BRM 2, 39 [Sale of storehouse]


Obverse
o 1o 1	^msu-mut-tu₄-^d60 A ša₂ ^mana-GAL-^d60 A ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ A ^mkur-i	(o 1) Sumuttu-Anu son of Ana-rabut-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ descendant of Kuri voluntarily sold in perpetuity to Idat-Anu son of Dumqi-Anu son of Arad-Reš, the gatekeeper of the storehouse, his developed bīt qāti that is at the Anu-gate of the Irigal to the left of the bīt targu, apart from the upper roofed room----that belongs to Anu-ahhe-iddin, his brother, son of Ana-rabut-Anu: the long upper northern side (is) adjacent to the bīt qāti of Nidintu-Ištar son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, the interpreter scribe of the property of Anu who now [holds] these [(properties) ...]; the long lower southern side (is) adjacent to the bīt [...]; [...] the accessway of the house; [... the wide lower] eastern [side] (is) adjacent to the projection of the gate of Anu the great [...]. The total of the long sides and wide sides are the measurement of that bīt qāti, that bīt qāti---as little or as much as there is, (its) totality---for 11 shekels of high quality silver in staters of Antiochus, as the complete price.
o 22	ina ḫu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN-su DU₃^uš-tu₂ ša₂ ina KA₂ ša₂ ^d60 ša₂ ^e₂IRI₁₂.GAL
o 33	ina 2.30 ša₂ E₂ tar-gu e-lat E₂ ru-gu-bu ša₂ e-li-šu₂-nu
o 44	ša₂ ik-kaš-ši-du a-na ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ^lu₂ŠEŠ-šu₂ A ša₂ ^mana-GAL-^d60
o 55	US₂ AN^u₂ ^tu₁₅SI.SA₂ DA E₂ ŠU-MIN ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^dINANA A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU
o 66	^lu₂KUŠ.SAR NIG₂.GA ^d60 ša₂ en-na a-ga-a-nu ⸢x x x⸣ [...]
o 77	US₂ KI^u₂ ^tu₁₅U₁₈.LU DA E₂ [...]
o 88	[...]
o 99	mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ⸢E₂ KUŠ₃^?⸣ [... ^tu₁₅KUR].RA DA
o 1010	^e₂ku-bur-ru-u₂ ša₂ KA₂ ša₂ ^d60 [...] ⸢GAL⸣ ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ
o 1111	u SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-šiḫ-tu₄ E₂ ⸢ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ⸣ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ
o 1212	i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na
o 1313	11 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-an-nu
o 1414	ša₂ ^man-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ
o 1515	a-na ^mi-dat-^d60 A ša₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 A ša₂ ^mARAD-^e₂SAG
o 1616	^lu₂I₃.DU₈ ša₂ E₂ NIG₂.GA a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din
o 1717	KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 11 GIN₂ ŠAM₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ e-lat	(o 17) Sumuttu-Anu, the seller of that bīt qāti, received that 11 shekels of silver, the complete price of that bīt qāti apart from that roofed room, from Idat-Anu the son of Dumqi-Anu; he is paid. Should a claim arise concerning that bīt qāti---excluding the roofed room that Anu-ahhe-iddin, his brother, son of Ana-rabut-Anu, holds Anu-eriba, his son, will guarantee it for Idat-Anu son of Dumqi-Anu and will pay the 12-fold penalty in perpetuity. Sumuttu-Anu, the seller of that bīt qāti and Anu-eriba, his son, the guarantor, bear mutual responsibility for guaranteeing that bīt qāti in perpetuity. That bīt qāti apart from the roofed room that is above it belongs to Idat-Anu son of Dumqi-Anu son of Arad-Reš, the gatekeeper of the storehouse in perpetuity.
