BaAr 5 23 (P521874)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BaAr 5 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521874 |
| Museum no. | BM 118973 |
| 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 land, an orchard planted with date palms, fruit-bearing trees, in the Akītu-house district, [in the meadow of Uruk]: |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | the upper side, next to (the property of) Kudurru, son of [...]; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | the lower side, next to (the property of) Marduk-ereš, son of Nabu-[...]; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | 330 cubits, the upper front, (on) the bank of the Nanaya Canal; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | 330 cubits, the lower front, next to the road — |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77–o 1010 | Muše[zib]-Marduk, son of Kiribtu, agreed with Bel-uballiṭ, Mukin-zeri (and) Nabu-naṣir, sons of Ahhešaya, a price of 5 minas and 1/3 (mina) of silver in shekels, (and) he purchased it for its full price. [(...)] |
| Obverse [10:15] o 1111–o 1515 | Bel-uball[iṭ], Mukin-zeri (and) Nabu-naṣir, sons of Ahhešaya, have received a total of 5 1/2 minas of block silver, and 10 shekels of [silver] which is given as an additional payment, from Mušezib-Marduk, son of Ki[ribtu], as the price of their orchard, the entire amount of silver. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616–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 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. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 25r 25–r 25r 25 | At the sealing of that tablet: in the presence of Nabu-zer-iškun, [(...)] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2626–r 2626 | Ubar, descendant of Ṭabiya; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 2727–r 2727 | Aplaya, descendant of Sasinnu; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 2828–r 2828 | Imbaya, descendant of Buṣu; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 2929–r 2929 | Nabu-eṭir, descendant of Ṭabiya; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 3030–r 3030 | Iddin-ahi, descendant of Eppeš-ili; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 3131–r 3131 | Bel-ah-iddin, descendant of Dabibi; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 3232–r 3232 | Bel-šum-iškun, descendant of Maštuk; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 3333–r 3333 | Muranu, descendant of Egibi; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 3434–r 3434 | Nadin, son of Kudurranu; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 3535–r 3535 | Bel-leʾi, descendant of Adad-šum-[ereš]; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 3636–r 3636 | Bulluṭ, descendant of Amilaya; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 3737–r 3737 | Pirʾu, descendant of Egibi; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 3838–r 3838 | Marduku, son of [...]-iqiša; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 3939–r 3939 | Nabu-[...], descendant of] Nabunnaya; |
| Reverse [15:16] r 4040–r 4040 | [..., son of B]alassu; |
| Reverse [16:17] r 4141–r 4141 | Nabu-zer-[..., son] of Nabu-zer-ibni; |
| Reverse [17:18] r 4242–r 4242 | and the scribe, Nadin, son of Šum-ukin. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 4343–r 4343 | Babylon, 5th day of Abu, eponym of Aqara, the governor of Babylon. |
