TCL 13, 249 [Sale of arable land]


Obverse
o 1o 1	2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ ŠAM₂ re-bu-u₂ ḪA.LA-šu₂ ša₂ ina ŠE.NUMUN zaq-pi KA šul-pu	(o 1) 2 mina of refined silver (is) the price of one-fourth of the share that is in that arable land, planted and the stubble of the field, in Birānātu, fronting on the gate of Meslamtaea in the distrišt of Uruk----100 [...] the upper length to the north, next to [the canal] of the king, which goes to Udannu, 160+ [...] the lower length to the south, next to the arable land, property of Anu, a bīt ritti of Di[...] Anu-Belšunu, son of Nidintu-Anu, and Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-[...] Anu-belšunu, son of Tanittu-Anu, Balaṭu and Nidintu-Anu, sons of [...] 45 cubits (being) the upper width to the west [... that goes] to Udannu; 75 cubits (being) the lower width to the east, next to [...] Anu-ikṣur and [...] Kidin-Anu; the total of 160 cubits (being) the lengths, 75 cubits (being) [the widths]----as little and as much as there is, all of it, [...]
o 22	ina ^urubi-⸢ra-na⸣-a-tu₄ GAB KA₂.GAL ^dMES.⸢LAM.TA⸣.E₃.A NAM UNUG^ki 100 ⸢x⸣-[...]
o 33	US₂ AN^u₂ ^tu₁₅SI.SA₂ US₂.SA.DU [...] LUGAL ša₂ a-na u₂-dan-nu tal-lak ⸢160⸣ [...]
o 44	US₂ KI.TA ^tu₁₅U₁₈.LU US₂.SA.DU ŠE.NUMUN NIG₂.GA ^d60 E₂ rit-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢^mdi⸣-[...]
o 55	[...] ^m^d60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ ^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 u ^mina-qi₂-bit-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-[...]
o 66	^m^d60-EN-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ ⸢^mta⸣-[nit-tu₄]-^d60 ⸢^m⸣ba-la-ṭu u ^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 DUMU-[MEŠ ša₂] ^m^d[...]
o 77	⸢55⸣ KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA ^tu₁₅MAR.⸢TU⸣ [...] a-na u₂-dan-nu [tal-lak]
o 88	75 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI KI.TA ^tu₁₅KUR.⸢RA⸣ US₂.⸢SA⸣.[DU ...] ^m^d60-⸢ik-ṣur⸣ u [...]
o 99	^mki-din-^d60 ŠU.NIGIN ⸢160⸣ KUŠ₃ US₂ 75 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [SAG.KI ...]
o 1010	i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 2 MA.NA ⸢qa-lu-u₂⸣ [...]	(o 10) That silver, 2 refined mina [...] one-fourth of his share that is in that arable land, the complete silver, Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-[bel-zeri], descendant of Kuri, received from Labaši, son of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Ahʾutu; he is paid.
o 1111	re-bu-u₂ ḪA.LA-šu₂ ša₂ ina ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ KU₃.BABBAR TIL-ti₃ ^m^d60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-[EN-NUMUN]
o 1212	A ^mkur-i ana ŠU-MIN ^mla-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ ^m^dUTU-MU^nu A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ma-ḫir e-ṭir₃ [u₄-mu pa-qa-ri]	(o 12) [Should a claim] concerning that arable land arise, Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Anu-bel-zeri, descendant of Kuri, will clear the 1/4 (share) of that arable land and will pay 12-fold to Labaši, son of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Ah'utu.
o 1313	a-na muḫ-ḫi ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ ^m^d60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-EN-NUMUN A ^m[kur-i]
o 1414	⸢re-bu⸣-u₂ ina ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-⸢raq-ma⸣ a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na ^mla-ba-ši ⸢DUMU ša₂⸣
Reverse
r 1r 1	^m^dUTU-MU^nu A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ina-an-din 3-ta ŠU-MIN-MEŠ ina ŠE.NUMUN MU-MEŠ TIL^ri	(r 1) That complete 3/4 in that arable land belongs to [Labaši], son of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Ahʾutu, in perpetuity.
r 22	ša₂ [^mla-ba-ši] DUMU ša₂ ^m^dUTU-MU^nu A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ [šu]-u₂
(witnesses)
r 33	^lu₂mu-kin₇ ^m^d60-MU-MU u ^m^d60-NUMUN-GIŠ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ ^m^dUTU-MU^nu A ^m⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ʾu-u₂-tu	(r 3) Witnesses: Anu-šum-iddin and Anu-zer-lišer, sons of Šamaš-ittannu, descendant of Ahʾutu.
