BRM 2, 44 (P296722)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296722 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02144 |
| 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 [0:15] o 1o 1–o 1515 | Labaši son of Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Labaši descendant of Ekur-zakir voluntarily (agrees) there shall be no lawsuit, legal proceeding or claim of any kind concerning the bīt ritti and its developed second story that is at the gate of the entrance of the Irigal that is at the bolted gate which is set at the projection:the upper northern length adjacent to the projection of that Irigal; lower southern length is adjacent to the projection of that Irigal; upper western width adjacent to the projection of that Irigal; the lower eastern width adjacent to face of the street of that bolted gate, "The passageway of the people" and to the accessway of that bīt ritti and its second story; total of long sides and the short sides (equal) the measurement of that bīt ritti and that second story --- in consideration of the tablet of sale which he returned in the name of that Lābāši, which Anu-ah-ittannu son of Rihat-Anu put into the hand of Ša-Anu-iššu and Kidin-Anu, his brother, son of Nidintu-Anu son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Ekur-zākir, on the 18th day of Kislimu, year 153. It is with that Anu-ah-ittannu son of Rihat-Anu in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [15:21] o 1616– | That Labaši shall not have authority to dispose of the property. With respect to that house and roofed second story, he shall not give it as a gift, a marriage gift or a business arrangement to anyone else at all apart from Anu-ah-ittannu. If he gave it or will give it, it shall not be valid. |
| Reverse [2:10] r 33–r 1010 | And if that Labaši or his sons or anyone else raises an objection concerning that Labaši and that bīt qāti and its roofed second story with that Anu-ah-ittannu, there shall be no law suit or objection, and he will give 2 mina high-quality refined silver to Anu-ah-ittannu son of Rihat. That bīt qāti and its roofed second storey belongs to Anu-ah-ittannu son of Rihat-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu, the gardû, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Witness(es): Mukin-apli son of Anu-ikṣur son of Kidin Anu descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Zeriya son of Anu-ušallim son of Nanaya-iddin; Anu-uballiṭ son of Tanittu-Anu son of Balaṭu; and Balaṭu son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Balaṭu, (all) descendants of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Zeriya son of Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Zeriya descendant of Gimil-Anu; Anu-belšunu son of Tanittu-Anu son of Anu-belšunu son of Nikarchos descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Anu-ikṣur son of Kidin-Anu son of Anu-ikṣur descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | Tattantu son of Anu-ah-iddin son of Rihat-Anu descendant of Imbi-Anu |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk, 25th day of Ayyaru. Year 154 Demetrios (being) king |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Mukin-apli |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of ... |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of ... |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-ikṣur |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of ... |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Zeriya |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 11–r.e. 33 | Ring of that Labaši who released claims for that bīt qāti and its roofed second story to Anu-ah-ittannu in perpetuity. |
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.KU₅ u ra-ga-mu ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ | |
| 2 | {m}⸢NU⸣-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 3 | a-na muh-hi E₂ ŠU-MIN u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ DU₃{uš}tu₄ ša₂ ina KA₂ ne₂-re-bi | |
| 4 | ša₂ {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL ša₂ ina KA₂ sik-kat₂ ša₂ ina {e₂}ku-bur-ru-u₂ ŠUB{di}at | |
| 5 | US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA {e₂}ku-bur-ru-u₂ ša₂ {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL MU-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ⸢US₂⸣ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA {e₂}ku-bur-ru-u₂ ša₂ {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL MU-MEŠ | |
| 7 | SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA {e₂}ku-bur-ru-u₂ ša₂ {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL MU-MEŠ | |
| 8 | SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA IGI SILA ša₂ KA₂ sik-kat₂ MU-MEŠ mu-taq | |
| 9 | UN-MEŠ u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ MU-MEŠ ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ | |
| 10 | u SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ ŠU-MIN u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 11 | a-na tar-ṣi ša₂ {im}DUB GANBA ša₂ i-tur-ru ina šu-mu | |
| 12 | ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ MU-MEŠ ša₂ i-pu-uš {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 | |
| 13 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ u {m}BARA₂-{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 | |
| 14 | A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir ina {iti}GAN U₄ 18-KAM₂ MU 153-KAM₂ it-ti | |
| 15 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} MU-MEŠ A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ia-a-nu | |
| 16 | ⸢ul⸣ i-šal-laṭ-ṭu-ma {m}NU-TEŠ₂ MU-MEŠ a-na muh-hi E₂ ŠU-MIN u E₂ ru-gu-bu(RA) | |
| 17 | [MU]-MEŠ a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-na ri-mut-u₂-tu₂ a-na nu-dun-un-u₂-nu | |
| 18 | [a]-⸢na⸣ DU₃{uš} A₂.AŠ₂ a-na {lu₂}man-am ša₂-nam-ma gab-bi ina mim-ma | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ša₂-nam-ma gab-bi e-lat a-na {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} ul id-din | |
| 2 | u NU i-nam-din u ki-i id-din u ki-i(KUR) it-tan-nu ul GUB{zu} | |
| 3 | u ki-i ha-ra-ra {m}NU-TEŠ₂ u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ MU-MEŠ u {lu₂}man-am | |
| 4 | gab-bi a-na muh-hi pa-ni ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ MU-MEŠ a-na muh-hi E₂ ŠU-MIN | |
| 5 | MU-MEŠ u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ it-ti {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} MU-MEŠ | |
| 6 | i-te-ep-pu-uš ša₂ la DI.KU₅ u NU ha-ra-ra 2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 7 | qa-lu-u₂ bab-ba-nu-u₂ a-na {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 MU-MEŠ | |
| 8 | i-nam-din u E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ | |
| 9 | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}ga-ar-du-u₂-a a-na u₄-mu | |
| 10 | ṣa-a-tu₂ ši-i-ti | |
| 11 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}DU-A A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 12 | {m}NUMUN-ia A ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ | |
| 13 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}DIN u {m}DIN A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}DIN | |
| 14 | A-MEŠ {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}NUMUN-ia A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ | |
| 15 | {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}ŠU-{d}60 {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 16 | A ša₂ {m}ni-iq-ar-qu-u₂-su A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A ša₂ | |
| 17 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A ša₂ {m}kur-i {m}tat-tan-nu A ša₂ | |
| 18 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}im-bi-{d}60 | |
| 19 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} | |
| 20 | {iti}GU₄ U₄ 25-KAM₂ MU 154-KAM₂ {m}de-e-me₂-ṭi-ri-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}DU-A | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}{d}60-ik-ṣur | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NUMUN-⸢ia⸣ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NU-TEŠ₂ MU-MEŠ ša₂ zu-u₂-ku | |
| 3 | ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ i-pu-uš | |
| 4 | a-na {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
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