BaAr 5 10 (P521862)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BaAr 5 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521862 |
| Museum no. | BM 118984 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Tablet concerning an unbuilt plot belonging to Nanaya-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šum-iškun, and Aplaya, so[n of D]annaya: |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | 100 cubits, the upper side [...], next to the house of Belani, son of Erešu; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | 100 cubits, the lower side [...], next to the house of Zakir, the [...]; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | 100 cubits, the upper front [...], next to the broad street, the thoroughfare of the god and the king; |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | 100 cubits, the lower front [...], next to the orchard of Mušezib-Marduk, [son] of Kiribti — |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | [Mušezib]-Marduk, son of Kiribti, agreed with Nanaya-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-[šum]-iškun, and Aplaya, son of Dannaya, a price of 56 shekels of block silver, (and) he purchased it for its full price. |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111–o 1313 | Nanaya-uballiṭ, son of Nabu-šum-iškun, and Aplaya, son of Dannaya, have received a total of 56 shekels of block silver, and 2 shekels of silver which was given as an additional payment, from Mušezib-Marduk, son of Kiribti, as the price of their house, the entire amount of silver. |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | They have been paid, they are free from claims. They shall have no legal claim; they shall not return (to court) and they shall not make any claim against one another. |
| Obverse [15:21] o 1616–o 2121 | If in the future anyone from among the brothers, sons, family, relations, or kin of the house of Nanaya-uballiṭ and Aplaya, comes forward and raises a claim over that house, litigates, reneges (on an earlier agreement), c[laim]s and [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 2222–r 2424 | At the sealing of that tablet: in the presence of Nabu-ušabši, the governor of Uruk; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 2424–r 2424 | Before: Bel-iddin, son of Ṣillaya; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 2525–r 2525 | Šakin-šumi, [son] of Belani; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 2626–r 2626 | Nabu-iqiša, [son] of Bel-ibni; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 2727–r 2727 | Nabu-ušabši, [son] of Balassu; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 2828–r 2828 | Šakin-šumi, [son] of Šullum; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2929–r 2929 | Bel-ušezib, [so]n of Labaši; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 3030–r 3030 | Bel-ah-id[din], son of Ubar; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 3131–r 3131 | Nabu-uše[zib], son of Hašdiya; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 3232–r 3232 | and the scribe, [...], son of Nabu-ah-ereš. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 3333–r 3434 | Uruk, [...th day] of Ṭebetu, 7th year of Šamaš-šum-ukin, king of Babylon. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 3535–r 3636 | Fingernail of Nanaya-uballiṭ and Aplaya is marked in place of their seal. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢ṭup⸣-pi {e₂}⸢ki⸣-šub-bu-u₂ ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-TIN{iṭ} | |
