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SpTU 5, 283 (P348865)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 5, 283 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348865 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ṭup-pi E₂ ep-šu₂ sip-pu rak-su E₂ rug-gu-bu | Tablet concerning a built house, a locked house, and a roofed house |
| 2 | {giš}IG SAG.KUL kun-nu KI{ti₃} {id₂}har ša₂ {d}NA₃ | a door with a locking bolt, on the Tigris of Nabu |
| 3 | 40 ina 1 KUŠ₃ US₂ AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ ša₂ | 40 cubits, the upper length on the north, next to the house of |
| 4 | {m}ri-mut A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | Rimut, son of Nabu-ahhe-iddin |
| 5 | 40 ina 1 KUŠ₃ US₂ KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ ša₂ | 40 cubits, the lower length to the south, next to the house of |
| 6 | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—SU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃—u₂-šal-lim | Marduk-eriba, son of Nabu-ušallim |
| 7 | 20 ina 1 KUŠ₃ SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ ša₂ | 20 cubits, the upper front on the east, next to the house of |
| 8 | {m}{d}30—LUGAL—URI₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NIN—x-[...] | Sin-šarru-uṣur, son of Belet- |
| 9 | 20 ina 1 KUŠ₃ SAG KI.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU ⸢DA⸣ [...] | 20 cubits, the lower front on the west, next to ... |
| 10 | ki-i 1 MA.NA 1/3 5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.PAD.DU {[m}x-(x)]—{⸢d}AMAR.UTU⸣ | When 1 mina 25 shekels of silver, ...-Marduk-e23 |
| 11 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN—na-⸢ṣir A⸣ {lu₂}x ⸢it⸣-ti {[m}{d}EN—PAP] | son of Bel-nā-ešbir, descendant of ; |
| 12 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šal-ti—DINGIR-MEŠ GANBA im-be₂-e-ma | The son of Šalti-ilani spoke of the business and |
| 13 | i-šam ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂ gam-ru-tu PAP 1 MA.NA 1/3 5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | The price of his house is paid in full, a total of 1 mina, 25 shekels of silver |
| 14 | KU₃.PAD.DU a-di-i 1 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ a-ki-i KA a-tar | The silver shall increase 1 1/2 shekels per shekel according to the wording of the tablet. |
| 15 | ⸢na-ad-du {m}{d⸣}EN—na-ṣir A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šal-al-ti—DINGIR-MEŠ | naddu, Bel-nasbir, son of Svallat-ilani |
| 16 | x [...] ⸢ka⸣-sap ga-mer-ti | ... of the eka’esap-temple, fuller |
| 17 | x [...] x x [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [ma-ti]-ma ina ⸢EGIR⸣ [u₄-mi ina ŠEŠ-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ kim-ti] | At any time in the future, at any time, in the hands of the sons of the family |
| 2' | ni-su-tu u sa-lat ⸢E₂⸣ {[m}{d}EN—na-ṣir A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šal-al-ti—DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂] | The rent and the rent of the house of Bel-naṣir, son of Svallat-ilani, |
| 3' | E₁₁-ma a-na muh-hi E₂ ⸢MU⸣ [i-dab-bu-bu] | came out and spoke to the house of the temple |
| 4' | u₂-šad-ba-bi BAL u₂-⸢baq⸣-[qa]-⸢ru⸣ baq-qi₂-ra-nu | Its ritual: a reign of ebaqēru-disease (and) bqirānu. |
| 5' | u₂-šar-šu-u₂ um-ma E₂ [MU ...] ⸢ul⸣ na-din-ma | his lord, saying: “The house ... is given and |
| 6' | ka-sap ul ma-hir ⸢i⸣-[qa]-bu-u₂ ka-sap | The silver was not received; E-qabû received it. |
| 7' | ⸢im⸣-hu-ru a-di-i 12-TA.AM₃ ⸢i⸣-ta-nap-pal | “Emḫuru, until the 12th day has passed, |
| 8' | ina ka-nak {im}DUB x [...] x | at the sealing of the tablet |
| 9' | ⸢IGI {m}{d}za-ba₄-ba₄⸣—ŠEŠ—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}x-[...] | Witness Zababa-ešu-iddina, son of . |
| 10' | {m}ap-kal-lu₄ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN—ŠEŠ—SUM{na} | Apkallu, son of Bel-aplu-iddina |
| 11' | {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—NUMUN—DU₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN{tu₂} A {lu₂}E₂.BAR—TIN.TIR{ki} | Marduk-zeru-ibni, son of Zerutu, descendant of Šangu-Babili |
| 12' | {m}{d}EN—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|)AD⸣—URI₃ A {m}sag-gi-a-a | Bel-iddin, son of Nergal-abu-eṭir, descendant of Saggiaya |
| 13' | {m}{d}NA₃—MU—DU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}[x]—GI A {lu₂}SIMUG | Nabu-šum-ukin, son of -ušallim, descendant of Nappahu |
| 14' | {m}{d}NA₃—NIM—ana—DINGIR A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ba-la-ṭu A {m}mu-kal-lim | Nabu-nadin-ana-ili, son of Balaṭu, descendant of Mukallim |
| 15' | {m}{d}NA₃—MU—SI.SA₂ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}SUM{na}ŠEŠ A {m}ZALAG₂—DINGIR-šu₂ | Nabu-šumu-lišir, son of Iddinaya, descendant of Nur-ili |
| 16' | {m}ta-qi₂-šu₂ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}DINGIR-ia-da-aʾ | Taqišu, son of Ili-yadal |
| 17' | u {lu₂}UMBISAG {<m>}ba-laṭ-su A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}a-ša₂-re-du {lu₂}AZLAG | and the scribe Balassu, son of Ašaredu, the smith |
| 18' | TIN.TIR{ki} {iti}KIN U₄ 27-KAM₂ MU 11-KAM₂ | Babylon, 27th day of Ululu, 11th year of |
| 19' | {m}{d}NA₃—NIG₂.DU—URI₃ LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. |
| 20' | [ṣu]-pur {m}EN—PAP A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ša₂-al-ti—DINGIR-MEŠ | Fingernail of Bel-naṣir, son of Shalti-ilani |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ki-a-ma {im}KIŠIB tu-ud-da-a-ta | Like a sealed document, |
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