SpTU 4, 222 (P348809)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 4, 222 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348809 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | [Tablet of] the rab-banûtu prebend before Beltu-ša-Uruk on the 3rd day of Abu, the 3rd day of Ululu (and) the 3rd day of Tašritu consisting of 3 pānu 3 sūtu of arable land on the Harriṣu canal which (is) at the city gate of Šamaš of the sector of Uruk. |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | Upper length adjacent to the city wall and boundary [...] of Balaṭu, son of Šulaya and son of his father's brother [...], lower length adjacent to the field belonging of the field of [...] Šamaš-zer-lišir, son of Šamaš-iddin, descendant of Rab-bani. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | He gave [x] minas of silver with the ginnu-mark for the price [...] to Isu, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Gimil-Nanaya. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | The total (is) 2 minas 7 shekels of silver [with the ginnu-mark together with 7 shekels] of silver which have accordingly been given as the additional (payment). |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | [... Šamaš-zer-lišir] has received the price of his prebend for payment [from] the hand of Isu, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Gimil-Nanaya. He is paid. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | He is free (from claim). It will be no claim. They will not return and they will not raise a claim against each other. |
| Obverse [16:25] o 1717– | At any time in the future, (anyone) from the brothers, sons, family, relatives (or) clients of the house of Šamaš-zer-lišir who will raise a claim concerning the rab-banûtu prebend, induce (somebody) to make a claim, retract, raise a claim (or) provide a claimant saying: "That field was not sold, the silver was not received", he will repay the silver (Šamaš-zer-lišir) received twelvefold. |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 22–b.e. 33 | Share of Šamaš-zer-lišir which (is owned) with Ša-pi-Anu, his brother. |
| Reverse [0:13] r 1r 1–r 1313 | At the sealing of these sealed tablets, before Nabu-apla-iddin, son of Tabne, descendant of Bel-lumur; Ša-pi-Anu, son of Šamaš-eṭir, descendant of Rab-banî; Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Šamaš-zer-ukin, descendant of Pir˒ušu; Anu-ikṣur, son of Kudurranu, descendant of Nur-Sin; Šamaš-eṭir, son of Anu-dan, descendant of Kuri; Anu-zer-iddin, son of Hahhuru; Nanaya-iddin, son of Nidintu-Anu, descendant of Rab-banî; Libluṭ, son of Šamaš-zer-ibni, descendant of Balassu; Anu-zer-iddin, son of Šamaš-per˒u-uṣur, descendant of PN; Šamaš-kaṣir, son of Ištar-zer-...; Nabu-nadin, son of Aplaya [...]. |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414–r 1616 | [Uruk, nth day] of Arahsamnu, [year x], Darius, [...], king of all the lands. |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | [Nail of NP] is marked instead of his seal. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [IM GIŠ].⸢ŠUB⸣ {lu₂}GAL-DU₃{u₂-tu} IGI {d}GAŠAN-ša₂-UNUG{ki} | |
| 2 | [U₄] 3-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}NE U₄ 3-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}KIN U₄ 3-[KAM₂] | |
| 3 | ⸢ša₂⸣ {iti}DU₆ IGI 3(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) <ŠE>.NUMUN{u₂}šu₂ ša₂ muh-hi | |
