BiMes 24, 23 [Sale of house]


Obverse
o 1o 1	^m^d60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ ^mARAD-^e₂re-eš A ša₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 ^lu₂I₃.DU₈ ina ḫu-ud ⸢lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂ ep₂-šu₂⸣	(o 1) Anu-ab-uṣur son of Arad-Reš son of Dumqi-Anu, the gatekeeper, voluntarily sold a house in good repair, property of Anu, with intact door frame ,a roofed house, the door and locks installed, which is in the [Ištar Gate] that is in Uruk: the upper northern length next to the foundation of the property of Anu, whose foundation [is exposed]; the lower southern length next to the narrow street "Thoroughfare of the People"; the upper western width next to [...] the gatekeeper; the lower eastern widtht next to the wide street "Thoroughfare of the Gods and the King". The total of the lengths and widths of the measurements of that house---that house, as much and as little as there is, all of it---for 1/3 mina of refined silver, high quality staters of Seleucus, for the complete price, to Anthiochus son of Timokrates son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ahʾutu [in perpetuity ...].
o 22	NIG₂.GA ^d60 sip-pi rak-su E₂ ru-gu-bu ⸢^gišIG⸣ ^gišsik-kat kun-nu ⸢ša₂ ina KI^ti₃ KA₂.GAL⸣ [...]
o 33	ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG^ki US₂ AN^u₂ ^tu₁₅SI.SA₂ DA te-me-en NIG₂.GA ^d60 ⸢ša₂ kun-nu x IGI^mar⸣ [...]
o 44	US₂ KI⸢^u₂ ^tu₁₅U₁₈⸣.LU DA SILA qat₂-nu mu-taq-qa UN-MEŠ SAG.⸢KI AN.TA⸣ [^tu₁₅MAR.TU]
o 55	⸢DA x⸣ [...]-⸢x-x ^lu₂I₃⸣.DU₈ SAG.KI KI.TA ^tu₁₅⸢KUR⸣.[RA]
o 66	[DA SILA rap-šu₂ mu-taq] DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL ⸢ŠU^.NIGIN^⸣ US₂^* ⸢u^* SAG^.KI^ mi^-šiḫ^-tu₄^* E₂ MU^*⸣-[MEŠ]
o 77	[i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma]-⸢la ba⸣-šu-⸢u₂ gab-bi⸣ a-na 1/3 MA.NA KU₃.⸢BABBAR⸣ [qa-lu-u₂]
o 88	[is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ ^m]se-lu-⸢ku bab⸣-[ba]-⸢nu⸣-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ ⸢TIL⸣-[MEŠ]
o 99	[a-na ^man-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A ša₂ ^m]⸢ṭim⸣-gi-ra-[te-e A ša₂ ^m]^d60-DIN-su-E A ^mŠEŠ-⸢ʾu⸣-[u₂-tu]
o 1010	[...] ⸢E₂ MU-MEŠ x x⸣ [...]	(o 10) [...] that house [...] the gatekeepers, bear [responsibility ...] in perpetuity.
	remainder broken
Reverse
r 1'r 1'	^lu₂I₃.DU₈-MEŠ [... a]-⸢na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₄⸣ na-šu-u₂
r 2'2'	E₂ MU-MEŠ ⸢ša₂ ^man⸣-[ti-ʾi-i]-⸢ku-su⸣ A ša₂ ^mṭim-gi-ra-te-e A <ša₂> ^m^d60-DIN-su-E	(r 2') That house belongs to Anthiochus son of Timokrates son of Anu-balassu-iqbi descendant of Ahʾutu, in perpetuity.
r 3'3'	A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-⸢na u₄-mu⸣ ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂
(witnesses)
r 4'4'	^lu₂⸢mu-kin₇⸣	(r 4') Witness:
r 5'5'	^mina-⸢qi₂-bit⸣-^d60 A ⸢ša₂ ^m⸣[^d]⸢60-AD⸣-URI₃ A ša₂ ^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu A ^mḫun-zu-u₂	(r 5') Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-ab-uṣur son of Anu-mar-ittannu descendant of Hunzu
r 6'6'	^m^d60-ik-ṣur ⸢A ša₂⸣ ^mNUMUN-⸢ia⸣ A ša₂ ^m⸢^d60-ik-ṣur⸣ A ^m⸢lu-uš-tam-mar-^dIŠKUR⸣	(r 6') Anu-ikṣur son of Zeriya son of Anu-ikṣur descendant of Luštammar-Adad
r 7'7'	^m^dna-na-⸢a⸣-MU A ša₂ ^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u₂ A ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU A ^mE₂-⸢BABBAR-MU⸣-DU₃	(r 7') Nanaya-iddin son of Ša-Anu-iššu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Ebabbar-šum-ibni
