BRM 2, 30 (P296708)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296708 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02130 |
| 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 | Nidintu-šarri, son of Rihat-Anu, son of Labaši, a builder, voluntarily sold his built bīt qāti, which is in the Irigal Temple in the courtyard of the Gate of Ištar: the upper length to the north, adjacent to the projection of the portico of the brewer's house; the lower length to the south, adjacent to the temple enclosure, which is in the courtyard of the Gate of Ištar; the upper width to the west, adjacent to the courtyard of the Gate of Ištar, which is within the access-way of that bīt qāti; the lower width to the east, adjacent to the projection of the Irigal Temple, which is in the space between that bīt qāti and the bīt qāti of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, and Sumuttu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Nadin, descendant of Kuri; the total lengths and widths of the plot of that bīt qāti; that bīt qāti, as little and as much as exists, all of it, for 1/3 mina 5 shekels of refined silver, high quality staters of Antiochus, as the complete price, to Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ab-utir, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | That silver, 1/3 mina 5 shekels, the complete price of that bīt qāti, Nadintu-šarri received from Nanaya-iddin; he is paid. |
| Obverse [12:16] o 1313– | Should a claim concerning that bīt qāti arise, Ubar, son of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Ubar, descendant of Šumati, will clear it, and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ab-utir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | Nidintu-šarri, son of Rihat-Anu, and Ubar, son of Anu-uballiṭ, bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that bīt qāti for Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ab-utir, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | That bit qāti belongs to Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ab-utir, descendant of Luštammar-Adad, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:11] r 55–r 1111 | Witnesses: Labaši, son of Anu-belšunu, son of Labaši; Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-belšunu; Mukin-apli, son of Anu-belšunu, and Nidintu-Anu, son of Belšunu; (all) descendants of Ah'utu. Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, and Dumqi-Anu, son of Tattannu, (all) descendants of Hunzu. Sumuttu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Nadin, descendant of Kuri. Kuri-Anu, son of Arad-Ninurta, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Ebabbar-šum-ibni. Nidintu-Anu, son of Eriba, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Nidintu-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. 16th day of Arahšamnu, year 109, Antiochus and Antiochus, his son (being) kings. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Sumuttu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 1t.e. iv 1– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Ša-Anu-iššu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Mukin-apli |
| 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 Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Labaši |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Dumqi-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Nidintu-šarri, the seller of that bīt qāti |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Ubar, the guarantor |
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}NIG₂.SUM.MU-LUGAL A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}ŠIDIM ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | E₂ ŠU-MIN-su DU₃{uš}tu₄ ša₂ ina {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL ina TUR₃ ša₂ KA₂ ša₂ {d}INANA US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ | |
| 3 | DA {tu₁₅}ku-bur-ru-u₂ ša₂ E₂ ⸢mu⸣-tir-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ {lu₂}LUNGA₃-MEŠ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU | |
| 4 | DA E₂ du(NA-)ri ša₂ ina TUR₃ ša₂ KA₂ ša₂ {d}INANA SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA TUR₃ ša₂ KA₂ ša₂ {d}INANA | |
| 5 | ša₂ ina lib₃-bi mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA {tu₁₅}ku-bur-ru-u₂ ša₂ {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL | |
| 6 | ša₂ ina bi-rit E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ u₃ a-na E₂ ŠU-MIN-MEŠ ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| 7 | A(HA) {m}hun-zu-u₂ u {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}na-din A {m}kur-i | |
| 8 | ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u₃ SAG.KI-MEŠ meš-hat E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ i-ṣi | |
| 9 | u₃ ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 1/3 MA.NA 5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | |
| 10 | is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-tu a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 11 | a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR a-na | |
| 12 | u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA 5 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ | |
| 13 | TIL-MEŠ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-LUGAL ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri | |
| 14 | a-na muh-hi E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}u₂-bar A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}u₂-bar | |
| 15 | A {m}MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ur-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-LUGAL A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 u {m}u₂-bar A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 3 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| 4 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ši-i | |
| 5 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}la-ba-ši A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 6 | A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu {m}DU-A A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu u {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| 7 | A ša₂ {m}EN-šu₂-nu A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u₃ | |
| 8 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu A-MEŠ {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}su-⸢mut⸣-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 9 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}na-din A {m}kur-i {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}NIN.URTA | |
| 10 | {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}E₂-BABBAR{ra}MU-DU₃ | |
| 11 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}SU{a} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 12 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} {iti}APIN-DU₈(MU) U₄ 16-KAM₂ | |
| 13 | MU 109-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su u {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A-šu₂ LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}DU-A | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa {m⸣}NIG₂.SUM.MU-LUGAL | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}u₂-bar | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-an-na | |
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