BiMes 24, 24 (P342230)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342230 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03683 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | Uṣuršu-Anu, son of Kittu-Anu, son of Labaši, has voluntarily sold in perpetuity, his built house in the city quarter of the temple of Adad, which is within Uruk —— 12 cubits on the upper north long side, next to the house of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Anu and next to the narrow street, the "Thoroughfare of the People", 12 1/2 cubits on the lower long side on the south, next to the brišk partition wall that is 12 1/2 cubits on the long side and 1 1/2 cubit in width, 1/2 of which belongs to this house, and 1/2 of which belongs to the house of Nanaya-iddin, the purchaser of that house, 6 units and 4 fingers on the upper width on the north, next to the house of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Kidin-Anu, 6 5/6 units on the lower width on the east, next to the narrow street, "the Thoroughfare of the People", a total of 12 1/2 units on the long side, 6 5/6 units in the widths, is the measurement of that house; that house, as little or as much as there is, all of it, for 27 1/2 šeqels of refined silver, high quality staters of Anthiochus, for the complete price, to Nanaya-iddin, his brother, the son of Kittu-Anu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | That silver, 27 1/2 šeqels, is the complete price of that house. Uṣuršu has received it from Nanaya-iddin, his brother; he is paid. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | Should a claim concerning that house arise, Labaši, son of Kittu-Anu, son of Labaši, will clear it of claims and will pay it to Nanaya-iddin, his brother, Kittu-Anu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [16:23] o 1717– | Uṣuršu-Anu and [... bear] mutual responsibility for clearing that house |
| Top Column i [1:5] t.e. i 22– | [Ring of] Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column ii [1:5] t.e. ii 22– | [Ring of] Uṣuršu-Anu |
| Top Column iii [1:5] t.e. iii 22– | [Ring of] Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Top Column iv [1:4] t.e. iv 22– | [Ring of] Labaši |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column iv [0:3] b.e. iv 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column i [1:5] l.e. i' 22– | [Ring of] Kidin-Anu |
| Left Column ii [1:4] l.e. ii 22– | [Ring of] Nanaya-iddin |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Uṣuršu-Anu, seller of that house |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | [Ring of Labaši], guarantor |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {⸢m}u₂-ṣur⸣-šu₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}la-ba-ši ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | E₂-su ep₂-šu₂ KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-⸢reb UNUG⸣{ki} 12 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ | |
| 3 | DA E₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 u₃ DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ | |
| 4 | 12 mi-šil KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA SIG₄ a-ma-aš₂-tu₄ ša₂ 12 mi-šil KUŠ₃ | |
| 5 | US₂ u₃ 1{en} mi-šil KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mi-šil ina lib₃-bi-šu₂ a-na E₂ MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-⸢ši-du⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢u₃⸣ mi-šil ina lib₃-bi-šu₂ a-na {m}{d}⸢na-na-a⸣-MU {lu₂}ma-hi-ra-nu E₂ MU-MEŠ ik-kaš-ši-du | |
| 7 | 6 KUŠ₃ 4 ŠU.SI SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}⸢MAR.TU⸣ DA E₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}BARA₂-{d}60 | |
| 8 | 6 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ ŠU.NIGIN 12 ⸢mi-šil KUŠ₃ US₂⸣ | |
| 9 | 6 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI meš-hat E₂ ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u₃ ma-a-du ma-⸢la⸣ | |
| 10 | ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 1/3 MA.NA 7 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-⸢tir-ra⸣-[nu] | |
| 11 | ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}na-na-a-⸢MU⸣ | |
| 12 | ŠEŠ-šu₂ A ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ⸢it⸣-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA.NA 7 1/2 GIN₂ | |
| 13 | ŠAM₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}u₂-ṣur-šu₂-{d}60 ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ŠEŠ-šu₂ ma-hir | |
| 14 | e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi E₂ MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 15 | A ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}la-⸢ba-ši⸣ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ | |
| 16 | ⸢a⸣-na {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ {⸢m⸣}ki-tu-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din | |
| 17 | ⸢pu⸣-u₂-ut a-⸢ha⸣-[a]-⸢miš⸣ [a-na mu-ru]-⸢qu⸣ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ MU-MEŠ {m}u₂-⸢ṣur⸣-šu₂-{d}60 u₃ | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}u₂-ṣur-šu₂-{d}60 | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}la-ba-ši | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. i' | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}BARA₂-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}u₂-ṣur-šu₂-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {lu₂}⸢na⸣-din-na E₂ [MU-MEŠ] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}la-ba-ši] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-an-na | |
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