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BiMes 24, 45 (P342251)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 24, 45 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342251 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03680 |
| 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 | {im}DUB HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni DUMU ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-[a-MU u {m}u₂-ṣur-šu₂-{d}60 | A tablet of the share of Anu-iqišanni, son of E22di-Ešrat-ittannu, descendant of Nanaya-iddin, and Ubru-Anu |
| 2 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-NUMUN-DU₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-im-me-e ina ⸢E₂⸣ ep₂-šu₂ u ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ bi-rit-⸢šu₂-nu⸣ | son of Ištar-zer-ibni, son of Šēpê-imme in the House of Succession built and undeveloped plot between them |
| 3 | {iti}ŠU MU 92-KAM₂ {m}an-ti-ʾi-i-⸢ku-su LUGAL⸣ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu KI ⸢a-ha-a-miš⸣ | Month of Du’uzu, year 92, Antiochus (being) king. With their happy heart, with Ea-hammiš |
| 4 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-⸢a⸣-tu₂ i-zu-zu-ʾu | In the days to come, they will become poor. |
| 5 | ⸢E₂⸣ u ki-šub-ba-⸢a⸣ KI{ti₃} E₂ {d}⸢LUGAL.IR₉.RA⸣ ša₂ ⸢qe₂⸣-reb UNUG{ki} 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ | The temple and the lower courtyard of the temple of Šarru-ilī-ēriš, which is in the “Queen of Uruk" (?) are 20 cubits long. |
| 6 | ⸢AN{u₂⸣} {tu₁₅}SI.⸢SA₂⸣ DA E₂ HA.LA ša₂ {m}[u₂]-⸢ṣur⸣-[šu₂]-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-NUMUN-DU₃ | Anu-ešu-Anu, son of Inana-zer-ibni, descendant of Hunzu |
| 7 | 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU [DA SILA ... mu-taq] UN-MEŠ 19 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI | 20 cubits, the length to the south, next to the street , the access way for people. 19 5/6 cubit, the width |
| 8 | AN.TA {⸢tu₁₅⸣}[MAR.TU ...] ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂] {⸢m}{d}60-DIN-su | the upper side on the Amorites , the mār-ešti of Anu-bullissu |
| 9 | u mu-⸢ṣu-u₂⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣-{d}60 | and Mū-ešbû |
| 10 | 19 5/6 KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | 19 5/6 cubit ... |
| 11 | ŠU.NIGIN 20 [KUŠ₃ US₂-MEŠ 19 5/6 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI-MEŠ ...] ⸢MU⸣-MEŠ | Total: 20 cubits length 19 5/6 cubit width |
| 12 | ⸢E₂⸣ u ki-⸢šub-ba-a⸣ [MU-MEŠ ...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ | that temple and the lower courtyard |
| 13 | {[m]}{⸢d⸣}na-⸢na-a⸣-[MU DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-⸢MU{nu⸣} [...]-MU | Nebuchadnezzar (II), son of Anu-iqišanni, son of Ana-rabut-Anu |
| 14 | E₂ ⸢ep₂-šu₂ x x⸣ MU-MEŠ 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ ⸢AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂⸣ [DA ... {m]}{⸢d⸣}60-[x-x]-ši DUMU ša₂ | that house 20 cubits the long side on the north next to (the property of) Anu-x-ši, son of |
| 15 | {m}tat-tan-nu-{d}na-na-a 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {⸢tu₁₅⸣}U₁₈.⸢LU DA E₂⸣ HA.LA ⸢ša₂⸣ | Tattannu-Nanaya 20 cubits the length on the south adjacent to the house, share of the house |
| 16 | {[m}{d}60-⸢BA{ša₂⸣}an-ni ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}60-MU{nu} 16 šal-šu₂ ⸢KUŠ₃ SAG⸣.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}⸢MAR⸣.[TU DA] | Anu-ēšu-iqiša-Anni, son of Ea-iddin, 16 young men, e22cubits, the upper width on the west, next to |
| 17 | [...]-u₂ ša₂ {⸢m}il-lut⸣-{d}60 ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su u mu-ṣu-u₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ {f}[...] | ... of Illut-Anu, of Mar-Eštar, of Anu-bullissu, and of Muṣû, of ... |
| 18 | [...]-x DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}60 16 šal-šu₂⸣ [KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA] | ... daughter-in-law of Illut-Anu, 16 male slaves, 1 cubit lower width |
| 19 | {[tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA SILA] SIG mu-taq UN-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ŠU.NIGIN 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ 16 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃] | the east, next to the narrow street, the thoroughfare of the temple workers; a total of 20 cubits length, 16 short-cubits width |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢SAG⸣.KI mi-ših-tu₄ E₂ MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | E’esaĝ-e3: the loss of that house |
