BiMes 24, 43 (P342249)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 43 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342249 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03689 |
| 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 [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | Uppulu, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ahʾutu, voluntarily sold Abi-immim, his slave, who has reached the age of 10 years, and Illut-Anu, his brother, who has reached the age of 6 years, sons of Mattanitʾu, on behalf of the life of the kings, his own life, the life of the Urukeans, the life of his people and his sons, for the performance of the clay-work, and the care-taking of the temple storeroom, for Anu, Antu, Sîn, and Šamaš in perpetuity. |
| Obverse [7:12] o 88–o 1212 | He shall not have the power of disposal concerning that temple oblate and everything concerning that Abimmim and Illut-Anu, his brother, sons of Mattanitʾu, for silver, as a gift, as a marriage gift, as [...] to all others, (or) for giving it, apart from [...] |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | for another, he does not stand, and give not a lawsuit nor an objection, 1 mina of gold to the house [...] |
| Obverse [14:18] o 1515– | [...] the house of the gods [...] in perpetuity. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-ab-[...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | Ariston, son of Diophantos [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | Antipatros, son of Anu-[...]-mu [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nanaya-iddin, [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Mannu-iqapu, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-belšunu, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ah[ʾutu] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ahʾutu. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'–r 9'9' | Kidin-Anu, son of Dannat-belti, son of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad. |
| Reverse [8:12] r 9'9'– | Anu-ahhe-iddin, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Nisanu(!). [...] day. 120th year, which is the 184th of King Arsaces and Upulna-[...]. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of Nidintu-Anu |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-uballiṭ |
| Top Column iii [0:4] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of Nanaya-iddin |
| Left Column i [0:3] l.e. i 11– | Ring of [...]-Anu |
| Left Column ii [0:3] l.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Uppulu, the seller [...] |
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}up-pu-lu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ {m}a-bi-im-mi-im {lu₂}ARAD-su ša₂ i-tur-ru {lu₂}DUMU 10 | |
| 3 | MU.AN.NA u {m}il-lut-{d}60 {lu₂}ŠEŠ-šu₂ ša₂ i-tur-ru {lu₂}DUMU 6 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ | |
| 4 | A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}mat-ta-nit-ʾu a-na muh-hi bul-ṭu ša₂ LUGAL-MEŠ a-na muh-hi | |
| 5 | bul-ṭu ša₂ NI₂-šu₂ a-na muh-hi bul-ṭu ša₂ UNUG{ki}a-a a-na muh-hi | |
| 6 | bul-ṭu ša₂ UN-MEŠ-šu₂ u {lu₂}DUMU-A.NI-MEŠ a-na DU₃-uš dul-lu₄ IM-HI.A | |
| 7 | u su-du-ru ša₂ E₂.UŠ.GID₂.DA a-na {d}a-nim an-tu₄ {d}30 u₃ | |
| 8 | {d}UTU a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din ul i-šal-laṭ-ṭu šer₃-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 9 | MU-MEŠ u₃ man-am gab-bi a-na muh-hi pa-ni-šu₂ {m}a-⸢bi-im⸣-[mi-im] | |
| 10 | MU-MEŠ u {m}il-lut-{d}60 {lu₂}ŠEŠ-šu₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}mat-ta-nit-⸢ʾu⸣ [a-na] | |
| 11 | KU₃.BABBAR a-⸢na⸣ ri-mu₁₂-u₂-tu₂ a-na ⸢nu⸣-dun-nu-u₂ a-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | ⸢a⸣-na man-⸢am ša⸣-na-am ⸢gab⸣-bi a-na <na>-da-⸢ni-šu₂⸣ [e-lat ...] | |
| 13 | [a]-⸢na⸣ man-⸢am⸣ ša₂-na-am ul u₂-šu-zu ⸢u₃⸣ [i-nam-din ša₂ la di-i-ni] | |
| 14 | [u] ⸢la⸣ ha-⸢ra-ra 1 MA.NA⸣ KU₃.GI a-na ⸢E₂⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢E₂⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ [... a]-⸢na⸣ u₄-⸢mu⸣ [ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | {⸢m}{d⸣}na-na-a-MU A ša₂ {⸢m}{d}60-NUMUN-⸢MU A⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢AD⸣-[...] | |
| 2' | {⸢m}a-ri-is⸣-tu-un A ša₂ {m}⸢di⸣-[ip-pa-tu]-su [...] | |
| 3' | {⸢m⸣}an-ti-⸢paṭ-ṭi⸣-ru-⸢su A ša₂ {m}{d}60-x-MU⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}⸢na-na-a-MU⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}man-nu-i-qa-pu A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {⸢m⸣}[...] | |
| 6' | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[ʾu-u₂-tu] | |
| 7' | {m}{d}60-AD-GUR ⸢A⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}⸢ŠEŠ-ʾu⸣-[u₂-tu] | |
| 8' | {m}ki-din-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}BAD₄-{d}GAŠAN A ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-MU{nu} A {m}lu-uš-tam-⸢mar⸣-{[d}IŠKUR] | |
| 9' | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}BARA₂ U₄ ⸢x⸣-[KAM₂] | |
| 10' | MU 120 ša₂ ši-am 184 {m}ar-sak-ʾu LUGAL u {f}u₂-pul-na-[...] | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}na-na-a-MU | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | [...]-{d}60 | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ {[m}up-pu-lu] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na [...] | |
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