VS 15, 47 (P342500)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 47 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342500 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07757 |
| 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-ahhe-iddin and Mannu-iqapu sons of Anu-ušallim descendant of Hunzu voluntarily sold in perpetuity to Anu-zer-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu son of Nikarchos descendant of Ahʾutu one-half of their complete share that is in a south-facing room, a [...]-facing room and one-quarter of their entire share in a rear-room that is in the Adad temple quarter in Uruk: x units the long upper northern side (is) adjacent to the [...] of Ištar-šum-eriš, [...]-šunu son of Nidintu-Anu and Šamaš-ittannu and Ana-rabut-Anu sons of Balaṭu; x units the long lower southern side (is) adjacent [to the .... of] Ana-rabut-Anu son of Balaṭu and Ereštu-Nanaya his wife; 11 units the upper western width (is) adjacent to the narrow street "the thoroughfare of the people"; 11 units the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the out-building of Ana-rabut-Anu and Ereštu-Nanaya his wife; another measurement of that rear-building: 37 5/6 units the long upper northern side adjacent to the undeveloped plot of the sons of Balaṭu; 36 units the long lower southern side [adjacent to] the partition wall of that south-facing room; 23 1/2 lengths the upper western width (is) adjacent [to the narrow street, "the thoroughfare of the people"]; 21 units the lower eastern width side (is) adjacent to the out-buildings of Ana-rabut-Anu son of Balaṭu and adjacent to the access-way of that house---the total of the two plots of the south-facing room and the ... ; one-half in the north-facing room and one-fourth in that rear-building---all of it, as little or as much as there is---for 10 shekels of refined silver staters of Antiochus as the complete price. |
| Obverse [15:21] o 1616– | Anu-[ahhe-iddin and Mannu-iqapu ...] received that 10 sheqels of silver, the complete [price ....] of the south-facing room, one-fourth (share) )in that rear-building from Anu-zer-iddin; they are paid. Should a claim arise concerning the one-half (share) [in the south-facing room] and one-fourth (share) in the rear-building, Ina-qibit-Anu son of Balaṭu son of Šamaš-ittannu descendant of Luštammar-Adad will clear (it) and pay the 12-fold penalty to Anu-zer-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | Anu-ahhe-iddin and Mannu-iqapu sons of Anu-ušallim and Ina-qibit-Anu son of Balaṭu bear in perpetuity mutual responsibility for clearing the one-half (share) in the south-facing room and one-fourth (share) in that rear-building. One-half (share) in the south-facing room and one-fourth (share) in that rear-building belongs to Anu-zer-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:9] r 77–r 99 | Witness(es): Labaši son of Anu-mukin-apli descendant of Ekur-zakir; Ša-Anu-iššu and Anu-ab-uṣur sons of Anu-ab-utir son of Ša-Anu-iš̌šu and Anu-ah-iddin son of Nanaya-iddin sons of Hunzu |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Anu-mukin-apli son of Anu-ah-iddin and Anu-zer-lišir son of Iddinaya descendants of Ahʾutu; Tanittu-Anu son of Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu and Dumqi-Anu son of Anu-belšunu son of Rihat-Ištar descendants of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [11:14] r 1212–r 1414 | Anu-balassu-iqbit son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Kuri; Nikanor son of Straton; Nidintu-šarri son of Anu-ah-ušabši; Ina-qibit-Anu son of Nanaya-iddin son of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Reverse [14:18] r 1515– | Anu-ah-iddin, the scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu descendant Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk, 21st day of the sixth month, 120th year Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Tanittu-Anu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Ni[kanor] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Labaši |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Seal [of ....] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Nidintu-šarri |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Ša-Anu-iššu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 11– | Ring of Anu-zer-lišir |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ahh-iddin |
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⸣-MEŠ-MU u {m}⸢man⸣-[nu-i-qa-pu A-MEŠ] ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu mi-šil] ⸢HA.LA⸣-šu₂-nu gab-bi ⸢ša₂ ina E₂⸣ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU E₂ {⸢tu₁₅⸣}[...] | |
| 3 | ⸢u₃ re⸣-bu-⸢u₂⸣ [HA.LA-šu₂]-nu gab-bi ša₂ ina E₂ ku-tal ša₂ KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ [ša₂ qe₂-reb] ⸢UNUG⸣{[ki} x KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂] | |
| 4 | ⸢DA⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ {lu₂}⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.⸢MU⸣-{[d}60 | |
