BiMes 24, 16 (P342222)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342222 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03671 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:3] r 1'r 1'–r 3'3' | [...] received. He is paid. When a claim should arise [concerning ... ] Silima, his mother, [will clear and will pay the 12-fold (penalty)] to Anu-uballiṭ in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 4'4'–r 5'5' | [Illut-Anu ... and] Silima, his mother, [mutually bear responsibility] for the clearing of [that] undeveloped plot for Anu-uballiṭ [in perpetuity.] |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | That [undeveloped pl]ot belongs to Anu-uballiṭ [... descendant of Hun]zu in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [Witnesses: ...]-Anu, son of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Ahʾutu; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...]-Beltu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] descendant of Ebabbar-šum-ibni |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [... descendant of] Sin-leqi-unninni. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i' 1t.e. i 1– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i' 1b.e. i 1– | Ring of Tattannu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 1r.e. i 1– | Ring of Illut-Anu, seller of that undeveloped plot |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | Ring of Silima, his mother |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1' | [... ma]-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri | |
| 2' | [a-na muh-hi ...] ⸢it⸣-tab-šu-u₂ {f}SILIM-a AMA-šu₂ | |
| 3' | [u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a]-⸢na⸣ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 4' | [i-nam-din pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a]-⸢na⸣ mu-ur-raq ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 5' | [MU-MEŠ {m}il-lut-{d}60 ... u] {⸢f⸣}SILIM-a AMA-šu₂ a-na {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 6' | [a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ ki-šub]-⸢ba-a MU⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| 7' | [... A {m}hun]-⸢zu⸣-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 8' | [šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ ...]-{⸢d⸣}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 9' | [x DUMU ša₂ x] A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 10' | [x DUMU ša₂ x] ⸢A⸣ {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 11' | [x DUMU ša₂ x] ⸢A⸣ {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 12' | [x DUMU ša₂ x] A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 13' | [x DUMU ša₂ ...]-{d}GAŠAN A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 14' | [x DUMU ša₂ ...]-u₂ A {m}E₂-BABBAR-MU-DU₃ | |
| 15' | [x {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ x A {m]}{⸢d⸣}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} | |
| 16' | [... {m}se-lu]-⸢ku⸣ LUGAL | |
| t.e. i' | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| b.e. i' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}tat-tan-nu | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}il-lut-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂}na-din-na⸣ ki-šub-ba-a; MU-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {f}SILIM-a; AMA-šu₂ | |
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