BiMes 24, 29 (P342235)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 29 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342235 |
| Museum no. | OIM A32114 |
| 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 [0:10] 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 [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Witness(es): Anu-belšunu son of [Anu-ah...] son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Ahʾutu |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | 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 [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Kuri; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Nanaya-iddin son of Šuzubu son of Murašu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Ṭab-Anu son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-šum-lišir descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Dannat-Belti son of Labaši son of Rihat-Anu, the builder |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nidintu-Ištar son of Anu-mar-ittannu, sepīru of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | 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 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 DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂] | |
| 2 | 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 ša₂ {m}an-⸢ti⸣-[ʾi-i-ku-su] | |
| 4 | A ša₂ {m}de-ʾe-<mu>-uq-ra-NE₂-e 40 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}KUR.RA <DA> mu-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 5 | A ša₂ {m}ti-ma-la-e u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ 30 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.⸢SA₂⸣ [DA SILA SIG] | |
| 6 | mu-taq UN-MEŠ 30 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ A-MEŠ-šu₂ ša₂ {m}⸢ti⸣-[ma-la-e] | |
| 7 | ŠU.NIGIN 40 <KUŠ₃> US₂ 30 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ <MU>-MEŠ E₂ ⸢MU⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 8 | i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 9 | gab-bi a-na 1 MA.NA 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-⸢tir⸣-[ra-nu] | |
| 10 | ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su 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]} | |
| 11 | A ⸢ša₂⸣ {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 ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ it-ti 1 ⸢MA.NA KU₃⸣.[BABBAR ša₂ na-da-na] | |
| 13 | a-na ṣu(SU-)bu-ta 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 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 it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}ni-qa-la-mu-[us-su ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[m}ri-hat]-{⸢d}60 A ša₂⸣ {f}pa-na-a u₂-mar-raq-ma ⸢a⸣-[di 12-TA.AM₃ a]-⸢na⸣ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| 2 | ⸢a-na u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din-ʾu-u₂ a-ha-a-⸢miš a-na⸣ [mu-ru]-⸢qu⸣ ša₂(A) E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 3 | {m}mat-tan-na-tu₄-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-na-⸢an⸣ E₂ u ki-šub-ba MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [u {m}ni-qa]-⸢la⸣-mu-us-su | |
| 4 | 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⸣ na-⸢šu-u₂⸣ | |
| 5 | E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{⸢nu⸣} A ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu-u₂-tu⸣ | |
| 6 | 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⸣-[...] | |
| 7 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢EN-šu₂-nu⸣ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}ar-te-mi-du-ur A ša₂ {m}⸢x⸣-[... A ša₂] | |
| 8 | {⸢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 ⸢A⸣ {[m}{d}60-AD-URI₃] | |
| 9 | ⸢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 A {m}kur-[i] | |
| 10 | {[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] | |
| 11 | {[m}DU₁₀.GA]-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ A {m}kur-i | |
| 12 | {[m]}⸢BAD₄⸣-{d}GAŠAN A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 {lu₂}ŠIDIM | |
| 13 | {[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 | |
| 14 | {[m}{d}PAP]-⸢SUKKAL⸣-ba-nu-šu₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG{ki} | |
| 15 | {[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. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}ni-qa-la]-⸢mu⸣-us-su | |
| 2 | [mu-mar-raq-an-na] | |
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