BiMes 24, 27 [Sale of built up house and undeveloped lot]


Obverse
o 1o 1	[^mmat-tan-na]-⸢tu₄⸣-^d60 A ša₂ ^fan-tu₄-DU₃^at ^lu₂e-piš dul-lu ⸢IM-ḪI⸣.[A ša₂ E₂]	(o 1) Mattanat-Anu son of Antu-banat, ēpiš dulli ša ṭīdi of the temple of Uruk, voluntarily sold, in perpetuity, to Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Bel-ereš, arad ekalli, his developed house and undeveloped plot in the Adad-temple quarter that is in Uruk: 40 cubits the long upper western side adjacent to the house and undeveloped plot of Antiochus son of Demokrates; 40 cubits the long lower eastern side adjacent to the access-way of the sons of Theomeles and the access-way of that house; 30 cubits the upper northern width adjacent to the narrow road, the "Thoroughfare of the People"; 30 cubits the lower southern width adjacent to the house of the sons of Theomeles. (In) total 40 cubits (in) lengths, 30 cubits (in) widths (are the) measurements of that house---as much or as little as there is, all of it---for the complete price (of) 1 mina 10 shekels refined silver high-quality staters of Antiochus.
o 22	[DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG]⸢^ki⸣ ina ḫu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ E₂-su ep₂-šu₂ u ki-šub-ba-a KI^ti₃ E₂ ^dIŠKUR ša₂ qe₂-reb
o 33	⸢UNUG^ki⸣ 40 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN^u₂ ^tu₁₅MAR.TU DA E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a
o 44	ša₂ ^man-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su A ša₂ ^mde-ʾe-mu-uq-ra-ṭe-e 40 KUŠ₃
o 55	US₂ KI^u₂ ^tu₁₅KUR.RA DA mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ A-MEŠ ša₂^! ^mti-ma-la-e1
o 66	u mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ MU-MEŠ 30 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI AN.TA ^tu₁₅SI.SA₂
o 77	DA SILA SIG mu-taq UN-MEŠ 30 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI <KI>.TA ^tu₁₅U₁₈.LU DA E₂ A-MEŠ ša₂^!(ŠU₂) ^mti-ma-la-e
o 88	ŠU.NIGIN 40 KUŠ₃ US₂ 30 KUŠ₃ SAG.KI mi-šiḫ-tu₄ E₂ MU^!-MEŠ E₂ MU^!-MEŠ i-ṣi u ma-a-du ma-la ba-šu-u₂ ⸢gab-bi⸣
o 99	a-⸢na⸣ 1 MA.NA 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ is-ta-⸢tir-ra-nu⸣ ša₂ ^man-ti-ʾi-i-ku-su
o 1010	bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-⸢na⸣ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU^nu A ša₂
o 1111	^m^dEN-URU₄^iš ARAD E₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-ta-din KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1 MA.NA	(o 11) Mattanat-Anu, seller of that house and undeveloped plot, received from Nidintu-Anu that 1 mina 10 shekels silver, along with 1 mina silver that is given for the securing of the pledge of the built <house> (transacted) on 18 Šabaṭu 148, under the seal of the king, concerning that house and undeveloped plot; he is paid.
o 1212	10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ŠAM₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ TIL-MEŠ it-ti 1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ na-da-na
o 1313	a-na ṣu^!(SU-)bu-ṭa^* ša₂ maš-ka-nu-tu ša₂ ep₂-šu₂ ina ^itiZIZ₂ U₄ 18^*-KAM₂ MU 148-KAM₂
o 1414	ina un-qa ša₂ LUGAL a-na muḫ-ḫi E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ ^mmat-tan-na-tu₄-^d60 ^lu₂na-din-na-an
o 1515	E₂ u ki-šub-ba-<a> MU-MEŠ ina ŠU-MIN ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 ma-ḫir e-ṭir₃ u₄-mu pa-qa-ri	(o 15) Should a claim arise concerning that house and undeveloped plot, Nikolaos, whose other name is Rihat-Anu son of Phanaia, will clear it and will pay the 12-fold penalty to Nidintu-Anu in perpetuity. Mattanat-Anu, seller of that house and undeveloped plot, and Nikolaos whose other name is Rihat-Anu, mutually bear responsibility to Nidintu-Anu for clearing that house. The house and undeveloped plot belong to Nidintu-Anu son of Anu-ah-ittannu son of Bel-ereš, arad ekalli, in perpetuity.
