SpTU 5, 287 (P348869)
Legal, Achaemenid, Uruk · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 5, 287 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348869 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 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 [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | [...] he gave 2/3 kurru 5 sūtu for 2 minas 2 shekels of silver with the ginnu-mark to Isu, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Gimil-Nanaya, (as) the price of 3 days of rab-banûtu-prebend on the Harriṣu-canal which (is) at the Gate of Šamaš of the sector of Uruk; upper length adjacent to the city wall, lower length adjacent to the field belonging to the field of Šamaš-zer-lišir, son of Šamaš-iddin, descendant of Rab-bani. |
| Obverse [5:10] o 66–o 1010 | Afterwards, [he gave], in the hands of Isu, son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Gimil-Nanaya, 1/2 mina 4 shekels [of silver] with the ginnu-mark from the income of the prebend (for a) total of 2 1/2 minas 6 shekels of silver of the field, [silver] with the ginnu-mark from the income of the prebend of Šamaš-zer-lišir, son of Šamaš-iddin, [descendant of Rab-bani], price (for) the 3rd days of the prebend of rab-banûtu, the price of 1 pānu 3 sūtu ... |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111– | The nail of Šamaš-zer-lišir is marked in lieu of his seal. |
| Reverse [0:7] r 1r 1–r 77 | Witnesses: Guzanu, son of Pirʾišu; Zeria, [son of PN]; Ša-pi-Anu, son of Šamaš-eṭir, descendant of the "rab-banî, [PN], son of Šamaš-šum-ukin, descendant of Kidin-Marduk; Nabu-zer-lišir, [son of PN], descendant of Rimut-Anu; Nanaya-iddin, son of Nidinti-[...]; Libluṭ, son of Šamaš-zer-ibni, descendant of Babutu; [PN], son of Kudurrišu, descendant of Nur-Šamaš; Anu-eriba, son of Šamaš-reʾušunu; Šamaš-iddin, son of Šamaš-eṭir, descendant of Kidin-Marduk. |
| Reverse [7:10] r 88–r 1010 | Scribe: Arad-Šamaš, son of Anu-ah-iddin, descendant of Ennapšu. At Uruk, month Arahsamnu, 18th day, 15th year, Darius, king of Babylon, king of the lands. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | [...] ma-hi-ri ša₂ 3-TA u₄-⸢mu-MEŠ⸣ {lu₂}GAL-DU₃{u₂-tu} | |
| 2 | [ina muh]-hi {id₂}har-ri-ṣu ša₂ ina ⸢KA₂.GAL⸣ {d}UTU NAM UNUG{ki} | |
| 3 | US₂.SA.DU AN{u₂} DA BAD₃ US₂.SA.DU KI{u₂} DA A.⸢ŠA₃⸣ | |
| 4 | lib₃-bu-u₂ A.ŠA₃ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—NUMUN—GIŠ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—MU A {lu₂}GAL-DU₃ | |
| 5 | 2/3 GUR 5(BAN₂){u₂} a-na 2 MA.NA 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ gi-ni ⸢a-na⸣ {m}i-su DUMU-šu₂ | |
| 6 | ša₂ {m}DU—A A {m}ŠU—{d}na-na-a id-din-nu EGIR x x x [KU₃.BABBAR] | |
| 7 | ša₂ gi-ni te-eš₁₅-qi₂-tu₄ PAP 2 1/2 MA.NA 6 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ A.ŠA₃ [KU₃.BABBAR] | |
| 8 | ša₂ gi-ni te-eš₁₅-qi₂-tu₄ {m}{d}UTU—NUMUN—GIŠ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—⸢MU⸣ [A {lu₂}GAL-DU₃] | |
| 9 | ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ 3-TA u₄-mu-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB {lu₂}GAL-DU₃{u₂-tu} ina ⸢ŠU⸣-[MIN {m}i-su] | |
| 10 | ⸢A-šu₂ ša₂⸣ {m}⸢DU⸣—A A {m}ŠU—{d}na-na-a ma-hir ša₂ 1 PI 3(BAN₂) x [...] | |
| 11 | ṣu-pur {m}{d}UTU—NUMUN—GIŠ ki-ma {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ tu-ud-⸢da⸣-[(a)-tu₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}gu-za-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}pir-ʾi-šu₂ {m}NUMUN-⸢ia⸣ [A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}...] | |
| 2 | {m}ša₂-pi-i—{d}60 A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—SUR A {⸢lu₂}GAL-DU₃⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—MU—DU A {m}ki-din—{d}AMAR.UTU {m}NA₃—NUMUN—GIŠ [A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}...] | |
| 4 | A {m}AM—{d}60 {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ni-din-ti—{[d}...] | |
| 5 | {m}lib-luṭ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—NUMUN—DU₃ A {m}ba-bu-tu {[m}...] | |
| 6 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NIG₂.DU-šu₂ A ša₂ {m}ZALAG₂—{d}30 {m}{d}60—SU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—⸢SIPA⸣-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 7 | {m}{d}UTU—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—SUR A {m}ki-din—{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 8 | {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}ARAD—{d}UTU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU A {m}en-nap-šu₂ UNUG{ki} | |
| 9 | {iti}APIN U₄ 18-KAM₂ MU 15-KAM₂ {m}da-a-ri-ia-muš | |
| 10 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR.KUR | |
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