BRM 2, 11 (P296687)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296687 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02111 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Ana-rabutika-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni, voluntarily sold one-eighth of the 14th day, one-half of three-quarters of a day on the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th days, a total of half a day on one day on those days of the brewer's prebend, before Anu, Antu, Ištar, Nanaya, Beltu-ša-Reš, and all the gods of their temples, which every month throughout the year has guqqû and eššēšu offerings, and anything else which pertains to that one-half of one day on those days of that prebend, which is with all of the owners of their shares, for one-third mina and five shekels of silver, high quality staters of Antiochus, as the complete price, to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | That silver, the one-third mina and five shekels, the price of one-half in one day on those days of that brewer's prebend, Anu-ah-ittannu received from Labaši; he is paid. |
| Obverse [11:15] o 1212–o 1515 | Should a claim concerning that one-half in one day on those days of that brewer's prebend arise, Anu-ah-ittannu and Ana-rabutika-Anu, his son, will clear it up to twelve-fold, and will pay it to Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Anu-ah-ittannu and Ana-rabutika-Anu, his son, bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that prebend in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | That one-eighth on the 14th day, the one-half of three-quarters on the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th days, a total of one-half of one day, (belong to) Labaši, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Ekur-zakir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [5:13] r 66–r 1313 | Witnesses: Anu-uballiṭ, son of Iqiša; Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-ab-utir; Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-zer-iddin; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nanaya-iddin; (all) descendants of Ah'utu. Anu-ah-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu; Anu-šum-lišir, son of Anu-ab-uṣur; (all) descendants of Hunzu. Anu-mukin-apli, son of Zeriya; Anu-mukin-apli, son of Lišir; (all) descendants of Gimil-Anu. Nidintu-Anu, son of Ištar-ahhe-iddin; Bassia, son of Iqiša; (all) descendants of Ekur-zakir. Ubar, son of Mušezib, descendant of Kuri. Nanaya-iddin, son of Mannu-ki-Ištar, descendant of Hunzu. Anu-belšunu, son of Ana-rabutika-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Itti-Anu-nuhšu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. 21st day of intercalary Addaru, year 47. Antiochus and Antiochus, his son, being kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | [Ring of] Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Bassia |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-iddin |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Ubar |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-šum-lišir |
| Left Column iv [0:3] l.e. iv 1l.e. iv 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Left Column v [0:3] l.e. v 1l.e. v 1– | Ring of Anu-mukin-apli |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu, the seller of that prebend |
| Right Column ii [0:1] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1–r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1 | Ring of Ana-rabutika-Anu, his son |
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}{⸢d}60-ŠEŠ-MU⸣{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | ⸢sa-ma-nu-u₂⸣ ina U₄ 14-KAM₂ mi-šil ina 3-ta ŠU-MIN ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 27-KAM₂ | |
| 3 | U₄ 28-KAM₂ U₄ 29-KAM₂ U₄ 30-KAM₂ PAP mi-šil u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ | |
| 4 | MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} IGI {d}60 an-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}na-na-a {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-SAG | |
| 5 | u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e | |
| 6 | u še-ša₂-an-na u mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-⸢na⸣ mi-šil ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 7 | ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI {lu₂}EN-MEŠ HA.LA-⸢MEŠ-šu₂⸣ gab-bi a-na 1/3 MA.NA 5 GIN₂ | |
| 8 | KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ri-MEŠ ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su ⸢bab-ba⸣-nu-u₂-⸢tu₂ a⸣-na ŠAM₂ | |
| 9 | TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-⸢mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₄ | |
| 10 | it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA 5 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ mi-šil ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ | |
| 11 | MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} ina ŠU-MIN {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 12 | ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi mi-šil ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ | |
| 13 | MU-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} u | |
| 14 | {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 {lu₂}DUMU-šu₂ a-di 12-TA.AM₃ u₂-mar-raq-ma-ʾa a-na | |
| 15 | {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ ina-an-din-⸢ʾu⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mur-ru-⸢qu⸣ [GIŠ].⸢ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ⸣ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} u {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {lu₂}DUMU-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₄ na-šu⸣-u₂ sa-⸢ma⸣-nu-u₂ ina U₄ 14-KAM₂ mi-šil | |
| 3 | ina 3-ta ŠU-MIN ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 27-KAM₂ U₄ 28-KAM₂ U₄ 29-KAM₂ u U₄ 30-KAM₂ | |
| 4 | PAP mi-šil ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina u₄-mu-MEŠ ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ {lu₂}LUNGA₃{u₂-tu₂} MU-MEŠ | |
| 5 | {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ šu₂-nu | |
| 6 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| 7 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 8 | A-MEŠ {<m>}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MU DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{d}60 {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A-MEŠ {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia {m}{d}60-DU-A DUMU ša₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{li}GIŠ A-MEŠ {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {m}ba-as-si-ia | |
| 11 | DUMU ša₂ {m}BA{ša₂}a A-MEŠ {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}u₂-bar DUMU ša₂ {m}KAR-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 12 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}man-nu-ki-i-{d}DIL-BAT A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 13 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}KI-{d}60-⸢HE₂⸣.NUN A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}DIRI.ŠE {iti}DIRI.ŠE U₄ 21-KAM₂ | |
| 15 | MU 47-[KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku]-⸢su⸣ u {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su DUMU-šu₂ LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ba-as-si-ia | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-⸢DIN⸣{[iṭ]} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}ni]-⸢din⸣-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}na⸣-na-a-MU | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}u₂-bar | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ | |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| l.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}60 DUMU-šu₂ | |
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