VS 15, 46 (P342499)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 46 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342499 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08554 |
| 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 | [...]-Anu son of Nanaya-iddin and Anu-ab-utir son of Ištar-zer-iddin [... son of] Nanaya-iddin descendant of Luštammar-Adad voluntarily sold in perpetuity to Nidintu-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Hunzu 2/3 (of a share) and 1/6 (of a share) in the undeveloped field, land in the quarter of the [...]-gate that is within Uruk: 29 cubits the northern long upper side (is) adjacent to the house of Nanaya-iddin and his brothers sons of Anu-mar-ittannu; [29 cubits] the southern long lower side (is) adjacent to the second measurement of that undeveloped field: 12 cubits [the wide upper] western side adjacent to the house of Nanaya-iddin, his brother, sons of Anu-mar-ittannu; 12 [cubits the wide lower] eastern side (is) adjacent to the narrow road, "The Thoroughfare of the People"; another measurement of that undeveloped plot [... cubits the long] upper northern side adjacent to the house of Nanaya-iddin and his brothers sons of Anu-mar-ittannu [...]; [... cubits the long] lower southern side (is) adjacent to the first measurement of that undeveloped plot [...] which is adjacent to the undeveloped plot of Ša-Anu-iš̌šu and his brothers sons of Nidintu-Anu [... ]; |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | eastern [side] (is) adjacent to the house of Nanaya-iddin and his brothers sons of Anu-mar-ittannu [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | that undeveloped plot; the northern long upper side (is) adjacent to the [...] measurement |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [...] adjacent to the house of Nanaya-iddin and his brothers [sons of] Anu-[mar-ittannu ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [...] the broad street, "The Thoroughfare of the Gods and King" [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [... Ša-Anu-iš̌šu] and his brothers sons of Nidintu-Anu; the wide [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [...] of that undeveloped plot [...] |
| Obverse [16:21] o 1717– | ---as little and as much exists [(in its) entirety for (amount not preserved) of refined silver high quality staters of (RN not preserved), as] the complete price [... Nidintu-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iš̌šu son of] Nidintu-Anu descendant of Hunzu [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | that undeveloped plot, Nidintu-Anu [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | Nidintu-An son of Ša-Anu-iššu [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | and 1/6 of that undeveloped plot should arise, Anu-X [...] |
| Reverse [4:8] r 5'5'–r 8'8' | will clear that undeveloped plot (and will pay the) 12-fold penalty to Nidintu-Anu in [perpetuity.] They bear mutual responsibility for clearing (the undeveloped plot) in perpetuity. The 2/3 (share)) and 1/6 (share) in that undeveloped plot belongs to Nidintu-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Hunzu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9'9'–r 10'10' | Witnesses: Anu-ab-uṣur, Nidintu-Anu, Anu-mar-ittannu and Anu-šum-lišir sons of Mannu-iqap descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | Balaṭu son of Tanittu-Anu descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Balaṭu son of Anu-ah-ittannu descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | Nanaya-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Kuri; Anu-ušallim son of Zeriya descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | Anu-ikṣur son of Nikarchos descendant of Ahʾutu; Labaši son of Anu-ah-ittannu descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | Labaši son of Anu-mukin-apli descendant of Ekur-zakir; Illut-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu descendant of [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [...]-Anu son of Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Luštammar-Adad [...] |
| Reverse [15:17] r 16'16'–r 17'17' | Nanaya-iddin son of Anu-balassu-iqbi [...] |
| Reverse [16:19] r 17'17'– | [..]-Anu, scribe, son of [...] |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ikṣur |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | [Ring of] Ana-rabut-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Diophanes |
| Left Column v [0:3] l.e. v 11– | Ring of Labaši |
| Left Column vi [0:3] l.e. vi 11– | Ring of [...]-DIN |
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 | [...]-{⸢d⸣}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ⸢u₃⸣ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-NUMUN-⸢MU⸣ | |
| 2 | [... DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{⸢d⸣}IŠKUR ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu 2-⸢ta⸣ [ŠU-MIN-MEŠ u₃] | |
| 3 | ⸢ši-iš-šu₂⸣ ina ki-šub-ba-a KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL [...] ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 29 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [US₂] | |
| 4 | AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-[MU u ŠEŠ]-⸢MEŠ-šu₂⸣ DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-⸢DUMU⸣-MU{nu} [x KUŠ₃] | |
| 5 | US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA meš-hat ša₂-ni-[tu₄] ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-a MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ 12 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | {⸢tu₁₅}MAR⸣.TU DA E₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} 12 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 7 | {⸢tu₁₅⸣}KUR.⸢RA⸣ DA SILA qat₂-nu mu-taq UN-[MEŠ] ⸢meš⸣-hat ša₂-ni-tu₄ ša₂ ki-šub-⸢ba⸣-[a ...] | |
| 8 | AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {⸢m}{d⸣}[na]-na-a-MU u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} ...] | |
| 9 | KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA meš-hat 1{⸢et⸣} ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}<ša₂>-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ni-⸢din⸣-[tu₄-{d}60 ...] | |
| 11 | {[tu₁₅]}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU u ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-[DUMU-MU{nu} ...] | |
| 12 | [ki]-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA meš-hat [...] | |
| 13 | [...] ⸢DA⸣ E₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ⸢u ŠEŠ-MEŠ⸣-[šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ] ⸢ša₂ {m}{d}60-[DUMU-MU{nu} ...] | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢SILA⸣ rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR-MEŠ u ⸢LUGAL⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | [u ŠEŠ-MEŠ]-⸢šu₂⸣ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 SAG.⸢KI⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | [...] ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | [... ma]-⸢la ba⸣-šu-u₂ gab-bi [...] | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ TIL-MEŠ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | {[m}ni]-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ [...] | |
| 2' | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{⸢d}60 [...] | |
| 3' | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ [...] | |
| 4' | u₃ ši-iš-šu₂ ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ⸢it⸣-tab-⸢šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-x⸣-[x x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-ma-ʾa a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢a⸣-[na ...] | |
| 6' | ina-an-din pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mu-ru-qu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu₂-u₂ 2-⸢ta⸣ ŠU-[MIN-MEŠ u₃] | |
| 7' | ši-iš-šu₂ ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{[d}60 | |
| 8' | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 9' | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 10' | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} [u {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}man-nu-i-qa-pu A {m}kur-i | |
| 11' | {m}ba-la-ṭu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}DIN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 12' | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-GI DUMU ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur | |
| 13' | DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}<niq>-ar-ri-qar-su A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}E₂.KUR-⸢za⸣-[kir] | |
| 14' | {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ ⸢A {m⸣}[...] | |
| 15' | [x x]-⸢x⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}lu-⸢uš⸣-[tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR ...] | |
| 16' | {[m}{d}na]-⸢na⸣-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-⸢E⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | [...]-⸢x⸣-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d}60-ik-ṣur | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| l.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}60-[...] | |
| l.e. vi | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢x⸣-DIN | |
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