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BRM 2, 53 (P296731)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 2, 53 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296731 |
| Museum no. | MLC 02153 |
| 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 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[m}ni-ka-nu-ur₂] ⸢A⸣ ša₂ {m}de-e-mu-uq-ra-te-e ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | Nikanur, the eša priest of Dēmuqratu, in his joy |
| 2 | {[f}a-ra]-⸢hu⸣-na-ʾa GEME₂-su ša₂ ⸢ta⸣-tur-ru DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ MU 5 MU-MEŠ | Ara-eḫu-e-nala, his female slave of Eta'eturru, daughter of 5 years |
| 3 | [a-na] ⸢muh⸣-hi bul-ṭu ša₂ LUGAL a-na muh-hi bul-ṭu ša₂ IM-šu₂ | For the king's ear, for the ear of his tablet |
| 4 | [a-na] ⸢muh⸣-hi bul-ṭu ša₂ UN-MEŠ u a-na muh-hi bul-ṭu ša₂ | for the ešumuḫi-allocation of the people's rations and on account of that ration |
| 5 | [...]-šu₂ a-na DU₃-uš dul-lu₄ IM-HI.A ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ | ... to do work on the walls of the temple of the gods |
| 6 | ⸢UNUG{ki⸣} a-na {d}60 u an-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} | Uruk for Anu and Antu and the great gods of Uruk |
| 7 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din ul i-šal-ṭu-ma | He has given it in perpetuity, he will not raise a claim. |
| 8 | {m}ni-ka-nu-ur₂ MU-MEŠ u₃ man-am gab-bi ana muh-[hi] | that Nikanur, and who among all |
| 9 | pa-ni-šu₂ {f}a-ra-hu-na-ʾa MU-MEŠ a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-⸢na⸣ | that Araḫunala for silver |
| 10 | ri-mu₁₂-u₂-ut a-na nu-dun-nu-u₂ a-na DU₃{uš} | “Rīmuštu, to the nudunnû-priestess, to make |
| 11 | ṣu-bu-u₂-tu₂ a-na maš-kan-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na man-⸢am⸣ | šubūtu-disease to mašakannûtu, to whomever |
| 12 | ša₂-na-am a-na da-ni-šu₂ e-lat a-na E₂ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ša₂] | That one for his life, above that for the temple of the gods |
| 13 | UNUG{ki} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ u₃ ki-i it-tan-nu a-[na] | Uruk in perpetuity, and if he has given to |
| 14 | man-am ša₂-na-am ul u₂-šu-zu u₃ i-nam-din ⸢x⸣ [...] | No one knows him, and he will give ... |
| 15 | [...] ša₂ la di-i-ni u ⸢la ha⸣-[ra]-ra 1 MA.NA KU₃.⸢GI⸣ | ... who does not litigate, and may he not take away 1 mina of gold |
| 16 | a-na E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} {⸢f⸣}[a]-ra-hu-na-ʾa ša₂ | to the temple of the gods of Uruk Araḫunala |
| r | ||
| 1 | E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ši-i-tu₄ {f}a-ra-⸢hu-na⸣-[ʾa a-na DU₃-uš] | That temple of the gods, Araḫunaeala, to build |
| 2 | dul-lu₄ IM-HI.A ša₂ E₂ ⸢DINGIR-MEŠ⸣ ša₂ ⸢UNUG⸣ [...] | The work on the brickwork of the temple of the gods, the chapel of the ... |
| 3 | ši-i-tu₄ {⸢lu₂}mu⸣-[kin₇] | Received by E-lu-e-kin |
| 4 | {⸢m}up⸣-pu-lu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E [...] | E22mupulu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| 5 | {m}a-ri-is-tu-un A ša₂ {m}di-ip-pa-tu-su [...] | Ariston, son of Diophantos |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}[...] | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Eša |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}[...] | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin, son [of Anu]-balassu-iqbi, son of |
| 8 | {m}na-ʾa-ra-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}MAŠ A ša₂ {m}a-⸢ri-x⸣ [...] | Nara-Anu, son of Rihat-Ninurta, descendant of Apli- |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}DU₁₀.GA-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A {m}[...] | Anu-mar-ittannu son of Ṭab-Anu descendant of Anu |
| 10 | {[m}ṭu]-pa-a A ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}re-eš | Tupaya son of Ana-rabut-Anu son of Warad-Reš |
| 11 | [...] {⸢lu₂⸣}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}NE | ... scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Month of Abu. |
| 12 | [... MU] 180 {m⸣}ar-sak-ʾu u {f}ri-⸢ʾi⸣-nu AMA-šu₂ LUGAL-MEŠ | year 180, kings Arsaces and Rī-Elanu, his mother. |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {[m}a-ri]-is-tu-un | Aristun |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}⸢up⸣-[pu-lu] | Eupulu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | Anu-mar-ittannu |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}⸢ṭu⸣-pa-⸢a⸣ | Eṭupa-ea, |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | Anu-ah-ittannu |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-[MU{nu]} | Anu-ah-ittannu |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {[m}ni-ka-nu-ur₂] | Nikanur |
| 3 | {lu₂}na-din-na | the seller |
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