Nanaya-iddin son of Ina-qibit-Anu. |
| Obverse [10:20] o 1111– | Labaši son of Tanittu-Anu received [x shekels] of silver, the complete price of that undeveloped plot, from Apollonios; he is paid. Should a claim concerning that undeveloped plot arise, Labaši son of Anu-zer-lišir descendant of Ahʾutu will clear it and he will pay the 12-fold penalty to Apollonios in perpetuity. Labaši, the seller of that undeveloped plot and Labaši son of Anu-zer-lišir descendant of [Ahʾutu] bear mutual responsibility for the clearing of that undeveloped plot for Apollonios son of [Nanaya-iddin]. That undeveloped plot belongs to Apollonios son of Nanaya-iddin son of Ina-qibit-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:7] r 44–r 77 | Witness(es): Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Tanittu-Anu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu; Ibnaya son of Nanaya-iddin son of Ibnaya descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Anu-mukin-apli son of Lišir son of Anu-ahhe-iddin descendant of Gimil-Anu; Tattannu son of Dumqi-Anu son of Tattannu descendant of Ekur-zakir; Kidin-Anu son of Anu-ab-uṣur son of Anu-šum-lišir descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [8:11] r 99–r 1111 | Kidin-Anu son of Iddinaya son of Anu-zer-lišir descendant of Ahʾutu; Sumuttu-Anu son of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nidintu-Anu; .... x-Anu son of Kidin-x ... Illut-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu; Nanaya-iddin son of Kittu-Anu son of Labaši |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Nidintu-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. (Written in) Uruk. 24th day of Tašritu. Year 121 Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Sumuttu-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of ... |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of ... |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Ibnaya |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Labaši, seller of that undeveloped plot |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of ..., clearer of that undeveloped plot |
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}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 22 1/2 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 3 | ša₂ {f}GEME₂-{d}AMA.ARHUŠ DUMU.MUNUS {m}⸢ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DAM {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 4 | {m}la-ba-ši A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu [... KUŠ₃] ⸢US₂ KI⸣{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.⸢LU DA⸣ ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A ša₂ | |
| 5 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 22 1/2 [...]-⸢x DA⸣ ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 6 | 22 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG.⸢KI⸣ KI.⸢TA⸣ [...] ša₂ {f}GEME₂-{d}AMA.ARHUŠ DUMU.MUNUS {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 7 | u DA mu-⸢ṣu⸣-[u₂] ša₂ ki-šub-[ba-a ...] {m}la-ba-ši A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 8 | ŠU.NIGIN [...] ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du | |
| 9 | ma-la [ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi ... qa-lu]-⸢u₂⸣ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su | |
| 10 | bab-ba-nu-u₂-[tu₂ ... a-na {m}a-pi-lu]-nu-u₂-su A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 11 | a-na u₄-mu [ṣa]-a-tu₂ it-ta-din [... KU₃].⸢BABBAR⸣ ŠAM₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 12 | DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢ta⸣-[nit]-tu₄-{d}60 ina ŠU-MIN {m}a-⸢pi-lu-u₂⸣-nu-su ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri | |
| 13 | a-na muh-[hi] ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 14 | u₂-mar-raq-ma [a]-⸢di⸣ 12-TA.⸢AM₃ a-na {m}a⸣-pi-lu-nu-u₂-su a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din | |
| 15 | pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}na-din-na-nu ⸢ša⸣ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u {m}la-ba-⸢ši DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {⸢m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A {m}x⸣-[x-x]-⸢x a-na⸣ {m}a-pi-lu-nu-u₂-su A ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}a-pi-lu-nu-u₂-su A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{[d}60 a-na u₄-mu] | |
| 3 | ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 4 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 6 | A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}DU₃{a} A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}DU₃{a} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{⸢d⸣}IŠKUR | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-DU-A A ša₂ {m}{li}GIŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}⸢tat-tan⸣-nu A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 8 | {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}ki-din-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 9 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}MU{a} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| 10 | A {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 [... {m}x]-⸢x-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢BARA₂⸣-[x ... {m]}⸢il⸣-lut-{d}60 {⸢lu₂}se-pir⸣ NIG₂.⸢GA⸣ {[d]}60 | |
| 11 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-⸢TEŠ₂⸣ | |
| 12 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{[ki]} {⸢iti}DU₆-KAM₂ U₄⸣ 24-⸢KAM₂ MU⸣ 121-KAM₂ | |
| 13 | {[m}an]-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}na]-na-a-MU | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}DU₃{a} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na-an ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {⸢m⸣}[...] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-ur-qa-an-nu ki-šub-ba-a MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
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