TCL 13, 239 [Sale of undeveloped lot]


Obverse
o 1o 1	^mdum-qi₂-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN⸢^iṭ⸣ ^m^d60-DIN⸢^iṭ u₃^* ^{m^}tat^-tan^-nu^ DUMU^* ša₂^* ^m^d⸣na-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂1	(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 22	^m^d60-DIN^iṭ DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ A ^mḫun-zu-u₂ ina ḫu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a
o 33	KI^ti₃ KA₂.GAL ^dINANA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG^ki 19 šal-šu₂ KUŠ₃ US₂ AN^u₂ ^tu₁₅SI.SA₂ ⸢DA⸣
o 44	SILA ŠU.MIN^nu mu-taq UN-MEŠ 19 šal-šu₂ <KUŠ₃> US₂ KI^u₂ ^tu₁₅⸢U₁₈⸣.LU DA E₂ ^mki-din-^d60
o 55	DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU 8 1/2 KUŠ₃ US₂ <SAG>.KI AN.TA ^tu₁₅MAR.TU DA E₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 u ⸢DAM^?⸣-šu₂
o 66	DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ ⸢16⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢US₂⸣ <SAG>.KI KI.TA ^tu₁₅KUR.RA DA E₂ ^mki-din-^d60 DUMU ša₂
o 77	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ⸢ŠU.NIGIN⸣ 19 ⸢šal-šu₂⸣ KUŠ₃ US₂ 16 1/2 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI meš-ḫat ⸢ki-šub⸣-ba-a
o 88	MU-MEŠ 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ⸢ma-la ba-šu-u₂⸣	(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 99	gab-bi a-na ^lu₂SIPA[^u₂]-^tu₂ a-na ^f⸢e-ṭir⸣-tu₄ NIN-šu₂-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ [DAM ša₂]
o 1010	^mki-din-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ^mḫun-zu-u₂ a-⸢na⸣ u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din-ʾu ku-⸢um⸣	(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 1111	^lu₂SIPA[^u₂]-^tu₂ ša₂ 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ u₃ <^mtat-tan-nu>
o 1212	5 [GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ ^mse-lu]-ku bab-ba-nu-u₂-⸢tu₂⸣ ina ŠU-MIN ^fKAR^tu₄ NIN-šu₂-nu ma-ḫir-ʾu
o 1313	e-ṭir₃-ʾu [ul i-šal]-⸢laṭ-ma⸣ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ u₃ ^mtat-⸢tan⸣-[nu]2	(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.
o 1414	2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ a-na mim-ma gab-bi a-na man-am [ša₂-nam-ma]
o 1515	gab-bi e-lat ^fKAR^tu₄ NIN-šu₂-nu DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ ul i-⸢nam⸣-[din-ʾu]3
Reverse
r 16r 16	u ina-an-din-ʾu u ki-i id-din u ki-i it-tan-nu a-ki-i šu^!-pal-lu-u₂4
r 1717	u₂-mar-raq-ma-ʾa a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na <<DIŠ-na>> ^fKAR^tu₄ NIN-šu₂-nu a-na u₄-mu
r 1818	ṣa-a-tu₂ ina-an-din-ʾu 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ ^fKAR^tu₄ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂	(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 1919	^m^d60-DIN^iṭ ⸢DAM⸣ ^mki-din-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU DUMU ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU A ^mḫun-zu-u
r 2020	a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂
r 2121	^lu₂mu-kin₇	(r 21) Witnesses:
r 2222	^mMU^a DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-MU-GIŠ A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ DUMU ša₂ ^mki-din-^d60 A ^mlu-uš-tam-mar-^dIŠKUR	(r 22) Iddin-apli, son of Anu-šum-lišir, descendant of Ahʾutu; Anu-uballiṭ, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Luštammar-Adad
r 2323	^m^dna-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu A ^mḫun-zu-u₂ ^mki-din-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^mtat-tan-nu A	(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 2424	^mḫun-zu-u₂ ^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-SU ^m^d60-u₂-bal-laṭ-su DUMU ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU
r 2525	^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^mki-tu-^d60 A-⸢MEŠ⸣ ^mkur-i ^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu DUMU ša₂ ^mni-din-tu₄-^dINANA	(r 25) Nidintu-Anu, son of Kittu-Anu, descendant of Kuri; Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nidintu-Ištar, the interpreter scribe.
r 2626	^lu₂se-pir
(colophon)
r 2727	^mdum-qi₂-^d60 ^lu₂⸢UMBISAG⸣ DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ A ^m^d30-TI-ER₂ UNUG^ki ^itiZIZ₂ U₄ 23-KAM₂	(r 27) Dumqi-Anu, the scribe, son of Anu-uballiṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Šabaṭu, 23rd day, 79th year Seleucus (was) king.
r 2828	MU 79-KAM₂ ^mse-lu-ku LUGAL
(sealings)
Top
Column i
(signature)
t.e. i 11	un-[qa]	(t.e. i 1) Ring of Iddin-apli
	(impression of seal impression)
t.e. i 22	^mMU^a
Column ii
(signature)
t.e. ii 11	[un-qa]	(t.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-[...]
	seal impression destroyed
t.e. ii 22	^m⸢^d⸣60-[...]
Column iii
(signature)
t.e. iii 11	⸢un-qa⸣	(t.e. iii 1) Ring of [...]
	seal impression destroyed
t.e. iii 22	[...]
Bottom
Column i
(signature)
b.e. i 11	un-qa	(b.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-uballassu
	(impression of seal impression)
b.e. i 22	^m^d60-u₂-bal-laṭ-su
Column ii
(signature)
b.e. ii 11	un-qa	(b.e. ii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu
	(impression of seal impression)
b.e. ii 22	^mni-din-tu₄-^d60
Left
Column i
(signature)
l.e. i 11	un-qa	(l.e. i 1) Ring of Kidin-Anu
	seal impression
l.e. i 22	^mki-din-^d60
Column ii
(signature)
l.e. ii 11	un-qa	(l.e. ii 1) Ring of Nanaya-iddin
	seal impression
l.e. ii 22	^m^dna-na-a-MU
Column iii
(signature)
l.e. iii 11	un-qa	(l.e. iii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu
	seal impression
l.e. iii 22	^mni-din-tu₄-^d60
Right
Column i
(signature)
r.e. i 11	un-qa ^mdum-qi₂-^d60	(r.e. i 1) Ring of Dumqi-Anu, seller of two-thirds of that undeveloped plot
	seal impression
r.e. i 22	^lu₂na-din-na-ʾa 2-ta ŠU-MIN ina ki-šub-ba MU-MEŠ
Column ii
(signature)
r.e. ii 11	un-qa ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ	(r.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-uballiṭ
	seal impression
Column iii
(signature)
r.e. iii 11	un-qa ^mtat-tan-nu	(r.e. iii 1) Ring of Tattannu
	seal impression

1collations Joannes, published van der Spek, Land Ownership (1995)

2collations Joannes, published van der Spek, Land Ownership (1995)

3collations Joannes, published van der Spek, Land Ownership (1995)

4collations Joannes, published van der Spek, Land Ownership (1995)