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BRM 2, 25 (P296703)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 25 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296703 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02125 |
| 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 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[m]}⸢ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši u {m}la-ba-ši DUMU-šu₂ A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu | Anu-edinti-Anu, son of Labaši, and Labassu, his son, the water of Šūzutu from their own free will |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}ri-hat-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD-su-nu ša₂ ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂ a-na MU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} | Rihat-Anu, their servant, whose right hand belongs to the name of Anu-zer-lišir, son of Šamaš-ittannu |
| 3 | ⸢šaṭ⸣-rat hu-ṭar-⸢aš₂⸣-tu₄ ša₂-ni-tu₄ a-na MU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 šaṭ-rat | that ḫutbarašûtu for the year of Labaši, son of Nidintu-Anu, |
| 4 | a-na 1/2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ri-MEŠ ša₂ {m}a-lik-sa-an-dar bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ | For half a mina of silver, the debts of Alik-sandar, are paid. |
| 5 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | for the complete price to Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu |
| 6 | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/2 MA.NA | from the Šūzub family in perpetuity. That silver, 1/2 mina |
| 7 | qa-lu-u₂ ŠAM₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD MU-MEŠ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | This is the price of Rihat-Anu, that slave. Nidintu-anu, his son |
| 8 | {m}la-ba-ši u {m}⸢la-ba-ši⸣ DUMU-šu₂ ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | Labaši and his son Elabasvi from Nanaya-iddin, son of Tanittu-Anu |
| 9 | mah-ru-ʾu e-ṭir₃-ʾu u₄-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi {m}ri-hat-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD | If a claim is made against Rihat-Anu, the slave |
| 10 | MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši u {m}la-ba-ši DUMU-šu₂ | That same year Nidintu-Anu, son of Labaši, and Labassu, his son |
| 11 | u₂-mar-raq-ma-ʾa a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ina-an-din-ʾu pu-ut la {lu₂}šir₃-ku-u₂-tu₂ | shall clear and give to Nanaya-iddin. The responsibility is upon the virkūtu. |
| 12 | la {lu₂}šu-ša₂-nu-u₂-tu₂ la {lu₂}DUMU DU₃{u₂-tu₂} la {lu₂}ARAD LUGAL{u₂-tu₂} la {lu₂}E₂ ANŠE.KUR.RA | Not a man, not a creed-shepherd, no royal servant, no temple-enterer |
| 13 | u la {lu₂}E₂ {giš}GIGIR ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 {lu₂}ARAD MU-MEŠ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄ | and not the owner of the chariot of Rihat-Anu, that slave, in perpetuity |
| r | ||
| 1 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 u {m}la-ba-ši DUMU-šu₂ na-šu-u₂ pu-ut a-ha-miš [a-na mu-ru-qu] | Nidintu-Anu and Labaši, his son, bear mutual responsibility for clearing. |
| 2 | ⸢ša₂⸣ LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ na-šu-u₂ ši-i LU₂-ut-ti₃ ša₂ ina IGI-am-ma {m}ni-din-[tu₄-{d}60 | That man is responsible. That man, who is at the disposal of Nidintu-Anu |
| 3 | u {m}la-ba-ši a-na ri-mut a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU id-din-⸢ʾu⸣ | and Labaši to Rimut to Nanaya-iddin gave |
| 4 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | Witnesses |
| 5 | {[m]}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ | Sha-Anu-ishu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 6 | {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}[E₂.KUR-za-kir] | Tattannu, son of Ekur-šumate; Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Ekkur-zakir |
| 7 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-⸢ba⸣-[ši] ⸢A⸣ {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | Nidintu-Anu, son of La-ebaba-eši, descendant of Hunzu; Anu-uballiṭ, son [of Anu]-ab-uṣur |
| 8 | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {⸢m⸣}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-[MU] DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| 9 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | Tanittu-Anu, son of Balaṭu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| 10 | [...]-⸢HE₂⸣.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu UNUG{<ki>} {iti}GAN U₄ 12-KAM₂ | The scribe, son of Anu-belšunu, Urukean. Kislimu 12th day. |
| 11 | [...] 2-KAM₂⸣ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | ... the 2nd day, Seleucus the king |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | un-eqae |
| 2 | {[m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | Ina-qibit-Anu |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | Sha-Anu-ishu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 4 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | Tanittu-Anu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | Anu-uballit |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | Anu-uballit |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-ʾu LU₂-ut-ti₃ MU-MEŠ | the seller of that man |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}⸢la⸣-[ba-ši ...] | Ring of Labaši |
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