BaAr 5 06b (P521859)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BaAr 5 06b |
|---|---|
| ID | P521859 |
| Museum no. | BM 118969 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | Tablet concerning a derelict house to be torn down and rebuilt, in the Eanna Temple district of Uruk, the house of Dumqaya, son of Šullumaya, (be it) more or less, as much as there is (of it): |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | the upper side on the north, next to the no-through street, and next to the house of Huddaya, son of Kukul; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | the lower side on the south, next to the broad street, the thoroughfare of the god and the king; |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | the upper front on the west, next to the house of Kinaya, son of Nadin-apli; |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | the lower front on the east, next to the house of Huddaya, son of Kukul, and (the property of) Nabu-šum-ušarši, son of Ahhutu — |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111–o 1313 | Mušezib-Marduk, son of Kiribti, agreed with Iddin-Marduk, son of Šumaya, a price of 4 minas of silver, (and) he purchased it for its full price. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | Iddin-Marduk, son of Šumaya has received a total of 4 minas of block silver from Mušezib-Marduk, son of Kiribti, as the price of his house, the entire amount of silver. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | He has been paid, he is free from claims. He shall have no legal claim; they shall not return (to court) and they shall not make any claim against one another. |
| Obverse [17:24] o 1818–o 2424 | If in the future anyone from among the brothers, sons, family, relations, or kin of the house of Iddin-Marduk, comes forward and raises a claim over that house, litigates, reneges (on an earlier agreement), claims or causes (him) to acquire a claimant, says that that house has not been sold and the silver has not been received, he will pay back twelve times over the silver he received. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 25r 25–r 2727 | At the sealing of that tablet: in the presence of Ahhešaya, the governor of Uruk; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 2727–r 2727 | Before: Nabu-naṣir, son of Immaya; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 2828–r 2828 | Bel-remanni, son of Nabu-eṭir; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 2929–r 2929 | Naṣiru, son of Zakir; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 3030–r 3030 | Marduku, son of Nabu-ušezib; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 3131–r 3131 | Ša-pi-Bel, son of Bel-ipuš; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 3232–r 3232 | Šakin-šumi, son of Šullum; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 3333–r 3333 | Nabu-šum-ibni, son of Ubar; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 3434–r 3434 | Bel-usat, son of Šumaya; |
| Reverse [10:12] r 3535–r 3636 | and the scribe, writer of the tablet, Nabu-zer-iqiša, descendant of Dayyanu. |
| Reverse [12:15] r 3737–r 3939 | Uruk, 19th day of Addaru, accession year of Ashurbanipal, king of the lands. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 4040–r 4141 | Fingernail of Iddin-Marduk in place of his seal. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | ṭup-pi E₂ GUL ša₂ na-pa-ṣu u e-pe-šu₂ | |
| 2 | KI{ti₃} E₂.AN.NA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} | |
| 3 | E₂ {m}du-um-qa-a DUMU {m}šul-lu-ma-a | |
| 4 | a-tar u ma-ṭu ma-la ba-šu₂-u₂ | |
| 5 | UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA SILA la a-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 6 | u DA E₂ {m}hu-ud-da-a DUMU {m}ku-kul | |
| 7 | UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR u LUGAL | |
| 8 | SAG.KI AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA E₂ {m}ki-na-a DUMU {m}na-din-IBILA | |
| 9 | SAG.KI KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}hu-ud-da-a | |
| 10 | DUMU {m}ku-kul u {m}{d}NA₃-MU-TUK{ši} A {m}ah-hu-tu | |
| 11 | ki-i 4 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR {m}mu-še-zib-{d}AMAR.UTU A {m}ki-rib-ti | |
| 12 | it-ti {m}SUM.NA-{d}AMAR.UTU A {m}šu-ma-a KI.LAM | |
| 13 | im-be₂-e-ma i-šam ŠAM₂-šu₂ gam-ru-tu | |
| 14 | PAB 4 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU {m}SUM.NA-{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 15 | DUMU {m}šu-ma-a ina ŠU.II {m}mu-še-zib-{d}AMAR.UTU A {m}ki-rib-ti | |
| 16 | ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂ ki-i ka-sap ga-mir-ti ma-hir | |
| 17 | a-pil za-ki ru-gum₂-ma-a ul i-ši ul i-tur-ru-ma | |
| 18 | a-na a-ha-meš ul i-rag-gu-mu ma-ti-ma | |
| 19 | ina EGIR-MEŠ u₄-mu ina ŠEŠ-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ IM.RI.A | |
| 20 | IM.RI.A u sa-lat ša₂ E₂ {m}SUM.NA-{d}AMAR.UTU ša₂ E₁₁-ma | |
| 21 | a-na UGU E₂ MU.MEŠ i-dab-bu-ub u₂-šad-ba-bu BAL{u₂} | |
| 22 | u₂-paq-qa-ri u {lu₂}pa-qir-a-ni u₂-šar-šu-u₂ | |
| 23 | um-ma E₂ MU.MEŠ ul na-din-ma kas₃-pi ul ma-hir | |
| 24 | i-qab-bu-u₂ ka-sap im-hu-ru EN 12.TA.AM₃ i-ta-nap-pal | |
| r | ||
| 25 | ina ka-nak {im}DUB MU.MEŠ | |
| 26 | ina GUB{zu} ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ša₂-a {lu₂}GAR UMUŠ UNUG{ki} | |
| 27 | IGI {m}{d}NA₃-URU₃ DUMU {m}im-ma-a | |
| 28 | {m}{d}EN-re-man-ni DUMU {m}{d}NA₃-KAR{ir} | |
| 29 | {m}na-ṣi-ru DUMU {m}za-kir | |
| 30 | {m}mar-duk DUMU {m}{d}NA₃-u₂-še-zib | |
| 31 | {m}ša₂-pi-i-{d}EN DUMU {m}{d}EN-DU₃{uš} | |
| 32 | {m}GAR-MU DUMU {m}šul-lu-mu | |
| 33 | {m}{d}NA₃-MU-DU₃ DUMU {m}u₂-ba-ru | |
| 34 | {m}{d}EN-u₂-sa-tu DUMU {m}šu-ma-a | |
| 35 | u₃ {lu₂}UMBISAG ša₂-ṭir {im}DUB | |
| 36 | {m}{d}NA₃-NUMUN-BA{ša₂} A {m}da-a-a-nu | |
| 37 | UNUG{ki} {iti}ŠE UD 20 1-LA₂.KAM₂ | |
| 38 | MU SAG NAM.LUGAL.LA | |
| 39 | AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-IBILA LUGAL KUR.KUR | |
| 40 | ṣu-pur {m}SUM.NA-{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 41 | ki-ma {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ | |
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