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CM 12, 02 (P342262)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | CM 12, 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342262 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.01.001 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 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}ri-hat-{d}INANA DUMU ša₂ {m}u₂-bar ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂ ep₂-šu₂ NIG₂.⸢GA⸣ {d}60 E₂ ⸢KIŠIB⸣-šu₂ | Rihat-Ištar son of Ubar by his own free will a built house, property of Anu, the house of his seal |
| 2 | [ina KI{ti₃]} ⸢KA₂⸣.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.⸢SA₂ DA E₂⸣ | in the area of the Ištar Gate, which is inside Uruk, 20 cubits the upper length on the north, next to the temple |
| 3 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}INANA u DA E₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 DUMU ⸢ša₂⸣ {[m]}⸢ki⸣-[din]-{⸢d⸣}60 | Anu-mukin-šum-iddin, son of Ana-rabutika-Ishtar, and next to the house of Dumqi-Anu, descendant of Eša-E; |
| 4 | 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-[DUMU-MU{nu]} | 20 cubits, the lower length on the south, next to the house of Labasvi, son of Anu-mar-ittannu |
| 5 | u DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ a-di SILA 18 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {[tu₁₅}MAR.TU] | and next to the alley of that house, up to the street 18 cubits, the upper front on the west |
| 6 | DA E₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} DUMU ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-ka-{d}INANA 18 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA | next to the house of Anu-rēš-ittannu, son of Ana-rabutika-Ishtar, 18 cubits lower width |
| 7 | {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 ŠU(MA).NIGIN 20 KUŠ₃ US₂ | the east, next to the house of Dumqi-Anu, son of Kidin-anu; total: 20 cubits length |
| 8 | 18 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ SAG.KI meš-hat E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la | 18 cubits, the width of that house, that house is empty and as much as there is. |
| 9 | ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ {m}se-⸢lu⸣-ku bab-⸢ba⸣-nu-u₂-tu₂ | All this for 10 shekels of silver belonging to Sēʾ-lû-ēku, the guarantor. |
| 10 | a-⸢na⸣ ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}ARAD E₂.GAL | Aya-ešum, the complete price to Rihat-Anu, son of Labaši, servant of the palace |
| 11 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa(NIG₂-)a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.[BABBAR a₄] 10 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | That silver, 10 shekels, is the price of that house. |
| 12 | {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA ina ŠU-MIN {m}ri-hat-{d}60 ⸢x⸣ [... u₄-mu] pa-qa-ri | Rihat-Ištar in the charge of Rihat Anu e22xe23 ... when a claim |
| 13 | ana muh-hi E₂ MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ {m}mat-tan-⸢na⸣-{[d}60 ... u {m}ri-hat-{d]}⸢INANA⸣ | Mattan-ešanni-Anu and Rihat-Işvtar |
| 14 | {lu₂}na-din-na E₂ MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na {m}ri-hat-{d}60 a-na | the seller of that house shall clear it of claims and shall pay 12-fold to Rihat-Anu, to |
| 15 | u₄-mu ṣa(NIG₂-)a-tu₂ ina-an-din E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ KIŠIB ša₂ {m}ri-hat-{⸢d⸣}60 DUMU ša₂ | That house, seal of Rihat-Eštar, that son |
| r | ||
| 1 | {m}la-ba-ši {lu₂}ARAD E₂.GAL a-na u₄-mu ṣa(NIG₂-)a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | Labaši, servant of the palace, in perpetuity. |
| 2 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | Witnesses |
| 3 | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | Rihat-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| 4 | {m}BA{ša₂}a DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | Iqiša, son of Anu-ah-iddin, descendant of Hunzu |
| 5 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-MU A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| 6 | {m}{li}GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | Liš, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Gimil-Anum |
| 7 | {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-NUMUN-MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | Anu-šum-lišir, son [of Anu]-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu |
| 8 | {m}ba-la-ṭu DUMU ša₂ {m}ta-nit-tu₂-{d}60 A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | Balaṭu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad |
| 9 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM₂ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | Anu-uballiṭ, son of Inana-šum-eriša, descendant of Hunzu |
| 10 | {m}{li}GIŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}ŠU-{d}60 | Liš, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Gimil-Anu |
| 11 | {m}{d}INANA-NUMUN-DU₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-AD-GUR A {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR | Ištar-zer-ibni, son of Anu-ab-utir, descendant of Luṣtammar-Adad |
| 12 | {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} A {m}{d}30-TI-ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}DIRI.ŠE {iti}DIRI.ŠE | Dumqi-Anu, the scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqe-unninni. (Written in) Uruk. Intercalary Addaru. |
| 13 | U₄ 18-KAM₂ MU 72-KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku LUGAL | 18th day, year 72, Seleucus (being) king |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E | Anu-balassu-iqbi |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}DIN | Balaṭu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} | Anu-uballit |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ri-hat-{d}60 | Rihat-Anu |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}BA{ša₂}a | Iqiša |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{li}GIŠ | Liš |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {⸢m⸣}{li}GIŠ | |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ | Anu-šum-lišir |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{⸢d}INANA-NUMUN-DU₃⸣ | Ištar-zer-ibni, |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa {m}ri-hat-{d}INANA | Ring of Rihat-Ištar |
| 2 | [...] E₂ MU-MEŠ | ... that house |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un(ṢAB-)qa {m}mat-tan-na-{d}60 | Ring of Mattana-Anu |
| 2 | mu-ru-qu | who encircles |
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