BiMes 24, 44 [slave dedication]
Obverse | ||
o 1o 1 | (o 1) Didymos son of Diophantos son of x descendant of Ahʾutu voluntarily has given Šelattī daughter of [...], who reached age 44 years and Nahišat, her daughter who reached age 15 years, for the life of Arsaces, king, for his own life, for the life of the Urukeans, for the life of his people and his descendants, for the doing of the clay-work of the temple(s) of the gods of Uruk, for Anu and Antu and all the great gods of Uruk, in perpetuity. | |
o 22 | [A mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂]-tu ina ḫu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ fše-lat-ti-ʾi DUMU.MUNUS ⸢ša₂⸣ | |
o 33 | [...] ⸢x⸣ lu₂ga-ba-lu₄-u₂-a ša₂ ta-tur-ru DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ 44 | |
o 44 | ⸢MU.AN.NA⸣-MEŠ u₃ fna-ḫi-šat DUMU.MUNUS-A.NI ša₂ ta-tur-ru DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ | |
o 55 | ||
o 66 | ⸢a⸣-na muḫ-ḫi bul-ṭu ša₂ NI₂-šu₂ a-na muḫ-ḫi bul-ṭu <ša₂ UNUGki-a-a> a-na | |
o 77 | ⸢muḫ⸣-ḫi <bul-ṭu> ša₂ UN-MEŠ-šu₂ u A-MEŠ-šu₂ it-ta-din a-na DU₃uš dul-⸢lu₄⸣ | |
o 88 | [IM]-⸢ḪI⸣.A ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUGki a-na d60 u an-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ | |
o 99 | [GAL]-⸢MEŠ⸣ gab-bi ša₂ UNUGki a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ul i-šal-laṭ-ṭu-ma | (o 9) That Didymos has no power of disposition (concerning) the aforementioned Šelatti and Nahišat and [shall not give] in perpetuity that Šelatti or Nahišat for silver, as a gift, as a dowry-gift, for a business venture, for a pledge [...] his donation, except to the temple of the gods [...]. But if he has transferred (them) [or] will transfer (them), [he will guarantee] that there is no lawsuit or no [proceeding ...] |
o 1010 | ||
o 1111 | [a]-⸢na KU₃.BABBAR⸣ a-na ri-mu₁₂-u₂-tu₂ a-na nu-⸢dun⸣-[nu-u₂ a]-⸢na⸣ | |
o 1212 | ||
o 1313 | [...] a na-da-ni-šu₂ e-lat a-na E₂ DINGIR-[MEŠ ...] | |
o 1414 | ||
o 1515 | ||
o 1616 | ||
remainder broken | ||
Reverse | ||
rr | beginning broken | |
r 1'1' | [...] | |
r 2'2' | [...]-⸢KAM₂ x x⸣ [...] | |
probably one uninscribed line | ||
r 3'3' | [...] | |
r 4'4' | [...] | |
(witnesses) | ||
r 5'5' | ⸢mx-x-x-tu* A* ša₂* m*di*⸣-pa-tu-su [...]1 | (r 5') x son of Diophantos [...] |
r 6'6' | md60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ m⸢d60-ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU ⸢A⸣ ša₂ mdna-⸢na-a-MU⸣ [...] | (r 6') Anu-belšunu son of Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Nanaya-iddin [...] |
r 7'7' | mNIG₂.SUM.MU-d60 A ša₂ md60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ m⸢NIG₂.SUM.MU-d60⸣ [...] | (r 7') Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-zer-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu [...] |
r 8'8' | md60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ mNIG₂.SUM.MU-d60 A ša₂ md60-ŠEŠ-MU A m⸢ḫun-zu-u₂⸣ | (r 8') Anu-ab-uṣur son of Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ah-iddin descendant of Hunzu |
r 9'9' | md60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ mNIG₂.SUM.MU-d60 A ša₂ md60-ik-ṣur A mkur-⸢i⸣ | (r 9') Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ikṣur descendant of Kuri |
r 10'10' | md60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ A ša₂ md60-ŠEŠ-MUnu A ša₂ md60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ ša₂ pa-⸢šu₂-nu⸣ [...]2 | (r 10') Anu-ah-tuqqin son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Anu-ah-tuqqin who x [...] |
r 11'11' | (r 11') Aristokles son of Andronikos [...] | |
2 uninscribed lines | ||
(colophon) | ||
r 12'12' | ⸢m⸣d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU lu₂UMBISAG A ša₂ mNIG₂.SUM.MU-d60 A m⸢d30⸣-[TI-ER₂ UNUGki] | (r 12') Anu-ahhe-iddin, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. (Wirtten in) Uruk, |
r 13'13' | (r 13') (on the) 4th day (of) Simanu, year 115. Arsaces, king of [...] | |
(sealings) | ||
Top | ||
Column i | ||
(signature) | ||
t.e. i 11 | (t.e. i 1) Ring of Nikanor | |
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 00616:JJ) | ||
t.e. i 22 | ||
Column ii | ||
(signature) | ||
t.e. ii 11 | (t.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-belšunu | |
seal impression | ||
t.e. ii 22 | ||
Column iii | ||
(signature) | ||
t.e. iii 11 | (t.e. iii 1) Ri[ng of ...] | |
seal impression | ||
t.e. iii 22 | [...] | |
Bottom | ||
b.e.b.e. | (missing) | |
Left | ||
Column i | ||
(signature) | ||
l.e. i 11 | (l.e. i 1) Ring of Aristokles | |
(impression of seal impression broken) | ||
l.e. i 22 | ||
Column ii | ||
(signature) | ||
l.e. ii 11 | (l.e. ii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu | |
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1100:T) | ||
l.e. ii 22 | ||
Right | ||
Column i | ||
(signature) | ||
r.e. i 11 | (r.e. i 1) [Ring of Didym]os, seller | |
r.e. i 22 | ||
(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1100:UU) | ||
Column ii | ||
(signature) | ||
r.e. ii 11 | [...] | |
r.e. ii 22 | fše-⸢lat⸣-[ti ...] |
1collation Doty NABU
2for reading of witness' name, Wallenfels NABU 2006 §8 and cf. Boiy NABU 2005 §55