BaAr 5 18 (P387077)
Business / Contracts, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BaAr 5 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387077 |
| Museum no. | AO 10337 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Frame, G. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | O[rcha]rd of Ahhea, son of] Aplaya, descendant of Ṭabiya, which is on the [King's] C[anal, in the meadow] of Uruk: |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | the upper side, [next to the house of Kudurru], son of Nabu-naʾid; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | the lo[wer] side, [next to the house of Nadin], son of Erešu; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | the [upper] front, [next to the house of] Pirʾu, son of Bel-useppi; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | the [lower] front, on [the bank of] the King's Canal — |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | one-half of [the orchard belonging to Šu]laya, son of Ahhea, descendant of [Ṭabiya, ...] and the unbuilt plot [(in)] the [Market] Gate district in Uruk: |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | the upper side on [the west], next to the broad street, the thoroughfare of the god and the king; |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | the lower side on the east, next to the house of Iluʾa, son of Šullum; |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | the upper front on the north, next to the house of [...], son of Šullum, and Nabu-eriba, son of Šapik; |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | the lower front on the south, next to the narrow street; |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | the (sown) land, cultivated (for cereals), in the meadow of Angillu irrigation district and (on) the upper King's Canal, in the meadow of Uruk — |
| Obverse [16:19] o 1717–o 1919 | the total of the (inheritance) share of Šulaya, descendant of Ṭabiya, as much as there is (of it) in Uruk, which he divided with his brothers — |
| Obverse [19:23] o 2020–o 2323 | Mušezib-Marduk, son of Kiribtu, descendant of Sin-naṣir, agreed with Nabu-nadin-šumi, son of Šulaya, descendant of Ṭabiya, a price of 15 minas of silver, (and) he purchased it for its full price. |
| Obverse [23:26] o 2424–o 2626 | Nabu-nadin-šumi, descendant of Ṭabiya, received from Mušezib-Marduk, descendant of Sin-naṣir, the total of 34 minas of block silver, the price of the house (plot) and the orchard (and) the (plot of) land in the steppe cultivated (for cereals), the entire amount of silver. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | He has been paid; he is free from claims. He will have no legal claim; they shall not return (to court) and they shall not make any claim with one another. |
| Obverse [27:37] o 2828– | If in the future anyone from [among the brothers], sons, family, relations or kin of the house of Ṭabiya comes forward and raises a claim over that house, orchard and (plot of) ground in the steppe, litigates, reneges (on an earlier agreement), claims, and says that that house (plot), orchard and (plot of) land in the steppe has not been sold and the silver has not been received, he will pay back twelve times over the silver he received. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 3737–r 3838 | At the sealing of that document: in the presence of Nabu-mukin-zeri, the chief temple administrator of Larsa; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 3939–r 3939 | Nabu-udammiq, descendant of Nur-Sin; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 4040–r 4040 | Šapik, descendant of Atkuppu; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 4141–r 4141 | Nabu-zer-ukin, descendant of Egibi; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 4242–r 4242 | Nabu-šum-iškun, descendant of Dabibi; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 4343–r 4343 | Kudurru, descendant of Iddin-Papsukkal; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 4444–r 4444 | Nabu-ahhe-eriba, descendant of Gallabu; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 4545–r 4545 | Bel-eṭir, descendant of Ṭabiya; |
| Reverse [15:16] r 4646–r 4646 | Nabu-kudurri-uṣur, descendant of Ṭabiya; |
| Reverse [16:17] r 4747–r 4747 | Bel-ahhe-eriba, son of Nadin; |
| Reverse [17:18] r 4848–r 4848 | Marduk-naṣir, son of Kudurru; |
| Reverse [18:19] r 4949–r 4949 | Aplaya, descendant of Šangu-Sippar; |
| Reverse [19:20] r 5050–r 5050 | Nabu-ušabši, descendant of Šangu-Ninurta; |
