BRM 2, 17 (P296693)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296693 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02117 |
| 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 [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | On the 22nd day of Simanu, the 67th year of Seleucus, the king, when the builders of the temple of the gods were present and spoke about performing the work in the temple of the gods, and the palace servants who would do the work: from the 22nd day of Simanu until the 22nd day of Du'uzu: Kidin-Anu, son of Labaši; Nanaya-iddin, son of Kidin-Anu; Illut-Anu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur; Nanaya-iddin, son of Ana-rabut-Anu; Anu-ikṣur, his (Nanaya-iddin's) brother; Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu; Arad-Reš, son of Nanaya-iddin; Dummuq; Anu-ikṣur, son of Nidintu-Anu; Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu; Šibqat-Anu, his brother; these are the palace servants who will do the work. |
| Obverse [7:14] o 88–o 1414 | And second, from the 22nd day of Du'uzu until the 22nd day of Abu: Anu-mukin-apli, son of Nidintu-Anu; Anu-bullissu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur; Sumuttu-Anu, his brother; Uṣuršu-Anu, son of Rihat-Ištar; Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu; Arad-Reš, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin; Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-ab-utir; Libluṭ, son of Kidin-Anu; Anu-zer-iddin, his brother; Nidintu-Anu, son of Nidintu-Anu. Those palace servants will do the work which is monthly, according to the document (written) with their names. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | As much work as there is in the temple of the gods, anyone that is among them, whose names are written for every month, does not go and does not perform the work will pay the full penalty which the temple assembly imposes. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Those are the temple servants(!) who will do the work from the 22nd day of Simanu in year 67, as much work as exists in the temple of the gods, for the whole year, from month to month, according to the month and the temple servants. |
| Reverse [6:13] r 77–r 1313 | Witnesses: Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Ah'utu. Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Anu-balassu-iqbi and Uppulu, sons of Anu-ah-ittannu. Šamaš-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu. Ištar-šum-eriš, son of Anu-ikṣur, descendant of Ah'utu. Anu-uballiṭ, son of Labaši, descendant of Kuri. Anu-zer-lišir, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Ah'utu. Balaṭu and Ina-qibit-Anu, sons of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. Anu-belšunu, son of Labaši, descendant of Ah'utu. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Balaṭu, scribe, son of Bassia, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. 22nd day of Simanu, year 67, Seleucus being king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ušabši |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Šamaš-ittannu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Ištar-šum-eriš |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Uppulu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 1b.e. iv 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-lišir |
| Bottom Column v [0:3] b.e. v 1b.e. v 1– | Ring of Balaṭu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:15] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Rings of the builders |
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 | [U₄ 22-⸢KAM₂⸣ ša₂ {iti}SIG₄ ša₂ MU 67-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL ša₂ i-zi-zi | |
| 2 | ⸢ina bi-rit⸣ {lu₂}ŠIDIM-MEŠ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ u₃ iq-bu-u₂ a-na DU₃{uš} | |
| 3 | ša₂ dul-lu ina E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ {lu₂}ARAD E₂.GAL-MEŠ ša₂ i-pu-uš-ma TA U₄ 22-KAM₂ | |
| 4 | {iti}SIG a-di U₄ 22-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}ŠU {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}NU-TEŠ₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 5 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 A {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ | |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {m}ARAD-re-eš A {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {m}dum-muq {m}{d}60-⸢ik-ṣur⸣; A {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 7 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}ki-din-{d}60 {m}šib-qat₂-{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ {lu₂}ARAD E₂.GAL-MEŠ | |
| 8 | ša₂ i-pu-uš-ma ša₂-nu-u₂-tu₂ TA U₄ 22-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}ŠU a-di U₄ 22-KAM₂ | |
| 9 | ša₂ {iti}NE {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {m}{d}60-DIN-su A {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| 10 | {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ {m}u₂-ṣur-šu₂-{d}60 A {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 11 | {m}ARAD-re-eš A {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| 12 | {m}lib-luṭ A {m}ki-din-{d}60 {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ŠEŠ-šu₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA A {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 13 | {lu₂}ARAD E₂.GAL-MEŠ MU-MEŠ dul-lu i-pu-uš-ma ša₂ ITI{us-su} | |
| 14 | lib₃-bu-u₂ ša₂ SAR{ṭa-ra} ina MU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ma-⸢la⸣ ša₂ dul-lu ina E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ {lu₂}man-am ša₂ ina lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu | |
| 2 | lib₃-⸢bu⸣-u₂ ša₂ SAR{ṭa-ra} ša₂ ITI{us-su} ina MU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| 3 | la DU{ku} a-na dul-lu la i-pu-uš hi-ṭu | |
| 4 | ša₂ {lu₂}UKKIN i-mi-du-šu₂ u₂-šal-ma | |
| 5 | {lu₂}ARAD re-eš-MEŠ MU-MEŠ ša₂ dul-lu i-pu-uš-ma TA U₄ 22-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}SIG | |
| 6 | MU 67-KAM₂ ma-la ša₂ dul-lu ina E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ kal MU.AN.NA ITI a-⸢na⸣ ITI | |
| 7 | ITI u {lu₂}ARAD E₂.GAL {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E u {m}up-pu-ul | |
| 9 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ <DUMU ša₂> {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A {m}kur-i | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}DIN u {m}⸢ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 12 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ | |
| 13 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 14 | {m}ba-la-ṭu {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-as-si-ia A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} | |
| 15 | {iti}SIG U₄ 22-KAM₂ MU 67-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MU⸣{nu} | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}INANA-⸢MU⸣-KAM₂ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}up-pu-ul | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-⸢EN⸣-šu₂-nu | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-⸢NUMUN-GIŠ⸣ | |
| b.e. v | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ba-la-ṭu | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa-MEŠ ša₂ {lu₂}ŠIDIM-MEŠ | |
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