BiMes 24, 31 (P342237)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 31 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342237 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03682 |
| 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 | Anu-ahhe-iddin and Anu-uballiṭ, sons of Tanittu-Anu, son of Uppulu, descendants of Ahʾutu, voluntarily sold 2/5, as much as their share of the dilapidated house which was torn down and rebuilt which is in the Lugalira temple district which is within Uruk--the upper length on the north (is) adjacent to the narrow street on the bank of the Ištar canal; the lower length on the south (is) adjacent to the empty field of Diophontos, son of Kephalon, the buyer of that house; the upper front side on the west is adjacent to the house of Kephalon, the son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Ahʾutu; the lower front side on the east (is on) the bank of the canal of Ištar; the total the length and the width are the measurements of that house, that house, less or more, as much as there is, all of it, for 1/2 mina of refined silver, high quality staters of Anthiochus, as the full price to Diophontos, son of Kephalon, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Ahʾutu, in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111–o 1313 | That silver, 1/2 mina, the full purchase price of that house, Anu-ahhe-iddin and Anu-uballiṭ, sons of Tanittu-Anu have received from Diophantos, son of Kephalon. They are paid. |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | If a claim should arise concerning that house, Anu-ahhe-iddin and Anu-uballiṭ, the sellers of that house, will clear it [and pay] the 12-fold (penalty) [...] |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | [Ring] of Zeriya |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | Ring of [...] |
| 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 Anu-ah-iddin |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | [Ring of ...], the sellers |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1– | [Ring of ...] the guarantors |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}up-pu-lu A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-[u₂-tu] | |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu 2 ha-an-za ma-la HA.LA-šu₂-nu ša₂ ina bi-it ab-tu₄ ša₂ na-qa-ri u₃ | |
| 3 | DU₃{uš} ša₂ ina KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}LUGAL.IR₉.RA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ | |
| 4 | DA SILA SIG mu-rad ID₂-{d}INANA US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA ki-šub-ba-a | |
| 5 | ša₂ {m}di-ʾu-pa-at-tu-su A ša₂ {m}qe₂-ep-lu-u₂-nu {lu₂}ma-hi-ir-an E₂ MU-MEŠ | |
| 6 | SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}qe₂-ep-lu-u₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 7 | SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA GU₂ ID₂-{d}INANA ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ | |
| 8 | E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 1/2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 9 | qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 10 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}⸢di-ʾu-pa-at-tu⸣-su A ša₂ {m}qe₂-ep-lu-nu A ša₂ | |
| 11 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A {m}ŠEŠ-⸢ʾu-u₂⸣-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din-ʾu KU₃.BABBAR a₄ | |
| 12 | 1/2 MA.NA ŠAM₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ta-nit-<tu₄>-{d}60 | |
| 13 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}di-ʾu-pa-at-tu-su A ša₂ {m}qe₂-ep-lu-u₂-nu ma-hir-ʾu e-⸢ṭir₃-ʾu⸣ | |
| 14 | u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi E₂ MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢MU⸣ [u] | |
| 15 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {⸢lu₂}na-din-ni-ʾi E₂ MU⸣-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.⸢AM₃⸣ [...] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}⸢NUMUN-ia⸣ [...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa x] | |
| 2 | {[lu₂]}⸢na⸣-din-ni-ʾi-MEŠ | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa x] | |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂⸣}mu-⸢ur-raq-an-ni⸣-[ʾi-MEŠ] | |
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