r 8'8'	^m⸢il-lut⸣-^d60 A ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ A ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU ^lu₂⸢UNUG⸣^ki-a-a	(r 8') Illut-Anu son of Anu-uballiṭ son of Nanaya-iddin, an Urukean.
r 9'9'	^mARAD-^dMAŠ A ša₂ ^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu A ša₂ ^mni-din-⸢tu₄-^dINANA⸣ ^lu₂se-pir NIG₂.⸢GA ^d60⸣	(r 9') Arad-Ninurta son of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nidintu-Ištar, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu.
r 10'10'	^mki-din-^d60 A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ ^mki-din-^d60 ^lu₂se-pir NIG₂.⸢GA⸣ [^d60]	(r 10') Kidin-Anu son of Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Kidin-Anu, interpreter scribe of the property of Anu.
r 11'11'	^mARAD-^dMAŠ A ša₂ ^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 A ša₂ ^mni-din-tu₄-^dINANA ^lu₂se-pir NIG₂.GA ^d⸢60⸣	(r 11') Arad-Ninurta son of Nidintu-Anu son of Nidintu-Ištar, intepreter scribe of the property of Anu.
r 12'12'	^mtat-tan-nu A ša₂ ^mURI₃-šu₂-^d60 A ša₂ ^mla-ba-ši ^lu₂I₃.DU₈	(r 12') Tattannu son of Uṣuršu-Anu son of Labaši, gatekeeper.
	uninscribed line
(colophon)
r 13'13'	^m^d60-EN-šu₂-nu ^lu₂UMBISAG A ša₂ ^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 A ^m^d30-TI-ER₂ UNUG^ki ⸢^itiŠE⸣	(r 13') Anu-belšunu, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Addaru. 16th day. 133rd year. Seleucus (being) king.
r 14'14'	U₄ 16-KAM₂ MU 133-KAM₂ ^mse-lu-ku ⸢LUGAL⸣
(sealings)
Top
Column i
t.e. i 1t.e. i 1	un-qa	(t.e. i 1) Ring of Kidin-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0329)
t.e. i 22	^mki-din-^d60
Column ii
t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1	un-qa	(t.e. ii 1) Ring of Arad-Ninurta
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0863)
t.e. ii 22	^m⸢ARAD⸣-^dMAŠ
Column iii
t.e. iii 1t.e. iii 1	un-qa	(t.e. iii 1) Ring of Arad-Ninurta
	(impression of seal impression broken)
t.e. iii 22	^mARAD-^dMAŠ 1
Bottom
b.e.b.e.	beginning of side broken
Column i
b.e. i' 1b.e. i 1	[un-qa]	(b.e. i' 1) [Ring of ...]
	(impression of seal impression broken)
b.e. i' 22	^m[...] 2
Column ii
b.e. ii' 1b.e. ii 1	[un-qa]	(b.e. ii' 1) [Ring of] Anu-ikṣur
	(impression of seal impression broken)
b.e. ii' 22	^m^d60-ik-ṣur 3
Left
Column i
l.e. i 1l.e. i 1	un-qa	(l.e. i 1) Ring of Ina-[qibit-Anu]
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0991 = AUWE 20, *32-04)
l.e. i 22	[^m]⸢ina⸣-[qi₂-bit-^d60]
Column ii
l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1	un-qa	(l.e. ii 1) Ring of Tattannu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1003)
l.e. ii 22	^mtat-tan-nu
Right
Column i
r.e. i 1r.e. i 1	⸢un⸣-[qa x]	(r.e. i 1) Ring of [...]
	(impression of seal impression broken)
r.e. i 22	[...] 4
Column ii
r.e. ii 1r.e. ii 1	un-qa ^m⸢dum-qi₂⸣-^d60	(r.e. ii 1) Ring of Dumqi-Anu [...]
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1010)
r.e. ii 22	[...]

1corresponding seal impression on duplicate = AUWE 19, 332

2corresponding seal in this position in duplicate = AUWE 19, 322: Nanaya-iddin; first seal of this edge on duplicate = AUWE 19, 25: Illut-Anu

33rd seal on corresponding edge of duplicate

4duplicate has seal of Anu-ab-uṣur, AUWE 19, 566