| 2 | ⸢A⸣-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-GAR{⸢un} u {m}A-a A⸣-[šu₂ ša₂ {m]}⸢dan⸣-na-($ erased A? $)-a | |
| 3 | 1 ME ina 1 KUŠ₃ UŠ AN.⸢TA⸣ {[tu₁₅}...] ⸢DA⸣ E₂ {m}EN-⸢a⸣-ni A {m}e-re-šu₂ | |
| 4 | 1 ME ina 1 KUŠ₃ UŠ ⸢KI.TA⸣ {[tu₁₅}...] ⸢DA E₂⸣ {m}za-⸢kir⸣ {lu₂}x-x | |
| 5 | 1 ME ina 1 KUŠ₃ SAG.⸢KI⸣ AN.⸢TA⸣ {[tu₁₅}...] ⸢DA⸣ SILA rap-šu₂ mu-⸢taq⸣ DINGIR u LUGAL | |
| 6 | 1 ME ina 1 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.⸢TA⸣ {[tu₁₅}...] ⸢DA⸣ {giš}⸢SAR⸣ ša₂ {m}mu-še-zib-{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 7 | [A-šu₂] ⸢ša₂ {m}ki⸣-rib-ti | |
| 8 | ki-i 56 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.⸢PAD⸣.[DU {m}mu-še-zib]-{d}AMAR.UTU A {m}ki-rib-ti | |
| 9 | KI {m}{d}na-na-a-TIN{iṭ} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{⸢d}NA₃⸣-[MU]-⸢GAR{un⸣} u {m}A-a A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}dan-na-a | |
| 10 | KI.⸢LAM⸣ im-be₂-e-ma i-šam ŠAM₂-šu₂ TIL-MEŠ | |
| 11 | PAB 56 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ⸢KU₃⸣.PAD.DU a-⸢di⸣ 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ ki-i KA a-tar SUM{nu} | |
| 12 | {m}{d}na-na-a-TIN{⸢iṭ⸣} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}⸢NA₃⸣-MU-GAR{un} u {m}A-a A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}dan-na-a | |
| 13 | ina ⸢ŠU⸣.II {m}mu-še-zib-{d}AMAR.UTU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ki-⸢rib⸣-ti ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂-nu | |
| 14 | ⸢ki⸣-i KU₃.BABBAR ga-⸢mir⸣-ti ⸢mah-ru⸣ a-⸢pil⸣ za-ku ru-gum₂-ma-a | |
| 15 | ul i-ši <ul> i-⸢tur⸣-ru-ma ⸢a⸣-na a-ha-meš ul i-rag-gu-mu | |
| 16 | ma-ti-ma ina ⸢EGIR⸣-MEŠ UD-MEŠ ina ⸢ŠEŠ-MEŠ⸣ DUMU-MEŠ IM.RI.A | |
| 17 | ni-su-⸢tu⸣ u sa-lat ⸢ša₂⸣ E₂ {m}{d}na-na-a-TIN{iṭ} u {m}A-a | |
| 18 | ša₂ ⸢E₁₁⸣-ma a-na UGU E₂ MU.⸢MEŠ⸣ i-dab-bu-bu | |
| 19 | u₂-šad-ba-bu in-nu-u₂ u₂-[paq-qa]-⸢ru⸣ um-ma E₂ MU.MEŠ | |
| 20 | ul na-din-ma ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ ul ma-⸢hir⸣ [i-qab-bu-u₂] ⸢KU₃⸣.BABBAR im-hu-ru | |
| 21 | a-di 12.TA.AM₃ ⸢i-ta-nap-pal⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 22 | ina ka-⸢nak⸣ {im}⸢DUB⸣ šu-($ erasure $)-a-ti | |
| 23 | ina ⸢GUB{zu⸣} ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-GAL₂{ši} {lu₂}GAR UMUŠ UNUG{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 24 | IGI {m}{d}EN-MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ṣil-la-⸢a⸣ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ A {m}eri-ba | |
| 25 | {m}GAR-MU [A-šu₂] ša₂ {m}EN-a-ni | |
| 26 | {m}{d}NA₃-BA{ša₂} [A-šu₂] ša₂ {m}{d}EN-ib-ni | |
| 27 | {m}{d}NA₃-GAL₂{ši} [A-šu₂] ša₂ {m}ba-laṭ-su | |
| 28 | {m}GAR-MU [A-šu₂] ša₂ {m}šul-lu-mu | |
| 29 | {m}{d}EN-u₂-še-zib [A]-šu₂ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši | |
| 30 | {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-SUM.[(NA)] ⸢A⸣-šu₂ ša₂ {m}u₂-ba-ru | |
| 31 | {m}{d}NA₃-u₂-še-[zib] A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}haš-di-ia | |
| 32 | ⸢u₃⸣ {lu₂}DUB.SAR {⸢m⸣}[...]-x-KUR A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-ŠEŠ-APIN{eš} | |
| 33 | ⸢UNUG⸣{ki} {iti}AB [UD x]-KAM₂ MU 7-KAM₂ {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA | |
| 34 | LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 35 | ṣu-pur {m}{d}na-na-a-TIN{iṭ} u {m}A-($ erasure $)-a | |
| 36 | ki-ma {im}KIŠIB-šu₂-nu tu-ud-da-a-ti | |
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