VDI 1955/4, 3 [Sale of developed property][via hbtin]


Obverse
o 1o 1	⸢^ma-ti⸣-e-ni-u₂-nu ^ma-ti-e-nu-u₂-pi-lu-su ^ma-ti-e-nu-u₂-du-ur-su u	(o 1) Athenion, Athenophilos, Athenodoros and Kephalon, sons of Anu-uballiṭ, son of Anu-zēr-iddin who is said to be the son of Rihat-Anu who was (a member) of the kiništu of the temple of Uruk, voluntarily sold in perpetuity a developed bīt ritti, a house and its passageway, and a house with a second story. Their bīt ritti is in the Irigal district, in the space betwetween the gardens that are in Uruk --- that bīt ritti as little or as much as there is, [the entirety] of that bīt ritti [--- for 1 mina 10 shekel] of refined silver in staters of Demetrios for the complete price for tenured property to Anu-ab-uṣur son of Anu-bēlšunu son of Nikarchos descendant of Ahʾutu: the long upper northern side adjacent to the bīt ritti of Anu-šum-līšir son of Anu-ah-ittannu; the long lower southern side adjacent to bīt ritti of Anu-zēr-iddin son of Anu-uballiṭ who is said to be (of?) the cella (?); [the short upper west]ern side adjacent to the gardens of the Irigal; the short lower eastern side [adjacent to ... ] of that bīt ritti: the total of the long and short measurements of that bīt ritti.
o 22	^mqe₂-ep-lu-u₂-nu A-MEŠ ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ A ša₂ ^m^d60-NUMUN-MU ša₂ E^u₂ A ša₂ ^mri-ḫat-^d60 ša₂ TA
o 33	^lu₂ki-niš-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG^ki ina ḫu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu E₂ ŠU-MIN^ta e-pu-uš-tu₄
o 44	E₂ dul-ba-ni-MEŠ-šu₂ u E₂ rug-bu-MEŠ-šu₂ E₂ rit-ti-šu₂-nu ina ^e₂IRI₁₂.GAL ina bi-rit ^gišKIRI₆-MEŠ
o 55	ša₂ qe₂-reb UNUG^ki US₂ AN^u₂ ^tu₁₅⸢SI.SA₂ DA E₂⸣ ŠU-MIN^ta E₂ rit-ti ša₂ ^m^d60-MU-GIŠ
o 66	A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu US₂ KI^u₂ ⸢^tu₁₅⸣[U₁₈.LU DA E₂ ŠU-MIN]^ta E₂ rit-ti ša₂ ^m^d60-NUMUN-MU
o 77	A ša₂ ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ ša₂ E^u₂ pa-pa-⸢ḫi⸣ [... SAG.KI AN.TA ^tu₁₅MAR].⸢TU DA⸣ ^gišKIRI₆ ša₂ IRI₁₂.GAL
o 88	SAG.KI KI.TA ^tu₁₅KUR.⸢RA⸣ [DA ...] ⸢ša₂⸣ E₂ ŠU-MIN^ta
o 99	MU-MEŠ ŠU.NIGIN US₂-MEŠ u ⸢SAG⸣.[KI meš-ḫat E₂ ŠU-MIN^ta MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ E₂ ŠU-MIN^ta
o 1010	MU-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ⸢ba⸣-[šu-u₂ gab-bi ana 1 MA.NA 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR] qa-lu-u₂
o 1111	is-ta-tir-ra-nu ša₂ ^mde-meṭ-⸢ri⸣-[su ...] ⸢ŠAM₂^*⸣ TIL-MEŠ1
o 1212	a-na E₂ rit-ti-u₂-tu₂ a-na ⸢^m^d⸣[60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ ^m^d60-EN]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu A ^mni-iq-ar-qu-su
o 1313	A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ [it]-⸢ta-din⸣-ʾu^* KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 MA.NA 10 GIN₂	(o 13) The aforementioned Athenion, Athenophilos, Athenodoros and Kephalon received that 1 mina 10 shekel silver, the price of that complete bīt ritti from Anu-ab-uṣur; they are paid. Should there arise a claim against that bīt ritti, the brothers Athenion, Athenophilos, Athenodoros and Kephalon will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty in perpetuity. The aforementioned Athenion and his brothers bear mutual responsibility in perpetuity for the guarantee of that bīt ritti to Anu-ab-uṣur son of Anu-bēlšunu. That bīt ritti belongs to Anu-ab-uṣur son of Anu-bēlšunu son of Nikarchos descendant of Ahʾutu in perpetuity.
o 1414	ŠAM₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN^ta MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ ^ma-ti-e-ni-u₂-nu ^ma-ti-e-nu-pi-lu-su
o 1515	^ma-ti-e-nu-du-ur-su u ^mqe₂-ep-lu-u₂-nu MU-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN ^m^d60-AD-URI₃
o 1616	maḫ-ru-MEŠ e-ṭir₃-MEŠ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri a-na muḫ-ḫi E₂ ŠU-MIN^ta MU-MEŠ
Reverse
r 1r 1	it-⸢tab-šu⸣-u₂ ^ma-ti-e-ni-u₂-nu ^ma-ti-e-nu-pi-⸢lu-su⸣ [^ma-ti-e-nu-du-ur-su]
r 22	u ^mqe₂-ep-lu-u₂-nu ŠEŠ-MEŠ u₂-mar-raq-u₂-ma a-di 12-TA.AM₃ a-na ⸢^m⸣[^d60-AD-URI₃]
r 33	a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din-nu-⸢u₂⸣ pu-ut a-ḫa-miš a-na mur-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN⸢^ta⸣ [MU-MEŠ]
r 44	^ma-ti-e-ni-u₂-nu u ^lu₂ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ MU-MEŠ a-na ^m^d60-AD-URI₃ A [ša₂ ^m^d60-EN-šu₂-nu a-na]
r 55	u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na-šu-u₂ E₂ ŠU-MIN^ta MU-MEŠ E₂ rit-ti ša₂ ^m⸢^d60⸣-AD-[URI₃]
