CDLB 2004/001 (P235704)
Legal, Achaemenid, Uruk · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | CDLB 2004/001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P235704 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 235704 |
| Collection | Oliviero, Catherine, Banning, California, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Wunsch, Cornelia · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Ša-Ištar-tubbu, the slave of Sillaya |
| obverse 2 | son of Am?l-Nanaya, to Nidinti-B?l, |
| obverse 3 | the chief administator of the Eanna temple, son of Nabû-muk?n-z?ri of the Dabib? family, |
| obverse 4 | and to Nabû-aha-iddin, the royal supervisor of the Eanna temple, |
| obverse 5 | spoke as follows: “In the months Siman and Dûzu of the 2nd year |
| obverse 6 | [of] Cyrus, King of Babylon and the Lands, 20 gur of barley |
| obverse 7 | [from the storehouse] of Our-Lady-of-Uruk in the Piq?du region, |
| obverse 8 | [concerning which (PN)], the son of Sillaya, the son of my master, |
| obverse 9 | sent me [a message/order, saying] |
| obverse 10 | ‘When I collected (it) (9a) from the citizens (10) [of the] Piq?du region, |
| obverse 11 | I gave (it) to him.’ ” |
| reverse 1 | Witnesses: Sîn-?reš son of |
| reverse 2 | [Nabû]-šumu-l?šir son of Ibni-il?; |
| reverse 3 | [...] son of N?din son of Na-[...]; |
| reverse 4 | N?r-Sîn, son of Nabû-b?ni-ahi, |
| reverse 5 | son of N?r-Sîn; Mur?nu, son of |
| reverse 6 | Nabû-b?ni-ahi, son of Ekur-zakir, |
| reverse 7 | scribe; N?dinu, son of B?l-ahh?-iq?ša, |
| reverse 8 | son of Egibi; Uruk, month: Tašr?tu, |
| reverse 9 | 23rd day, 2nd year. Cyrus, King of Babylon and the Lands. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}sza2-{d}inanna-t,ub-bu {lu2}qal-la sza2 {disz}s,il-la-a | |
| 2 | _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}lu2-{d}na-na-a a-na {disz}ni-din-tu4-{d}en | |
| 3 | _{lu2}sza3-tam e2-an-na a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-gen-numun _a_ {disz}da-bi-bi | |
| 4 | u# {disz#}{d#}ag#-szesz-mu _{lu2}sag lugal {lu2}en_ pi-qit-tu4 e2-an-na | |
| 5 | [iq]-bi# um-ma ina {iti}sig4 u {iti}szu _mu 2(disz)-kam_ | |
| 6 | [{disz}ku-ra]-asz2 _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} _lugal kur-kur 2(u) gur sze bar_ | |
| 7 | [x x] x-e sza2 {d}gaszan-sza2-unu{ki} sza2 ina _kur_ pi-qu-du | |
| 8 | [(x) {disz}x-(x)]-x _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}s,il-la-a _dumu en_-ia | |
| 9 | [x x (x)] isz#-pu-ra-an-ni ina _szu-min {lu2}dumu-mesz_ {disz}ba-ne2-e# | |
| 10 | [x (x) _kur_ pi]-qu-du ki-i!? e-se-ru | |
| 11 | [at]-tan-na-asz2-szu2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_{lu2}mu-kin7_ {disz}]{d#}3(u)-apin#-esz# [_a_-szu2 sza2] | |
| 2 | [{disz}{d}ag]-mu-si-sa2 _a_ {disz}du3-dingir [(x)] | |
| 3 | [{disz}x-(x)]-x _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}na-din _a_ {disz}na?-[x-x (x)] | |
| 4 | {disz}zalag2-{d}3(u) _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-du3-szesz | |
| 5 | a {disz}zalag2-{d}3(u) {disz}mu-ra-nu _a_-szu2 sza2 | |
| 6 | sza2 {disz}{d}ag-du3-szesz _a_ {disz}e2-kur-za-kir | |
| 7 | {lu2}umbisag {disz}na-di-nu _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}en-szesz-mesz-ba-sza2 | |
| 8 | _a_ {disz}e-gi-bi unu{ki} {iti}dul | |
| 9 | _u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam mu 2(disz)-kam_ {disz}ku-ra-asz2 _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|)#{ki#} _lugal kur-kur_ | |
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