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BiMes 24, 17 (P342223)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342223 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03496 + OIM A03503 + OIM A03664 |
| 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-DIN{iṭ]} ⸢DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}[...]-⸢x A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN⸣{iṭ} A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ | Anu-uballiṭ son of E...-e... son of Anu?-ubullit} descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| 2 | [ina hu-ud] lib₃-bi-šu₂ GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA]-šu₂ [...] ⸢x⸣-lu ina DU ba-ru-u₂ ša₂ SAR | On his own accord, the ešubû-priest's ... elu-plant, when it is planted, is written. |
| 3 | [... U₄] 6-KAM₂ a-na {⸢giš}BANŠUR⸣ ša₂ {d}60 ⸢E₁₁{u₂⸣} GIN₂ 9{ʾu-u₂} {⸢uzu}ti⸣-ik-ku-MEŠ | 6th day. For the table of Anu's E22E23, 9 shekels (of silver) are for the tīqku-vessels. |
| 4 | [...] ⸢an⸣-tu₄ {d}INANA {d}na-na-a u DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢E₂⸣-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{us-su} kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e | ... Ištar, Nanaya, and all the gods of their temples for the entire month (and) for the whole year (of) guqqānu service |
| 5 | [U₄.EŠ.EŠ]-MEŠ u₃ mim-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na ⸢GIŠ⸣.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ | The rites and everything that pertains to those prebends |
| 6 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ša₂ KI ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ u₃ EN-⸢MEŠ⸣ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂ gab-bi | ... all the shares that are with his master and his master |
| 7 | [...]-zu gab-bi ša₂ ina E₂ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ UNUG{ki} ina NIG₂.GA | ... all that is in the temple of the gods, in Uruk, in property |
| 8 | {[d}60 ...]-⸢ku⸣-šu₂ u₃ ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-⸢a⸣-šu₂ ⸢KI⸣{ti₃} E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} | Anu, ..., and E-šuba-ea-e-a-ti, the temple of Adad that is inside Uruk |
| 9 | [x KUŠ₃ US₂] ⸢AN{u₂⸣} {tu₁₅}MAR.⸢TU⸣ DA SILA ⸢rap⸣-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL | [x cubits, the length] of the Euphrates (and) the Amorites, next to its street, the thoroughfare of the gods and the king. |
| 10 | [x KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂]} {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-[DIN]{⸢iṭ⸣} | x cubits, the lower length on the east, next to the house and its environs, belonging to Anu-uballiṭ |
| 11 | [DUMU] ⸢ša₂ {m}ni⸣-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}{⸢d⸣}30-TI-ER₂ 12 [KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA] | son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni; 12 cubits, the upper width |
| 12 | {[tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU] ⸢DA E₂ u₃⸣ mu-ṣu-⸢u₂ ša₂⸣ ki-šub-ba-a ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ ...] | The south wind, the “house-of-the-mound’, the house of the šubû-priestess, the inside of the courtyard, the courtyards |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ nu ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... not ... |
| 2' | [... ki-šub]-ba-a-šu₂ ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ | ... its corners (are) my ešumes |
| 3' | [... i-ṣi u ma-a]-⸢du⸣ ma-la ba-⸢šu⸣-u₂ gab-bi | ... and as much as there is, all of it |
| 4' | [a-na ... KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ri-MEŠ ša₂ {m]}⸢an-ti-ʾi⸣-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ | for silver, the pure one, the loyal ones of Eanti-ali-Ekusu, the good one |
| 5' | [a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na ...]-⸢su⸣ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | for the complete price to -esu-e, son of Šapik-allutu, in perpetuity. |
| 6' | [it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ ... GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ u₃] E₂ u ki-⸢šub⸣-ba-a-MEŠ MU-MEŠ | That silver, that , that prebend, and that house and courtyard |
| 7' | {[m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} ina ŠU-MIN ... ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa]-⸢ri⸣ ana muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.<BA>-⸢MEŠ ŠUK-HI⸣.A E₂ | Anu-uballiṭ has received from . If a claim concerning the prebends, the rations of the house |
| 8' | [u ki-šub-ba-a-MEŠ ...] ⸢x⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢x x x a-di⸣ 12-TA-AM₃ | and the warehouses of E-e-Anu, son of Anu-e..., 12 each |
| 9' | [...] ⸢ina GIŠ⸣.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ ŠUK-HI.A E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a-MEŠ | ... in the prebends, rations of the house and the environs |
| 10' | [...]-{⸢d}60 A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu | ...-Anu, son of Šūzub-altu, in perpetuity. |
| 11' | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇ ... DUMU ša₂ ... A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu]-⸢u₂⸣-tu₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | Witnesses: , son of , descendant of Šūzub-Eutu; Kidin-Anu son of Anu-mukin-apli |
| 12' | [A ... {m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | descendant of Anu-ēšu-iddin, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant (of) Lutammar-Adad |
| 13' | [... ...]-⸢x DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}KAR-{d}60 A {m}lu-<uš>-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | ...-e22, son of Šūzub-Anu, descendant of Lushtammar-Adad |
| 14' | [... ...]-⸢x DUMU ša₂ {m⸣}{d}60-MU-GIŠ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | ... son of E23 Anu-šum-lišir, descendant of Hunzu |
| 15' | [... ...]-⸢x DUMU ša₂ {m}{li⸣}GIŠ A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | ..., son of Lišu, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| 16' | [... DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A {m}hun-zu-u | son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Hunzu |
| 17' | [...] UNUG{ki} {iti}NE | ... Uruk, month of Abu |
| 18' | [... ...]-⸢x⸣ LUGAL | king |
| t.e. i' | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| t.e. ii' | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | (a kind of container) |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| t.e. iii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | x a diš | ... of |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na-an GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-MEŠ; ŠUK-HI.A; E₂ <u> ki-šub-ba-⸢a⸣-[MEŠ] | The seller of the prebends, rations of the house and the storehouse |
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