BRM 2, 49 (P296727)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 49 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296727 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02149 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:10] o 1o 1–o 1010 | Dumqi-Anu son of Arad-Reš son of Dumqi-Anu, gatekeeper of the property of Anu, voluntarily sold in perpetuity for 2 mina of refined silver, high quality staters of Alexander, as the complete price, to Anu-ah-ittannu son of Anu-šum-lišir son of Anu-ah-ittannu descendant of Luštammar-Adad his built house and undeveloped plot in the district of the Ištar Gate, which is in Uruk: the upper northern length (is) adjacent to that wide street "passageway of the gods and king"; the lower southern length (is) adjacent to the house of that Dumqi-Anu and (is) adjacent to the house of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Arad-Reš, the [...] and (is) adjacent to the access-way of that house; and the upper western width (is) adjacent to the street [...] does not extend; the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the broad street "passageway of the gods and king"---(this is the) total of the lengths and widths, the measurement of that house and undeveloped plot; that house and undeveloped plot---as little and as much exist, all of it. |
| Obverse [10:15] o 1111–o 1515 | Dumqi-Anu received from Anu-ah-ittannu those 2 mina of silver, the complete price of that house and undeveloped plot; he is paid. Should a claim concerning that house and undeveloped plot arise, Idat-Anu, Nidintu-Anu, and Anu-uballiṭ, whose other name is Syros, his sons, will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Anu-ah-ittannu in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [15:20] o 1616– | That Dumqi-Anu, the seller, and Idat-Anu, Nidintu-Anu, and Anu-uballiṭ, (his) sons, bear mutual responsibility for the clearing of that undeveloped plot in perpetuity. The house and undeveloped plot belong to that Anu-ah-ittannu. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Witness(es): [... son of ...] son of Anu-ah-iddin descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [... son of ...]-iddin son of Anu-mar-ittannu descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] son of [...]-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] son of Ištar-uballissu son of Ša-Anu-iššu descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] son of Anu-qišanni son of Laqip descendant of Re'u-alpi |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...]-nu son of Sumuttu-Anu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...]-uṣuršu, (whose) other name is [...]-nu son of Uṣuršu-Anu, gatekeeper of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Ina-qibit-Anu, scribe, son of Šamaš-eṭir descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk. 8th day of Simanu, year 166, Alexander (being) king. |
| 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 Lišir |
| 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 [...] |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 1l.e. i 1– | [Ring of] Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1– | [Ring of] Sumuttu-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Dumqi-Anu, the seller of that (house and undeveloped plot) |
| Right Column ii [0:4] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of that Idat-Anu, the seller of that (house and undeveloped plot) |
| Right Column iii [0:2] r.e. iii 1r.e. iii 1–r.e. iii 22 | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Right Column iv [0:2] r.e. iv 1r.e. iv 1–r.e. iv 22 | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
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}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ NIG₂.GA {d}60 ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | E₂-MEŠ ep₂-šu-u₂-tu₂ u ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} | |
| 3 | US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.⸢LU⸣ | |
| 4 | DA E₂-MEŠ ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 MU-MEŠ u DA E₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG {lu₂}⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | u DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂-MEŠ MU-MEŠ u SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA SILA [...] | |
| 6 | la a-ṣu-u₂ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL | |
| 7 | ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ E₂-MEŠ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ E₂-MEŠ | |
| 8 | u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 2 MA.NA | |
| 9 | KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}a-lik-sa-an-dar bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 10 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 11 | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 2 MA.NA ŠAM₂ | |
| 12 | E₂-MEŠ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 MU-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 13 | ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi E₂-MEŠ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 14 | it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ {m}su₂-u₂-ur-su | |
| 15 | DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-mar-raq-u₂-ma 1{en} 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} a-na | |
| 16 | u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din-nu-u₂ pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mur-ru-uq-⸢x-x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ {m}dum-qi₂]-{d}60 {lu₂}<na>-din-na-an MU-MEŠ u {m}i-dat-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {[m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ a-na {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 3 | [na-šu-u₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a] ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} MU-MEŠ | |
| 4 | [šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}... A ša₂ {m}...] A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A {m}kur-i | |
| 5 | [...] A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 6 | [x A ša₂ ...]-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 7 | [...] A ša₂ {m}[...]-x-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 8 | [x] A ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-u₂-bal-liṭ-su A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 9 | [x] A ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni A ša₂ {m}la-qip A {m}⸢SIPA⸣-GU₄ | |
| 10 | [...]-nu A ša₂ {m}su-⸢mut-tu₄⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}{⸢d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 11 | [...]-URI₃-šu₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ x-[...]-nu A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 12 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-SUR A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} {iti}SIG₄(SIG) U₄ 8-KAM₂ | |
| 13 | MU 166-⸢KAM₂⸣ {[m]}⸢a-lik⸣-sa-an-dar LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{li}GIŠ | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-⸢AD-URI₃⸣ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢NIG₂⸣.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-⸢a⸣-MU | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {lu₂}⸢na-din⸣-na-an MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}i-dat-{d}60 | |
| 3 | {lu₂}na-din-na-an-MEŠ MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| r.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
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