BRM 2, 49 [Sale of finished house and undeveloped lot]
Obverse | ||
o 1o 1 | mdum-qi₂-d60 A ša₂ mARAD-e₂SAG A ša₂ mdum-qi₂-d60 lu₂I₃.DU₈ NIG₂.GA d60 ina ḫu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | (o 1) Dumqi-Anu son of Arad-Reš son of Dumqi-Anu, gatekeeper of the property of Anu, voluntarily sold in perpetuity for 2 mina of refined silver, high quality staters of Alexander, as the complete price, to Anu-ah-ittannu son of Anu-šum-lišir son of Anu-ah-ittannu descendant of Luštammar-Adad his built house and undeveloped plot in the district of the Ištar Gate, which is in Uruk: the upper northern length (is) adjacent to that wide street "passageway of the gods and king"; the lower southern length (is) adjacent to the house of that Dumqi-Anu and (is) adjacent to the house of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Arad-Reš, the [...] and (is) adjacent to the access-way of that house; and the upper western width (is) adjacent to the street [...] does not extend; the lower eastern width (is) adjacent to the broad street "passageway of the gods and king"---(this is the) total of the lengths and widths, the measurement of that house and undeveloped plot; that house and undeveloped plot---as little and as much exist, all of it. |
o 22 | E₂-MEŠ ep₂-šu-u₂-tu₂ u ki-šub-ba-a-šu₂ KIti₃ KA₂.GAL dINANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUGki | |
o 33 | US₂ ANu₂ tu₁₅SI.SA₂ DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL US₂ KIu₂ tu₁₅U₁₈.⸢LU⸣ | |
o 44 | DA E₂-MEŠ ša₂ mdum-qi₂-d60 MU-MEŠ u DA E₂ mURI₃-šu₂-d60 A ša₂ mARAD-e₂SAG lu₂⸢x⸣ [...] | |
o 55 | u DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ E₂-MEŠ MU-MEŠ u SAG.KI AN.TA tu₁₅MAR.TU DA SILA [...] | |
o 66 | la a-ṣu-u₂ SAG.KI KI.TA tu₁₅KUR.RA DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL | |
o 77 | ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u SAG.KI-MEŠ mi-šiḫ-tu₄ E₂-MEŠ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ E₂-MEŠ | |
o 88 | u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 2 MA.NA | |
o 99 | KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ ma-lik*-sa-an-dar bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ | |
o 1010 | a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na md60-ŠEŠ-MUnu A ša₂ md60-MU-GIŠ A ša₂ md60-ŠEŠ-MUnu | |
o 1111 | A mlu-uš-tam-mar-dIŠKUR a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 2 MA.NA ŠAM₂ | (o 11) Dumqi-Anu received from Anu-ah-ittannu those 2 mina of silver, the complete price of that house and undeveloped plot; he is paid. Should a claim concerning that house and undeveloped plot arise, Idat-Anu, Nidintu-Anu, and Anu-uballiṭ, whose other name is Syros, his sons, will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Anu-ah-ittannu in perpetuity. |
o 1212 | E₂-MEŠ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ mdum-qi₂-d60 MU-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN md60-ŠEŠ-MUnu | |
o 1313 | ma-ḫir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na <<ana>> muḫ-ḫi E₂-MEŠ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ | |
o 1414 | it-tab-šu-u₂ mi-dat-d60 mNIG₂.SUM.MU-d60 u md60-DINiṭ ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ msu₂-u₂-ur-su | |
o 1515 | DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-mar-raq-u₂-ma 1en 12-TA.AM₃ a-na md60-ŠEŠ-MUnu a-na | |
o 1616 | u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din-nu-u₂ pu-ut a-ḫa-miš a-na mur-ru-uq-⸢x-x⸣ | (o 16) That Dumqi-Anu, the seller, and Idat-Anu, Nidintu-Anu, and Anu-uballiṭ, (his) sons, bear mutual responsibility for the clearing of that undeveloped plot in perpetuity. The house and undeveloped plot belong to that Anu-ah-ittannu. |
Reverse | ||
r 1r 1 | [ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ mdum-qi₂]-d60 lu₂<na>-din-na-an MU-MEŠ u mi-dat-d60 | |
r 22 | [mNIG₂.SUM.MU-d60 u md60-DINiṭ DUMU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ a-na md60-ŠEŠ-MUnu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
