BRM 2, 27 (P296705)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296705 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02127 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | There will be no lawsuit, legal proceeding or claim on the part of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni, with regard to the house, the property of Anu, in the quarter of the gate of Ištar, which is within Uruk —the upper northern long side is adjacent to the broad street of the Passage of the Gods and the King; the lower southern long side is adjacent to the house, the property of Anu, a house held in tenure by Anu-uballiṭ, son of Tannittu-Anu, and adjacent to the house of the undeveloped plot, the property of Anu, a house held in tenure, of Nidintu-Anu, the barber; the upper western short side is adjacent to the narrow street of the Passage of the People; the lower eastern short side is adjacent to the access-way of Nidintu-Anu, the barber; the total of the long sides and the short sides is the measurement of that house (that house that in earlier times this Nidintu-Anu received for silver from Sumuttu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendent of Kuri)—, against Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-ušezib, the reed-cutter, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:22] o 1212– | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, has no power of disposition, and he did not transfer and is not transferring that house, property of Anu, for money, as a gift, as a dowry, in a business transaction, or for any reason to anyone else, except to Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-ušezib. But if he transferred (it) or shall transfer (it), it will not stand. The house, property of Anu, a house held in tenure by Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-ušezib, the reed-cutter, is his in perpetuity. The prior documents, which were drawn up in the name of this Nidintu-Anu concerning that house, wherever they are found, belong to Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-ušezib, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witnesses: Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Ah'utu |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Tanittu-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Nanaya-iddin, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Ebabbar-šum-ibni |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Anu-ah-ittanu, son of Ana-rabut-Anu, descendant of [Kuri]1 |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Anu-ah-ittanu, son of Nidintu-Anu, [descendant of Hunzu] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Nanya-iddin, son of Ana-mar-itta[nu, descendant of Hunzu] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Kidin-Anu, [son of Labaši, descendant of Kuri] |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Ištar-šum-eriš, the scribe, son of Anu-eriba, descendant of Kur[i]. [Uruk]. [Arah] 23, year 87, when Seleucus was king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittanu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-utir |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Tanittu-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu, seller of that property free from claims |
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 | mim-ma dib-bi di-i-ni u ra-ga-mu ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ ana muh-hi E₂ | |
| 3 | NIG₂.GA {d}60 KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} US₂ AN{u₂} | |
| 4 | {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU | |
| 5 | DA E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ rit-ti ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 u DA E₂ | |
| 6 | ki-šub-ba(ŠU-)a NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ rit-ti ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}gal-la-ba SAG.KI | |
| 7 | AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA | |
| 8 | DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}gal-la-ba ⸢ŠU⸣.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ SAG.KI-MEŠ | |
| 9 | mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ ša₂ ina IGI-am-ma {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 a-ga-ʾa | |
| 10 | ⸢ina ŠU⸣-MIN {m}su-⸢mut⸣{ut}tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}kur-i a-na KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 11 | im-hur KI {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-KAR {lu₂}ga-aṭ-ṭa-a-a | |
| 12 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ia-a-nu ul i-šal-laṭ-ma {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 MU-MEŠ a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-na ri-mu-u₂-tu₂ a-na | |
| 14 | {lu₂}nu-dun-nu-u₂ a-na e-peš ṣu-bu-u₂-tu₂ a-na mim-ma gab-bi | |
| 15 | a-na {lu₂}man-am ša₂(A-)nam-ma e-lat {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-KAR | |
| 16 | ul id-din u ul i-nam-din u ki-i id-din u <ki-i> it-tan-nu ul u₂-šu-zu | |
| 17 | E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 MU-MEŠ E₂ rit-ti ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-u₂-še-zib | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}ga-aṭ-ṭa-a-a a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ ša₂-ṭa-ra-nu-MEŠ mah-ru-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 2 | ša₂ ina MU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 a-ga-ʾa ep₂-šu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ a-šar | |
| 3 | ša₂ ik-kaš-ši-du-ʾu ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-u₂-še-zib a-na u₄-mu | |
| 4 | ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 5 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 6 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}DU-A A {m}E₂-⸢BABBAR⸣{[ra}MU-DU₃] | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 A {m}[...] | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 [...] | |
| 11 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{[nu} ...] | |
| 12 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{⸢d⸣}60 [...] | |
| 13 | {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-SU A {m}kur-[i ...] | |
| 14 | U₄ 23-KAM₂ MU 87-KAM₂ {m}se-⸢lu⸣-[ku ...] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din zu-u₂-ku MU-MEŠ | |
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