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BiMes 24, 37 (P342243)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342243 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03686 |
| 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}il-lut-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 ina hu-ud lib₃]-⸢bi-šu₂⸣ {e₂}⸢ku-ru-up-pu⸣ [ša₂ ina] ⸢KI⸣{[ti₃]} | Illut-Anu, son of Uṣuršu-Enlil, voluntarily built the Kuruppue temple which is in E-ti-e. |
| 2 | [E₂ {d}IŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki]} ⸢US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA⸣ ki-šub-ba-a ⸢ša₂⸣ | Temple of the god Adad, which is inside Uruk. The upper side on the north, next to the exit of the courtyard. |
| 3 | {[f}ri-hat-a-bu x KU₃ x]-⸢x⸣-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [x] | Rihat-abu |
| 4 | {[tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ [u LUGAL SAG.KI] | the south, next to the broad street, the thoroughfare of the gods and the king of the land |
| 5 | [AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR].⸢TU DA⸣ {[e₂}ku-ru-up-pu ša₂ {m}ki-tu-{d}60 SAG.KI] ⸢KI.TA⸣ {[tu₁₅}KUR.RA] | the upper side on the west, next to the storehouse of Kittu-Anu, the lower front on the east |
| 6 | [DA SILA qat₂-nu mu]-⸢taq UN⸣-[MEŠ ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ] ⸢u SAG.KI⸣-[MEŠ meš-hat {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu] | next to the narrow street, the threshing floor of the people; a total of eighteen short lengths (and) the widths of the main courtyard; |
| 7 | [MU-MEŠ {e₂}ku-ru-up]-⸢pu MU-MEŠ⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣ {m}la-ba-ši [...] | Those of Kuruppu, those of Labasvi |
| 8 | [a-na 1/3 MA.NA] 6 GIN₂⸣ KU₃.BABBAR qa-⸢lu-u₂ is-ta⸣-tir-ra-nu ša₂ {m}an-⸢ti-ʾi⸣-[i-ku-su] | for 1/3 mina 6 shekels of refined silver, belonging to An-eti-ali-ikusu |
| 9 | [bab]-⸢ba-nu-u₂-tu₂⸣ ana ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ MU-MEŠ a-na {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MU⸣{[nu} ša₂] ⸢MU⸣-[šu₂ ša₂-nu-u₂] | “Ba’ebanūtu-ēriš, that is the name of Anu-ahhe-ittannu, that (is) his name |
| 10 | {[m}na-hi-ri-ʾi]-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ⸢ṣa-a-tu₂ it⸣-[ta-din] ⸢KU₃.BABBAR a₄⸣ | Nahīri-Anu, son of Uṣuršu-anu, in perpetuity. He has given that silver. |
| 11 | 1/3 ⸢MA.NA⸣ 6 ⸢GIN₂ ŠAM₂ {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu⸣ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ {m}[il-lut]-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 ina ŠU-MIN] | A third of a mina (and) 6 shekels, the complete price of that kuruppu-house, Illut-Anu, son of Uṣuršu-Ea received from |
| 12 | {[m]}{⸢d}60-[ŠEŠ-MU]{⸢nu} ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ ma-hir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na ⸢muh-hi⸣ {e₂}⸢ku-ru⸣-[up-pu] | Anu-ah-ittannu, his apprentice, received. He has crossed the river. If a claim is made against Muhḫi-e, Kuru-euppu |
| 13 | ⸢MU-MEŠ it-tab⸣-šu-⸢u₂⸣ {m}⸢ba⸣-ru-tu{u₂-tu₂}{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ A ša₂ {m}⸢u₂⸣-[ṣur-šu₂-{d}60 | Ittab-šu-e-ûm, Eba-rutu-utu-Anu, his son, son of Ebashi-burṣvu (and) Anu |
| 14 | [u₂-mar]-⸢raq⸣-ma ⸢a⸣-[di 10-2-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MU⸣{nu} [ša₂] ⸢MU-šu₂ ša₂-nu-u₂⸣ | shall clear it and shall pay it ten-fold to Anu-mukin-šum-ittannu, whose other name is |
