BiMes 24, 26 (P342232)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342232 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03692 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:11] o 1o 1–o 1111 | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-iqišanni, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-zer-ušabši, voluntarily [sold] a finished house in the city quarter of the Adad temple, which is within Uruk----3 cubits on the upper long side to the north, next to the house of Nanaya-iddin, buyer of that house, son of Nidintu-Anu; 3 cubits on the long side to the south, next to the second measurement of that house; 7 cubits on the upper short side to the west, next to the house of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-bel[šunu ... ]; 7 [cubits on the lower short side to the east] adjacent to the house of Nanaya-iddin, son of [... ] to the west next to [...] Anu-iqišanni, 9 1/3 cubits [...] that house [...] former [...] of that house [...] that (is) in the interior [...] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'r 1'–r 2'2' | [Should there arise] a claim concerning the house [...] Kidin-Anu, son of Ištar-hiṭuʾa, will clear it and pay 12-fold to Nanaya-iddin in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | Kidin-Anu and Nidintu-Anu mutually bear responsibility for clearing (it) in perpetuity [...] |
| Reverse [3:5] r 4'4'–r 5'5' | The measurement [...] the measurement is not ... of that house belongs to Nanaya-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-zer-ušabši, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | [...] Nanaya-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu, mutually ... and they will not renege mutual responsibility. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-iqišanni, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni; Nidintu-Ištar, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Ina-qibit-Anu-izzuzu, son of Anu-belšunu, descendant of Kuri; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Rihat-Ištar |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Ubar, descendant of Šumāti; Kidin-Anu, son of Illut-Anu |
| Reverse [10:12] r 11'11'–r 12'12' | [...] Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Sumuttu-Anu, carpenter; Anu-ah-ittannu and Nidintu-Anu, sons of Kidin-Anu, son of Ištar-ahhe-iddin; Mušezib-Anu, son of Bēleṭ-ade-haʾi |
| Reverse [12:14] r 13'13'–r 14'14' | Dumqi-Anu, the scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Ululu, 2nd day, 82nd year Seleucus (was) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu-izzuzu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Ištar |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column iv [0:3] t.e. iv 11– | Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | [Ring of] Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | [Ring of] Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | [Ring of] Mušezib-Anu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Left Column iii [0:3] l.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu, the seller of that house |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Kidin-Anu, the 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}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-⸢tu₄⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-GAL₂{ši} ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 2 | E₂ ep₂-šu₂ KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 3 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA | |
| 3 | E₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU {lu₂}ma-hi-ra-nu E₂ MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 3 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {⸢tu₁₅⸣}<U₁₈.LU> | |
| 4 | ⸢DA⸣ meš-hat ša₂-ni-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 7 ⸢KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU⸣ DA E₂ | |
| 5 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN⸣-[šu₂-nu ...] 7 [KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR].⸢RA⸣ DA E₂ | |
| 6 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU ⸢A x⸣ [...]-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 7 | {tu₁₅}MAR.TU ⸢DA⸣ [... {m}{d}60-⸢BA{ša₂}an⸣-nu | |
| 8 | 9 šal-šu₂ ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] nu [x x] | |
| 9 | E₂ MU-MEŠ [...] | |
| 10 | IGI{ti₃} ⸢ša₂⸣ E₂ [MU-MEŠ ...] | |
| 11 | ⸢ša₂⸣ ina ⸢lib₃-bi⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi ⸢E₂⸣ [...] ⸢x {m}ki-din⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-hi-ṭu-u₂-a | |
| 2' | u₂-mar-raq-ma a-⸢di⸣ 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}na]-⸢na⸣-a-MU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din | |
| 3' | pu-ut a-ha-miš a-na mu-[ru-qu {m}ki]-⸢din⸣-{d}60 u₃ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu | |
| 4' | ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ meš-hat [...] a bu meš-hat NU šal-ṭu₄ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 5' | ⸢ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a⸣-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-[din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m]}{⸢d⸣}60-NUMUN-GAL₂{ši} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 6' | [x] ⸢x⸣ [...] x-tu₄ {m}{d}na-⸢na-a⸣-[MU DUMU ša₂] {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 KI a-ha-miš u₂-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 7' | [...] a-ṣu-u₂ u₃ ⸢pu-ut⸣ a-na a-ha-miš ul i-ti₄-ri-ʾi | |
| 8' | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇ x DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-nu A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A | |
| 9' | [x {m}ina]-⸢E⸣-{d}60-GUB{zu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A {m}kur-i {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA | |
| 10' | [A x] {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}u₂-bar A {m}MU-MEŠ {m}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}il-lu-ut-{d}60 | |
| 11' | [...]-⸢x {m⸣}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}NAGAR {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} u {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| 12' | [DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m]}ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {m}KAR-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}GAŠAN-⸢a-di-ha⸣-i | |
| 13' | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{⸢iṭ} A⸣ {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}KIN | |
| 14' | U₄ 2-KAM₂ MU 82-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-E-{d}60-GUB{zu} | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | {m}KAR-{d}60 | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-⸢ŠEŠ-MU⸣{nu} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-na | |
| 2 | E₂ MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}ki-din-{d}60 | |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂}mu-mar⸣-[raq-an-na] | |
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