BRM 2, 01 (P296677)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296677 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02101 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Clay, Albert T. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | A storehouse belonging to Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-[Anu], descendant of Ahʾutu, that is in the Kirimahhu quarter which is in Uruk, which is next to the storehouse of Mušezibitu, daughter of Ištar-ah-iddin, and next to the middle of the field, (is) at the disposal of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin-Anu, for the rental of the house for 4 shekels of silver per year. |
| Obverse [5:15] o 66– | He will pay half of the silver at the beginning of the year and the rest of the silver halfway through the year. He will plaster over the roof. He will repair the damage of the damp course. As much work (on) the bricks, the reeds, and the roof as he will do, he will count as a credit. He will pay 3 (baskets of) šugarrû dates each year. From the 10th day of the month Duʾuzu, the 8th year Seleucus (is) king, that storehouse (is) at the disposal of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin-Anu, for the rental of the house for 4 shekels of silver per year. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witnesses: Anu-ah-tuqqin, son of Nidintu-Anu |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Qišti-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu (and) his son, Labaši |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Kidin-Ištar |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-ahhe-bulluṭ |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Ubar, scribe, son of Širki-Anu. Uruk. Duʾuzu. 5th day. 8th year. Seleucus (is) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-tuqqin |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Qišti-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Ša-Anu-iššu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Fingernail of Anu-uballiṭ |
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 | {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{[d}60 | |
| 2 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} {giš}KIRI₆-MAH ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} | |
| 3 | ša₂ DA {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu ša₂ {f}mu-še-zib-i-tu₄ | |
| 4 | DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-ŠEŠ-MU u DA ŠA₃ A.ŠA₃ a-na i-di E₂ | |
| 5 | a-na MU.AN.NA 4 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ina IGI {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 6 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 a-hi KU₃.BABBAR ina re-eš MU.AN.NA | |
| 7 | re-eh-tu₄ KU₃.BABBAR ina mi-šil MU.AN.NA ina-an-din | |
| 8 | u₂-ru i-ša₂-nu [x] bat-qa ša₂ a-sur-ru-u₂ | |
| 9 | i-ṣab-bat ⸢dul-lu SIG₄⸣-HI.A qa-nu-u₂ u {giš}UR₃ | |
| 10 | ma-la lib₃-bi ip-pu-uš a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-na muh-hi i-man-nu ina MU.AN.NA | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 3 šu-gar-ru-u₂ ina-an-din ul-tu U₄ 10-KAM₂ | |
| 2 | ša₂ {iti}ŠU MU 8-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL {e₂}⸢ku⸣-ru-pu | |
| 3 | MU-MEŠ a-na i-di E₂ a-na MU.AN.NA 4 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 4 | ina IGI {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 5 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 6 | {m}NIG₂.BA-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A-šu₂ {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 7 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}INANA {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-bul-luṭ | |
| 9 | {⸢m⸣}u₂-bar {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}šir₃-ki-{d}60 UNUG{ki} {iti}ŠU | |
| 10 | U₄ 5-KAM₂ MU 8-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.BA-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ṣu-pur | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d⸣}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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