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BiMes 24, 12 (P342218)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342218 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03698 |
| 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 |
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}{d}60-MU-GIŠ A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | Anu-šum-lišir, son of Warad-Reṣi, son (of) Uṣurshu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ re-bu-u₂ ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 6-KAM₂ | By his own free will, his prebend is one-fourth of a day in one day on the 6th day |
| 3 | {lu₂}KU₄ E₂{u₂-tu₂} u {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂{u₂-tu₂} ina E₂ {giš}KIRI₆ hal-lat ina E₂ HUN.GA₂.NI | The enterer of the house and the šēpê-priest in the house of the orchard, half in the House of Hireling, |
| 4 | E₂ {d}GAŠAN-EDIN IGI(PI) {d}GAŠAN-EDIN u DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-šu₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | The house of Bēl-šadû, the entrance to the house and the gods of his house, that prebend |
| 5 | ša₂ ITI{us-su} u MU.AN.NA-us-su gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e U₄.EŠ.EŠ-MEŠ | (In) the months of his reign and of his years, guqqūnû-offerings (of) rites |
| 6 | u₃ mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ it-ti | and everything that pertains to that prebend is bound with |
| 7 | {lu₂}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u EN-MEŠ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ i-ṣi | All the prebends of his and his lords are acquired. |
| 8 | u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 16 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ | and as much as there is, all of it, for 16 shekels of refined silver. |
| 9 | is-ta-tir-ra-an-nu ša₂ {m}a-lik-si-an-dar bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-⸢na⸣ | The extispicy of Alik-sîn-dar is splendid. |
| 10 | ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}tat-tan-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}na-⸢na-a⸣-[MU] | The complete price to Tattannu son of Anu-ah-iddin son of Na'emena-ēmur |
| 11 | A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-tad-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 16 ⸢GIN₂ ŠAM₂⸣ | from the Hunzu family in perpetuity. That silver, 16 shekels, is the price |
| 12 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ ina ŠU-MIN {m}tat-tan-nu ma-hir | Anu-šum-lišir received that prebend from Tattannu. |
| 13 | e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ it-tab-ba-šu-u₂ | If a claim concerning that prebend arises |
| 14 | {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ {lu₂}na-din-na-an GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-qa-ma a-⸢di⸣ | Anu-šum-lišir, the seller of that prebend, will clear it and will pay it back in full. |
| 15 | 12-TA⸣.AM₃ a-na {m}tat-tan-nu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din | Twelve-twelfths to Tattannu in perpetuity. |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [... GIŠ.ŠUB].⸢BA⸣ MU-MEŠ a-na {m}⸢tat⸣-[tan-nu] | that prebend to Tattannu |
| 2' | MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [... GIŠ.ŠUB.BA] ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ re-bu-u₂ 4 [...] | The first four lines of the prebend |
| 3' | ⸢x⸣ KI ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ ša₂ {m}tat-⸢tan⸣-[nu ...] | ... of Tattannu |
| 4' | {[m}{d]}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MU⸣ [... a]-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ [šu-u₂] | Anu-ah-ittannu in perpetuity |
| 5' | {[lu₂]}mu-kin₇ | Witnesses: |
| 6' | {[m}ša₂]-{d}60-iš-⸢šu⸣-[u₂ A ša₂ ... A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš]-⸢šu⸣-u₂ A {m}E₂.⸢KUR⸣-[za-kir] | Sha-Anu-iškun-Ea, son of [PN, descendant of] Shalmaneser (I), son of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| 7' | {[m]}DU-A [A ša₂ ... A ša₂ ...]-x A {m}kur-⸢i⸣ | Mukin-apli son of son of from the Kureie family |
| 8' | {[m]}ina-qi₂-⸢bit⸣-{[d}60 A ša₂ ... A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂]-⸢bit⸣-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-⸢u₂⸣ | Ina-qībit-Anu, son of [..., descendant of Ina]-qibi-Eštar, son (of) Hunzu-e23 |
| 9' | {[m]}NIG₂.⸢SUM⸣.[MU-{d}60 A ša₂ ... A ša₂ ...]-⸢x⸣-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | Nidintu-Anu, son of son of -ešunu, descendant of Aḫi-allutu |
| 10' | {m}{d}[... A ša ... A ša ...]-⸢x⸣ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | [... son of ...] son of [...-e]23 descendant of Hunzu |
| 11' | {m}⸢NU⸣-[TEŠ₂ A ša ... A ša ...]-⸢x⸣ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | Šulmu-eṭeti son of son of -e23 descendant of Hunzu |
| 12' | {m}{⸢d⸣}[... {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša ...] A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | E22d-E23 scribe, son of , descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| 13' | {m}⸢ki-tu⸣-{[d}60 ...]-⸢x⸣-{d}60 | Ekitu-Eštar-Anu |
| 14' | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{[d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ ...] A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | Ina-qibit-Anu, scribe, son of [PN], son of Ištar-qibīti-Anum, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 15' | UNUG{ki} {iti}BAR ⸢U₄⸣ [x]-1-KAM₂⸣ MU 162-KAM₂ {m}a-lik-si-an-dar LUGAL | Uruk, month I, day x, year 162, Alexander was king |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | Anu-mar-ittannu |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | Anu-uballit |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}DU-A | Mukin-apli |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | a kind of plant |
| 2 | {[m}NIG₂].⸢SUM.MU⸣-{[d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | [...]-{d}60 | ...-Anu |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | Ring of Enlil |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-⸢bit-{d}60 | Ina-qībit-Anu |
| l.e. i' | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {[m}ša₂]-{⸢d}60-[iš]-⸢šu-u₂⸣ | Sha-Anu-iškun |
| l.e. ii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}ki-tu-{d}60 | Kittu-Anu |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-MU-⸢GIŠ⸣ [...] | Ring of Anu-šum-lišir |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-qa-an-nu GIŠ.⸢ŠUB.BA⸣ [...] | The guarantor of the prebend |
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