SpTU 5, 289 (P348871)
Legal, Achaemenid, Uruk · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 5, 289 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348871 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | 1 kurru 2 pānu 1 sūtu of barley in exchange for the dates, (are) rest of the tenancy dues of the field of Ubar, son of Anu-ahhe-iqiša, incumbent on Anu-reʾušunu, son of Tattannu and Nihistu, son of Anu-belšunu. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | They will give, in the month Ayyaru, this barley of 1 kurru 1! pānu 1 sūtu, in Uruk. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | They stand security mutually for the payment. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99– | They will give additionally 1 pānu and 3 qû [...] capital which (is) at their disposal ... [...] local tariff of Uruk [...]. |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | Witnesses: Labaši [...], son of Anu-uballiṭ; [PN], son of Anu-balassu-iqbi; Labaši, son of ... [...]; Labaši, son of Nidintu-Anu. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | The arable land of the owner (is) the arable land of Ubar. A cow is a deposit before him [...]. Other belongings concerning the arable land until the barley of Ubar [...] |
| Reverse [8:12] r 99– | Anu-zer-iddin, the scribe, <son of> [Anu-ahhe-iddin]. At Uruk, the month Ṭebetu, 13th day, 8th year of Darius, king of all the lands. |
| Top [1:3] t.e. 22– | and Šamaš-ahhe-iddin. |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | their nails. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1(AŠ) GUR 2(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) ŠE.BAR ŠE.BAL ša₂ ZU₂.LUM.MA | |
| 2 | re-⸢eh⸣-tu₄ ZA₃.LU A.ŠA₃ ša₂ {m}u₂-bar | |
| 3 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}a-nu—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—BA{ša₂} ina muh-hi | |
| 4 | {m}{d}a-nu—SIPA-šu₂-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}tat-tan-nu | |
| 5 | u {m}ni-hi-is-tu₄ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}a-nu—⸢EN⸣-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 6 | ina {iti}GU₄ ŠE.BAR a₄ 1(AŠ) GUR 2(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) | |
| 7 | ina UNUG{ki} i-nam-din-ʾ pu-[ut] | |
| 8 | a-ha-miš a-na KAR na-⸢šu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 9 | e-lat ša₂ 1(BARIG) u 3 SILA₃ ŠE.⸢BAR⸣ [...] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | SAG.DU ša₂ ina IGI-šu₂-nu ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | ni-is-hi ša₂ UNUG{ki} x [...] i-nam-din-⸢ʾ⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}mu-kin₇ {m}la-a-⸢ba⸣-[ši ...] | |
| 2 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}a-nu—DIN{⸢iṭ⸣} [...] | |
| 3 | DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}a-nu—DIN-su—[E ...] | |
| 4 | {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}x-x-[...] | |
| 5 | {m}la-ba-ši DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₂—{d}a-nu | |
| 6 | ŠE.NUMUN ša₂ EN-šu₂ ŠE.NUMUN ša₂ {<m>}u₂-bar | |
| 7 | 1 bu-uš-<tu> maš-ka-nu ina IGI-šu₂ [...] | |
| 8 | TUKU{u₂} ša₂-nam-ma ana muh-hi ŠE.NUMUN a-di {m}u₂-bar ⸢ŠE.BAR⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | {m}{d}a-nu—NUMUN—MU {lu₂}DUB.SAR <DUMU ša₂ {m>}{d}a-nu—[ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU] | |
| 10 | UNUG{ki} {iti}AB U₄ 13-KAM₂ | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | MU 8-KAM₂ {m}da-ra-muš LUGAL KUR.KUR | |
| 2 | u {m}{d}UTU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | ṣu-pur-šu₂-nu | |
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