| 15 | {[m}na-hi]-⸢ri-ʾi⸣-{[d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din pu-u₂-ut a-ha-a-miš a-na mu]-⸢ru⸣-[qu] | Nahi-eriba-Anu in perpetuity. He bears mutual responsibility for the clearing of claims. |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu MU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din-na-an {e₂}ku-ru]-⸢up⸣-[pu] MU-MEŠ [u] | that kuruppu-house belongs to Illut-Anu, the seller of that kuruppu house |
| 2 | {[m}ba-ru-tu{u₂-tu₂]}{d}60 ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[šu₂] ⸢A⸣-[MEŠ ša₂ {m]}⸢URI₃-šu₂⸣-{[d}60 a-na {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu]} | Barūtu-Anu, his ešseša priest and the emeši-priests of Uṣurşvu-Ea to Anu-ah-ittannu |
| 3 | [A ša₂ {m}URI₃]-šu₂-{d}60 a-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ⸢na-šu⸣-[u₂ {e₂}ku-ru-up-pu MU-MEŠ] | son of Uṣuršu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| 4 | {[m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu]} ša₂ MU-šu₂ ša₂-nu-u₂ {m}⸢na⸣-hi-ri-[ʾi-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂]-{⸢d⸣}60 | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin, whose name is Emana-eḫiri-ali-Anu, son of Uṣurṣu-Emanu |
| 5 | [...] ⸢ŠAM₂ TIL MU-MEŠ⸣ [...] | ... ešum-lament, end of lines |
| 6 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ]-MU A ⸢ša₂⸣ | Witness(es): Anu-mar-ittannu son of Anu Belšunu son (of Ea-zer-iddin) descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| 7 | {[m}{d}60-DU-A A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU u {m}{d}60-AD-GUR A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ]-⸢MU A ša₂⸣ | Ana-mukin-apli son of Anu-ahhe-iddin and Ana-ab-utir son of Ana-rabut-Iddin descendant of E23 |
| 8 | {[m}ki-din-{d}60 A-MEŠ {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu]-⸢u₂-tu⸣ {m}GAL-{d}60 A [ša₂] {⸢m⸣}la-⸢ba⸣-ši A ša₂ {m}⸢GAL⸣-{d}60 | Kidin-Anu, sons of Šūzub-ešattu-e3 Rabi-Ea, son of Labaši, descendant of Rab-ea |
| 9 | [A {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m]}{d}60-⸢MU-GIŠ⸣ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-[ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ba-la]-⸢ṭu⸣ {m}{d}⸢UTU-SUR A⸣ [ša₂] | descendant of Hunzu. Anu-šum-lišir, son of Anu -ittannu son of Bala-eṭbu-e23, Ea-teši, son [of] |
| 10 | {[m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} A ša₂] {m}{d}⸢UTU⸣-[SUR {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢dum-qi₂-{d⸣}60 | Šamaš-ittannu, son of Shamash-eṭir, Dumqi-Anu son of Rihat-Anum son of E22dumqi |
| 11 | [u {m}ba-la-ṭu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu A ša₂ {m}ta]-⸢nit⸣-[tu₄]-{d}60 A ša₂ {⸢m⸣}[lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR] | and Balaṭu son of Anu-rēš-ittannu son of Balâti son of Ta-etu-Anu descendant of Lushtammar-Adad |
| 12 | {[m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄]-{⸢d⸣}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}⸢NE⸣ U₄ 30-KAM₂ | Anu-belšunu, scribe, son of Nidintu-Ea, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Month of Abu, 30th day. |
| 13 | [MU 140-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi]-⸢i⸣-ku-su u {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A-šu₂ LUGAL-MEŠ | Year 140, Antiochus and his son Anthiochus (being) kings. |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un-qa⸣ {m}⸢il⸣-[lut-{d}60 | Ring of Ilut-Anu |
| 2 | [...] | |
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