TCL 13, 239 [Sale of undeveloped lot]

(o 1) Dumqi-Anu, son of Anu-uballiṭ (and) Anu-uballiṭ, and Tattanu, sons of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Hunzu, voluntarily (gave) two-thirds of an empty field (in the) quarter of the Ištar Gate, which is in Uruk, 19 1/3 cubits, the upper length on the north adjacent to the narrow street "Thoroughfare of the People"; 19 1/3 cubits (is) the length of the lower length on the south adjacent to the house of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin; 8 1/2 cubits (is) the length of the upper front side on the west adjacent to the house of Dumqi-Anu and his wife, son of Anu-uballiṭ; 16 1/2 cubits (is) the lower front side on the east adjacent to the house of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin. The total, 19 and one-third cubits on the long side and 16 1/2 cubits on the front side (is) the measurement of that empty field.

(o 8) Two-thirds of that empty field, as little or as much as there is, they gave as a gift to Eṭirtu, their aunt(?), daughter of Anu-uballiṭ, wife of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity.

(o 10) In exchange for the gift of that two-thirds of an empty field, Dumqi-Anu, Anu-uballiṭ, and Tattannu received 5 shekels of silver, staters of Seleucus in good condition, from Eṭirtu, his aunt(?). They are paid.

(o 13) Dumqi-Anu, Anu-uballiṭ and Tattannu shall not have power of disposition over that two-thirds of an empty field, and will not give (it) for any reason to anyone except Eṭirtu, their aunt(?), daughter of Anu-uballiṭ. (But) if they transferred (it) or if they will transfer (it), or if they give it as an exchange, they will clear (it) and pay 12-fold to Eṭirtu, their aunt(?), in perpetuity.

(r 18) Two-thirds of that empty field belongs to Eṭirtu, daughter of Abu-uballiṭ, wife of Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity.

(r 21) Witnesses:

(r 22) Iddin-apli, son of Anu-šum-lišir, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad

(r 23) Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Hunzu; Kidin-Anu, son of Tattannu, descendant of Hunzu label+ r 24 Nidintu-Anu, son of Anu-eriba; Anu-uballassu, son of Nanaya-iddin

(r 25) Nidintu-Anu, son of Kittu-Anu, descendant of Kuri; Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Ištar, the interpreter scribe.

(r 27) Dumqi-Anu, the scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Šabaṭu, 23rd day, 79th year Seleucus (was) king.

(t.e. i 1) Ring of Iddin-apli

(t.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-[...]

(t.e. iii 1) Ring of [...]

(b.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-uballassu

(b.e. ii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu

(l.e. i 1) Ring of Kidin-Anu

(l.e. ii 1) Ring of Nanaya-iddin

(l.e. iii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu

(r.e. i 1) Ring of Dumqi-Anu, seller of two-thirds of that undeveloped plot

(r.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-uballiṭ

(r.e. iii 1) Ring of Tattannu