BRM 2, 45 (P296723)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 45 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296723 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02145 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | The exchange tablet of Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu, son of Arad-Reš, who is from the priesthood of the temple of the gods of Uruk, and Nidintu-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu, son of Mattattu-Ištar, a clay worker of the temple of the gods of Uruk, voluntarily exchanged with one another in perpetuity their houses in the city quarter of the Ištar Gate, which is in Uruk, on the 30th day of Simanu, year 154, Demetrios being king. |
| Obverse [7:19] o 88–o 1919 | The upper length to the north, adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of Pašir-ba'raqa', son of Rumahipa-Bel, who is from the clay workers of the temple of the gods of Uruk, and adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of Nidintu-Anu, a fisherman; the lower length to the south, adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of that Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu, and adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Pakkan-Anu; the upper width to the west, adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of that Anu-mar-ittannu, and adjacent to the house of that Nidintu-šarri; the lower width to the east, adjacent to the undeveloped plot, the property of Anu, which belongs to that house; that house and undeveloped plot, property of Anu, as little and as much exist, all of it, this is the exchange of that Nidintu-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu, who gave it to Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu, son of Arad-Reš, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [0:6] r 1r 1–r 66 | The upper length to the north, adjacent to the narrow street, "Passageway of the People"; the lower length to the south, adjacent to the house of Ubar, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu; the upper width to the west, adjacent to the house of the sons of Ubar, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Kidin-Marduk; the lower width to the east, adjacent to the narrow street, "Passageway of the People", and the access-way of that house; that house, as little and as much exist, all of it, this is the exchange of that Idat-Anu, who gave it to that Nidintu-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [6:11] r 77–r 1111 | Concerning their exchanges, they shall not return them to one another, in perpetuity. They shall not raise a claim. Any exchange in perpetuity shall stand, and anyone who changes the agreement on this inscribed tablet shall, without a lawsuit and without an objection, pay one mina of high quality silver to the man who does not change it. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | They bear shared responsibility for the clearing of claims in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [12:19] r 1313–r 1919 | Witnesses: Nidintu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu, son of Labaši, descendant of Ah'utu. [...] son of [...]-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir [....] Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin; Anu-ah-ittannu, son of [...]-ittannu, (all) descendants of Ah'utu, and Anu-ab-uṣur [...] descendants of Ah'utu. Dumqi-Anu [...] Labaši, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of [...] Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Kuri. |
| Reverse [19:21] r 2020–r 2121 | [...]-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. 30th day of [...], year 154, Demetrios being king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i' 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii' 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Labaši |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-iddin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Dumqi-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:4] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1–r.e. i 44 | Ring of that Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of that Nidintu-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu |
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 | {[im}DUB šu]-⸢pel⸣-lu₄-tu₄ ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 2 | {[m}ARAD-{e₂]}⸢SAG⸣ ša₂ TA {lu₂}ki-niš-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} u {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| 3 | [A ša₂ {m}ri]-hat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}mat-tat-tu₄-{d}INANA {lu₂}e-⸢piš⸣ dul-lu | |
| 4 | [IM]-HI.A ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu ina E₂-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 5 | ⸢NI₂⸣-šu₂-nu ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} ina {iti}SIG-KAM₂ U₄ 30-KAM₂ | |
| 6 | MU 154-KAM₂ {m}de-e-me₂-ṭi-ri-su LUGAL KI a-ha-a-miš | |
| 7 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ uš-pel-lu₄-MEŠ | |
| 8 | US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA E₂ rit-ti NIG₂.GA {d}60 ša₂ {m}pa-ši-ir-{d}ba-ʾa-ra-qa-ʾa | |
| 9 | A ša₂ {m}ru-ma-hi-pa-{d}EN ša₂ TA {lu₂}DU₃{uš}MEŠ dul-lu IM-HI.A ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 10 | ša₂ UNUG{ki} u DA E₂ rit-ti NIG₂.GA {d}60 ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-LUGAL {lu₂}ŠU.HA US₂ KI{u₂} | |
| 11 | {tu₁₅}1 DA E₂ rit-ti NIG₂.GA {d}60 ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 MU-MEŠ | |
| 12 | u DA E₂ rit-ti NIG₂.GA {d}60 ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}pak-kan-{d}60 | |
| 13 | SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 DA E₂ rit-ti NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 14 | ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} MU-MEŠ u DA E₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-LUGAL MU-MEŠ SAG.KI | |
| 15 | KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 DA ki-šub-ba-a NIG₂.GA {d}60 ša₂ ik-kaš-ši-du | |
| 16 | a-na E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ u ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 i-ṣi | |
| 17 | u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-⸢bi an⸣-na-a šu-pel-lu₄-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 18 | ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 MU-MEŠ ⸢ša₂⸣ SUM{in} a-na {m}i-dat-{d}60 | |
| 19 | A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}2 DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}1 DA E₂ | |
| 2 | {m}u₂-bar A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}4 DA E₂ | |
| 3 | A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}u₂-bar A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A {m}BARA₂-{d}AMAR.UTU SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}3 | |
| 4 | DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi | |
| 5 | u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi an-na-a šu-pel-lu₄-u₂-tu₂ ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 | |
| 6 | MU-MEŠ ša₂ SUM{in} a-na {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 MU-MEŠ a-na u₄-mu | |
| 7 | ṣa-a-tu₂ a-na muh-hi šu-pel-lu₄-ti-šu₂-nu ul i-GUR{ru}ma | |
| 8 | KI a-ha-a-miš a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ul i-rag-gu-u₂-ma {lu₂}man-am | |
| 9 | ina šu-pel-lu₄-ti-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ GUB{zu} u {lu₂}man-am ša₂ ri-ik-su | |
| 10 | ša₂ IM ša₂-ṭa-ri an-na-a u₂-ša₂-an-nu-u₂ ša₂ la DI.KU₅ u NU la ha-ra-ra | |
| 11 | 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR bab-ba-nu-u₂ a-na a-me-lu ša₂ NU <la> u₂-ša₂-an-nu-u₂ i-nam-din | |
| 12 | pu-u₂-ut mu-ru-ur-qu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ a-na a-ha-a-miš na-šu-u₂ | |
| 13 | {⸢lu₂}mu⸣-kin₇ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}<NU>-TEŠ₂ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 14 | [...] A ša₂ {m}[...]-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 15 | [... {m}NIG₂].⸢SUM⸣.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ | |
| 16 | [...] x-⸢MU⸣{nu} A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu u {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢iṭ⸣ A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 18 | [... {m]}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ | |
| 19 | [... {m}{d]}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}kur-i | |
| 20 | [...]-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} | |
| 21 | [...]-⸢KAM₂⸣ U₄ 30-KAM₂ <MU> 154-KAM₂ {<m}de-e-me₂-ṭi-ri-su LUGAL> | |
| t.e. i' | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| t.e. ii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NU-TEŠ₂ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}dum-qi₂-{⸢d⸣}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ | |
| 3 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 4 | MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| 2 | A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 MU-MEŠ | |
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