SpTU 5, 291 (P348873)
Legal, Achaemenid, Uruk · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 5, 291 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348873 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | The field, garden of date palms on the Harru canal, in the middle of the city of Uruk, adjacent to the field, garden of the ground of the Lady of Uruk, (field) of Eriba, son of Kinaya, descendant of Gimil-Nanaya, the price of (this) field and 2 ... and [...] is not enough. |
| Obverse [5:12] o 66–o 1212 | Eriba, son of Kinaya, Descendant of Gimil-Nanaya has agreed a price with Nidintu, son of Ina-ṣilli-Taštimmu, descendant of [PN] and Turemenitu, his wife, daughter of Kinaya for the 1/2 mina of block silver and they! bought the field (at) the full price (for a) total of 1/2 mina 1/2 shekel, including 1/2 shekel they gave as additional amount. [...] |
| Obverse [12:31] o 1313– | Nidintu, son of Ina-ṣilli-Taštimmu, descendant of [PN], and Turemenitu, his wife (gave) the price [... (for)] their fields. The complete price was received [... in the] hand of Eriba, son of Kinaya, descendant of [Gimil-Nanaya], satisfaction was given, there is no more [liable] to claim [...]. They will not come back. Mutually [...]. Every time the brothers, the sons, the family [...will bring an action against] the house of Nidintu and Turemenitu, [his wife], concerning this field like this: "the silver was not paid [...]." ... the silver [...] they will satisfy 12 times [...] of silver, price of the field [... PN], daughter of Anu-... [...] Adad-ibni, her husband [...] at the sealing of the clay tablet [...]. |
| Reverse [7:17] r 88–r 1717 | Witnesses: Nabu-apla-iddin, son of [PN], descendant of Eriba; [PN, son of PN], descendant of Gimil-Nanaya; [PN], son of Nabu-šum-ukin, [descendant of PN]; Šamaš-mukin-apli, son of ...-ibni, descendant of Kidin-DN; Šamaš-mukin-apli, son of Bel-nadin-apla, descendant of [PN]; Bel-..., son of Bel-nadin-apla, descendant of [...]-Nanaya; Anu-ah-iddin, son of Laqipu, descendant of of Sin-leqi-unninni; Gimillu, son of Marduk-nadin-aha, descendant of Nannariya. |
| Reverse [17:22] r 1818– | Qišti-Marduk, the scribe, son of Marduk-apla-iddin, descendant of Šiguʾa. At Uruk, the month Kislimu, 5th day, 12th year of Darius, king of Babylon, king of [all the lands]. |
| Top [1:4] t.e. 22–t.e. 44 | Nails of Nidintu and Turemenitu, the seller of the prebend, like their seals. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | A.ŠA₃ KIRI₆ {giš}GIŠIMMAR ša₂ <ina> muh-hi {id₂}har-ra | |
| 2 | ina MURU₂ IRI ša₂ UNUG{ki} US₂.SA.DU | |
| 3 | A.ŠA₃ KIRI₆ ina KUR ša₂ {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—UNUG{ki} ša₂ | |
| 4 | {m}eri-ba A-šu₂ ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}ki-na-a A {m}ŠU—{d}na-na-a | |
| 5 | ma-hir{⸢ir⸣} [A].ŠA₃ u₃ 2 ina še-ri u₃ | |
| 6 | x [...] ⸢u₃⸣ ma-ṭu {m}eri-ba A-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 7 | {m}ki-⸢na-a A⸣ {m}⸢ŠU⸣—{d}na-na-a ki-i 1/2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.[PAD.DU] | |