o 1616	a-na muḫ-ḫi E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a MU-MEŠ it-tab-⸢šu⸣-u₂ ^mni-qa-la-mu-us-su
o 1717	ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ ^mri-ḫat-^d60 A ša₂ ^fpa-na-a u₂-mar-raq-ma a-di 12-TA.⸢AM₃⸣
Reverse
r 1r 1	a-na ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ i-nam-din pu-⸢u₂⸣-ut a-ḫa-a-miš
r 22	a-na mu-ur-ru-qu ša₂ E₂ MU-MEŠ ^mmat-tan-na-tu₄-^d60 ^lu₂⸢na-din-na-an E₂⸣ u ki-šub-⸢ba-a MU-MEŠ⸣
r 33	u ^mni-qa-la-mu-us-su ša₂ MU-šu₂ 2-u₂ ^mri-ḫat-^d60 a-na ^mNIG₂.⸢SUM⸣.[MU-^d60] ⸢a-na⸣ u₄-mu ⸢ṣa-a⸣-tu₂
r 44	na-šu-u₂ E₂ u ki-šub-ba-a ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-^d60 A ša₂ ^m^d60-ŠEŠ-MU⸢^nu A ša₂ ^m^dEN-URU₄⸣^iš2
(witnesses)
r 55	ARAD E₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-u₂ ^lu₂mu-kin₇ ^m^d60-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ ^m⸢^d⸣[60-ŠEŠ-...]	(r 5) Witness(es): Anu-belšunu son of [Anu-ah...] son of Anu-belšunu descendant of Ahʾutu
r 66	A ša₂ ^m⸢^d60-EN-šu₂-nu⸣ A ^mŠEŠ-ʾu-u₂-tu ^mar-te-mi-du-ur A [ša₂ ...]	(r 6) Artemidoros son of ... son of Nanaya-iddin descendant of Luštammar-Adad; Anu-ab-uṣur son of [Anu-balassu-iqbi] son of Anu-ab-uṣur descendant of Kuri
r 77	A ša₂ ^m⸢^dna-na-a⸣-MU A ^mlu-uš-tam-⸢mar-^d⸣IŠKUR <<1>> ^m^d60-AD-URI₃ A ša₂ [^m^d60-DIN-su-E]
r 88	[A ša₂ ^m^d60]-⸢AD-URI₃⸣ A ^mkur-i ^m⸢ina-qi₂-bit-^d60 A ša₂⸣ ^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu ⸢A⸣ [ša₂ ^mina-qi₂-bit-^d60]	(r 8) Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-mar-ittannu son of Ina-qibit-Anu descendant of Kuri; Nanaya-iddin son of Šuzubu son of Murašu descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni
r 99	⸢A ^mkur-i⸣ [^m^dna-na-a-MU A ša₂ ^m]⸢šu-zu-u₂-bu⸣ A ša₂ [^mmu-ra-šu-u₂ A ^m^d30-TI-ER₂]
r 1010	^mDU₁₀.GA-^d60 A ša₂ ^m⸢ina-qi₂-bit-^d60⸣ [A] ša₂ ^m^d60-[MU-GIŠ A ^mkur-i^*]	(r 10) Ṭab-Anu son of Ina-qibit-Anu son of Anu-šum-lišir descendant of Kuri
r 1111	^mBAD₄-^dGAŠAN ⸢A⸣ ša₂ ^mNU-TEŠ₂ A ša₂ ^mri-⸢ḫat-^d60⸣ ^lu₂ŠIDIM	(r 11) Dannat-Belti son of Labaši son of Rihat-Anu, the builder
r 1212	^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu A ša₂ ^mni-din-tu₄-^dINANA ⸢A ša₂ ^m^d60⸣-DUMU-MU^nu ^lu₂se-pir NIG₂.GA ⸢^d60⸣	(r 12) Anu-mar-ittannu son of Nidintu-Ištar son of Anu-mar-ittannu, sepīru of the property of Anu
	2 uninscribed lines
(colophon)
r 1313	[^m^d]PAP-SUKKAL-ba-šu₂-nu ^lu₂UMBISAG A ša₂ ^mNIG₂.SUM.MU-⸢^d60⸣ A ^m⸢E₂.KUR-za-kir⸣ [UNUG^ki]	(r 13) Papsukkal-banušu, scribe, son of Nidintu-Anu descendant of Ekur-zakir. (Written in) Uruk. 19th day of Šabaṭu. Year 148 Seleucus (being) king.