r 44	^mina-qi₂-bit-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU⸢^nu DUMU⸣ [ša₂]	(r 4) Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Ahʾutu.
		(r 4) Anu-ah-ittannu, son [of Anu]-belšunu, descendant of Ekur-zakir.
r 55	[^m^d60]-EN-šu₂-nu A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir ^m^d60-NUMUN-MU DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ [A ^m]šu-ma-a-⸢ti⸣	(r 5) Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-uballiṭ, [...]
r 66	[^mri]-ḫat DUMU ša₂ ^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 A ^mAM-^d60 ^mNIG₂.BA-^d60 ⸢DUMU⸣ [ša₂ ^mina]-qi₂-bit-^d60	(r 6) [Ri]hat, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Rim-Anu.
		(r 6) Qišti-Anu, son [of Ina]-qibit-Anu, [descendant of ...]-Anu.
r 77	[A ^m...]-^d60 ^m^dna-na-a-MU DUMU ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂^ši A ^mE₂.⸢KUR⸣-[za]-⸢kir⸣ ^mni-din-tu₄-^d60 DUMU ša₂	(r 7) Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-[za]kir.
		(r 7) Nidintu-Anu, son of [Anu]-zer-ušabši, descendant of Šumāti.
r 88	[^m^d60]-NUMUN-GAL₂^ši A ^mMU-MEŠ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ DUMU ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-[...] A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir	(r 8) Anu-uballiṭ, son of Nanaya-[...], descendant of Ekur-zakir.
r 99	[^mana-GAL-ka]-^d60 DUMU ša₂ ^mlib-luṭ A ^m^d30-TI-ER₂ I [...]	(r 9) [Ana-rabutika]-Anu, son of Libluṭ, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni.
		(r 9) This [...] is written in the presenše of Nidintu-Nanaya, his wife, daughter of Anu-[...]-dari.
r 1010	ina a-ša-bi [^f]ni-din-tu₄-^dna-na-a DAM-šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ ^m^d60-[...]-da-ri an-na-ʾa ša₂-ṭir
(colophon)
r 1111	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU ^lu₂UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ ^mKI-^d60-⸢ḪE₂⸣.NUN A [^m^d30]-TI-ER₂ UNUG^ki ^itiNE	(r 11) Anu-ahhe-iddin, scribe, son of Itti-Anu-nuhšu, descendant of [Sin]-leqi-unninni. Uruk. 20th day. 8th year. Philip (was) king of the lands.
r 1212	U₄ 20-KAM₂ MU 8-KAM₂ ^mpi-li-pi-is LUGAL KUR.KUR
(sealings)
Top
Column i
(signature)
t.e. i 11	un-qa 1	(t.e. i 1) Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu
	seal impression
t.e. i 22	^mina-qi₂-⸢bit⸣-^d60
Column ii
(signature)
t.e. ii 11	^na₄KIŠIB	(t.e. ii 1) Seal of Nanaya-iddin
	seal impression
t.e. ii 22	^m^dna-na-a-MU
Column iii
(signature)
t.e. iii 11	un-qa	(t.e. iii 1) Ring of Ana-rabutika-Anu
	seal impression
t.e. iii 22	^mana-GAL-ka-^d60
Column iv
(signature)
t.e. iv 11	^na₄KIŠIB	(t.e. iv 1) Seal of Rihat
	seal impression
t.e. iv 22	^mri-ḫat
Bottom
Column i
(signature)
b.e. i 11	un-qa	(b.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-šum-ittannu
	seal impression
b.e. i 22	^m^d60-MU-MU^nu
Column ii
(signature)
b.e. ii 11	⸢un⸣-[qa]	(b.e. ii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Anu
	seal impression
b.e. ii 22	^mni-din-tu₂-^d60
Column iii
(signature)
b.e. iii 11	un-qa	(b.e. iii 1) Ring of Anu-uballiṭ
	seal impression
b.e. iii 22	^m^d60-DIN^iṭ
Column iv
(signature)
b.e. iv 11	un-qa	(b.e. iv 1) Ring of [...]
	seal impression
b.e. iv 22	[...]
Left
Column i
(signature)
l.e. i 11	[un-qa]	(l.e. i 1) [Ring of] Anu-zer-iddin
	seal impression
l.e. i 22	^m^d60-NUMUN-MU
Column ii
(signature)
l.e. ii 11	[un-qa]	(l.e. ii 1) [Ring of ...]
	seal impression destroyed
l.e. ii 22	[...]
Column iii
(signature)
l.e. iii 11	[un-qa]	(l.e. iii 1) [Ring of] Qišti-Anu
	seal impression
l.e. iii 22	⸢^mNIG₂.BA⸣-^d60
Right
Column i
(signature)
r.e. i 11	⸢un-qa⸣ ^m^d60-AD-URI₃ 2	(r.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur, seller of that arable land
	seal impression
r.e. i 22	^lu₂na-din ŠE.NUMUN MU-⸢MEŠ⸣
Column ii
(signature)
r.e. ii 11	un-qa	(r.e. ii 1) Ring of Nidintu-Nanaya
	seal impression
r.e. ii 22	⸢^fni-din-tu₄⸣-^dna-na-a

1all edge identitifications courtesy JMonerie, 2010.

2copy lacks URI₃, clear on photograph