JANEH 2, 001-035 (P388068)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | JANEH 2, 001-035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388068 |
| Museum no. | 1983-031-080 |
| Collection | MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Wallenfels, Ronald · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:13] o 1o 1–o 1313 | Demokrates and Diophantos, sons of Kephalon, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Ah-utu, of their own free will, have sold their undeveloped plot which is in the Lugalira temple district which is in Uruk for 4 shekels of refined silver, staters of Antiochus in good condition, as the full sale price, to Min-Nanaya, son of Idat-Nanaya, son of Mattana, in perpetuity: 22 cubits the long upper northern side adjacent to the plot of ... Raʾummuma, son of Idat-Nanaya; 22 cubits the lower long southern side adjacent to the plot of Demokrates and Diophantos, the sellers of the aforementioned plot, and adjacent to the access-way of that plot; 8 cubits the short upper western side adjacent to the narrow street, "the thoroughfare of the people"; 8 cubits the short lower eastern side adjacent to 3 cubits (of the) access-way of the plot of Raʾummuma, son of Idat-Nanaya: the total, 20 cubits (in) length, 8 cubits (in) width, is the measured area of that plot --- that plot, less or more, as much as there is, all of it. |
| Obverse [13:24] o 1414– | Demokrates and Diophantos have received the silver, 4 shekels (being) the complete price of that plot, from Min-Nanaya; they are paid. When a claim is brought concerning that plot, Demokrates and Diophantos, the sellers of that plot, will clear (it) and pay the 12-fold (penalty) to Min-Nanaya in perpetuity. Demokrates and Diophantos, the sellers of that plot, mutually assume guaranty for the clearing of (legal claims against) that plot for Min-Nanaya in perpetuity. That plot (belongs to) Min-Nanaya, son of Idat-Nanaya, son of Mattana, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness: Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Anu-uballissu, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Kidin-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Anu-zer-lišir, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ah-utu |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Anu-zer-lišir, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Kidin-anu, descendant of Hunzu; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Šamaš-eṭir, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Sosandros, son of Diodoros, son of Straton |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Ina-qibit-Anu, the scribe, son of Labaši, descendant of Gimil-Anu. (Written in) Uruk. Simanu, day 4, year 149, Antiochus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Seal: Sosandros |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Seal: Kidin-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Seal: Anu-zer-iddin |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Seal: Anu-ah-ušabši |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Seal: Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Seal: Anu-zer-lišir |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Seal: Anu-ah-ušabši |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Seal: Diophantos |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Seal: Demokrates |
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}de-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e u₃ {m}di-ʾu-u₂-pa-an-tu-su A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}qe₂-ep-lu-u₂-ni A ša₂ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu ki-šub-ba-a-<<ša>>-šu₂-nu ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} | |
| 3 | E₂ {d}LUGAL.IR₉.RA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 22 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA | |
| 4 | ki-šub-ba-a ⸢ša₂⸣ kul-lu₄ {m}ra-um-mu-ma-a A ša₂ {m}i-dat-{⸢d⸣}na-na-a 22 KUŠ₃ | |
| 5 | US₂ KI{u₂} {⸢tu₁₅}U₁₈⸣.LU DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}de-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e ⸢u₃⸣ | |
| 6 | {m}di-ʾu-u₂-pa-an-tu-su {lu₂}na-din-na-MEŠ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ u DA mu-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 7 | ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ 8 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.⸢TA⸣ {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ | |
| 8 | 8 KUŠ₃ ⸢SAG.KI KI⸣.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.⸢RA⸣ DA 3 KUŠ₃ mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-a ša₂ | |
| 9 | {m}ra-um-⸢mu⸣-ma-a A ša₂ {m}i-⸢dat⸣-{d}na-⸢na⸣-a ŠU.NIGIN 22 KUŠ₃ US₂ 8 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI | |
| 10 | mi-ših-tu₄ ki-šub-⸢ba⸣-a MU-⸢MEŠ ki-šub⸣-ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du | |
| 11 | ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 4 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-⸢ta⸣-tir-ra-nu | |
| 12 | ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-u₂-⸢ku-su bab-ba⸣-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}mi-in-{d}na-na-a | |
| 13 | A ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}na-na-a [A ša₂] {m}mat-tan-⸢na-a⸣ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ⸢it⸣-tan-nu-u₂ | |
| 14 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 4 GIN₂ ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ ki-šub-⸢ba-a⸣ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}de-ʾe-⸢mu-uq-ra-ṭe⸣-e | |
| 15 | u {m}di-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-pa-an-tu-su ina ŠU-MIN {m}⸢mi-in⸣-{d}na-⸢na-a mah⸣-ru-MEŠ e-ṭir₃-MEŠ | |
| 16 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-⸢na UGU{hi⸣} ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ⸢it⸣-tab-šu-u₂-ma | |
| 17 | {m}de-ʾe-mu-uq-⸢ra-ṭe⸣-e u {m}⸢di⸣-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-pa-an-⸢tu⸣-su {lu₂}na-din-na-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-MEŠ a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-⸢na⸣ {m}mi-in-{d}na-⸢na⸣-[a] | |
| 2 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din-MEŠ pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 3 | MU-MEŠ {m}de-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e u {m}di-ʾu-u₂-pa-an-tu-su {lu₂}na-din-na-MEŠ | |
| 4 | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ a-na {m}mi-in-{d}na-na-a a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ | |
| 5 | ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}mi-⸢in⸣-{d}na-na-a A ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}na-na-a A ša₂ | |
| 6 | {m}mat-tan-na-a a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 7 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD⸣-GUR A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢NUMUN⸣-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢DUMU-MU⸣{nu} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 9 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}⸢ta-nit-tu₄⸣-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢ina-qi₂-bit⸣-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ⸢A ša₂ {m}BARA₂⸣-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-SUR A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 14 | {m}su-u₂-sa-an-dar A ša₂ {m}di-ʾu-du-ur-su A ša₂ {m}is-si-ra-tu-u₂-nu | |
| 15 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A {m}ŠU-{d}60 UNUG{ki} {iti}SIG-KAM₂ | |
| 16 | ⸢U₄⸣ 4-KAM₂ MU 149-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}su-u₂-sa-an-dar | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-⸢GIŠ⸣ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}di-ʾu-u₂-pa-an-tu-su | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}de-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e | |
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