(date)
r 1414	[^itiZIZ₂] ⸢U₄⸣ 19-KAM₂ MU 148-KAM₂ ^man-ti-ʾi-i-ku-⸢su⸣ [LUGAL]
(sealings)
Top
Column i
(signature)
t.e. i 11	[un]-qa	(t.e. i 1) Ring of Artemidoros
	seal impression
t.e. i 22	[^mar-te]-mi-du-ur
Column ii
(signature)
t.e. ii 11	un-qa	(t.e. ii 1) Ring of Dannat-Belti
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0021:D)
t.e. ii 22	^mBAD₄-^dGAŠAN
Column iii
(signature)
t.e. iii 11	[un-qa]	(t.e. iii 1) Ring of Ṭab-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0021:E)
t.e. iii 22	^mDU₁₀.GA-^d60
Bottom
Column i
(signature)
b.e. i 11	un-qa	(b.e. i 1) Ring of Anu-mar-ittannu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1100:L)
b.e. i 22	^m^d60-DUMU-MU^nu
Column ii
(signature)
b.e. ii 11	un-qa	(b.e. ii 1) Ring of Ina-qibit-Anu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0179:D)
b.e. ii 22	^mina-qi₂-⸢bit⸣-^d60
Column iii
(signature)
b.e. iii 11	⸢un⸣-qa	(b.e. iii 1) Ring of Anu-belšunu
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0977:B)
b.e. iii 22	^m^d60-EN-šu₂-nu
Left
Column i
(signature)
l.e. i 11	un-qa	(l.e. i 1) Ring of Nanaya-iddin
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0616:II)
l.e. i 22	^m^dna-na-a-MU
Column ii
(signature)
l.e. ii 11	un-[qa]	(l.e. ii 1) ring of Anu-ab-uṣur
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 0916:V)
l.e. ii 22	^m^d60-AD-URI₃
Right
Column i
(signature)
r.e. i 11	[un-qa ^mmat-tan-na]-tu₄^!(MU-)^d60	(r.e. i 1) Ring of Mattanat-Anu, seller of that house and undeveloped plot
r.e. i 22	[^lu₂na-din]-⸢na⸣ E₂ u ki-⸢šub-ba⸣-[a]
	seal impression partially broken
r.e. i 33	MU-⸢MEŠ⸣
Column ii
(signature)
r.e. ii 11	⸢un⸣-qa ^mni-qa-la-mu;us-su	(r.e. ii 1) Ring of Nikolaos, guarantor
	(impression of seal = AUWE 19, 1100:N)
r.e. ii 22	mu-⸢mar⸣-[raq-an-na]

1-KUR-RA & ti-ma- in {m}ti-ma-la-e written over erasures; A-MESZ read from photograph

2Traces suggest this reading for final name suggest this reading. Duplicate: Ah'utu.