VS 15, 48 (P342501)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | VS 15, 48 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342501 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08561 |
| 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 | Anu-belšunu son of Ina-qibit-Anu [son of Anu-zer-iddin descendant of Ahʾutu] voluntarily sold in perpetuity to Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu one-half of the extent of his share in the bīt qāti [...] concerning that bīt qāti which is at the portico of the gate [...]: x units (at the) north, adjacent to the portico of the gate of (the) Anu-[temple ...] adjacent to the partition-wall of that bīt qāti of the temple-enterer, adjacent to the courtyard of the bīt dulli; the wide upper side (is) adjacent to the cella of Nergal and adjacent to the courtyard of the gate of the Rēš; the wide lower side (is) adjacent to the accessway of that bīt qāti and adjacent to the upper? house of that upper bīt qāti. Total of lengths and widths of the measurement of the developed, lower bīt qāti and the bīt qāti that is before that bīt qāti (and?) one-half (share) in that bīt qāti---as little or as much as there is, in its entirety---for one-half mina refined, high quality silver staters of Antiochus, as the complete price. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | That one-half mina high quality silver is the price of one-half (share) in the lower bīt qāti and one-half (share) in the bīt qāti which fronts (on) that bīt qāti. Anu-belšunu son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-zer-iddin descendant of Ahʾutu received from Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu received the total (amount) of silver; he is paid. |
| Obverse [14:21] o 1515– | Should a claim arise concerning the half (share) in that lower [bīt qāti ...], Zeriya son of Anu-ušallim son of [... will guarantee it ... and] will pay the 12-fold penalty to Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu [son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of] Ahʾutu in perpetuity. That bīt qāti that is [....] belongs to Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu son of Nidintu-Anu [descendant of Ahʾutu] in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | Witness(es): Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Rihat-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu son of Balaṭu descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Kidin-Anu son of Anu-ah-ušabši son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | Anu-ikṣur son of Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Anu-ah-iddin descendant of Hunzu; Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Anu-mukin-apli son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Šamaš-ittannu son of Anu-ab-uṣur son of Šamaš-ittannu descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Labaši son of Anu-belšunu son of Nikarchos descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ son of Anu-ah-ušabši descendant of Ekur-zakir; Šamaš-ittannu son of Anu-ušallim son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [11:14] r 1212–r 1414 | Anu-qišanni, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni, chief lamentation priest of Anu. (Written in) Uruk, 17th day of Abu. Year 102. Antiochus (being) king. |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ikṣur |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of [...] |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {[m}{d}60-EN]-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-⸢qi₂⸣-[bit-{d}60 A ...] | |
| 2 | [ina] ⸢hu⸣-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ ⸢mi⸣-šil ma-la HA.⸢LA⸣-šu₂ ša₂ ina E₂ ŠU-⸢MIN⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [x] ⸢ina⸣ muh-hi ⸢E₂ ŠU⸣-MIN MU-MEŠ ša₂ ina E₂ mu-tir-tu₄ ša₂ KA₂.GAL{⸢u₂⸣} [...] | |
| 4 | [...] KUŠ₃ {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ mu-tir-tu₄ ša₂ KA₂.GAL{u₂} ša₂ {⸢d}60 x⸣-[...] | |
| 5 | [DA E₂ a]-⸢ma⸣-aš₂-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ {lu₂}KU₄ E₂-MEŠ DA tar-ba-ṣi ša₂ E₂ dul-lu SAG.⸢KI AN.TA⸣ | |
| 6 | [x] DA E₂-⸢pa⸣-pa-ha ša₂ {d}GIR₃ u DA tar-ba-aṣ ⸢ša₂⸣ KA₂.GAL ša₂ {e₂}re-eš SAG.KI KI.TA | |
| 7 | [x] DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ u DA E₂ a-lu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN e-le-ni-tu₄ MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 8 | [x] ⸢ŠU⸣.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ ŠU-⸢MIN⸣ DU₃{uš}tu₄ šu-pal-lit-tu₄ u E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ ina muh-hi ⸢E₂⸣ [ŠU-MIN] | |
| 9 | [u₃] mi-šil ina E₂ ŠU-MIN-MEŠ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 1/2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 10 | [qa-lu]-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 11 | [a]-⸢na⸣ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na | |
| 12 | [u₄]-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/2 MA.NA ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR] bab-ba-nu-u₂ ŠAM₂ mi-šil ina E₂ ŠU-MIN šu-⸢pal⸣-[lit-tu₄] | |
| 13 | ⸢u₃⸣ mi-šil ina E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ ana muh-hi E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ ka-sap TIL-MEŠ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{⸢d⸣}60 | |
| 14 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ {⸢m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ina⸣ ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 15 | [A {m]}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-⸢u₂-tu ma⸣-[hir e-ṭir] ⸢u₄⸣-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi mi-šil ina E₂ ŠU-MIN šu-⸢pal⸣-[lit-tu₄] | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [... MU]-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}NUMUN-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 17 | [... a-di] 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-⸢nit-tu₄⸣-{[d}60 ...] | |
| 18 | [DUMU ša₂ ... A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu]-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-⸢nam⸣-[din ...] | |
| 19 | [...] ⸢E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ ina x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[m}{d}60-EN]-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d}60 ⸢A ša {m⸣}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ [...] a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ⸢šu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 4 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{⸢d⸣}[IŠKUR] | |
| 5 | {⸢m⸣}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} DUMU ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ | |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MU⸣ A {m}hun-zu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A [DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}E₂.KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ | |
| 8 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{⸢d⸣}[IŠKUR] | |
| 9 | {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-iq-qar-⸢su⸣ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 10 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 11 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI DUMU ša₂ {m}{<<d}60-BARA₂-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 12 | {m}u₂-ṣur-šu₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-⸢E⸣ DUMU ša₂ {⸢m⸣}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 13 | {[m}{d}60-⸢BA⸣{ša₂}an-ni {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}30-TI-<ER₂>{in}ni {lu₂}GALA.MAH {⸢d}60 [...] | |
| 14 | [UNUG{ki]} {⸢iti⸣}NE U₄ 17-KAM₂ MU 102-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
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