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BiMes 24, 14 (P342220)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342220 |
| Museum no. | OIM A02526 |
| 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 | ⸢E₂⸣ ki-šub-ba-a KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA [qe₂-reb UNUG{ki]} | the E-house, the kišvubbâ temple, the Ishtar Gate, in Uruk |
| 2 | 30 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ [ša₂ x] | 30 cubits, the upper side on the west, next to the house of Rihat-Anu, his master, of ... |
| 3 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU 30 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA ⸢E₂⸣ | sons of Nanaya-iddin, 30 cubits long, on the east, next to the E22E23 temple |
| 4 | {m}dan-na-at-{d}GAŠAN DUMU ša₂ {m}lib-luṭ u DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}{d}na-⸢na⸣-[a-MU] | Dannat-Belti, son of Liblut and next to the storehouse of Na'emena-ea-iddin |
| 5 | {lu₂}na-din ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ 10 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.[SA₂] | The seller of that undeveloped plot: 10 cubits, the upper front on the north |
| 6 | DA E₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}DU-A 15 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA | next to the house of Labaši, son of Mukin-apli; 15 cubits, the lower front, |
| 7 | {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA SILA ša₂ GU₂ ID₂-{d}INANA ŠU.NIGIN 30 KUŠ₃ ⸢US₂⸣ [...] | the south, next to the street on the bank of the Ištar canal; a total of 30 cubits ... |
| 8 | 15 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI meš-hat ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ki-šub-ba-a ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ ...] | 15 cubits, the width, of that courtyard, the courtyard of the ēšû-house |
| 9 | i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi ša₂ {m}{d}na-⸢na-a⸣-[MU ...] | and as much as there is, all that belongs to Nabu-edinaya-iddin |
| 10 | DUMU ša₂ {m}dan-na-at-{d}GAŠAN A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | son of Dannat-Belti, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| 11 | ki-i 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ri-MEŠ ša₂ {m}a-lik-sa-an-⸢dar⸣ | 10 shekels of silver are the debts of Alexander |
| 12 | bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ {f}a-de-e-šu₂-DU₁₀.GA-ʾu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}SU{a} ⸢DAM⸣ | Adešu-ṭāb-alu daughter of Eriba, the temple administrator |
| 13 | {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-SU KI {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}[dan-na-at-{d}GAŠAN] | Ana-rabut-Anu son of Anu-eriba, with Nanaya-iddin son of Eša Danat-Belti |
| 14 | A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR GANBA qa-bi-im-ma i-šam [ŠAM₂] | from the Luštammar-Adad family. Speak, and he will get paid. |
| 15 | ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ u₃ 4-tu₂ ⸢KU₃.BABBAR a-tar⸣ [SUM-su ŠU.NIGIN] | That undeveloped plot is completed and one-fourth of the silver is given. Total |
| 16 | 10 GIN₂ 4-tu₂ KU₃.BABBAR a-di 4-tu₂ ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ [a-ki-i KA a-tar SUM{na]} | 10 1/4 shekels of silver together with 1/4 (shekel) of e-silver according to the wording of the extispicy was given. |
| 17 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 10 GIN₂ 4-tu₂ ŠAM₂ ki-[šub-ba]-⸢a-šu₂ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ⸣ | That silver, 10 1/4 shekels, the complete price of that undeveloped plot |
| 18 | ka-sap TIL-ti₃ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {[m]}dan-na-at-{d}⸢GAŠAN⸣ [ina ŠU-MIN] | The money is paid completely. Nanaya-iddin, son of Dannat-Ešarra-iqbi, has received it. |
| 19 | {f}a-de-e-šu₂-DU₁₀.GA-ʾu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}SU{a} DAM {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-SU] | Adešu-ṭāb-allu daughter of Eriba wife of Ana-rabut-Anu son of E22d-Eriba |
| 20 | ma-hir a-pil ru-gum₂-ma-a ul i-ši ul i-tur-ru-ma | He shall have no claim. They shall not return (to court) and they shall not make any claim against one another. |
| 21 | KI a-ha-miš <ul i-rag-gu-mu> ma-ti-ma ma-na-ma ša₂ E₁₁{am}ma UGU ki-šub-⸢ba-a MU-MEŠ⸣ | <(If) he is angry with one another,> nobody will come out and raise a claim concerning that undeveloped plot. |
| r | ||
| 1 | i-rag-gu-mu um-ma ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ul nam-din-⸢ma⸣ [KU₃.BABBAR ul ma-hir] | They say: “That undeveloped plot was not sold and the silver was not received.’ |
| 2 | i-qab-⸢bu-u₂⸣ {lu₂}⸢pa-qir-ra-nu KU₃.BABBAR im-hur⸣ a-di 12-⸢TA⸣.[AM₃ i-ta-nap-pal] | The envoy received the silver. He will pay back twelve times over. |
| 3 | ina ka-na-ku [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | (Sum) ... (Akk) In the sealed document ... |
| 4 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | Witnesses |
| 5 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m]}tat-tan-nu ⸢A {m⸣}E₂.KUR-⸢za⸣-[kir] | Kidin-Anu, descendant of Tattannu |
| 6 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {[m}ina]-⸢qi₂⸣-bit-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | Anu-iqišanni, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Kuri |
| 7 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m}{d]}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}AD-DU₁₀.GA | Nanaya-iddin, the ešumê-priest of Anu-ahhē-ittannu, descendant of Abu-ṭab |
| 8 | {⸢m}KAR-{d}60 [DUMU ša₂ ...]-⸢x⸣-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | Šūzub-Anu, son of ...-Ea-anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {[m}tat]-⸢tan⸣-nu A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin, son of Tat-etannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 10 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU ⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN]-⸢su⸣-E A {m}kur-i | Kidin-Anu and Anu-rēšum-iddin, the ērib-priests of Anu?-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Kuri |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-⸢GAL⸣-{[d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin, son of Ana-rabut-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| 12 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-⸢ṣur⸣ [A {m}E₂].⸢KUR-za-kir⸣ | Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ik-ešbur, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 13 | {m}ba-as-si-ia DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ ⸢A {m}E₂.KUR-za⸣-kir | Bašiya, son of Ištar-iddin-ēris, descendant of Ekur-za’ekir |
| 14 | {m}KI-{d}60-HE₂.NUN {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {⸢iti⸣}ZIZ₂ | Itti-Anu-nuhšu, the scribe, son of Anu-bel-unu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Month of Šabaṭu. |
| 15 | U₄ 20-KAM₂ MU 36-KAM₂ {m}at-ti-i-ku-su u {m}se-lu-⸢ku⸣ LUGAL-MEŠ | 20th day, 36th year of Antiochus and Seleucus (being) kings |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-⸢a⸣-MU | Nanaya-ea-iddin |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | (a kind of container) |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | Kidin-Anu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MU⸣ | Anu-ah-ittannu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu | Anu-iqišanni |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}⸢ki-din-{d⸣}60 | Eeziddin-Anu |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-⸢a-MU⸣ | Nanaya-šuma-iddin |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}KAR-{d}60 | Mušezib-Anu |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | a kind of plant |
| 2 | {m}ba-as-si-ia | Bassiya, |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | Anu-ah-ittannu |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | Anu-ah-ittannu |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | [...] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}[na-na-a-MU] {lu₂}na-din | Ring of Nanaya-iddin, seller |
| 2 | [ki-šub]-⸢ba-a MU⸣-MEŠ [...] | It is the year after the kišub priesthood |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] | a kind of plant |
| 2 | [...] | |
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