BaAr 5 20 (P521872)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BaAr 5 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521872 |
| Museum no. | BM 118983 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Nabu-eṭir, son of Kunaya, descendant of Basiya said as follows to Mušezib-Marduk, son of Kiribtu, descendant of Sin-naṣir: |
| Obverse [2:8] o 33–o 88 | "Kunaya, my father is owed 2 minas of silver by Šulaya, descendant of Ṭabiya. Nabu-eṭir, his brother, who bears guaranty (for the debt), gave his house to my father as security for the interest-bearing loan. Indeed, I received it. Later, Nabu-eṭir drew up a sealed document and gave it to me." |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [Mušezi]b-Marduk said as follows: |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [The house is my se]curity. You shall not receive it!" |
| Obverse [10:16] o 1111– | The assembly of the men of Babylon and the governor discussed the lawsuit. Mušezib-Marduk [paid] the silver belonging to Nabu-eṭir, descendant of Basiya. He [received a sea]led document fro[m him]. There will be no returning (to court) and litigating [with Na]bu-eṭir [about] the house. [The house] belongs to Muše[zib]-Marduk. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 1616–r 1818 | Nabu-eṭir, [descendant of] Basiya bears [resp]onsibility for the witnessing [of] the house of Šulaya, descendant of Ṭabiya. If he does not carry it out, he will pay back (as a fine) one half shekel (of silver) per one shekel (of debt). |
| Reverse [6:7] r 1919–r 1919 | Witnesses: Bel-iqiša, [son] of Bibea, descendant of Bel-eṭeri; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2020–r 2020 | Ahhea, son of [...], descendant of Eppeš-ili; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2121–r 2121 | Bibea, son of Nabu-uṣalli, descendant of Ṭabihu; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2222–r 2222 | Kudurru, son of Nabu-eṭir, descendant of Ṭabiya; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 2323–r 2323 | Bel-upaqu, son of Šaredu, descendant of Bel-eṭeri; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 2424–r 2424 | and the scribe, Marduk-naṣir, descendant of Mudammiq-Adad. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}NA₃-KAR{ir} DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ku-na-a DUMU {m}ba-si-ia | |
| 2 | a-na {m}mu-še-zib-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ki-rib-ti DUMU {m}{d}30-URU₃{ir} | |
| 3 | ki-a-am iq-⸢bi⸣ um-ma 2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR {m}ku-na-a | |
| 4 | AD-u₂-a ina ⸢UGU⸣ {m}šu-la-a DUMU {m}DUG₃.GA-ia₂ ra-ši | |
| 5 | {m}{d}NA₃-SUR ŠEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ {lu₂}ma-hi-iṣ pu-tu₂ E₂-su maš-ka-nu | |
| 6 | hu-bul-la-⸢nu a⸣-na AD-ia it-ta-din | |
| 7 | i-ba-aš₂-⸢ši⸣ a-na-ku an-ta-har-šu₂ | |
| 8 | ⸢ar₂-ka⸣-niš {m}{d}⸢NA₃⸣-SUR {im}DUB ki-i ik-nu-ku it-tan-⸢na-<<šu₂>> | |
| 9 | {[m}mu-še]-⸢zib-{d⸣}AMAR.UTU ki-a-am iq-ba-aš₂-šu₂ um-ma | |
| 10 | [E₂ maš]-⸢ka⸣-na-a šu-u₂ ul ta-mah-har | |
| 11 | ⸢pu⸣-hur {lu₂}TIN.TIR{ki}MEŠ u {lu₂}GAR UMUŠ di-i-ni id-bu-⸢bu-ma⸣ | |
| 12 | {⸢m⸣}mu-še-zib-{d}AMAR.UTU KU₃.BABBAR {m}{d}NA₃-⸢KAR⸣{ir} DUMU {m}ba-si-ia [i-ṭir-(ma)] | |
| r | ||
| 13 | {[na₄]}⸢KIŠIB⸣ ina ŠU.[II-šu₂ IGI{ir]} ⸢ta⸣-a-ru u [da]-⸢ba⸣-[bu] | |
| 14 | [KI {m}{d]}⸢NA₃⸣-SUR [ina UGU] ⸢E₂⸣ ia-a-nu | |
| 15 | [E₂] ⸢pa⸣-an {m}⸢mu-še⸣-[zib]-{⸢d⸣}AMAR.UTU id-da-gal | |
| 16 | [pu]-⸢ut⸣ mu-⸢kin-nu-tu₄⸣ [ša₂] ⸢E₂⸣ {m}šu-la-a DUMU {m}DUG₃.⸢GA⸣-ia₂ | |
| 17 | {⸢m}{d}NA₃-KAR⸣{ir} [DUMU] {⸢m⸣}ba-si-ia ⸢na⸣-ši | |
| 18 | ⸢ki-i⸣ la ⸢it⸣-[ta]-⸢šu₂⸣ ina 1 1/2 GIN₂ i-tur-ru | |
| 19 | {lu₂}⸢mu-kin⸣-nu {m}{d}⸢EN-BA{ša₂⸣} [DUMU]-⸢šu₂⸣ ša₂ {m}bi-be₂-e-a DUMU {m}{⸢d}EN-e⸣-ṭe₃-ri | |
| 20 | {m}ah-he-e-a DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}x-[(x)]-⸢nu⸣ DUMU {m}⸢DU₃⸣{eš}DINGIR | |
| 21 | {m}bi-⸢be₂-e⸣-a DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-u₂-⸢ṣal⸣-li ⸢DUMU⸣ {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ | |
| 22 | {m}NIG₂.⸢DU⸣ DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-SUR DUMU {m}DUG₃.GA-ia | |
| 23 | {m}{d}EN-⸢u₂⸣-pa-qu DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ša₂-re-du DUMU {m}{d}EN-e-ṭe₃-ru | |
| 24 | u {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-URU₃{ir} DUMU {m}SIG₁₅-{d}IŠKUR TIN.TIR{ki} {iti}APIN | |
| 25 | UD 26-⸢KAM₂⸣ MU 15-KAM₂ {d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
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