BiMes 24, 25 (P342231)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 25 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342231 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03685 |
| 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 [0:22] o 1o 1– | There will be no lawsuit, legal proceeding or claim of any kind on the part of Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Anu-belšunu, son of Nikarchos, descendant of Ahʾutu, with regard to the one-third share in the house and building plot, the part of Anu-zer-iddin, ... son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nikarchos, descendant of Ah'utu ...., which is in the district of the temple of Lugalira, which is within Uruk — the upper long side on the north is adjacent to the street leading down to the Ištar canal; the lower long side on the south is adjacent to the narrow street leading down to the Ištar canal; the upper short side on the west is adjacent to the narrow street, the thoroughfare of the people; the lower short side on the east is adjacent to the house of Anu-ab-utir, son of Nikarchos, descendant of Ah'utu and is adjacent to the other houseparts; the total of the long sides and the short sides are the measured area of that house and its building plot, that house and its building plot, less or more, as much as there is, all of it --- against Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nikarchos, descendant of Ah'utu, in perpetuity. In view of the fact that that Anu-belšunu previously, during the month Ayaru of the year 148 SE, bought the one-third share in the finished house and its building plot from his brother Anu-zer-iddin in the name of that Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, that Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-ah-ittannu has no power of disposition, and he did not give and will not give the one-third part in the house and its building plot for silver, as a gift, as a dowry, for disposal, for any reason to anyone else, except Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin. And if he has given or shall give, they will not stand by it and he shall make restitution. That Anu-balassu-iqbi shall give without legal proceedings and without contestation 1 mina of refined silver to that Anu-belšunu. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | The one-third share of this Anu-zer-iddin in that finished house and its building plot is (property of) Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nikarchos, descendant of Ah'utu, for ever. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witnesses: Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Lišir, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ah'utu |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Anu-belšunu, son of Tanittu-Anu, son of Labaši, descendant of Ah'utu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Ah'utu |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Zeriya, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Zeriya, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Dumqi-Anu, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Šamaš-eṭir, son of Anu-ittannu, son of Anu-ušallim, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Ina-qibit-Anu, the scribe, son of Labaši, son of Lišir, descendant of Gimil-Anu. (Written in) Uruk. Tašritu 6, year 155, Demetrio[s was king]. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of [Kidin]-Anu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-balassu-[iqbi] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i' 11– | [Ri]ng of Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | [Ri]ng of [Anu]-ah-ittannu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Right Column i [0:2] r.e. i' 11–r.e. i' 22 | [Ring of] that [Anu-balas]su-iqbi, [son of Anu-ah-ittannu] |
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 | [mim-ma dib-bi] ⸢DI⸣.KU₅ u ra-ga-mu [ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂] | |
| 2 | {[m]}{d}60-EN-šu₂-⸢nu DUMU ša₂⸣ {m}ni-⸢iq-ar-qu⸣-[su ana muh-hi šal-šu₂ ina E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a] | |
| 3 | ⸢HA⸣.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ⸢A⸣ [ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ ...] ⸢A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu⸣ | |
| 4 | ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {⸢m⸣}[ni-iq-ar-qu-su ... ina E₂ u₃] ⸢ki-šub⸣-ba-a | |
| 5 | ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}⸢LUGAL.IR₉.RA⸣ [ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki]} ⸢US₂ AN{u₂⸣} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA ⸢SILA⸣ | |
| 6 | mu-rad ID₂-{d}INANA US₂ [KI]{⸢u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈⸣.[LU] DA SILA [SIG] ⸢mu-rad ID₂-{d⸣}[INANA] | |
| 7 | SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}⸢MAR.TU DA SILA SIG⸣ [mu-taq] ⸢UN-MEŠ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅⸣}[KUR.RA] | |
| 8 | DA ⸢E₂⸣ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR A ša₂ {m}ni-⸢iq⸣-ar-⸢qu-su A {m}ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-tu ⸢u₃ DA⸣ | |
| 9 | E₂-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂-nu-u₂-tu₂ ŠU.NIGIN ⸢US₂-MEŠ⸣ u ⸢SAG.KI-MEŠ⸣ mi-⸢ših-tu₄ E₂ u₃ ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂⸣ | |
| 10 | MU-MEŠ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-⸢šu-u₂⸣ gab-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 11 | it-ti {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}ni-iq-ar-qu-su ⸢A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu⸣ | |
| 12 | a-na u₄-⸢mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ ia-a-nu a-na ⸢tar⸣-ṣa ša₂ TA IGI-a-am ina {iti}⸢GU₄⸣ [U₄] 6-KAM₂ | |
| 13 | ša₂ MU 148-KAM₂ šal-šu₂ ina E₂ ep₂-šu₂ u₃ ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-⸢nu MU-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 14 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU ŠEŠ-šu₂ ⸢ina MU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E MU-MEŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MU⸣{nu} | |
| 15 | a-na KU₃.BABBAR ⸢im-hur⸣ ul ⸢i-šal⸣-laṭ-ma {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E MU-MEŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| 16 | ⸢šal⸣-šu₂ ina E₂ ⸢u₃ ki-šub⸣-ba-a-⸢šu₂⸣ MU-MEŠ a-na KU₃.BABBAR a-na ri-mut-tu₂ a-na | |
| 17 | [nu]-dun-nu-u₂ a-na e-peš AŠ₂ gab-bi a-na {lu₂}man-am | |
| 18 | [ša₂]-⸢nam⸣-ma gab-bi e-lat {m}{⸢d}60-EN-šu₂-nu ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ul id-din u₃ ul i-nam-din] ⸢ki⸣-i id-din u₃ ki-i it-ta-din | |
| 2 | [ul GUB]{⸢zu⸣}ma i-nam-din {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E MU-MEŠ ša₂ la DI.KU₅ | |
| 3 | [u la ha]-⸢ra-ra⸣ 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ a-na {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu MU-MEŠ | |
| 4 | [šal]-šu₂ HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU MU-MEŠ ina E₂ ep₂-šu₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
| 5 | [ša₂ {m]}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}ni-iq-ar-qu-su A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 6 | ⸢a⸣-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 7 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}{li}GIŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | |
| 8 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-⸢iš-šu-u₂⸣ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{⸢d}60-DIN-su⸣-E A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{d}60 ⸢A ša₂ {m⸣}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 12 | {⸢m}NUMUN⸣-ia A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}NUMUN-ia A {m}ŠU-{⸢d}60 | |
| 13 | {⸢m}{d}60-DIN-su⸣-E A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}lu-uš-tam-⸢mar⸣-{[d}IŠKUR] | |
| 14 | {m}{d}UTU-SUR A ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-GI A {m}lu-uš-tam-⸢mar⸣-{[d}IŠKUR] | |
| 15 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{li}GIŠ A {m}⸢ŠU⸣-{[d}60 | |
| 16 | UNUG{ki} {iti(unug)}DU₆ U₄ 6-KAM₂ MU 155-KAM₂ {m}de-e-me₂-⸢ṭi-ri⸣-[su LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}BARA₂]-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-⸢su⸣-[E] | |
| b.e. i' | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| r.e. i' | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}{d}60-DIN]-su-E MU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | [A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ]-MU{nu} | |
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