| 4 | {id₂}har-ri-ṣu ša₂ ina KA₂.GAL {d}UTU NAM UNUG{ki} | |
| 5 | US₂.SA.DU AN{u₂} DA BAD₃ u US₂.SA.DU | |
| 6 | [... {m}ba]-⸢la⸣-ṭu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šu-la-a u DUMU ŠEŠ AD-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [... US₂].⸢SA⸣.DU KI{u₂} DA A.ŠA₃ lib₃-bu-u₂ A.ŠA₃ | |
| 8 | [... {m}{d]}UTU—NUMUN—GIŠ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}⸢UTU—MU A⸣ {lu₂}GAL-DU₃ | |
| 9 | [... x] ⸢MA⸣.NA KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ gi-ni ⸢a-na⸣ ŠAM₂ | |
| 10 | [...] x a-na {m}i-su A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}DU—A | |
| 11 | [A {m}ŠU—{d]}⸢na⸣-na-a id-din PAP 2 MA.NA 7 GIN₂ ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ | |
| 12 | [ša₂ gi-ni a-di 7 GIN₂] KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ a-ki-i pi-i a-tar SUM.NA | |
| 13 | [... {m}{d}UTU—NUMUN—GIŠ] ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB-šu₂ ki-i kas₃-pi | |
| 14 | [i-na] ⸢ŠU {m⸣}i-⸢su⸣ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}DU—A A {<m>}ŠU—{d}na-na-a | |
| 15 | [ma-hir a]-pil [za-ki] ru-gum₂-ma-a ul i-ši | |
| 16 | [ul] ⸢i⸣-tur-⸢ru⸣-[ma a-na] ⸢a⸣-ha-miš ul i-rag-gu-mu | |
| 17 | ⸢ma⸣-ti-ma ⸢ina EGIR⸣ [u₄]-mu ina ŠEŠ-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ | |
| 18 | IM.RI.A [IM.RI].⸢A⸣ sa-la-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ | |
| 19 | {m}{d}UTU—NUMUN—⸢GIŠ⸣ ša₂ E₁₁-ma a-na muh-hi | |
| 20 | GIŠ.ŠUB {lu₂}⸢GAL⸣-DU₃{u₂-tu} i-dab-bu-ub | |
| 21 | u₂-šad-ba-bu in-nu-⸢u₂⸣ u₂-pa-qa-ru | |
| 22 | pa-qa-ra-nu u₂-⸢šar⸣-[šu-u₂] um-ma A.ŠA₃ | |
| 23 | MU-MEŠ ul SUM-ma kas₃-pi ul ma-hir <i-qab-bu-u₂ kas₃-pi im-hu-ru> | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | a-di 12-TA.AM₃ ⸢i⸣-ta-<na>-ap-pal | |
| 2 | HA.LA ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—NUMUN—GIŠ ša₂ it-ti | |
| 3 | {[m]}ša₂—pi—{d}60 ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina ka-nak {na₄}KIŠIB MU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | IGI {m}{d}NA₃—A—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}tab-ne₂-e A {m}{d}BE—IGI | |
| 3 | {m}ša₂-pi-i—{d}60 A-šu₂ ša₂ {⸢m⸣}{d}UTU—SUR A {lu₂}GAL-DU₃ | |
| 4 | {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E ⸢A-šu₂ ša₂⸣ {m}{d}UTU—NUMUN—DU A {m}pir-ʾi-šu₂ | |
| 5 | {m}{d}60—ik-ṣur A-šu₂ ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}NIG₂.DU{nu} A {m}ZALAG₂—{d}30 | |
| 6 | {m}{d}UTU—SUR A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}60—KAL A {m}kur-i | |
| 7 | {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ha-ah-hu-ru | |
| 8 | {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{d}60 A {lu₂}GAL-DU₃ | |
| 9 | {m}lib-luṭ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—NUMUN—DU₃ A {m}ba-lat-⸢su⸣ | |
| 10 | {[m]}{d}60—NUMUN—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—NUNUZ—URI₃ A {m}x-x-[...] | |
| 11 | {[m]}{⸢d}UTU⸣—KAD₂ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}INNIN.NA—[NUMUN—x ...] | |
| 12 | {[m}{d]}NA₃—⸢na⸣-din A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}⸢ap⸣-[la-a ...] | |
| 13 | [...] x [...] | |
| 14 | [...] {⸢iti}APIN⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | [... {m}da]-⸢a-ri⸣-ia-muš | |
| 16 | [...] x ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR.KUR | |
| 17 | [ṣu-pur {m}...]-x ⸢ki⸣-ma {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ | |
| 18 | [tu-ud-da-a]-tu₂ | |
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