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BiMes 24, 28 (P342234)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342234 |
| Museum no. | OIM A02525 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}GAL-{d}60 A {⸢m}hun-zu⸣-[u₂] | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin son of Idat-Anu son of Sumuttu-Arna son of Rabi-anu descendant of Hunzu |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂-su ep₂-šu₂ TUR₃ u mu-ṣu-u₂-šu₂ KI{ti₃} KA₂ GANBA ša₂ E [...] | On account of this, a built-up house of his, an orchard and a moat in the middle of the gate of the business of ... |
| 3 | KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}EREŠ.KI.GAL ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 27 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.⸢SA₂⸣ | in the district of the temple of Ereškigal which is inside Uruk: 27 cubits, the length of the upper side on the north; |
| 4 | DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}30-ba-nu-nu A ša₂ {m}tat-⸢tan-nu⸣ A-MEŠ {m}E₂.KUR-⸢za-kir⸣ | next to the well of the water of Sîn-banunu, son of Tat-etannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 5 | 27 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 {lu₂}ma-hir-an-na | 27 cubits, the lower length on the south, next to the exit of Kittu-Anu, the scribe |
| 6 | E₂ MU-MEŠ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}kur-i 24 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.⸢TA {tu₁₅}MAR⸣.TU | that house, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Kuri; 24 cubits, the upper width on the west |
| 7 | DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}30-ba-nu-nu A ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu [A]-⸢MEŠ {m}E₂⸣.KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ | next to the courtyard of the water of Sin-banunu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Ekur-za-ekir |
| 8 | 24 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA 3 KUŠ₃ DAGAL mu-⸢ṣu-u₂⸣ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | 24 cubits, the lower front on the east, next to the 3 cubit wide street of that house; |
| 9 | u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur u {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 ⸢A⸣ ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | and the mušbû of Anu-ittannu, son of Anum-ikṣur, and Ana-rabut-Anu e22a-e23 of Nidintu-Enlil |
| 10 | ŠU.NIGIN 27 KUŠ₃ US₂ 24 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ TUR₃ u mu-ṣu-u₂-šu₂ | A total of 27 cubits length and 24 cubit width, measurements of the house, barn and storage room. |
| 11 | MU-MEŠ E₂ TUR₃ u mu-ṣu-u₂-šu₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-⸢la⸣ ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi | That house, the stall, and the alley are called, and there is much to do. |
| 12 | a-na 12 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-ku-[su] ⸢bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂⸣ | For 12 shekels of refined silver, the extispicy of Anti-alikusu of the babbanûtu-house, |
| 13 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}ki-tu-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.⸢SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}kur⸣-[i] | for the complete price to Kittu-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ son of Kudurru-Ištar descendant of Kuri |
| 14 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 12 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ E₂ ⸢TUR₃⸣ u mu-ṣu-⸢u₂-šu₂⸣ MU-MEŠ | That silver, 12 shekels, is the price of the house, the barnyard, and that mūṣu-emušu-house. |
| 15 | TIL-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}na-din-na-an ina ŠU-MIN {m}ki-tu-{⸢d}60 ma⸣-hir e-ṭir₃ | Finished. Anu-rēš-ittannu the seller has received from Kittu-Anu; he is paid. |
| 16 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi E₂ TUR₃ u mu-ṣu-u₂-šu₂ ⸢MU-MEŠ⸣ it-tab-šu-u₂ | If a claim concerning the house, the barn, or the tenant of the house arises, |
| r | ||
| 1 | {m}ARAD-{d}AMA-ARHUŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂ A ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 u₂-⸢mar-raq⸣-ma EN 12-TA.⸢AM₃⸣ | Urdu-Amurrum, his son, son of Idat-Anu, will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty. |
| 2 | a-na {m}ki-tu-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din ⸢pu-u₂⸣-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu-⸢ru⸣-[qu] | To Kittu-Anu in perpetuity he shall give. Each of them shall take (a copy of the document). |
| 3 | ša₂ E₂ TUR₃ u mu-ṣu-u₂-šu₂ MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {⸢lu₂}na-din⸣-na-an u {m}ARAD-{d}⸢AMA-ARHUŠ⸣ | That house, stall, and storehouse belong to Anu-mukin-šumi, Nadin-Enan and Arad-Amurru-e23. |
| 4 | ŠEŠ-šu₂ a-na {m}ki-tu-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ ⸢E₂ TUR₃⸣ u mu-ṣu-u₂-šu₂ | His hand is to Kittu-Anu in perpetuity. He is responsible for the house, the barn, and the livestock. |
| 5 | MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.⸢SUM⸣.[MU-{d}60 A] {⸢m}kur⸣-[i] | That is the name of Kittu-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Kudurru-Ištar, an Achaemenian. |
| 6 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | In future days, that witness |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{li}GIŠ [...]-⸢tu₄⸣-{d}[...] | Anu-balassu-iqbi son of Labaši son of Liš |
| 8 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{⸢d⸣}60 A {m}E₂].KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ | Nebuchadnezzar son of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Nidintu-Ea descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.⸢MU-{d⸣}[... A {m}{d]}30-TI-⸢ER₂⸣ | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| 10 | {m}u₂-bar A ša₂ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni A ša₂ {m}u₂-bar [A {m}ki-din-{d]}⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ | Ubar son of Anu-iqišanni son of Ubar descendant of Kidin-Marduk |
| 11 | {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-⸢a⸣-[MU] ⸢A {m}E₂-BABBAR-MU-DU₃⸣ | Uṣur-šu-Anu, son of Shalmaneser (III), son of Nanaya-ea-iddin |
| 12 | {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{⸢d⸣}60 A {m}kur-i | Idat-Anu, son of Uṣuršu-Ellil, son (of) Kittu-e23d Anu, descendant of Kuri |
| 13 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni A ša₂ {m}la-qip A {m}SIPA-GU₄ | Illut-Anu son of Anu-iqišanni son of Laqip descendant of Rēʾi-alpi |
| 14 | {m}BARA₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}DU₁₀.GA-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BARA₂-{⸢d}60 {lu₂}SIPA ⸢EDIN⸣ | Kidin-Anu, son of Ṭab-Eštar, descendant of Kidin Anu, shepherd of the Upper Steppe |
| 15 | {m}{d}UTU-SUR {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{⸢ki} {iti⸣}[ŠU U₄ 5-KAM₂] | Šamaš-eṭir, the scribe, son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. 5th day of Duʾuzu. |
| 16 | MU 150-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-ku-su LUGAL | Year 150, king Antiochus. |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 | Uṣuršu-Anu |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | Anu-ah-ittannu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {[m]}⸢NIG₂.SUM⸣.MU-{d}60 | Ea-iddin-Anu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}u₂-bar | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-[su]-E | Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}i-dat-{⸢d}60 | Idat-Anu |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 | Illut-Anu |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ki-din-{d}60 | Kidin-Anu |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu]} | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂}na-din E₂ MU⸣-[MEŠ] | the seller of that house |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}ARAD-{d}AMA-ARHUŠ] | Ring of Arad-Amurrum |
| 2 | {[lu₂}mu-mar-raq-an-na] ⸢E₂ MU-MEŠ⸣ | The guarantor of that house |
| r.e. ii frg.1 | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢DINGIR⸣ [...] | ... the temple |
| r.e. ii frg.2 | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢x-MEŠ⸣ [...] | ... the ... ... |
| r.e. ii frg.3 | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢EN {d}x⸣-[...] | ... E-bēl |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r.e. ii frg.4 | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢ZU⸣ [...] | ... the ešû-priest |
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