BRM 2, 45 [Exchange of property]

(o 1) The exchange tablet of Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu, son of Arad-Reš, who is from the priesthood of the temple of the gods of Uruk, and Nidintu-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu, son of Mattattu-Ištar, a clay worker of the temple of the gods of Uruk, voluntarily exchanged with one another in perpetuity their houses in the city quarter of the Ištar Gate, which is in Uruk, on the 30th day of Simanu, year 154, Demetrios being king.

(o 8) The upper length to the north, adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of Pašir-ba'raqa', son of Rumahipa-Bel, who is from the clay workers of the temple of the gods of Uruk, and adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of Nidintu-Anu, a fisherman; the lower length to the south, adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of that Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu, and adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Pakkan-Anu; the upper width to the west, adjacent to the bīt ritti, the property of Anu, of that Anu-mar-ittannu, and adjacent to the house of that Nidintu-šarri; the lower width to the east, adjacent to the undeveloped plot, the property of Anu, which belongs to that house; that house and undeveloped plot, property of Anu, as little and as much exist, all of it, this is the exchange of that Nidintu-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu, who gave it to Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu, son of Arad-Reš, in perpetuity.

(r 1) The upper length to the north, adjacent to the narrow street, "Passageway of the People"; the lower length to the south, adjacent to the house of Ubar, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu; the upper width to the west, adjacent to the house of the sons of Ubar, son of Rihat-Anu, descendant of Kidin-Marduk; the lower width to the east, adjacent to the narrow street, "Passageway of the People", and the access-way of that house; that house, as little and as much exist, all of it, this is the exchange of that Idat-Anu, who gave it to that Nidintu-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu, in perpetuity.

(r 7) Concerning their exchanges, they shall not return them to one another, in perpetuity. They shall not raise a claim. Any exchange in perpetuity shall stand, and anyone who changes the agreement on this inscribed tablet shall, without a lawsuit and without an objection, pay one mina of high quality silver to the man who does not change it.

(r 12) They bear shared responsibility for the clearing of claims in perpetuity.

(r 13) Witnesses: Nidintu-Anu, son of Tanittu-Anu, son of Labaši, descendant of Ah'utu. [...] son of [...]-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir [....] Nidintu-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin; Anu-ah-ittannu, son of [...]-ittannu, (all) descendants of Ah'utu, and Anu-ab-uṣur [...] descendants of Ah'utu. Dumqi-Anu [...] Labaši, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of [...] Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Kuri.

(r 20) [...]-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir. Uruk. 30th day of [...], year 154, Demetrios being king.

(t.e. i' 1) Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur

(t.e. ii' 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu

(b.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin

(b.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-ahhe-iddin

(b.e. iii 1) Ring of Labaši

(l.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-zer-iddin

(l.e. ii 1) Ring of Dumqi-Anu

(r.e. i 1) Ring of that Idat-Anu, son of Dumqi-Anu

(r.e. ii 1) Ring of that Nidintu-Anu, son of Rihat-Anu