| Reverse [19:22] r 4444–r 4646 | Fingernail(s) of Bel-uballiṭ, Mukin-zeri and Nabu-naṣir are marked in place of his seal. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | ṭup-pi A.ŠA₃ {⸢giš⸣}SAR {giš}⸢GIŠIMMAR zaq⸣-[pu] | |
| 2 | iṣ-ṣi bil-ti KI{ti₃} a-ki-⸢tu₄⸣ [A.GAR₃ UNUG{ki]} | |
| 3 | UŠ AN.TA US₂.SA.DU {m}NIG₂.DU ⸢DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m⸣}[...] | |
| 4 | UŠ KI.TA US₂.SA.DU {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-KAM₂ DUMU {m}{d}⸢NA₃⸣-x-[(x)] | |
| 5 | 3 ME 30 ina 1 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA GU₂ {id₂}har-ri ša₂ {⸢d⸣}na-na-a | |
| 6 | 3 ME 30 ina 1 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA US₂.⸢SA.DU KASKAL⸣.II | |
| 7 | ki-i 5 MA.NA 1/3 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR {m}⸢mu⸣-še-[zib]-{⸢d⸣}AMAR.UTU DUMU | |
| 8 | {m}ki-rib-ti KI {m}{d}EN-TIN{⸢iṭ⸣} {m}⸢GIN⸣-NUMUN {m}{d}NA₃-PAB | |
| 9 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ša₂-a KI.⸢LAM⸣ [im]-⸢be₂⸣-e-ma | |
| 10 | i-šam ⸢ŠAM₂⸣-šu₂ gam-ru-tu [(...)] | |
| 11 | PAB 5 1/2 MA.NA KU₃.⸢BABBAR KU₃⸣.PAD.⸢DU a-di⸣ 10 ⸢GIN₂⸣ [KU₃.BABBAR] | |
| 12 | ša₂ ki-i pi-⸢i a-tar⸣ na-ad-⸢nu {m}{d}EN⸣-TIN{[iṭ]} | |
| 13 | {m}GIN-NUMUN {⸢m}{d}NA₃-PAB DUMU⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢ša₂⸣-[a] | |
| 14 | ina ŠU.II {m}mu-še-zib-{d}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU DUMU-⸢šu₂⸣ ša₂ {m}ki-[rib-ti] | |
| 15 | ŠAM₂ {giš}SAR-šu₂-nu ki-i ka-⸢sap ga-mir⸣-[ti] | |
| 16 | mah-ru a-pil za-ki ru-gum₂-ma-a ⸢ul⸣ i-[ši] | |
| 17 | ul GUR.ME-ma a-na a-ha-meš ul ⸢i-rag⸣-gu-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 18 | ma-ti-ma ina ar₂-kat₂ UD-MEŠ ina ŠEŠ-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ | |
| 19 | kim-ti ni-su-ti u sa-lat ša₂ E₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-⸢ša₂-a⸣ | |
| 20 | ša₂ E₁₁-ma a-na UGU {giš}SAR MU.MEŠ i-dab-bu-ub | |
| 21 | u₂-šad-ba-bu BAL{u₂} u₂-paq-qa-ru um-ma | |
| 22 | {giš}SAR MU.MEŠ ul na-din-ma KU₃.BABBAR ul mah-ru | |
| 23 | i-qab-bu-u₂ ka-sap im-hu-ru | |
| 24 | a-di 12.TA.AM₃ i-ta-nap-⸢pal⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 25 | ina ka-nak {im}DUB MU.MEŠ ⸢IGI {m}{d}NA₃-NUMUN-GAR⸣ [(...)] | |
| 26 | {m}u₂-ba-ru DUMU {m}DUG₃.GA-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 27 | {m}ap-la-a DUMU {m}{lu₂}U.MUG | |
| 28 | {m}im-ba-a DUMU {m}bu-u₂-⸢ṣu⸣ | |
| 29 | {m}{d}NA₃-KAR{ir} DUMU {m}DUG₃.GA-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 30 | {m}SUM.NA-ŠEŠ DUMU {m}DU₃{eš}⸢DINGIR⸣ | |
| 31 | {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MU DUMU {m}da-bi-bi | |
| 32 | {m}{d}EN-MU-GAR{un} DUMU {m}maš-tuk-($ erasure $)-ku | |
| 33 | {m}mu-ra-nu DUMU {m}e-gi-bi | |
| 34 | {m}na-di-nu DUMU {m}ku-du-⸢ra-nu⸣ | |
| 35 | {m}{d}EN-A₂.GAL₂ DUMU {m}{d}IŠKUR-⸢MU⸣-[KAM₂] | |
| 36 | {m}bul-luṭ DUMU LU₂-a-a {m}{d}U.GUR-⸢URU₃⸣ [DUMU ...] | |
| 37 | {m}pir-ʾu DUMU {m}e-gi-bi {m}kal-⸢bi DUMU⸣ {[m}ba]-⸢laṭ-su⸣ | |
| 38 | {m}⸢mar-duk⸣ A {m}x-⸢BA{ša₂⸣} {m}{⸢d}AMAR⸣.UTU-⸢PAB A⸣ {[m]}x-(x)-x | |
| 39 | {m}{⸢d}NA₃⸣-x-[(x) DUMU/A {m}{(d)]}⸢na-bu-un⸣-na-⸢a⸣-a | |
| 40 | {m}{d}EN-MU-[x DUMU {m]}ba-laṭ-su | |
| 41 | {m}{d}NA₃-NUMUN-x [DUMU] {⸢m⸣}{d}NA₃-NUMUN-DU₃ {m}DUB-NUMUN ⸢A {m}bu-u₂-ṣu⸣ | |
| 42 | u {⸢lu₂⸣}UMBISAG {m}⸢na⸣-din DUMU {m}MU-GI.⸢NA⸣ | |
| 43 | TIN.TIR{ki} {iti}NE UD 5-KAM₂ li-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 44 | {m}a-qar-a {lu₂}EN.NAM TIN.TIR{ki} ⸢UMBIN⸣ | |
| 45 | {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} {m}GIN-NUMUN ⸢u₃⸣ {m}{d}NA₃-URU₃{⸢ir⸣} | |
| 46 | ki-⸢ma {na₄}KIŠIB⸣-šu₂-nu | |
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