r 33 | ||
(witnesses) | ||
r 44 | [šu-u₂ lu₂mu-kin₇ m... A ša₂ m...] A ša₂ md60-ŠEŠ-MU A mkur-i | (r 4) Witness(es): [... son of ...] son of Anu-ah-iddin descendant of Kuri |
r 55 | ||
r 66 | (r 6) [... son of ...]-iddin son of Anu-mar-ittannu descendant of Hunzu | |
r 77 | [...] A ša₂ m[...]-x-d60 A ša₂ mša₂-d60-iš-šu-u₂ A mḫun-zu-u₂ | (r 7) [...] son of [...]-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu descendant of Hunzu |
r 88 | [x] A ša₂ mdINANA-u₂-bal-liṭ-su A ša₂ mša₂-d60-iš-šu-u₂ A mḫun-zu-u₂ | (r 8) [...] son of Ištar-uballissu son of Ša-Anu-iššu descendant of Hunzu |
r 99 | (r 9) [...] son of Anu-qišanni son of Laqip descendant of Re'u-alpi | |
r 1010 | [...]-nu A ša₂ msu-⸢mut-tu₄⸣-d60 A ša₂ mdna-na-a-MU A m⸢d30⸣-TI-ER₂ | (r 10) [...]-nu son of Sumuttu-Anu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni |
r 1111 | [...]-URI₃-šu₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ x-[...]-nu A ša₂ mURI₃-šu₂-d60 lu₂I₃.DU₈ NIG₂.GA d601 | (r 11) [...]-uṣuršu, (whose) other name is [...]-nu son of Uṣuršu-Anu, gatekeeper of the property of Anu |
(colophon) | ||
r 1212 | mina-qi₂-bit-d60 lu₂UMBISAG A ša₂ mdUTU-SUR A mE₂.KUR-za-kir UNUGki itiSIG₄!(SIG) U₄ 8-KAM₂ | (r 12) Ina-qibit-Anu, scribe, son of Šamaš-eṭir descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk. 8th day of Simanu, year 166, Alexander (being) king. |
r 1313 | MU 166-⸢KAM₂⸣ [m]⸢a-lik⸣-sa-an-dar LUGAL | |
(sealings) | ||
Top | ||
Column i | ||
t.e. i 1t.e. i 1 | (t.e. i 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu | |
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0807) | ||
t.e. i 22 | ||
Column ii | ||
t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1 | (t.e. ii 1) Ring of Lišir | |
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0972) | ||
t.e. ii 22 | ||
Column iii | ||
t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1 | (t.e. iii 1) Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur | |
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0028) | ||
t.e. iii 22 | ||
Bottom | ||
Column i | ||
b.e. i 1b.e. i 1 | (b.e. i 1) Ring of [...] | |
Sealing destroyed | ||
b.e. i 22 | ||
Column ii | ||
b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1 | (b.e. ii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu | |
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0897) | ||
b.e. ii 22 | ||
Column iii | ||
b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1 | (b.e. iii 1) Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur | |
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0155) | ||
b.e. iii 22 | ||
Left | ||
Column i | ||
l.e. i 1l.e. i 1 | (l.e. i 1) [Ring of] Nanaya-iddin | |
Sealing destroyed | ||
l.e. i 22 | ||
Column ii | ||
l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1 | (l.e. ii 1) [Ring of] Sumuttu-Anu | |
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1098) | ||
l.e. ii 22 | ||
Right | ||
Column i | ||
r.e. i 1r.e. i 1 | (r.e. i 1) Ring of Dumqi-Anu, the seller of that (house and undeveloped plot) | |
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0657) | ||
r.e. i 22 | ||
Column ii | ||
r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1 | (r.e. ii 1) Ring of that Idat-Anu, the seller of that (house and undeveloped plot) | |
r.e. ii 22 | ||
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0598) | ||
r.e. ii 33 | ||
Column iii | ||
r.e. iii 1r.e. iii 1 | (r.e. iii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu | |
r.e. iii 22 | ||
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0715) | ||
Column iv | ||
r.e. iv 1r.e. iv 1 | (r.e. iv 1) Ring of Anu-uballiṭ | |
r.e. iv 22 | ||
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0177) |
1Transliteration follows copy. Translation, below, follows Wallenfels AUWE 19, p. 35 n. 131: []Anu-ab]-uṣur~[Tattan]nu/Uṣuršu-Anu. Copy missing ša₂ following MU-šu₂
2This man actually appears as a guarantor in the body of text.