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CM 12, 09 (P342269)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | CM 12, 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342269 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.01.007 |
| 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}ina-E-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A ša₂ {m}su-mut-tu₄-{d}60 A {m}kur-i | Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-mukin-šum-ittannu son of Sumuttu-Enlil, descendant of Kuri |
| 2 | ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂-su DU₃{uš} E₂ dul-ba-ne₂-e-šu₂ u TUR₃-su | In his joy he built his house, built his temple of rituals, and built his shrine. |
| 3 | E₂ rit-ti-šu₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 KI{ti₃} KA₂.GAL {d}INANA ša₂ qe₂-reb | The house of his hand is the property of Anu in the territory of the Ištar Gate which is inside |
| 4 | UNUG{ki} US₂ AN{u₂} {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ rit-ti | Uruk, the upper length on the north, next to the house of the property of Anu, the handiwork |
| 5 | ša₂ {m}il-lut-{d}INANA {lu₂}e-piš dul-lu IM-HI.A ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} | From Illut-Ištar, the scribe. The work on the walls of the temple of the gods of Uruk. |
| 6 | US₂ KI{u₂} {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | the lower side on the south, next to the narrow street, the passageway for people and the entrance of that house |
| 7 | SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA TUR₃ u E₂ a-su-up-pu ša₂ {m}ana-GAL-{d}60 | the upper front on the west, next to the stall and the storehouse, belonging to Ana-rabut-Anu |
| 8 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} {lu₂}gad-ṭa-a-a SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA | son of Anu-ah-ittannu, the šangû-priest. The lower front on the east, next to |
| 9 | E₂ u TUR₃ ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}URI₃-šu₂-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 A | The house and the barn of Dumqi-Anu, son of Uṣuršu-Enlil, descendant of Dummqi Anu |
| 10 | {m}hun-zu-u₂ ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-ših-tu₄ | Hunzu; a total of four lengths and four widths. |
| 11 | E₂ MU-MEŠ E₂ MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ | That house, that house, whatever there is, |
| 12 | gab-bi a-na 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ bab-ba-nu-u₂ | All this for 10 shekels of refined silver. |
| 13 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | for the complete price to Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-anu |
| 14 | A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG ša₂ TA {lu₂}ki-niš-tu₄ ša₂ {e₂}SAG a-na | son of Warad-Reš, who from the cohort of Rēṣu to |
| 15 | u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-tad-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 10 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ | That silver, 10 shekels, is the price of that house. |
| 16 | TIL-MEŠ {m}ina-E-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din E₂ MU-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN {m}i-dat-{d}60 ma-hir | Ina-qibit-Anu, seller of that house, received (it) from Idat-anu. |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muh-hi E₂ MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-ma | If a claim concerning that house arises |
| 2 | {m}ina-E-{d}60 {lu₂}na-din E₂ MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-qa-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ | Ina-qibit-Anu, seller of that house, shall clear it of claims and shall pay the 12-fold penalty. |
| 3 | a-na {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din | to Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-anu, in perpetuity. |
| 4 | E₂ MU-MEŠ NIG₂.GA {d}60 E₂ rit-ti ša₂ {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂-{d}60 | That house is property of Anu. The house is the responsibility of Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-anu |
| 5 | A ša₂ {m}ARAD-{e₂}SAG ša₂ TA {lu₂}ki-niš-tu₄ ša₂ {e₂}SAG a-na u₄-mu | son of Warad-Reš, who is from the cohort of Re’u for the day |
| 6 | ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ | that slave |
| 7 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ | Witnesses |
| 8 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DUMU-MU{nu} u {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | Anu-belšunu son of Anu?-mar-ittannu descendant of Ea-zer-iddin |
| 9 | A ša₂ {m}{d}60-DIN-su A-MEŠ {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ | son of Anu-bullissu, descendants of Ekur-zakir Ina-qibit-Anu, son of |
| 10 | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ u {m}GAL-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ {m}GAL-{d}60 A-MEŠ | Anu-ab-uṣur and Rabi-Anu, son of Labaši, son [of Rabi]-Anum, descendants |
| 11 | {m}hun-zu-u₂ {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ u {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} | Hunzu, Anu-šum-lišir, and Ša-Anu-ishu, sons of Ana-rabut-Sin |
| 12 | A ša₂ {m}DIN A-MEŠ {m}lu-uš-tam-mar-{d}IŠKUR {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 A ša₂ | son of Balaṭu, descendants of Luštammar-Adad; Nidintu-Anu, son of |
| 13 | {m}i-dat-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | Idat-Anu, son of Labaši, descendant of Hunzu |
| 14 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}INANA A {m}kur-i | Illut-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-anu son of Nidintu-Ištar, descendant of Kuri |
| 15 | {m}{d}60-DIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG A ša₂ {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 A {m}E₂.KUR-za-⸢kir⸣ UNUG{ki} | Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ekur-za-ekir. Uruk. |
| 16 | {iti}ZIZ₂-KAM₂ U₄ 15-KAM₂ MU 153-KAM₂ {m}de-e-me₂-⸢ṭi⸣-[ri]-su LUGAL | Šabaṭu 15th day, year 153, Demetrios being king. |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ša₂-{d}60-iš-šu-u₂ | Sha-Anu-ishu |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}il-lut-{d}60 | Illut-Anu |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu | Anu-belšunu |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂{ši} | Anu-ah-ušabši |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ina-qi₂-bit-{d}60 | Ina-qibit-Anu |
| b.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}{d}60-MU-GIŠ | Anu-šum-lišir |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}GAL-{d}60 | Rabi-Anu |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU-{d}60 | Nidintu-Anu |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa | Ring of |
| 2 | {m}ina-E-{d}60 | Ina-qibit-Anu |
| 3 | {lu₂}na-din E₂ u {lu₂}mu-mar-raq-qa-an-nu; E₂ MU-MEŠ | the seller of the house and the guarantor of that house |
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