BRM 2, 05 (P296681)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296681 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02105 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | Ina-buni-Nanaya daughter of Anu-mukin-apli son of Ubar descendant of Kuri voluntarily gave Ana-rabutišu, her (text: his) female slave, whose right hand is inscribed with the name of Ina-buni-Nanaya daughter of Anu-mukin-apli as a marriage gift to Belessunu, her daughter, daughter of Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Ina-qibit-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Ana-rabutišu, that slave, belongs to Belessunu daughter of Anu-balassu-iqbi in perpetuity. She (Ina-buni-Nanaya) does not have authority of disposition. |
| Obverse [5:10] o 66–o 1010 | Ina-buni-Nanaya daughter of Anu-mukin-apli has not given and shall not give Ana-rabutišu, that slave, for silver, as a gift, as a marriage gift, for a business venture, to anyone whomsoever, apart from Belessunu, her daughter, daughter of Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Ina-qibit-Anu. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 11–r 33 | Witnesses: Nanaya-iddin son of Anu-uballiṭ descendant of Hunzu. Labaši Nidintu-Anu, and Ubar, sons of Anu-mukin-apli descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | Anu-belšunu son of Anu-ah-tuqqin descendant of Bel-usat. Nadin son of Mušezib-Anu descendant of Kuri. Anu-bel-zeri son of Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | Anu-belšunu and Anu-ab-uṣur, sons of Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Kuri. Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Gimil-Anu. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Anu-ah-ittannu son of Anu-zer-iddin descendant of Hunzu. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu. (Written in) Uruk, the 10th day of Kislimu, 31st year, Seleucus and Antiochus (being) kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Labaši |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Ubar |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Nadin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-bel-zeri |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 1r.e. 1– | Ring of Ina-buni-Nanaya, seller of that servant |
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 | {f}ina-DU₃-{d}na-na-a DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}u₂-bar A {m}kur-i ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | {f}ana-GAL-šu₂ GEME₂-su ša₂ ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂ a-na MU ša₂ {f}ina-DU₃-{d}na-na-a DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ | |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-DU-A šaṭ-rat a-na nu-dun-nu-u₂ a-na {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DUMU.MUNUS-šu₂ | |
| 4 | DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ tat-ta-din | |
| 5 | {f}ana-GAL-šu₂ GEME₂ MU-MEŠ ša₂ {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E a-na u₄-mu | |
| 6 | ṣa-a-tu₄ ši-i ul ta-šal-ṭu {f}ina-DU₃-{d}na-na-a DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-DU-A {f}ana-GAL-šu₂ GEME₂ MU-MEŠ a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-na ri-mut | |
| 8 | a-na nu-dun-nu-u₂ a-na e-peš ṣu-bu-u₂-tu₂ a-na man-ma ma-am-mu | |
| 9 | ša₂-nam-ma gab-bi e-lat {f}GAŠAN-su-nu DUMU.MUNUS-šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 ul ta-din u ul ta-nam-din | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 3 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 u {m}u₂-bar DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}kur-i | |
| 4 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ A {m}{d}EN-u₂-sat {m}na-din DUMU ša₂ | |
| 5 | {m}KAR-{d}60 A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-EN-NUMUN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| 6 | A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu u {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| 7 | A {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 8 | A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 9 | {m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu UNUG{ki} {iti}GAN U₄ 10-KAM₂ | |
| 10 | MU 31-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku u {m}at-ti-i-ku-su LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}u₂-bar | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}na-din | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-NUMUN | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | un-qa {f}ina-DU₃-{d}na-na-a | |
| 2 | na-din-at LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ | |
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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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