JANEH 2, 1-36 [Sale of undeveloped lot]


Obverse
o 1o 1	^mde-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e u₃ ^mdi-ʾu-u₂-pa-an-tu-su A-MEŠ ša₂ ^mqe₂-ep-lu-u₂-ni A ša₂	(o 1) Demokrates and Diophantos, sons of Kephalon, son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Ah-utu, of their own free will, have sold their undeveloped plot which is in the Lugalira temple district which is in Uruk for 4 shekels of refined silver, staters of Antiochus in good condition, as the full sale price, to Min-Nanaya, son of Idat-Nanaya, son of Mattana, in perpetuity: 22 cubits the long upper northern side adjacent to the plot of ... Raʾummuma, son of Idat-Nanaya; 22 cubits the lower long southern side adjacent to the plot of Demokrates and Diophantos, the sellers of the aforementioned plot, and adjacent to the access-way of that plot; 8 cubits the short upper western side adjacent to the narrow street, "the thoroughfare of the people"; 8 cubits the short lower eastern side adjacent to 3 cubits (of the) access-way of the plot of Raʾummuma, son of Idat-Nanaya: the total, 20 cubits (in) length, 8 cubits (in) width, is the measured area of that plot --- that plot, less or more, as much as there is, all of it.
o 22	^m^d60-DIN-su-E A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ ina ḫu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu ki-šub-ba-a-<<ša>>-šu₂-nu ša₂ ina KI^ti₃
o 33	E₂ ^dLUGAL.IR₉.RA ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG^ki 22 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN^u₂ ^tu₁₅SI.SA₂ DA
o 44	ki-šub-ba-a ⸢ša₂⸣ kul-lu₄ ^mra-um-mu-ma-a A ša₂ ^mi-dat-⸢^d⸣na-na-a 22 KUŠ₃
o 55	US₂ KI^u₂ ⸢^tu₁₅U₁₈⸣.LU DA ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ ^mde-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e ⸢u₃⸣
o 66	^mdi-ʾu-u₂-pa-an-tu-su ^lu₂na-din-na-MEŠ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ u DA mu-ṣu-u₂
o 77	ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ 8 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.⸢TA⸣ ^tu₁₅MAR.TU DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ
o 88	8 KUŠ₃ ⸢SAG.KI KI⸣.TA ^tu₁₅KUR.⸢RA⸣ DA 3 KUŠ₃ mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ⸢ki⸣-šub-ba-a ša₂
o 99	^mra-um-⸢mu⸣-ma-a A ša₂ ^mi-⸢dat⸣-^dna-⸢na⸣-a ŠU.NIGIN 22 KUŠ₃ US₂ 8 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI
o 1010	mi-šiḫ-tu₄ ki-šub-⸢ba⸣-a MU-⸢MEŠ ki-šub⸣-ba-a MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du
o 1111	ma-la ba-šu-u₂ gab-bi a-na 4 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-⸢ta⸣-tir-ra-nu
o 1212	ša₂ ^man-ti-ʾi-u₂-⸢ku-su bab-ba⸣-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na ^mmi-in-^dna-na-a
o 1313	A ša₂ ^mi-dat-^dna-na-a [A ša₂] ^mmat-tan-⸢na-a⸣ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ ⸢it⸣-tan-nu-u₂
o 1414	KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 4 GIN₂ ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ ki-šub-⸢ba-a⸣ MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ ^mde-ʾe-⸢mu-uq-ra-ṭe⸣-e	(o 14) Demokrates and Diophantos have received the silver, 4 shekels (being) the complete price of that plot, from Min-Nanaya; they are paid. When a claim is brought concerning that plot, Demokrates and Diophantos, the sellers of that plot, will clear (it) and pay the 12-fold (penalty) to Min-Nanaya in perpetuity. Demokrates and Diophantos, the sellers of that plot, mutually assume guaranty for the clearing of (legal claims against) that plot for Min-Nanaya in perpetuity. That plot (belongs to) Min-Nanaya, son of Idat-Nanaya, son of Mattana, in perpetuity.
