BRM 2, 48 (P296726)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 48 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296726 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02148 |
| 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 [0:14] o 1o 1–o 1414 | Anu-mar-ittannu son of Kidin-Anu son of Tanittu-Anu descendant of Hunzu, voluntarily sold his bīt qāti and his built two-story house which is in the courtyard of the north gate of the Irigal: the upper long northern side (is) adjacent to the partition wall of the mudbrick building of the upper part of the Irigal; the lower long southern side (is) adjacent to the bīt qāti of Anu-mar-ittannu, the seller of that bīt qāti, and adjacent to the access-way of that bīt qāti, and the courtyard and access-way which is between them; the upper western width (is) adjacent to the bīt qāti of Mušallim-Anu son of Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Hunzu; the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the bīt qāti of Nikolaos son of Apollonides; [Thus is the total] measurements of lengths and widths of that bīt qāti and two-story house; that bīt qāti and two-story house---as little and as much exist, all of it---for one mina (and) 15 shekels of refined silver, high quality staters of Demetrios, as the complete price, to Dumqi-Anu son of Arad-Reš son of Dumqi-Anu, who is of the prebendary organization of the temple of gods of Uruk, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [14:24] o 1515– | That silver, one mina (and) 15 shekels, the price of that bīt qāti and two-story house, Anu-mar-ittannu received from Dumqi-Anu; he is paid. Should a claim concerning that bīt qāti arise, Kidin-Anu, his son, will clear it of claims, and he will pay the 12-fold penalty to Dumqi-Anu in perpetuity. Anu-mar-ittannu and Kidin-Anu, his son, bear shared responsibility for the clearing of that bīt qāti and two-story house for Dumqi-Anu in perpetuity. That bīt qāti and two-story house from above belong to Dumqi-Anu, son of Arad-Reš, son of Dumqi-Anu, who is of the prebendary organization of the temple of the gods of Uruk, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Witnesses: Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Kidin-Anu son of Anu-ah-ušabši descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-ah-iddin and Anu-zer-iddin sons of Nanaya-iddin son of Anu-mar-ittannu descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Anu-ab-uṣur son of Anu-uballiṭ son of Anu-ahhe-iddin descendant of Ah'utu; Ina-qibit-Anu son of Dumqi-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Nidintu-Ištar son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu; Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nidintu-Ištar son of Anu-mar-ittannu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Anu-mar-ittannu son of Sumuttu-Anu son of Anu-mar-ittannu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Ina-qibit-Anu, scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk. 1st day of Arahšamnu, year 160, Demetrios (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| 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-mar-ittannu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | Ring of Anu-zer-iddin |
| Right Column i [0:4] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1–r.e. i 44 | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu, the seller of that bīt qāti |
| Right Column ii [0:2] r.e. ii 11–r.e. ii 22 | Ring of Kidin-Anu, his son, guarantor (of) that <bīt qāti> |
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-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN-su u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ DU₃{uš}u₂-tu₂ ša₂ ina TUR₃ | |
| 3 | ša₂ KA₂ {tu₁₅}2 ša₂ {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA {im}a-ma-aš₂-tu₄ | |
| 4 | ša₂ {e₂}SIG₄ muh(BAD-)hi ša₂ {e₂}IRI₁₂.GAL MU-MEŠ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ ŠU-MIN | |
| 5 | ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} {lu₂}na-din-na-an E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ u DA mu-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 6 | ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ u TUR₃ u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ bi-rit-šu₂-nu SAG.KI AN.TA | |
| 7 | {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ {m}GI-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 8 | SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ {m}ni-iq-qu-u₂-la-mu-u₂-su | |
| 9 | A ša₂ {m}a-pu-ul-lu-u₂-ni-de-e-su ⸢x⸣ US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-MEŠ | |
| 10 | mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ ŠU-MIN u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ ŠU-MIN u₃ | |
| 11 | E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba(NA-)šu-u₂ gab-bi | |
| 12 | a-na 1 MA.NA u₃ 15 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-an-nu ša₂ | |
| 13 | {m}de-e-meṭ-ri-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 14 | A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 ša₂ TA {lu₂}ki-niš-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ | |
| 15 | ⸢UNUG⸣{ki} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-tad-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 MA.NA 15 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ | |
| 16 | [E₂ ŠU]-⸢MIN⸣ u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} ina ŠU-MIN {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ it-tab-ba-šu-u₂ | |
| 2 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 DUMU-A.NI u₂-mar-raq-qa-ma a-di 12-TA.A-NI a-na {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 3 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ | |
| 4 | E₂ ŠU-MIN u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} u {m}BARA₂-{d}60 DUMU-A.NI | |
| 5 | a-na {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN u E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ | |
| 6 | MU-MEŠ a-di e-la-nu ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 7 | ša₂ TA {lu₂}ki-niš-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 8 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU u {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 11 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}INANA A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {lu₂}KUŠ.SAR NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 13 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}INANA A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} {lu₂}KUŠ.SAR NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 15 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} | |
| 16 | {iti}APIN U₄ 1-KAM₂ MU 160-KAM₂ {m}de-e-meṭ-ri-su LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {<m>}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m}{d⸣}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| 3 | {lu₂}[na]-din-an | |
| 4 | E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A-šu₂ | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-qa-an-nu; MU-MEŠ | |
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