SpTU 4, 221 (P348808)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 4, 221 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348808 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:6] o 1o 1–o 66 | Tablet of the temple-enterer's prebend, house of Ea-kurbanni (and) cella of Ištar of Uruk and Nanaya, (consisting in:) 3 qū of bread, 3 kurru of first-class beer, dates of good quality, regular ginû and guqqû-offerings, offerings for the king, offerings for the kāribu-priest according to the one temple-enterer of Eanna. |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | Kudurru, son of Zer-ukin, agreed together with Marduk-šakin-šumi, son of Marduk-šum-uṣur, a price of 15 minas of silver in blocks and then he (Kudurru) bought (the prebend) for its full price. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | The total (is) 15 minas of silver in blocks together with 5 shekels of silver which have been given, in accordance with that tablet, for the additional (payment). |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | Marduk-šakin-šumi, son of Marduk-šum-uṣur, has received the price of his prebend from the hand of Kudurru, son of Zer-ukin. He is paid. |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | He is free (from claim). There will be no claim. They will not return. They will not raise a claim against each other. |
| Obverse [15:26] o 1616– | At any time in the future, (anyone) from the brothers, sons, family, relatives or allies of the house of Marduk-šakin-šumi, son of Marduk-šum-uṣur, who will raise a claim concerning that prebend, induce (somebody) to make a claim, retract, raise a claim (or) provide a claimant saying: "That prebend was not sold, the silver was not received" he will repay twelvefold the silver that (Marduk-šakin-šumi) received. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | At the sealing of these tablets, in the presence of Anu-ah-iddin, governor of Uruk, Nabu-kudurri-uṣur, šatammu of Eanna. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Before Nadin, son of Aplaya. |
| Reverse [8:11] r 99–r 1111 | Witnesses: Mušibši, son of Zer-ukin; Bel-uballiṭ, son of Ahhešu and the scribe Nabu-iqiša, son of Zer-ukin, the temple-enterer of Ištar of Uruk. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | Uruk, the 5th day of Kislimu, accession year of Nabopolassar, king of Akkad. |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414–r 1616 | The nail of Marduk-šakin-šumi, son of Marduk-šum-uṣur, is marked instead of his seal. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ṭup]-⸢pi₂ GIŠ⸣.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}KU₄.E₂{u₂-tu} | |
| 2 | E₂ {m}{d}E₂.A—kur-ban-ni pa-pa-hu {d}INANA UNUG{ki} u | |
| 3 | {d}na-na-a 3 SILA₃ NINDA-HI.A 3 GUR KAŠ SAG | |
| 4 | ma-ak-ka-su gi-nu-u₂ gu-uq-qu-u₂ | |
| 5 | SISKUR₂ LUGAL SISKUR₂ {lu₂}ka-ri-bi ki-i pi-i 1{en} | |
| 6 | {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ ša₂ E₂.AN.NA | |
| 7 | ki-i 15 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU {m}NIG₂.DU DUMU-šu₂ {m}NUMUN—DU | |
| 8 | it-ti {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—GAR—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—MU—URI₃ | |
| 9 | GANBA im-be₂-⸢e⸣-ma i-šam ŠAM₂-šu₂ gam-ru-tu | |
| 10 | PAP 15 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU a-di 5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 11 | ša₂ ki-i KA ṭup-⸢pi₂⸣ šu-wa₆-tu₂ ki-i wa-a-tar SUM.NA | |
| 12 | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—GAR—MU A-šu₂ [ša₂ {m}{d]}AMAR.UTU—MU—URI₃ | |
| 13 | ŠAM₂ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ ina ŠU {⸢m⸣}NIG₂.DU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN—GI.NA | |
| 14 | ma-hir a-pil za-ki ru-ug-um-ma-a | |
| 15 | ul i-ši ul i-tur-ru-ma a-na a-ha-miš | |
| 16 | ul i-rag-gu-mu ma-ti-ma | |
| 17 | ina EGIR u₄-mu ina ŠEŠ-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ IM.RI.A | |
| 18 | ni-su-tu u sa-la-tu ša₂ E₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—GAR—MU | |
| 19 | DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—MU—URI₃ ša₂ E₁₁-ma | |
| 20 | a-na muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ i-dab-bu-ub | |
| 21 | u₂-šad-ba-bu BAL{u₂} u₂-paq-qa-ru-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | pa-qi₂-<<ru>>-ra-nu u₂-šar-šu-u₂ | |
| 2 | um-ma GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ ul na-din-ma | |
| 3 | kas₃-pi ul ma-hir i-qab-bu-u₂ | |
| 4 | kas₃-pi im-hu-ru a-di 12-TA.AM₃ it-ta-nap-pal | |
| 5 | ina ka-nak {im}DUB MU-MEŠ ina GUB{zu} | |
| 6 | ša₂ {m}{d}a-nu₃—ŠEŠ—MU {lu₂}GAR.UMUŠ {lu₂}GAR.UMUŠ UNUG{ki} | |
| 7 | {m}{d}NA₃—NIG₂.DU—URI₃ {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM E₂.AN.NA | |
| 8 | IGI {m}na-din DUMU-šu₂ {m}IBILA{a} | |
| 9 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}mu-šib-ši A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN—DU | |
| 10 | {m}{d}EN—DIN{iṭ} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11 | u₃ {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}{d}NA₃—BA{ša₂} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN—DU; {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {d}INANA UNUG{ki} | |
| 12 | UNUG{ki} {iti}GAN U₄ 5-KAM₂ MU SAG NAM.LUGAL.LA | |
| 13 | {m}{d}NA₃—IBILA—URI₃ LUGAL {kur}URI{ki} | |
| 14 | ṣu-pur {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—GAR—MU DUMU-šu₂ | |
| 15 | ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—MU—URI₃ ki-ma {im}KIŠIB-šu₂ | |
| 16 | tu₂-da-a-ta | |
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