BiMes 24, 09 (P342215)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | BiMes 24, 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342215 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03681 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, 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 Weisberg, David B. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1'1'–o 4'4' | ... [...] in perpetuity. [...] that pertain [...] and Anu-belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu, they belong (to them) in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [4:7] o 5'5'–o 7'7' | In perpetuity, there will be not be any lawsuit or proceeding or claim (on the part) of Sumuttu-Anu, son of Kittu-Anu, the carpenter, concerning the tablet of the price(s) of that neck-cut and (concerning) that neck-cut (that is) with Anu-uballiṭ and Anu-belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu. |
| Obverse [7:18] o 8'8'– | Nidintu-Anu, son of Kittu-Anu shall not have power of disposal (concerning) and he did not transfer and is not transferring the tablet of the price(s) of that neck-cut or that neck-cut, for silver, as a gift, as a marriage gift, or as a business venture for any reason to anyone else apart from Anu-uballiṭ and Anu-belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu. (But) if he transferred (it) or should transfer (it), it will not be entered. It (is) the tablet of the price(s) of that neck-cut and of that neck-cut of Anu-uballiṭ and Anu-belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Witnesses: [...], descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [... descendant of Luštammar]-Adad. Labaši, son of Mannu-iqapu |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [... descendant of Ah']utu. Kidin-Anu |
| Reverse [12:47] r 1313– | [... descendant of] Hunzu |
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' | ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | A {<m>}U₂-bar ša₂ ik-kaš-ši-du ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | u {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ⸢a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂⸣-nu | |
| 5' | mim-ma dib-bi DI.KU₅ u₃ ra-ga-mu ša₂ {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | |
| 6' | {m}ki-tu-{d}60 {lu₂}NAGAR a-na muh-hi {im}DUB GANBA-MEŠ ša₂ {uzu}ti-ik-ku | |
| 7' | MU-MEŠ u₃ {uzu}ti-ik-ku MU-MEŠ KI {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} u {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 8' | DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ia-a-nu ul i-šal-laṭ-ma | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[m}su]-⸢mut⸣-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 {im}DUB GANBA-MEŠ ša₂ {uzu}ti-ik-ku | |
| 2 | MU-MEŠ u₃ {uzu}ti-ik-ku MU-MEŠ a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-na ri-mut | |
| 3 | a-na nu-dun-nu-u₂ a-na e-peš ṣu-bu-tu ina mim-ma gab-bi | |
| 4 | a-na {lu₂}man-am-ma ša₂-nam-ma gab-bi e-lat {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} u {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 5 | DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 ul id-din u₃ ul i-nam-din u₃ ki-i | |
| 6 | id-din ⸢u₃ ki-i⸣ it-tan-nu ul GUB{zu} {im}DUB GANBA-MEŠ | |
| 7 | ša₂ {uzu}⸢ti⸣-[ik-ku MU-MEŠ] ⸢u₃⸣ {uzu}ti-ik-ku MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 8 | u {⸢m}{d}60-[EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄]-{⸢d⸣}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | |
| 9 | ⸢a⸣-[na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂] | |
| 10 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇ x DUMU ša₂ x]-⸢nu⸣ A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 11 | [x DUMU ša₂ x A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar]-{⸢d⸣}IŠKUR {m}NU-TEŠ₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}man-nu-i-qa-pu | |
| 12 | [x DUMU ša₂ x A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu]-u₂-tu {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 13 | [x DUMU ša₂ x] ⸢x⸣ [x DUMU ša₂ x A {m]}⸢hun⸣-zu-u₂ | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢dum⸣-qi₂-{d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NU-TEŠ₂ | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DU-A | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-[...] | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 2 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}ki]-⸢tu⸣-{d}60 {lu₂}NAGAR | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.