| 2' | ⸢an⸣-na-a HA.LA ša₂ {m}u₂-ṣur-šu₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-NUMUN-⸢DU₃⸣ [a-na muh-hi HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | the share of Uṣuršu-Anu, son of Ishtar-zer-ibni against their shares |
| 3' | ul GUR{ru-u₂}ma KI a-ha-a-miš a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂⸣ [ul] ⸢i⸣-[rag-gu-mu ...] | will not return and with each other in the days of Ša-etu-e, not ei-raggumu |
| 4' | {lu₂}man-am ina HA.LA-šu₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ u₂-šu-zu ⸢pu⸣-ut a-ha-⸢a⸣-[miš a-na mu-ur-ru-qu] | Whoever in the future, at any time, breaks the agreement between them |
| 5' | ša₂ HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ a-na a-ha-a-miš na-⸢šu⸣-u₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}man-⸢am⸣ [...] | Whoever takes away their shares in perpetuity, against each other, may the king, my lord, |
| 6' | an-na-a u₂-ša₂-an-nu-u₂ ša₂ la di-i-ni u la ha-ra-ra 1 MA.NA [KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂] | This is a substitute, without a lawsuit or litigation. 1 mina of refined silver |
| 7' | ša₂ {m}an-⸢ti⸣-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂ a-na EN ⸢HA⸣.LA-šu₂ ina-⸢an-din⸣ 1{en}⸢TA⸣.AM₃ | From Anu-eti-ali-ikusu, the babbanû-priest to the owner of his estate he has given. Each of them |
| 8' | [...]-⸢ta-ri⸣ il-qu-u₂ | ... they took |
| 9' | {[lu₂}mu]-⸢kin₇⸣ {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{⸢d}60-ik-ṣur⸣ A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-[tu] | Witnesses: Inana-šuma-ēriṣ and Anu-ahhē-iddin, sons of Ea-ik-Ṣur, descendant of Ša-alû-etu |
| 10' | {[m}{d}60-⸢EN⸣-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{⸢d}60 u⸣ {m}{d}60-⸢ik⸣-ṣur | Anu-bel-šunu, son of Labaši, descendant of Gimil-Anu; Ina-qibit-Ea and Anu Ik-ea-sbur |
| 11' | [DUMU-MEŠ] ša₂ {m}ni-qi₂-ar-qu-su A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}ta-⸢nit-tu₄⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | sons of Niqī-arqusu, descendant of Eppeš-allutu; Ta'enuttu-Anu, son of |
| 12' | {[m}ni]-⸢din⸣-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-u₂-tu {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}⸢DU⸣-[A] A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu | Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Eppeš-alūtu; Tanittu Anu, son of Ebi-apli, descendants of Eppûtu |
| 13' | {[m}ni]-⸢din-tu₄⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}man-nu-i-qa-pi A {m}kur-i {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | Nidintu-Eštar, son of Mannu-iqapi, descendant of Kuri. |
| 14' | [A {m]}⸢hun⸣-zu-u₂ {m}u₂-⸢ṣur⸣-šu₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30-⸢TI⸣-ER₂ | descendant of Hunzu; Ubû-ešu-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ son of Sin-leqi-unninni |
| 15' | {[m}ana]-⸢GAL⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-⸢URI₃⸣ A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}⸢ki-din⸣-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ | Ana-rabut-Anu, son of Anu-ab-uṣur, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| 16' | {[m]}⸢il⸣-lut-{d}60 {lu₂}se-pir NIG₂.GA {d}60 | Eilut-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu |
| 17' | {[m}{d]}⸢INANA⸣-MU-KAM₂ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-SU A {m}⸢kur⸣-i UNUG{ki} {⸢iti⸣}ŠU U₄ 3-KAM₂ MU 92-KAM₂ | scribe, son of Anu-eriba, descendant of Ekur-i. Uruk. 3rd day of Duʾuzu, year 92. |
| 18' | {[m]}⸢an⸣-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL | Eanna-eti-alikusu, the king |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}u₂-ṣur-šu₂-{⸢d}60 | Uṣuršu-Ea |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ta-nit-tu₄-{d}60 | Tanittu-Anu |
| t.e. iv | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ki-[din-{d}60 | Kidin-Anu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-qa | a kind of plant |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU | Anu-ahhe-iddin |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | [...] | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-[qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-⸢ik⸣-[ṣur] | Anu-elik-ešbur |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-⸢qa⸣ | Ring of Enlil |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-BA{ša₂}an-ni | Anu-iqišanni |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}u₂-⸢ṣur-šu₂-{d⸣}60 | Ubšu-Anu |
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