| Reverse [20:21] r 5151–r 5151 | Mušezib-Bel, descendant of Nappahu; |
| Reverse [21:22] r 5252–r 5252 | and the scribe, Remut-Baba, descendant of Arkat-ilani. |
| Reverse [22:24] r 5353–r 5454 | Babylon, 10th day of Simanu, 14th year of Šamaš-šum-ukin, king of Babylon. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 5555–r 5555 | Fingernail of Nabu-nadin-šumi is marked in place of his seal. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {⸢giš}SAR⸣ ša₂ {m}[ŠEŠ-MEŠ-e-a DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m]}A-a DUMU {m}DUG₃.GA-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 2 | ša₂ <ina> UGU ⸢ID₂⸣ [LUGAL A.GAR₃] UNUG{ki} | |
| 3 | UŠ AN.⸢TA⸣ [DA E₂ {m}NIG₂.DU] ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}{d}NA₃-⸢I⸣ | |
| 4 | UŠ ⸢KI⸣.[TA DA E₂ {m}na-din] ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}e-re-šu₂ | |
| 5 | ⸢ZAG⸣ [AN.TA DA E₂ {m]}⸢pir⸣-ʾu DUMU {m}{d}EN-u₂-⸢sep($ copy: GAR $)-pi⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢ZAG⸣ [KI.TA GU₂] ⸢ID₂⸣ LUGAL | |
| 7 | a-⸢hi⸣ {[giš}SAR ša₂ {m}šu]-la-a A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-e-a | |
| 8 | A {[m}DUG₃.GA-ia (x x)] u {e₂}ki-šub-bu-u₂ [(ina)] ⸢KI⸣{ti₃} | |
| 9 | ⸢KA₂⸣-[KI.LAM ša₂ qe₂]-⸢reb⸣ UNUG{ki} UŠ AN.⸢TA⸣ | |
| 10 | {tu₁₅}[MAR.TU] ⸢DA⸣ SILA ⸢rap-šu₂⸣ | |
| 11 | mu-⸢taq DINGIR u⸣ LUGAL UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA | |
| 12 | DA E₂ {m}DINGIR-MEŠ-u₂-a DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šul-⸢lu-mu⸣ | |
| 13 | ZAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {m}x-x | |
| 14 | DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šul-lu-mu u₃ {m}{d}NA₃-SU DUMU {m}ša₂-⸢pi⸣-ku | |
| 15 | ZAG ⸢KI.TA⸣ {tu₁₅}⸢U₁₈⸣.LU DA SILA qa-at-nu | |
| 16 | ŠE.NUMUN pi-i šul-pu A.GAR₃ GARIM an-gil-lu₄ u ID₂ LUGAL | |
| 17 | e-lu-u₂ A.GAR₃ UNUG{ki} PAB HA.LA ša₂ {m}šu-la-a | |
| 18 | DUMU {m}DUG₃.GA-ia ma-la ba-šu-u₂ | |
| 19 | ša₂ UNUG{ki} ša₂ it-ti ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ i-zu-zu | |
| 20 | ki-i 15 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR {m}mu-še-zib-{d}AMAR.UTU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ki-rib-tu | |
| 21 | A {m}{d}30-PAB it-ti {m}{d}NA₃-na-din-MU A {m}šu-la-a | |
| 22 | A {m}DUG₃.GA-ia KI.LAM im-be₂-e-ma i-šam | |
| 23 | ŠAM₂-šu₂ gam-ru-tu | |
| 24 | PAB 34 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU {m}{d}NA₃-na-din-MU A {m}DUG₃.GA-ia | |
| 25 | ina ⸢ŠU⸣.[II] {m}mu-še-zib-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU {m}{d}30-URU₃{ir} ŠAM₂ E₂ u {giš}SAR | |
| 26 | qaq-[qar] EDIN pi-i šul-pu ki-i ka-sap ga-mir-ti | |
| 27 | ⸢ma-hir⸣ a-pil za-ki ru-gu-um-ma-a ul i-ši ul i-<tur>-ru-ma | |
| 28 | a-⸢ha⸣-[meš] ul i-<rag>-gu-mu ma-ti-ma ina EGIR UD-MEŠ | |
| 29 | [ina ŠEŠ-MEŠ] DUMU-MEŠ IM.RI.A IM.RI.A u sa-lat ša₂ (x) E₂ | |
| 30 | {[m}DUG₃].GA-ia ša₂ E₁₁-ma | |
| r | ||
| 31 | a-na UGU E₂ {giš}SAR [u] ⸢qaq⸣-qar EDIN šu-a-ti | |
| 32 | i-dab-bu-bu u₂-šad-ba-bu BAL{u₂} u₂-paq-qa-ru | |
| 33 | um-ma E₂ {giš}SAR u qaq-qar <EDIN> šu-a-ti | |
| 34 | ul na-ad-nu-ma kas₃-pa ul ma-hir | |
| 35 | i-qab-bu-u₂ ka-sap im-hu-ru a-di | |
| 36 | 12.TA.AM₃ i-ta-nap-pal | |
| 37 | ina ka-nak {im}DUB šu-a-ti | |
| 38 | IGI {m}{d}NA₃-GIN-NUMUN {lu₂}E₂.BAR UD.UNUG{ki} | |
| 39 | {m}{d}NA₃-SIG₅{iq} A {m}ZALAG₂-{d}30 | |
| 40 | {m}ša₂-pi-ku A {m}{lu₂}AD.KID | |
| 41 | {m}{d}NA₃-NUMUN-GIN A {m}e-gi-bi | |
| 42 | {m}{d}NA₃-MU-GAR{un} A {m}da-bi-bi | |
| 43 | {m}NIG₂.DU A {m}MU-{d}pap-sukkal | |
| 44 | {m}{d}NA₃-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-eri-ba A {lu₂}ŠU.I | |
| 45 | {m}{d}EN-SUR A {m}DUG₃.GA-ia | |
| 46 | {m}{d}NA₃-NIG₂.DU-PAP A {m}DUG₃.GA-ia | |
| 47 | {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-SU A {m}SUM.NA | |
| 48 | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-PAP A {m}NIG₂.DU | |
| 49 | {m}A-a A {lu₂}E₂.BAR-sip-par{ki} | |
| 50 | {m}{d}NA₃-GAL₂{ši} A {lu₂}E₂.BAR-{d}MAŠ | |
| 51 | {m}mu-še-zib-{d}EN A {lu₂}SIMUG {m}{d}NA₃-UR-DINGIR-MEŠ A {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ | |
| 52 | u {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}re-mut-{d}BA.U₂ A {m}EGIR-DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 53 | TIN.TIR{ki} {iti}SIG₄ UD 10-KAM₂ MU 14-KAM₂ | |
| 54 | {d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 55 | ⸢ṣu⸣-pur {m}{d}NA₃-na-din-MU ki-ma {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ | |
| 56 | tu-da-a-ti | |
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