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BiMes 24, 44 (P342250)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342250 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03690 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[m}di-i-di]-⸢mu⸣-su A ša₂ {m}di-ip-pa-tu-su ⸢A ša₂ {m}x⸣-[...] | Dīdi-Emussu, son of Diophantos, descendant of |
| 2 | [A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂]-tu ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ {f}še-lat-ti-ʾi DUMU.MUNUS ⸢ša₂⸣ | descendant of Aḫūtu. By his own free will Šelatti-ali daughter of Eša-e23 |
| 3 | [...] ⸢x⸣ {lu₂}ga-ba-lu₄-u₂-a ša₂ ta-tur-ru DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ 44 | ... the ša taturru daughter of 44 |
| 4 | ⸢MU.AN.NA⸣-MEŠ u₃ {f}na-hi-šat DUMU.MUNUS-A.NI ša₂ ta-tur-ru DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ | The ešumūnu-priests and Naḫišat, her daughter, who is called Taturru, is her daughter. |
| 5 | 15 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ a-na muh-hi bul-ṭu ša₂ {m}ar-sak-ʾu LUGAL | 15 years for the support of king Arsaces. |
| 6 | ⸢a⸣-na muh-hi bul-ṭu ša₂ NI₂-šu₂ a-na muh-hi bul-ṭu <ša₂ UNUG{ki}a-a> a-na | “If he falls on top of the roof-beams of his bed, on top (of) the roof beams of Uruk to |
| 7 | ⸢muh⸣-hi <bul-ṭu> ša₂ UN-MEŠ-šu₂ u A-MEŠ-šu₂ it-ta-din a-na DU₃{uš} dul-⸢lu₄⸣ | He has given emuḫu-plant, the life of his people, and his water for the ritual of elû-disease. |
| 8 | [IM]-⸢HI⸣.A ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} a-na {d}60 u an-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ | Tablet concerning the temple of the gods of Uruk to Anu and Antu and the god[s] |
| 9 | [GAL]-⸢MEŠ⸣ gab-bi ša₂ UNUG{ki} a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ul i-šal-laṭ-ṭu-ma | all the chiefs of the city of Uruk in perpetuity shall not raise a claim |
| 10 | {[m}di]-⸢i⸣-di-mu-su MU-MEŠ {f}še-lat-ti u {f}na-⸢hi-šat MU⸣-MEŠ | that Dī-Eidimmussu, Šelattu and Naeḫišat |
| 11 | [a]-⸢na KU₃.BABBAR⸣ a-na ri-mu₁₂-u₂-tu₂ a-na nu-⸢dun⸣-[nu-u₂ a]-⸢na⸣ | If he does not pay back the silver to Rimutu, |
| 12 | [DU₃]-⸢uš⸣ ṣu-bu-u₂-tu₂ a-na maš-kan-nu-u₂ [...] | “It is enough, it is enough for the maškannû-offering(?) |
| 13 | [...] a na-da-ni-šu₂ e-lat a-na E₂ DINGIR-[MEŠ ...] | ... his gift above to the temple of the gods |
| 14 | [a-na] ⸢u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂⸣ u₃ ki-i it-⸢ta⸣-[din ...] | “If it rains on the day of the moon's disappearance and when it rises |
| 15 | [i]-⸢nam⸣-din ša₂ ⸢la di⸣-i-ni u ⸢la⸣ [...] | Whoever seeks a lawsuit against me and against me |
| 16 | [E₂] ⸢DINGIR-MEŠ⸣ ša₂ UNUG{ki} {⸢f⸣}[...] | The temple of the gods of Uruk |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-⸢KAM₂ x x⸣ [...] | ...-e22nd day |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | {⸢m}x-x-x-tu A ša₂ {m}di⸣-pa-tu-su [...] | PN, son of Diophantos |
| 6' | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU ⸢A⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}na-⸢na-a-MU⸣ [...] | Anu-belšunu, son of Ea-teši-iddin, descendant of Nabopolassar |
| 7' | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ {m}⸢NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 [...] | Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-zer-iddin son of Eḫi-Ninurta-anu |
| 8' | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A {m}⸢hun-zu-u₂⸣ | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nidintu-Anu, son [of Anu]-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu-e23 |
| 9' | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ik-ṣur A {m}kur-⸢i⸣ | Anu-rēš-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu son of Anu?-ikṣur descendant of Kur-ei |
| 10' | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ ša₂ pa-⸢šu₂-nu⸣ [...] | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin |
| 11' | {m}a-ri-is-tu-uq-la-e A ša₂ {m}an-dar-ni-⸢qu-su⸣ [...] | Arištuqlâ, son of Andarni-equsue |
| 12' | {⸢m⸣}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A {m}{⸢d}30-[TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki]} | Anu-ahhe-iddin the scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. |
| 13' | {⸢iti⸣}SIG U₄ 4-KAM₂ MU 115 {m}ar-sak-ʾu LUGAL ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | Month of Simanu, 4th day, year 115, king Arsaces. |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ni-ka-nu-ur₂ | Nikanur, |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | Anu-belšunu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-⸢qa⸣ | un-eqae |
| 2 | {[m}a-ri-is-tu]-uq-ra-la-e | Arīš-tuqralâ |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.⸢MU-{d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa {m}di-i-di-mu]-⸢su⸣ | Ring of Diophantos |
| 2 | {lu₂}na-din-na | the seller |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | {f}še-⸢lat⸣-[ti ...] | Šēlat-ēti |
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