o 1515	u ^mdi-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-pa-an-tu-su ina ŠU-MIN ^m⸢mi-in⸣-^dna-⸢na-a maḫ⸣-ru-MEŠ e-ṭir₃-MEŠ
o 1616	u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-⸢na UGU^ḫi⸣ ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ⸢it⸣-tab-šu-u₂-ma
o 1717	^mde-ʾe-mu-uq-⸢ra-ṭe⸣-e u ^m⸢di⸣-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣-pa-an-⸢tu⸣-su ^lu₂na-din-na-MEŠ
Reverse
r 1r 1	ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-MEŠ a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-⸢na⸣ ^mmi-in-^dna-⸢na⸣-[a]
r 22	a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din-MEŠ pu-u₂-ut a-ḫa-a-miš a-na mu-ru-qu ša₂ ki-šub-ba-a
r 33	MU-MEŠ ^mde-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e u ^mdi-ʾu-u₂-pa-an-tu-su ^lu₂na-din-na-MEŠ
r 44	ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ a-na ^mmi-in-^dna-na-a a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂
r 55	ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ša₂ ^mmi-⸢in⸣-^dna-na-a A ša₂ ^mi-dat-^dna-na-a A ša₂
r 66	^mmat-tan-na-a a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂
(witnesses)
r 77	^lu₂mu-kin₇ ^m^d60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ ^m^d⸢60-AD⸣-GUR A ša₂ ^m^d60-⸢NUMUN⸣-MU A ^mḫun-zu^!-u₂	(r 7) Witness: Anu-zer-iddin, son of Anu-ab-utir, son of Anu-zer-iddin, descendant of Hunzu
r 88	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂^ši A ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN-su-E A ša₂ ^m^d60-⸢DUMU-MU⸣^nu A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir	(r 8) Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Anu-uballissu, son of Anu-mar-ittannu, descendant of Ekur-zakir
r 99	^mBARA₂-^d60 A ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-MU A ^mḫun-zu-u₂	(r 9) Kidin-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, descendant of Hunzu
r 1010	^m^d60-NUMUN-GIŠ A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu A ša₂ ^m⸢ta-nit-tu₄⸣-^d60 A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu₂	(r 10) Anu-zer-lišir, son of Anu-ah-ittannu, son of Tanittu-Anu, descendant of Ah-utu
r 1111	^m^d60-NUMUN-GIŠ A ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 A ša₂ ^m⸢ina-qi₂-bit⸣-^d60 A ^mḫun-zu-u₂	(r 11) Anu-zer-lišir, son of Nidintu-Anu, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Hunzu
r 1212	^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu A ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU ⸢A ša₂ ^mBARA₂⸣-^d60 A ^mḫun-zu-u₂	(r 12) Anu-mar-ittannu, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Kidin-anu, descendant of Hunzu;
r 1313	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂^ši A ša₂ ^m^dUTU-SUR A ša₂ ^mina-qi₂-bit-^d60 A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir	(r 13) Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Šamaš-eṭir, son of Ina-qibit-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir
r 1414	^msu-u₂-sa-an-dar A ša₂ ^mdi-ʾu-du-ur-su A ša₂ ^mis-si-ra-tu-u₂-nu	(r 14) Sosandros, son of Diodoros, son of Straton
(colophon)
r 1515	^mina-qi₂-bit-^d60 ^lu₂UMBISAG A ša₂ ^mNU-TEŠ₂ A ^mŠU-^d60 UNUG^ki ^itiSIG-KAM₂	(r 15) Ina-qibit-Anu, the scribe, son of Labaši, descendant of Gimil-Anu. (Written in) Uruk. Simanu, day 4, year 149, Antiochus (being) king.
(date)
r 1616	⸢U₄⸣ 4-KAM₂ MU 149-KAM₂ ^man-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su LUGAL
(sealings)
Top
Column i
(signature)
t.e. i 11	⸢un⸣-qa	(t.e. i 1) Seal: Sosandros
	seal impression
t.e. i 22	^msu-u₂-sa-an-dar
Column ii
(signature)
t.e. ii 11	un-qa	(t.e. ii 1) Seal: Kidin-Anu
	seal impression
t.e. ii 22	^mBARA₂-^d60
Column iii
(signature)
t.e. iii 11	un-qa	(t.e. iii 1) Seal: Anu-zer-iddin
	seal impression
t.e. iii 22	^m^d60-NUMUN-MU
Bottom
Column i
(signature)
b.e. i 11	un-qa	(b.e. i 1) Seal: Anu-ah-ušabši
	seal impression
b.e. i 22	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂^ši
Column ii
(signature)
b.e. ii 11	un-qa	(b.e. ii 1) Seal: Anu-mar-ittannu
	seal impression
b.e. ii 22	^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu
Column iii
(signature)
b.e. iii 11	un-qa	(b.e. iii 1) Seal: Anu-zer-lišir
	seal impression
b.e. iii 22	^m^d60-NUMUN-⸢GIŠ⸣
Left
Column i
(signature)
l.e. i 11	un-qa	(l.e. i 1) Seal: Anu-ah-ušabši
			(l.e. i 1) Seal: Anu-zer-lišir
	seal impression
l.e. i 22	^m^d60-ŠEŠ-GAL₂^ši
Column ii
(signature)
l.e. ii 11	un-qa
	seal impression
l.e. ii 22	^m^d60-NUMUN-GIŠ
Right
Column i
(signature)
r.e. i 11	un-qa	(r.e. i 1) Seal: Diophantos
	seal impression
r.e. i 22	^mdi-ʾu-u₂-pa-an-tu-su
Column ii
(signature)
r.e. ii 11	un-qa	(r.e. ii 1) Seal: Demokrates
	seal impression
r.e. ii 22	^mde-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e