| 8 | it-ti {m}ni-din-tu₄ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ina—GISSU—{d}taš-tim-mu A {[m}...] | |
| 9 | u₃ {f}tu-reme-ni-tu₄ DAM-šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m}ki-⸢na⸣-[a] | |
| 10 | GANBA im-be₂-e-ma i-ša₂-am ši-i-mu A.⸢ŠA₃⸣ | |
| 11 | gam-ru-tu ŠU.NIGIN 1/2 MA.NA 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.⸢PAD⸣.[DU] | |
| 12 | a-di 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ ki-i a-tar id-di-⸢nu⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | {m}ni-din-tu₄ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ina—GISSU—{d}taš-tim-mu ⸢A⸣ {[m}...] | |
| 14 | u₃ {f}tu-reme-ni-tu₄ DAM-šu₂ ši-i-⸢mu⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | A.ŠA₃-šu₂-nu ka-sap ga-mer-ti [... ina] | |
| 16 | qa-at {m}eri-ba A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ki-na-a A {m}[ŠU—{d}na-na-a] | |
| 17 | ma-hi-ir a-pil ru-gum₂-ma-a ⸢ul⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | ul i-tur-ru-u₂ a-na a-ha-miš [...] | |
| 19 | ma-ti-ma ŠEŠ-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ ⸢IM⸣.[RI.A ...] | |
| 20 | E₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄ u₃ {f}tu-⸢reme⸣-[ni-tu₄ DAM-šu₂] | |
| 21 | ša₂ a-na muh-hi A.ŠA₃ šu-a-ti₃ [i-dab-bu-bu ...] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢um⸣-ma A.ŠA₃ šu-u₂-a-ti₃ ⸢ul⸣ [na-din-ma ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | kas₃-pi ul ma-hi-⸢ir⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | ŠA₃ LU₂ ŠA₃ kas₃-⸢pi⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | a-di 12-TA.AM₃ i-[ta-nap-pal-u₂ ...] | |
| 4 | KU₃.BABBAR ši-i-mu A.ŠA₃ [...] | |
| 5 | ša₂ DUMU.MUNUS ⸢ša₂ {m}{d⸣}a-nu—x-[...] | |
| 6 | {m}{d}IŠKUR—DU₃ DAM-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | ina ka-⸢nak⸣ {im}⸢DUB⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | {lu₂}IGI {m}NA₃—A—MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {[m}...] | |
| 9 | A {m}eri-ba x [...] | |
| 10 | A {m}ŠU—{d}na-na-a {m}x-[...] | |
| 11 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NA₃—MU—DU [A {m}...]-⸢ri⸣-i | |
| 12 | {m}{d}UTU—DU—A A-šu₂ ša₂ {⸢m⸣}[...].⸢DU₃⸣ | |
| 13 | A {m}ki-din-{d}x [...] {m}{d}UTU—DU—A A-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 14 | {m}{d}EN—MU—A ⸢A⸣ {[m}...]-PA-DI {⸢m⸣}{d}⸢EN⸣-RA-TAR A-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 15 | {m}{d}EN—MU—A ⸢A⸣ {[m}x-x-(x)—{d]}⸢na⸣-na-a-<<a>> {m}{d}a-nu—ŠEŠ—MU | |
| 16 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}la-qi₂-⸢pu A⸣ {m}{d}30—TI—ER₂ | |
| 17 | {m}gi-mil-lu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—MU—ŠEŠ | |
| 18 | A {m}na-an-na-ri-a {⸢m⸣}NIG₂.BA—{d}AMAR.UTU {lu₂}UMBISAG | |
| 19 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—A—⸢MU⸣ A {m}ši-gu-u₂-a | |
| 20 | UNUG{ki} {iti}GAN.⸢GAN U₄⸣ 5-KAM₂ MU 12-KAM₂ | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | {m}da-a-ri-ia-a-muš LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL [KUR.KUR] | |
| 2 | ṣu-pur {m}ni-din-tu₄ u₃ | |
| 3 | {f}tu-reme-ni-tu₄ ⸢na-din-ne₂-e⸣ | |
| 4 | GIŠ.ŠUB.BA ki-ma {im}KIŠIB-šu-nu | |
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