o 1818	⸢E₂⸣ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ ^msu-mut-tu₄-^d60 ^lu₂na-din E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ
Reverse
r 1r 1	ina ŠU-MIN ^mi-dat-^d60 A ša₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 ma-ḫir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na
r 22	muḫ-ḫi E₂ ⸢ŠU⸣-[MIN] MU-MEŠ e-lat E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂ ša₂ ik-kaš-ši-du a-na
r 33	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ^lu₂ŠEŠ-šu₂ A ša₂ ^mana-GAL-^d60 it-tab-šu-ma ^m^d60-SU DUMU-šu₂
r 44	u₂-mar-raq-⸢qa⸣-[ma] a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na ^mi-dat-^d60 A ša₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60
r 55	a-na u₄-mu ⸢ṣa⸣-a-tu₂ i-nam-din pu-ut a-ḫa-a-miš a-na mu-ur-qu
r 66	ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ ^msu-mut-tu₄-^d60 ^lu₂na-din E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ u ^m^d60-SU
r 77	DUMU-šu₂ ^lu₂mu-mar-⸢raq-qa-an⸣-nu E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ a-na ^mi-dat-^d60 A ša₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60
r 88	a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ e-lat E₂ ru-gu-bu-šu₂
r 99	ša₂ UGU^nu E₂ ŠU-MIN MU-MEŠ ša₂ ^mi-dat-^d60 A ša₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 A ša₂
r 1010	^mARAD-^e₂SAG ^lu₂I₃.DU₈ ša₂ ⸢E₂ NIG₂.GA⸣ [a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a]-⸢tu₂ ši⸣-i
(witnesses)
r 1111	^lu₂mu-kin₇ ^m^d60-MU^nu A ša₂ ⸢^m^d60-AD-URI₃⸣ A ša₂ ^mta-[nit-tu₄-^d60] A <<ša₂>> ^mŠU-⸢^d⸣[60]	(r 11) Witness(es): Anu-ittannu son of Anu-ab-uṣur son of Tanittu-Anu descedant of Gimil-Anu
r 1212	^mNU-⸢TEŠ₂ A⸣ ša₂ ⸢^m⸣^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 u ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU	(r 12) Labaši son of Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu and Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Anu-ab-utir son of Anu-zer-iddin descendants of Ahʾutu
r 1313	A ša₂ ^m^d60-AD-GUR A ša₂ ^m^d60-NUMUN-MU A-MEŠ ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU	(r 13) Anu-ah-iddin son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Kidin-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir; Anu-ittannu son of Anu-ah-ittanu son of Ša-Anu-iššu descendant of Hunzu
r 1414	A ša₂ ^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu A ša₂ ^mBARA₂-^d60 A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir ^m^d60-MU^nu A ša₂
r 1515	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu A ša₂ ^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u₂ A ^mḫun-zu-u₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu 1	(r 15) Anu-ah-ittannu son of Anu-šum-lišir son of Balaṭu descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Sumuttu-Anu son of Anu-mar-ittannu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni
r 1616	A ša₂ ^m^d60-MU-GIŠ A ša₂ ^mDIN A ^mlu-uš-tam-<mar>-^dIŠKUR ^msu-mut-tu₄-^d60 A ša₂
r 1717	^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu A ^m^d30-TI-ER₂ ^mURI₃-šu₂-^d60 A ša₂ ^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u₂ A	(r 17) Uṣuršu-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iš̌šu descendant of Ebabbar-šum-iddin
r 1818	^mE₂-BABBAR-MU-DU₃
(colophon)
r 1919	^m^d60-DIN^iṭ ^lu₂UMBISAG A ša₂ ^mina-qi₂-bit-^d60 A ša₂ ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG^ki ^itiZIZ₂-KAM₂	(r 19) Anu-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk. The first day of Šabaṭu. Year 149 Antiochus (being) king.
(date)
r 2020	U₄ 1-KAM₂ MU 149-KAM₂ ^man-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL
(sealings)
Top
Column i
(signature)
t.e. i 11	un-qa	(t.e. i 1) Ring of Uṣuršu-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0275)
t.e. i 22	^mURI₃-šu₂-^d60
Column ii
(signature)
t.e. ii 11	un-qa	(t.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-ah-ittannu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0234 = AUWE 20, *20-02)
t.e. ii 22	^m^d60-⸢ŠEŠ-MU^nu⸣
Column iii
(signature)
t.e. iii 11	un-qa	(t.e. iii 1) Ring of Sumuttu-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1005)
t.e. iii 22	^msu-mut-tu₄-^d60
Bottom
Column i
(signature)
b.e. i 11	un-qa	(b.e. i 1) Ring of Labaši
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0153)
b.e. i 22	^mNU-TEŠ₂
Column ii
(signature)
b.e. ii 11	un-qa	(b.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0095)
b.e. ii 22	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU
Column iii
(signature)
b.e. iii 11	un-qa	(b.e. iii 1) Ring of Anu-ittannu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0896)
b.e. iii 22	^m^d60-MU^nu
Left
Column i
(signature)
l.e. i 11	un-qa	(l.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-ittannu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0274)
l.e. i 22	^m^d60-⸢MU^nu⸣
Column ii
(signature)
l.e. ii 11	un-qa	(l.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-ah-iddin
	Sealing destroyed
l.e. ii 22	^m^d⸢60⸣-[ŠEŠ]-MU
Right
Column i
(signature)
r.e. i 11	un-qa ^msu-[mut]-⸢tu₄⸣-^d60	(r.e. i 1) Ring of Sumuttu-Anu seller of that bīt qāti
	Sealing destroyed
r.e. i 22	^lu₂na-din E₂ ŠU-⸢MIN⸣ MU-MEŠ
Column ii
(signature)
r.e. ii 11	un-qa ^m^d60-SU DUMU-šu₂	(r.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-eriba his son, guarantor (of) that <bīt qāti>
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0186)
r.e. ii 22	^lu₂mu-mar-raq-qa-an-nu MU-MEŠ

1The scribe erroneously named Anu-ah-ittannu's (son of Anu-šum-lišir) grandfather as Balaṭu. In other attestations of this person, grandfather = Anu-ah-ittannu, and Balaṭu = great-grandfather. Cf. BRM 2, 40, line r 13; VS 15, 27, line r 15 and t.e. ii; and YOS 20, 078, t.e. i.