TCL 13, 238 [Sale of shares in butcher's prebend]


Obverse
o 1o 1	[^mni-din]-tu₄-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU u ^m^dna-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ [A-MEŠ]	(o 1) Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin and Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendants of Hunzu, of their own free will, said to Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-x as follows: Give (us) for five years one-half of a day, in the twenty-eighth day of the entire prebend of the butcher's-prebend that is before Anu, Antu, Belet-ṣeri, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš and all the gods of their temples, that (are) monthly, throughout the year -- the guqqānê offerings, the eššeššu offerings -- for prebendary service. (and) we will perform your prebendary service and whatever (else) pertains to that prebend among the Urukeans, we will give you.
o 22	^mḫun-zu-u₂ ina ḫu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu a-na <^m>^d60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-[...]
o 33	[iq-bu um-ma] mi-šil ⸢u₄⸣-mu ina U₄ 28-KAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA gab-bi ^lu₂GIR₂.LA₂^u₂-[^tu₂]
o 44	IGI ^d60 an-tu₄ ^dGAŠAN-EDIN ^dna-na-a ^dGAŠAN-ša₂-SAG u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu
o 55	gab-bi ša₂ ITI^us-^su kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃-MEŠ
o 66	a-na ^lu₂re-si-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-di 5-TA MU.AN.⸢NA⸣ bi-in-nam-ma
o 77	^lu₂re-si-nu-u₂-tu₂-ka ⸢ni⸣-pu-uš-ʾu u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA
o 88	MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du [lib₃-bu]-u₂ ^lu₂UNUG^ki-a-a ni-id-dak-ka u₄-⸢mu šu⸣-[u₂]	(o 8) At that time, Anu-zer-iddin heard him and he gave them that prebend for five [years].
o 99	^m^d60-NUMUN-MU iš-mu-šu₂-u₂-ma GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ a-di 5-TA [...]
o 1010	id-dan-šu₂-nu-tu₂ pu-ut pa-laḫ₃-ḫa ^lu₂re-si-nu la [baṭ]-⸢la⸣ ša₂-[ka-nu]	(o 10) Nidintu-Anu and [Nanaya-iddin] bear responsibility for five years for the performance of the prebendary service without interupption and entering into ... prebend .... Anu-zer-iddin shall have no power to dispose of that prebend until five years are completed. From Nidintu-Anu and Nanaya-iddin he shall not ... (by) Nindintu-Anu and Nanaya-iddin ... that prebend ... five years will be completed. ... and if anything causes an interruption ... they must complete whatever ... the people of the land will impose on it.
o 1111	u KU₄ a-na x [...] GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA⸣ [...] ^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 u [...]
o 1212	a-di 5-TA MU.AN.NA ⸢na-šu-u₂⸣ [ul i-šal]-laṭ-ma ^m^d60-[NUMUN-MU]
o 1313	GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ a-di la^! MU.AN.NA ⸢5⸣-ta i-⸢šal⸣-[lim-ma ina ŠU-MIN]
o 1414	^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 u ^m^dna-na-a-MU ul u₂-x-x-[...]
o 1515	^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 u ^m^dna-na-a-MU GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA MU⸣-[MEŠ ...]
Reverse
r 1r 1	MU.AN.NA 5-⸢TA⸣ i-šal-lim-ma ul [...] u ki^!-i mim-ma baṭ-al^!
r 22	iš-šak-nu GI-GI-ma mim-ma ma-[...] ⸢x⸣ UN-MEŠ ma-a-tu₂
r 33	UGU im-du-šu₂
r 44	^lu₂mu-kin₇	(r 4) Witnesses:
r 55	^m^d60-[ŠEŠ-GAL₂^ši] DUMU ša₂ ^m⸢^d60⸣-[...] A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir	(r 5) Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Anu-[...], descendant of Ekur-zakir
r 66	^mKAR-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^mki-din-^d60 A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir	(r 6) Mušezib-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir
r 77	^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂^ši A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir	(r 7) Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir
r 88	^mla-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ ^m^dUTU-MU^nu A ^mlu-uš-tam-mar-^dIŠKUR	(r 8) Labaši, son of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad
r 99	^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ ^m^dINANA-MU-MU A ^mḫun-zu-u₂	(r 9) Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Ištar-šum-iddin, descendant of Hunzu
r 1010	^mki-din-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir	(r 10) Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir
(colophon)
r 1111	^mdum-qi₂-^d60 ^lu₂UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ A ^m^d30-TI-ER₂ UNUG^ki ^itiBARA₂ U₄ 2-KAM₂	(r 11) Dumqi-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Nisanu. 2nd day. 66th year Antiochus (being) king.
r 1212	⸢MU⸣ 66-KAM₂ ^man-ti-ʾi-ku-su ⸢LUGAL⸣
(sealings)
Top
Column i
(signature)
t.e. i 11	un-qa1	(t.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-ah-ušabši
	seal impression
t.e. i 22	^m^d60-ŠEŠ^!(MU-)GAL₂^ši
Column ii
(signature)
t.e. ii 11	un-qa	(t.e. ii 1) Ring of Labaši
	seal impression
t.e. ii 22	^mla-ba-ši
Column iii
(signature)
t.e. iii 11	un-qa	(t.e. iii 1) Ring of Kidin-Anu
	seal impression
t.e. iii 22	^mki-din-[^d60]
Bottom
Column i
(signature)
b.e. i 11	un-qa	(b.e. i 1) Ring of Ša-Anu-iššu
	seal impression
b.e. i 22	^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u₂
Column ii
(signature)
b.e. ii 11	un-qa	(b.e. ii 1) Ring of Ša-Anu-iššu
	seal impression
b.e. ii 22	^mša₂-⸢^d⸣[60]-⸢iš⸣-šu-u₂
Left
Column i
(signature)
l.e. i 11	un-qa	(l.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu
	seal impression
l.e. i 22	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu
Column ii
(signature)
l.e. ii 11	un-qa	(l.e. ii 1) Ring of Mušezib-Anu
	seal impression
l.e. ii 22	^mKAR-^d60
Right
Column i
(signature)
r.e. i 11	un-qa ^mni-din-tu₄-^d60	(r.e. i 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin
	seal impression
r.e. i 22	[DUMU ša₂] ^d⸢na⸣-[na-a-MU]
Column ii
r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1	un-qa ^m^dna-na-[a-MU]	(r.e. ii 1) Ring of Nanaya-iddin
	seal impression

1all edges identified JMonerie, 2010