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BiMes 24, 23 (P342229)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342229 |
| Museum no. | OIM A02523 |
| 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-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}re-eš A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ ina hu-ud ⸢lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂ ep₂-šu₂⸣ | Anu-ab-uṣur son of Warad-Reš son of Dumqi-Anu the gatekeeper by his own free will built a house |
| 2 | NIG₂.GA {d}60 sip-pi rak-su E₂ ru-gu-bu {⸢giš}IG⸣ {giš}sik-kat kun-nu ⸢ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL⸣ [...] | Property of Anu, the shepherd, the rugubu-priest of the house, the door and the door bolt are secured. The eša-priestess in the place of the gate |
| 3 | ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA te-me-en NIG₂.GA {d}60 ⸢ša₂ kun-nu x IGI{mar⸣} [...] | In Uruk, the upper length on the north, next to the foundation of the property of Anu, the eša-house, established ... |
| 4 | US₂ KI{⸢u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈⸣.LU DA SILA qat₂-nu mu-taq-qa UN-MEŠ SAG.⸢KI AN.TA⸣ {[tu₁₅}MAR.TU] | the lower side on the south, next to the narrow street, the thoroughfare of the people; the upper part on the west |
| 5 | ⸢DA x⸣ [...]-⸢x-x {lu₂}I₃⸣.DU₈ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}⸢KUR⸣.[RA] | ... the gatekeeper, the lower front on the east |
| 6 | [DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq] DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL ⸢ŠU.NIGIN⸣ US₂ ⸢u SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU⸣-[MEŠ] | next to the broad street, the thoroughfare of the gods and the king; a total of two lengths, the width equals the width of that house. |
| 7 | [i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma]-⸢la ba⸣-šu-⸢u₂ gab-bi⸣ a-na 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.⸢BABBAR⸣ [qa-lu-u₂] | and as much as there was, all of it was sold for 1/3 mina of refined silver. |
| 8 | [is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m]}se-lu-⸢ku bab⸣-[ba]-⸢nu⸣-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ ⸢TIL⸣-[MEŠ] | The extispicy which Seleucus for the complete price |
| 9 | [a-na {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A ša₂ {m]}⸢ṭim⸣-gi-ra-[te-e A ša₂ {m]}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu⸣-[u₂-tu] | To Anti-ali-kusu, son of Ētum-egirate, son (of) Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Šû-alutu |
| 10 | [...] ⸢E₂ MU-MEŠ x x⸣ [...] | ... those houses |
| r | ||
| 1' | {lu₂}I₃.DU₈-MEŠ [... a]-⸢na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄⸣ na-šu-u₂ | The gatekeepers ... the day of the ṣātu-festival |
| 2' | E₂ MU-MEŠ ⸢ša₂ {m}an⸣-[ti-ʾi-i]-⸢ku-su⸣ A ša₂ {m}ṭim-gi-ra-te-e A <ša₂> {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | That house belongs to Anu-eti-ali-ekussu-iqbi, son of Imgirate, descendant of Anu |
| 3' | A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-⸢na u₄-mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | descendant of Šūzub-Arutu. That day, he is captured. |
| 4' | {lu₂}⸢mu-kin₇⸣ | Witnesses: |
| 5' | {m}ina-⸢qi₂-bit⸣-{d}60 A ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}{[d]}60-AD⸣-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | Ina-eqibit-Anu, son of Ea-ab-uṣur, son (of) Anu-mar-ittannu descendant of Hunzu |
| 6' | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur ⸢A ša₂⸣ {m}NUMUN-⸢ia⸣ A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-ik-ṣur⸣ A {m}⸢lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR⸣ | Anu-ikṣur descendant of Zeriya |
| 7' | {m}{d}na-na-⸢a⸣-MU A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}E₂-⸢BABBAR-MU⸣-DU₃ | Nanaya-ea-iddin son of Sha-Anu-išši son of Nanaia-Iddin descendant of Ebabbar-şpi-ibni |
| 8' | {m}⸢il-lut⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {lu₂}⸢UNUG⸣{ki}a-a | Eillut-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Nanaya-iddin, the Urukean |
| 9' | {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄-{d}INANA⸣ {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.⸢GA {d}60 | Arad-Ninurta son of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nidintu-Ištar the interpreter scribe of the property |
| 10' | {m}ki-din-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.⸢GA⸣ {[d}60 | Kidin-Anu son of Anu-rēš-iddin son of Kidin Anu interpreter scribe of the property (of) Anu |
| 11' | {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ A ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 | Warad-Ninurta son of Nidintu-Anu son of Ninditu-Ištar interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| 12' | {m}tat-tan-nu A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}I₃.DU₈ | Tattannu son of Uṣuršu-Anu descendant of Labaši, gatekeeper |
| 13' | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {⸢iti}ŠE⸣ | Anu-belšunu, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Tishri (VII). |
| 14' | U₄ 16-KAM₂ MU 133-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku ⸢LUGAL⸣ | 16th day, year 133, Seleucus (being) king |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | Kidin-Anu |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}⸢ARAD⸣-{d}MAŠ | Ea-šar-Ea-Ninurta |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ | Urdu-Ninurta |
| b.e. i' | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}[...] | PN |
| b.e. ii' | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur | Anu-ikṣur |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢ina⸣-[qi₂-bit-{d}60 | Ina-eqibit-Anu |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}tat-tan-nu | Tattannu |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa x] | eqa-plant |
| 2 | [...] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}⸢dum-qi₂⸣-{d}60 | Ring of Edumqi-Ea |
| 2 | [...] | |
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