BiMes 24, 27 (P342233)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342233 |
| Museum no. | OIM A32115 |
| 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 [0:10] o 1o 1–o 1010 | Mattanat-Anu son of Antu-banat, ēpiš dulli ša ṭīdi of the temple of Uruk, voluntarily sold, in perpetuity, to Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Bel-ereš, arad ekalli, his developed house and undeveloped plot in the Adad-temple quarter that is in Uruk: 40 cubits the long upper western side adjacent to the house and undeveloped plot of Antiochus son of Demokrates; 40 cubits the long lower eastern side adjacent to the access-way of the sons of Theomeles and the access-way of that house; 30 cubits the upper northern width adjacent to the narrow road, the "Thoroughfare of the People"; 30 cubits the lower southern width adjacent to the house of the sons of Theomeles. (In) total 40 cubits (in) lengths, 30 cubits (in) widths (are the) measurements of that house---as much or as little as there is, all of it---for the complete price (of) 1 mina 10 shekels refined silver high-quality staters of Antiochus. |
| Obverse [10:14] o 1111–o 1414 | Mattanat-Anu, seller of that house and undeveloped plot, received from Nidintu-Anu that 1 mina 10 shekels silver, along with 1 mina silver that is given for the securing of the pledge of the built <house> (transacted) on 18 Šabaṭu 148, under the seal of the king, concerning that house and undeveloped plot; he is paid. |
| Obverse [14:22] o 1515– | Should a claim arise concerning that house and undeveloped plot, Nikolaos, whose other name is Rihat-Anu son of Phanaia, will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Nidintu-Anu in perpetuity. Mattanat-Anu, seller of that house and undeveloped plot, and Nikolaos whose other name is Rihat-Anu, mutually bear responsibility to Nidintu-Anu for clearing that house. The house and undeveloped plot belong to Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Bel-ereš, arad ekalli, in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Witness(es): Anu-belšunu son of [Anu-ah...] son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | Artemidoros son of ... son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Anu-ab-uṣur son of [Anu-balassu-iqbi] son of Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Kuri; Nanaya-iddin son of Šuzubu son of Murašu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Ṭab-Anu son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-šum-lišir descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Dannat-Belti son of Labaši son of Rihat-Anu, the builder |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nidintu-Ištar son of Anu-mar-ittannu, sepīru of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [12:16] r 1313– | Papsukkal-banušu, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk. 19th day of Šabaṭu. Year 148 Seleucus (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Artemidoros |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Dannat-Belti |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Ṭab-Anu |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu |
| Bottom Column iii [0:3] b.e. iii 11– | Ring of Anu-belšunu |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | ring of Anu-ab-uṣur |
| Right Column i [0:4] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Mattanat-Anu, seller of that house and undeveloped plot |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Nikolaos, 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}mat-tan-na]-⸢tu₄⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {f}an-tu₄-DU₃{at} {lu₂}e-piš dul-lu ⸢IM-HI⸣.[A ša₂ E₂] | |
| 2 | [DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG]{⸢ki⸣} ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂-su ep₂-šu₂ u ki-šub-ba-a KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb | |
| 3 | ⸢UNUG{ki⸣} 40 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 4 | ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A ša₂ {m}de-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e 40 KUŠ₃ | |
| 5 | US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ti-ma-la-e | |
| 6 | u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ MU-MEŠ 30 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ | |
| 7 | DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ 30 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI <KI>.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ A-MEŠ ša₂(ŠU₂) {m}ti-ma-la-e | |
| 8 | ŠU.NIGIN 40 KUŠ₃ US₂ 30 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ ⸢gab-bi⸣ | |
| 9 | a-⸢na⸣ 1 MA.NA 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-⸢tir-ra-nu⸣ ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su | |
| 10 | bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-⸢na⸣ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}EN-URU₄{iš} ARAD E₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 MA.NA | |
| 12 | 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ŠAM₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ it-ti 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ na-da-na | |
| 13 | a-na ṣu(SU-)bu-ṭa ša₂ maš-ka-nu-tu ša₂ ep₂-šu₂ ina {iti}ZIZ₂ U₄ 18-KAM₂ MU 148-KAM₂ | |
| 14 | ina un-qa ša₂ LUGAL a-na muh-hi E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ {m}mat-tan-na-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-na-an | |
| 15 | E₂ u ki-šub-ba-<a> MU-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri | |
| 16 | a-na muh-hi E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ it-tab-⸢šu⸣-u₂ {m}ni-qa-la-mu-us-su | |
| 17 | ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A ša₂ {f}pa-na-a u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.⸢AM₃⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din pu-⸢u₂⸣-ut a-ha-a-miš | |
| 2 | a-na mu-ur-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ {m}mat-tan-na-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}⸢na-din-na-an E₂⸣ u ki-šub-⸢ba-a MU-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 3 | u {m}ni-qa-la-mu-us-su ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 a-na {m}NIG₂.⸢SUM⸣.[MU-{d}60 ⸢a-na⸣ u₄-mu ⸢ṣa-a⸣-tu₂ | |
| 4 | na-šu-u₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{⸢nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}EN-URU₄⸣{iš} | |
| 5 | ARAD E₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-ŠEŠ-...] | |
| 6 | A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-EN-šu₂-nu⸣ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}ar-te-mi-du-ur A [ša₂ ...] | |
| 7 | A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}na-na-a⸣-MU A {m}lu-uš-tam-⸢mar-{d⸣}IŠKUR {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {[m}{d}60-DIN-su-E] | |
| 8 | [A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢AD-URI₃⸣ A {m}kur-i {m}⸢ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂⸣ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} ⸢A⸣ [ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | |
| 9 | ⸢A {m}kur-i⸣ {[m}{d}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {m]}⸢šu-zu-u₂-bu⸣ A ša₂ {[m}mu-ra-šu-u₂ A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂] | |
| 10 | {m}DU₁₀.GA-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 [A] ša₂ {m}{d}60-[MU-GIŠ A {m}kur-i] | |
| 11 | {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN ⸢A⸣ ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}ri-⸢hat-{d}60 {lu₂}ŠIDIM | |
| 12 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA ⸢A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {⸢d}60 | |
| 13 | {[m}{d]}PAP-SUKKAL-ba-šu₂-nu {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{⸢d}60 A {m}⸢E₂.KUR-za-kir⸣ [UNUG{ki]} | |
| 14 | {[iti}ZIZ₂] ⸢U₄⸣ 19-KAM₂ MU 148-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-⸢su⸣ [LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}ar-te]-mi-du-ur | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}DU₁₀.GA-{d}60 | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-⸢bit⸣-{d}60 | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}mat-tan-na]-tu₄(MU-){d}60 | |
| 2 | {[lu₂}na-din]-⸢na⸣ E₂ u ki-⸢šub-ba⸣-[a] | |
| 3 | MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa {m}ni-qa-la-mu;-us-su | |
| 2 | mu-⸢mar⸣-[raq-an-na] | |
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