BaAr 5 02 (P521853)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BaAr 5 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521853 |
| Museum no. | BM 118965 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | Tablet concerning a field, an orchard planted with date palms, next to the moat of the Irninna Gate in Uruk: |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | The upper side on the east, next to (the property) of Bel-eṭir, extending as far as the neighbour('s property); |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The lower side on the west, next to the road, the thoroughfare of the god and the king; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | 100 cubits, the lower front on the south, next to the moat; |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | 100 cubits, the upper front on the north — |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | Belšunu, son of Ahhešaya, has received 2 5/6 minas of block silver from Labaši, son of Nabu-leʾi, as the price of his orchard, the whole amount of silver. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | 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 against one another. |
| Obverse [12:21] o 1313–o 2121 | If in the future anyone from among the brothers, sons, family, relations, or kin of the house of Belšunu, son of Ahhešaya comes forward and raises a claim over that orchard, litigates, reneges (on an earlier agreement), claims and says that that orchard has not been sold and the silver has not been received, he will pay back twelve times over the silver he received. |
| Obverse [21:26] o 2222– | At the sealing of that tablet: in the presence of Ahhešaya, the governor of Uruk; Nabu-naṣir, the (temple) administrator of Eanna; |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2525–r 2525 | Before Bel-usat, son of Nabu-bel-ili; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 2626–r 2626 | Before: Kunaya, son of Nanaya-ereš; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 2727–r 2727 | Arrabi, son of Ahhešaya; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 2828–r 2828 | Šum-ukin, son of Nabu-naʾid; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 2929–r 2929 | Bulluṭ, son of Nabu-leʾi; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 3030–r 3030 | Ahhutu, son of Remutu; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 3131–r 3131 | Zakir, son of Balassu; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 3232–r 3232 | Nabu-iqiša, son of Bulluṭ; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 3333–r 3333 | Ahhešaya, son of Bel-usat; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 3434–r 3434 | Iddin-ahi, son of Upaqu; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 3535–r 3535 | Aqara, son of Nergal-eṭir; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 3636–r 3636 | Marduk-šum-ibni, son of Hašdiya; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 3737–r 3737 | Enlil-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-ipuš; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 3838–r 3838 | Zerutu, son of Šapik; |
| Reverse [15:16] r 3939–r 3939 | Nabu-useppi, the fuller; |
| Reverse [16:18] r 4040–r 4141 | and the scribe, writer of the tablet, Nabu-leʾi, son of Iddin-Papsukkal. |
| Reverse [18:20] r 4242–r 4343 | Uruk, 22nd day of Nisannu, 6th year of Esarhaddon, king of the lands. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 4444–r 4444 | Fingernail of Belšunu in place of his seal. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | ṭup-pi A.ŠA₃ {giš}SAR {giš}GIŠIMMAR zaq-pi | |
| 2 | ⸢US₂⸣.SA.DU {id₂}ha-ri-ṣu ⸢KA₂⸣.GAL | |
| 3 | {d}ir-nin-na ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} | |
| 4 | UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA {m}{d}EN-SUR ki-i | |
| 5 | pi-i US₂.SA.DU i-šad-da-ad | |
| 6 | UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA KASKAL.II mu-taq DINGIR u LUGAL | |
| 7 | 1 ME ina 1 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA {id₂}ha-ri-ṣu | |
| 8 | 1 ME ina 1 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ | |
| 9 | ki-i 2 5/6 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU ina ŠU.II {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 10 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-DA {m}EN-šu₂-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ša₂-a | |
| 11 | ŠAM₂ {giš}SAR-šu₂ ki-i KU₃.BABBAR ga-⸢mir⸣-tu₂ ma-hir | |
| 12 | a-pil za-ki ru-gum₂-ma-a ul i-ši ul GUR-ME-ma | |
| 13 | a-na a-ha-meš ul i-rag-gu-mu ma-ti-ma | |
| 14 | ina ar₂-kat₂ UD-MEŠ ina ŠEŠ-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ IM.RI.A | |
| 15 | IM.RI.A u sa-lat ša₂ E₂ {m}EN-šu₂-nu A-šu₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ša₂-a | |
| 16 | ša₂ E₁₁-⸢ma⸣ a-na muh-hi {⸢giš}SAR⸣ šu-a-ta | |
| 17 | i-dab-bu-bu u₂-šad-ba-bu in-nu-u₂ | |
| 18 | u₂-paq-qa-ru um-ma {giš}SAR šu-a-ta | |
| 19 | ul na-din-ma KU₃.BABBAR ul ma-hir | |
| 20 | i-qab-bu-⸢u₂⸣ KU₃.BABBAR im-hu-ru | |
| 21 | a-di 12.TA.AM₃ i-ta-nap-pal | |
| 22 | ina ka-nak {im}DUB šu-a-ta | |
| 23 | ina GUB{zu} ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ša₂-a {lu₂}GAR UMUŠ UNUG{ki} | |
| r | ||
| 24 | {m}{d}NA₃-URU₃{⸢ir⸣} {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM E₂.AN.NA | |
| 25 | ⸢IGI⸣ {m}{d}EN-u₂-sa-tu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-EN-DINGIR-ME | |
| 26 | ⸢IGI⸣ {m}ku-na-a A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-KAM₂ | |
| 27 | {m}ar₂-ra-bi A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ša₂-a | |
| 28 | {m}MU-GI.NA A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-na-ʾ-id | |
| 29 | {m}bul-⸢luṭ⸣ A-šu₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}NA₃-DA | |
| 30 | {m}ŠEŠ-u₂-⸢tu A⸣-šu₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}re-⸢mut⸣ | |
| 31 | {m}za-⸢kir⸣ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ba-laṭ-su | |
| 32 | {m}{d}NA₃-BA{ša₂} A-šu₂ ⸢ša₂ {m}bul⸣-luṭ | |
| 33 | {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ša₂-a A-šu₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}EN-u₂-sa-tu | |
| 34 | {m}SUM.NA-ŠEŠ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}u₂-pa-qu | |
| 35 | {m}a-qar-a A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-SUR | |
| 36 | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-DU₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}haš-di-ia | |
| 37 | {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} A-šu₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}{d}NA₃-DU₃{uš} | |
| 38 | {m}NUMUN-⸢u₂⸣-tu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ša₂-pi-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 39 | {m}{d}NA₃-u₂-se-pi₂ {lu₂}AZLAG | |
| 40 | u₃ {lu₂}DUB.SAR ša₂-ṭir {im}DUB | |
| 41 | {m}{d}NA₃-DA A {m}SUM.NA-{d}pap-sukkal | |
| 42 | UNUG{ki} {iti}BARA₂ UD 22-KAM₂ | |
| 43 | MU 6-KAM₂ {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-MU LUGAL KUR.KUR | |
| 44 | ṣu-pur {m}EN-šu₂-nu ki-ma {im}KIŠIB-šu₂ | |
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