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 KI^ti₃ KA₂.GAL ^dINANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG^ki
o 33	US₂ AN^u₂ ^tu₁₅SI.SA₂ DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL US₂ KI^u₂ ^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 ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu A ša₂ ^m^d60-MU-GIŠ A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu
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 ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu
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 ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ ^msu₂-u₂-ur-su
o 1515	DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-mar-raq-u₂-ma 1^en 12-TA.AM₃ a-na ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu 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 ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ DUMU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ a-na ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂
r 33	[na-šu-u₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a] ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu MU-MEŠ
(witnesses)
r 44	[šu-u₂ ^lu₂mu-kin₇ ^m... A ša₂ ^m...] A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU A ^mkur-i	(r 4) Witness(es): [... son of ...] son of Anu-ah-iddin descendant of Kuri
r 55	[...] A ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU A ^mḫun-zu-u₂	(r 5) [...] son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Hunzu
r 66	[x A ša₂ ...]-MU A ša₂ ^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu A ^mḫun-zu-u₂	(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 ^m^dINANA-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	[x] A ša₂ ^m⸢^d⸣60-BA^ša₂-an-ni A ša₂^! ^mla-qip A ^m⸢SIPA⸣-GU₄	(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 ^m^dna-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 ^m^dUTU-SUR A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG^ki ^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	[un]-qa	(t.e. i 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0807)
t.e. i 22	^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60
Column ii
t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1	un-qa	(t.e. ii 1) Ring of Lišir
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0972)
t.e. ii 22	^m ^liGIŠ
Column iii
t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1	[un]-qa	(t.e. iii 1) Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0028)
t.e. iii 22	^m^d60-⸢AD-URI₃⸣
Bottom
Column i
b.e. i 1b.e. i 1	un-qa	(b.e. i 1) Ring of [...]
	Sealing destroyed
b.e. i 22	[...]
Column ii
b.e. ii 1b.e. ii 1	un-qa	(b.e. ii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0897)
b.e. ii 22	[^m]⸢NIG₂⸣.SUM.MU-^d60
Column iii
b.e. iii 1b.e. iii 1	un-qa	(b.e. iii 1) Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0155)
b.e. iii 22	^m^d60-AD-URI₃
Left
Column i
l.e. i 1l.e. i 1	[un-qa]	(l.e. i 1) [Ring of] Nanaya-iddin
	Sealing destroyed
l.e. i 22	^m^dna-na-⸢a⸣-MU
Column ii
l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1	[un-qa]	(l.e. ii 1) [Ring of] Sumuttu-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1098)
l.e. ii 22	^msu-mut-tu₄-^d60
Right
Column i
r.e. i 1r.e. i 1	un-qa ^mdum-qi₂-^d60	(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	^lu₂⸢na-din⸣-na-an MU-MEŠ
Column ii
r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1	un-qa	(r.e. ii 1) Ring of that Idat-Anu, the seller of that (house and undeveloped plot)
r.e. ii 22	^mi-dat-^d60
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0598)
r.e. ii 33	^lu₂na-din-na-an-MEŠ MU-MEŠ2
Column iii
r.e. iii 1r.e. iii 1	un-qa	(r.e. iii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu
r.e. iii 22	^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60	(r.e. iii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0715)
Column iv
r.e. iv 1r.e. iv 1	un-qa	(r.e. iv 1) Ring of Anu-uballiṭ
r.e. iv 22	^m^d60-DIN^iṭ	(r.e. iv 1) Ring of Anu-uballiṭ
	(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.