BRM 2, 37 (P296715)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296715 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02137 |
| 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 [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | [Anu]-ab-uṣur son of Arad-Reš son of Dumqi-Anu, the gatekeeper, voluntarily sold [a house] in good repair, property of Anu, with intact door frame, a roofed house, the door and locks installed, which is in the Ištar Gate quarter that is in Uruk: the upper northern length next to [the foundation of the] property of Anu, whose foundation is exposed; the lower southern length next to the narrow street "Thoroughfare of [the People]"; the upper western width next to the house of Dumqi-Anu, his brother, son of Arad-Reš, the gatekeeper; the lower eastern width next to the wide street "Thoroughfare of the Gods and King". The total of the lengths and the widths of the measurements of that house---that house, as little or as much there is, all of it--- for 1/3 mina of refined silver, high-quality staters of Seleucus, for the complete price, to Antiochus son of Timok[rates] son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ah'utu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | That silver, [1/3 mina], the complete price of that house, Anu-ab-uṣur son of Arad-Reš from [...] Antio[chus], received it; he is paid. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | Should a claim concerning that house arise, Dumqi-Anu son of Anu-ah-utir son of Dumqi-Anu, the gatekeeper, will clear it of claims and will pay it 12-fold to Antiochus, son of Timokrates, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [14:17] o 1515– | Anu-ab-uṣur, the seller of that house, son of Arad-Reš and Dumqi-Anu son of Anu-ah-utir, the gatekeepers, mutually bear responsibility for the clearing of that house for Antiochus in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | That house belongs to An[tioch]us son of Timokrates son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ahʾutu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Witnesses: |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-ab-uṣur [son of Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Anu-ikṣur son of Zer[iya son of] Anu-ikṣur descendant of Luš[tammar]-Adad |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Nanaya-iddin son of Ša-Anu-iššu son of [Nana]ya-iddin descendant of E[babbar-šum-ibni] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Illut-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ son of [Nana]ya-iddin, [an Uruke]an |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Arad-Ninurta son of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Ni[dintu-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property] of Anu |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Kidin-Anu son of Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Kidin-Anu, [interpreter scribe of the property] of Anu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Arad-Ninurta son of Nidintu-Anu son of Nidintu-[Ištar, interpreter scribe of the property] of Anu |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Tattannu son of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Labaši, gatekeeper |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Anu-belšunu, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-[leqi-unninni. Uruk. Addaru.] 16th day. 133rd year. Seleucus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Arad-Ninurta |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Arad-Ninurta |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Illut-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ikṣur |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of [Ina]-qibit-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur, seller of that house |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Dumqi-Anu, 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}{d}60-⸢AD⸣-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}re-eš A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | [E₂] ⸢ep₂⸣-šu₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 sip-pi rak-su E₂ ru-gu-bu {giš}IG {giš}sik-kat₂ kun-nu | |
| 3 | ⸢ša₂⸣ [ina KI]{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ ⸢DA te⸣-me-⸢en⸣ | |
| 4 | NIG₂.⸢GA⸣ {d}60 ša₂ kun-nu IGI{mar} US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA SILA ŠU.MIN{nu} ⸢mu-taq⸣ [UN]-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 5 | SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}[SAG {lu₂]}I₃.DU₈ | |
| 6 | SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq-qa DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL ŠU.⸢NIGIN US₂⸣ | |
| 7 | u SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | gab-bi a-na 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}se-lu-ku | |
| 9 | bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A ša₂ {m}ṭim-⸢gi⸣-[ra-te]-⸢e⸣ | |
| 10 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA] | |
| 11 | ŠAM₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ TIL{ri} {m}{[d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}SAG ina ⸢ŠU-MIN {m}an-ti⸣-[ʾi-i-ku]-su | |
| 12 | ma-hir e-ṭir₃ ⸢u₄-mu pa-qa⸣-ri ana muh-hi E₂ MU-MEŠ it-⸢tab-šu-u₂⸣ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 13 | ⸢A⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GUR A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ | |
| 14 | a-na {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A ša₂ {m}ṭim-gi-ra-te-e a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din | |
| 15 | pu-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na ⸢mur⸣-ru-⸢qu E₂ MU⸣-MEŠ {m}{d}60-AD⸣-URI₃ {lu₂}na-din-na E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}SAG u {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GUR⸣ {lu₂}I₃.DU₈-MEŠ a-na {m}an-ti-ʾi-ku-su | |
| 2 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ E₂ ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ ša₂ {m}⸢an⸣-[ti-ʾi-i-ku]-⸢su⸣ A ša₂ {m}ṭim-gi-ra-⸢te⸣-e | |
| 3 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na ⸢u₄-mu ṣa-a⸣-tu₂ šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | |
| 4 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-⸢URI₃⸣ [A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂] | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A ša₂ {m}NUMUN-[ia A ša₂ {m]}{d}60-ik-ṣur A {m}⸢lu-uš⸣-[tam-mar-{d]}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 6 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{⸢d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A ša₂⸣ {[m}{d}na-na]-⸢a-MU⸣ A {m}E₂-[BABBAR-MU-DU₃] | |
| 7 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {⸢m}{d⸣}[na-na]-⸢a-MU⸣ [UNUG{ki]}a-a | |
| 8 | {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}⸢ni⸣-[din-tu₄-{d}INANA {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA] {d}60 | |
| 9 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 {[lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA] {d}60 | |
| 10 | {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ A ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{[d}INANA {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA] {d}60 | |
| 11 | {m}tat-tan-nu A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-[TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}ŠE] | |
| 13 | U₄ 16-KAM₂ MU 133-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}ina]-⸢qi₂-bit⸣-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂⸣}[na]-din-na E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}⸢dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 2 | mu-ru-⸢qu-nu⸣ | |
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