r 66	A ša₂ ^m^d60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ ^mni-iq-ar-qu-su A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂
(witnesses)
r 77	^lu₂mu-kin₇ ^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u₂ A ša₂ ^mki-din-^d60 A ša₂ ^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u₂ u ^mki-din	(r 7) Witness(es): Ša-Anu-iššu son of Kidin-Anu son of Ša-Anu-iššu and Kidin son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Nidintu-Anu, descendants of Ekur-zākir
r 88	A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu A ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 A-MEŠ ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir ^m^d60-DIN^iṭ A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU	(r 8) Anu-uballiṭ son of Anu-ah-iddin son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ahʾutu; Tattannu son of Dumqi-Anu son of Tattannu
r 99	A ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ^mtat-tan-nu A ša₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 A ša₂ ^mtat-tan-nu
r 1010	^m^d60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ ^m^d60-NUMUN-MU A ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU u ^m^d60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂^* ^mi-dat-^d602	(r 10) Anu-ab-uṣur son of Anu-zēr-iddin son of Nanaya-iddin and Anu-ab-uṣur son of Idat-Anu son of Dumqi-Anu, the gatekeeper of the property of Anu; Nanaya-iddin son of Ša-Anu-iššu son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Ebabbar-šum-ibni
r 1111	A ša₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 A-MEŠ ^mḫun-zu-u₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 A ša₂ ^mARAD-^e₂SAG
r 1212	A ša₂ ^mdum-qi₂-^d60 ^lu₂I₃.DU₈ NIG₂.GA ^d60 ^m^dna-na-a-MU A ša₂ ^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u₂
r 1313	A ša₂ ^m^dna-na-a-MU A ^mE₂-BABBAR-MU-DU₃
(colophon)
r 1414	^mina-qi₂-bit-^d60 ^lu₂UMBISAG A ša₂ ^m^dUTU-SUR A ^mE₂.KUR-za-kir UNUG^ki ^itiZIZ₂	(r 14) Ina-qibīt-Anu, scribe, son of Šamaš-ēṭir descendant of Ekur-zākir. (Written in) Uruk. Šabaṭu 20 year 159, Demetrios (being) king
(date)
r 1515	U₄ 20-KAM₂ MU 159-KAM₂ ^mde-meṭ-ri-su LUGAL
Top
Column i
(signature)
t.e. i 11	un-qa	(t.e. i 1) Ring of Nanaya-iddin
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0152:F)
t.e. i 22	^m^dna-na-a-MU
Column ii
(signature)
t.e. ii 11	un-qa	(t.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0237:E)
t.e. ii 22	^m^d60-AD-URI₃
Column iii
(signature)
t.e. iii 11	⸢un⸣-qa	(t.e. iii 1) Ring of Anu-uballiṭ
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0755:N)
t.e. iii 22	^m^d60-[DIN^iṭ]
Bottom
Column i
(signature)
b.e. i 11	un-qa	(b.e. i 1) Ring of Ša-Anu-iššu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0188:B)
b.e. i 22	^mša₂-^d60-iš-šu-u^*
Column ii
(signature)
b.e. ii 11	un-qa	(b.e. ii 1) Ring of Tattannu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0869)
b.e. ii 22	^mtat-tan-nu
Column iii
(signature)
b.e. iii 11	un-qa	(b.e. iii 1) Ring of Kidin
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0755:O)
b.e. iii 22	^mki-din
Left
Column i
(signature)
l.e. i 11	un-qa	(l.e. i 1) Ring of Dumqi-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0657)
l.e. i 22	^mdum-qi₂-^d60
Column ii
(signature)
l.e. ii 11	un-qa	(l.e. ii 1) Ring of Anu-ab-uṣur
	sealing mostly broken
l.e. ii 22	^m^d60-AD-URI₃
Right
Column i
(signature)
r.e. i 11	un-qa	(r.e. i 1) Ring of Athenion, seller of that bīt ritti
r.e. i 22	^ma-ti-e-ni-u₂-nu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1100:O)
r.e. i 33	^lu₂na-din-na-MEŠ3
Column ii
(signature)
r.e. ii 11	un-qa	(r.e. ii 1) Ring of Athenophilos
r.e. ii 22	^ma-ti-e-nu-pi-lu-su	(r.e. ii 1) Ring of Athenophilos
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0114:G)
Column iii
(signature)
r.e. iii 11	un-qa	(r.e. iii 1) Ring of Athenodoros
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0696:T)
r.e. iii 22	^ma-ti-e-nu-du-ur-su
r.e. iii 33	E₂ ŠU-MIN^ta
Column iv
(signature)
r.e. iv 11	⸢un⸣-[qa]	(r.e. iv 1) Ring of Kephalon
r.e. iv 22	^mqe₂-ep-⸢lu-u₂⸣-[nu]	(r.e. iv 1) Ring of Kephalon
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0096:G)
r.e. iv 33	MU-MEŠ

1line collated LEP. trace of AN part of SZAM2 preserved.

2line collated LEP. sza2 before {m}i-dat-{d}60 clear on tablet, missing from copy.

3line 3 extends beyond the name in column 2