BiMes 24, 44 [slave dedication]


Obverse
o 1o 1	[^mdi-i-di]-⸢mu⸣-su A ša₂ ^mdi-ip-pa-tu-su ⸢A ša₂ ^mx⸣-[...]	(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	⸢15⸣ MU.AN.NA-MEŠ a-na muḫ-ḫi bul-ṭu ša₂ ^mar-sak-ʾu LUGAL
o 66	⸢a⸣-na muḫ-ḫi bul-ṭu ša₂ NI₂-šu₂ a-na muḫ-ḫi bul-ṭu <ša₂ UNUG^ki-a-a> a-na
o 77	⸢muḫ⸣-ḫi <bul-ṭu> ša₂ UN-MEŠ-šu₂ u A-MEŠ-šu₂ it-ta-din a-na DU₃^uš dul-⸢lu₄⸣
o 88	[IM]-⸢ḪI⸣.A ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG^ki a-na ^d60 u an-tu₄ u DINGIR-MEŠ
o 99	[GAL]-⸢MEŠ⸣ gab-bi ša₂ UNUG^ki 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	[^mdi]-⸢i⸣-di-mu-su MU-MEŠ ^fše-lat-ti u ^fna-⸢ḫi-šat MU⸣-MEŠ
o 1111	[a]-⸢na KU₃.BABBAR⸣ a-na ri-mu₁₂-u₂-tu₂ a-na nu-⸢dun⸣-[nu-u₂ a]-⸢na⸣
o 1212	[DU₃]-⸢uš⸣ ṣu-bu-u₂^!-tu₂ a-na maš-kan-nu-u₂ [...]
o 1313	[...] a na-da-ni-šu₂ e-lat a-na E₂ DINGIR-[MEŠ ...]
o 1414	[a-na] ⸢u₄⸣-mu ṣa-a-⸢tu₂⸣ u₃ ki-i it-⸢ta⸣-[din ...]
o 1515	[i]-⸢nam⸣-din ša₂ ⸢la di⸣-i-ni u ⸢la⸣ [...]
o 1616	[E₂] ⸢DINGIR-MEŠ⸣ ša₂ UNUG^ki ⸢^f⸣[...]
	remainder broken
Reverse
rr	beginning broken
r 1'1'	[...]	(r 1') [...] x x x [...]
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'	^m^d60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ ^m⸢^d60-ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-MU ⸢A⸣ ša₂ ^m^dna-⸢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 ^m^d60-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'	^m^d60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 A ša₂ ^m^d60-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'	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 A ša₂ ^m^d60-ik-ṣur A ^mkur-⸢i⸣	(r 9') Anu-ahhe-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ikṣur descendant of Kuri
r 10'10'	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-LA₂ A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu A ša₂ ^m^d60-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'	^ma-ri-is-tu-uq-la-e A ša₂ ^man-dar-ni-⸢qu-su⸣ [...]	(r 11') Aristokles son of Andronikos [...]
	2 uninscribed lines	(r 11') Aristokles son of Andronikos [...]
(colophon)
r 12'12'	⸢^m⸣^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ^lu₂UMBISAG A ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 A ^m⸢^d30⸣-[TI-ER₂ UNUG^ki]	(r 12') Anu-ahhe-iddin, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. (Wirtten in) Uruk,
r 13'13'	⸢^iti⸣SIG U₄ 4-KAM₂ MU 115 ^mar-sak-ʾu LUGAL ⸢ša₂⸣ [...]	(r 13') (on the) 4th day (of) Simanu, year 115. Arsaces, king of [...]
(sealings)
Top
Column i
(signature)
t.e. i 11	un-qa	(t.e. i 1) Ring of Nikanor
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 00616:JJ)
t.e. i 22	^mni-ka-nu-ur₂
Column ii
(signature)
t.e. ii 11	un-qa	(t.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-belšunu
	seal impression
t.e. ii 22	^m^d60-EN-šu₂-nu
Column iii
(signature)
t.e. iii 11	un-[qa]	(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	[un]-⸢qa⸣	(l.e. i 1) Ring of Aristokles
	(impression of seal impression broken)
l.e. i 22	[^ma-ri-is-tu]-uq-ra-la-e
Column ii
(signature)
l.e. ii 11	un-qa	(l.e. ii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1100:T)
l.e. ii 22	^mNIG₂.SUM.⸢MU-^d60⸣
Right
Column i
(signature)
r.e. i 11	[un-qa ^mdi-i-di-mu]-⸢su⸣	(r.e. i 1) [Ring of Didym]os, seller
r.e. i 22	^lu₂na-din-na	(r.e. i 1) [Ring of Didym]os, seller
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1100:UU)
Column ii
(signature)
r.e. ii 11	[...]	(r.e. ii 1) [...] Šelat[ti ...]
r.e. ii 22	^fše-⸢lat⸣-[ti ...]	(r.e. ii 1) [...] Šelat[ti ...]

1collation Doty NABU

2for reading of witness' name, Wallenfels NABU 2006 §8 and cf. Boiy NABU 2005 §55