BiMes 24, 41 (P342247)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342247 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03697 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:15] o 1'1'– | [...] passage-way of the people [...] son of Anu-ab-utir son of [... descendant of] Sin-leqi-unninni; the wide upper side on the west, adjacent to [... of] X-ah-iddin descendant of [...]; the wide lower side on the east, adjacent to the house [of ...] X-bullissu, descendant of [...]; [...] measurement [... as] much [...] refined silver [...] x Anu-bel[šunu ...] in that house, he will clear of claims and he will pay the 12-[fold penalty] in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [3:8] r 4'4'–r 8'8' | One-third of his share [...] that is with Nidintu-Anu the father of Ereštu-Nanaya, daughter of Sin-bel-ili son of X descendant of Kuri belongs to Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Nidintu-anu son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni in perpetuity. To [...] the developed house [...] Anu-belšunu [...] son of [Anu]-belšunu [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Witnesses: Ina-qibit-Anu son of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Ina-qibit-Anu [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | Rihat-Anu son of Kidin-Anu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ahhe-ittannu interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | Illut-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Ebabbar-šum-iddin |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | Anu-ah-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | Labaši son of Anu-ah-ušabši son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ittannu son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | Anu-ab-uṣur son of Nidintu-Anu son of Ubar descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [16:18] r 17'17'–r 18'18' | Lišir, scribe, son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of Labaši. (Written in) Uruk (on the) 27th day of Kislimu, year 163, Alexander (being) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ri[ng of ...] |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i' 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii' 11– | Ring of [Anu]-ab-uṣur |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Anu-[...], seller of that house |
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' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] DIŠ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] šu₂ [...] | |
| 4' | [... mu]-taq UN-[MEŠ ...] ⸢x x⸣ šu₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [x] ⸢A ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD⸣-GUR A ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}[... A {m}{d]}30-TI-⸢ER₂⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [SAG].⸢KI⸣ [AN].⸢TA⸣ {tu₁₅}⸢MAR.TU DA⸣ [...]-ŠEŠ-MU A {m}[...] | |
| 7' | [SAG.KI KI].⸢TA {tu₁₅⸣}KUR.RA ⸢DA E₂⸣ [...] {⸢m}x-x-DIN-su⸣ A {m}[x] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] šu₂ [...] ⸢x EN x⸣ mi-⸢ših⸣-[tu₄] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ ma-⸢a⸣-[du] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... KU₃].⸢BABBAR⸣ qa-⸢lu⸣-[u₂ ...] | |
| 2' | ⸢x⸣ [x]-⸢x⸣-ku-⸢u₂⸣ {m}{d}60-⸢EN⸣-[šu₂-nu ...] | |
| 3' | ina E₂ MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-ma EN 12-[TA.AM₃ ...] | |
| 4' | ⸢a⸣-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din ⸢šal-šu₂⸣ HA.LA-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | ša₂ ⸢KI⸣ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 AD-šu₂ ša₂ {f}KAM₂{tu₄}{d}na-na-a DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}{d}30-EN-DINGIR-MEŠ A ša₂ {m}⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 6' | ⸢A⸣ {m}kur-i ⸢a-na⸣ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-MU A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢EN-šu₂-nu⸣ A {m}{d}30-⸢TI⸣-[ER₂] | |
| 7' | a-na u₄-⸢mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ a-na ⸢x x E₂ ep₂⸣-[šu₂] ⸢x x x {m⸣}{[d]}60-⸢EN-šu₂-nu⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | ⸢x A x⸣ {[m]}{⸢d⸣}60-⸢EN⸣-šu₂-nu ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ina-⸢qi₂⸣-bit-{⸢d⸣}60 ...] | |
| 10' | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}⸢ki-din⸣-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}⸢ŠU⸣-{d}60 | |
| 11' | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 | |
| 12' | {m}il-lut-{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 | |
| 13' | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢DIN⸣-su-E A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 14' | {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A ša₂ {m}ina-⸢qi₂⸣-bit-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir | |
| 15' | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-MU{nu} A ša₂ {[m]}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 16' | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}u₂-bar A {m}⸢kur⸣-i | |
| 17' | {m}{li}GIŠ {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ [...] | |
| 18' | UNUG{ki} {iti}GAN U₄ 27-⸢KAM₂ MU⸣ 163-KAM₂ {⸢m}a⸣-[lik-sa-an-dar LUGAL] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| l.e. i' | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | |
| 2 | [x] | |
| l.e. ii' | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60-[...] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-⸢din-na⸣ [E₂ MU-MEŠ] | |
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