| 5 | u {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} ⸢u⸣ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}⸢ba-la⸣-[ṭu x KUŠ₃] ⸢US₂⸣ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU [DA ...] | |
| 6 | {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu u {⸢f⸣}KAM₂{⸢tu₄⸣}{[d}na-na-a DAM]-šu₂ 11 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {[tu₁₅}MAR.TU] | |
| 7 | DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ 11 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {⸢tu₁₅}KUR⸣.RA DA E₂ a-su-⸢up-pu-MEŠ⸣ [ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | |
| 8 | u {f}KAM₂{tu₄}{d}na-na-a DAM-šu₂ meš-hat 2-tu₄ E₂ ku-tal MU-MEŠ 37 5/6 KUŠ₃ [US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂] | |
| 9 | DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu 36 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}⸢U₁₈⸣.[LU DA] | |
| 10 | [a]-⸢maš⸣-tu₄ E₂ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU MU-MEŠ 23 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU ⸢DA⸣ [SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ] | |
| 11 | 21 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ <SAG.KI KI.TA> {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ a-su-up-pu-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 [A ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu] | |
| 12 | u DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ PAP 2-ta meš-hat-MEŠ E₂ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.⸢LU u⸣ [E₂ ...] | |
| 13 | ⸢mi⸣-šil ina E₂ {tu₁₅}1 u re-bu-u₂ ina E₂ ku-tal MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du [ma-la ba-šu-u₂] | |
| 14 | gab-bi a-na 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-⸢i⸣-[ku-su ...] | |
| 15 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ni-iq-⸢ar⸣-[ku-su A] | |
| 16 | {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-tan-nu-MEŠ KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 10 GIN₂ [ŠAM₂ ...] | |
| 17 | ina E₂ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU u re-bu-u₂ ina E₂ ku-tal MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ u {m}{d}60-[ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU mah-ru-ʾu e-ṭir₃-MEŠ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na ⸢muh-hi mi⸣-[šil ina E₂ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU] | |
| 2 | u re-bu-u₂ ina E₂ ku-tal MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu ⸢A ša₂⸣ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| 4 | A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ SUM{⸢in} pu⸣-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ur-ru-qu | |
| 5 | ša₂ mi-šil ina E₂ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU u re-bu-u₂ ina E₂ ku-tal MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u {m}man-nu-i-⸢qa⸣-[pu] | |
| 6 | A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI u {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu a-na {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ⸢a-na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂⸣ <na>-⸢šu-u₂⸣ | |
| 7 | mi-šil ina E₂ {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU u re-bu-u₂ ina E₂ ku-tal MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-[NUMUN]-⸢MU⸣ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{⸢d}60 | |
| 8 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}la-ba-ši A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A [A {m}E₂].KUR-za-kir {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-⸢šu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 9 | u {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ u {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[MU A ša₂ {m]}{⸢d}na-na-a-MU⸣ | |
| 10 | A-MEŠ {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MU u {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}MU{a} A-MEŠ {m}⸢ŠEŠ-ʾu⸣-u₂-tu {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-⸢EN⸣-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 12 | u {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 [A] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA A-MEŠ {⸢m⸣}[lu]-⸢uš⸣-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| 13 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}kur-i {m}⸢ni⸣-i-qa-nu-ru A ša₂ {m}is-⸢ra⸣-tu-u₂-nu {m}⸢NIG₂.SUM⸣.MU-LUGAL A ša₂ | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-⸢MU A⸣ ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 [...] | |
| 15 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir ⸢UNUG⸣{ki} {iti}DU₆ U₄ 21-[KAM₂] | |
| 16 | MU 120-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su [LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}ni-[...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}[...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-LUGAL | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m]}{⸢d⸣}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
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