SpTU 4, 222b (P387481)
Legal, Achaemenid, Uruk · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 4, 222b |
|---|---|
| ID | P387481 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [... son] of Šamaš-iddin [...]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... of silver] with the ginnu-mark for [the price] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | He gave [... to] Isu, son of [Mukin-apli, descendant of Gimil]-Nanaya. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | The total (is) 2 minas 7 [shekels ...] silver which have accordingly been given as the additional (payment). |
| Obverse [5:7] o 6'6'–o 7'7' | [...] 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 [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | He is free (from claim). There will be no claim. They will no return and they will not raise a claim against each other. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 10'10'–o 13'13' | 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 [...]. |
| Reverse [0:11] r 1'r 1'–r 11'11' | [Before Nabu]-apla-iddin, son of [...; Ša-pi]-Anu, son of [Šamaš]-eṭir, descendant of Rab-[banu]; Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Šamaš-zer-ukin, descendant of Pir˒išu; 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-bani; Libluṭ, son of Šamaš-zer-ibni, descendant of Balassu; Anu-zer-iddin, [son of] Šamaš-per˒u-uṣur, descendant of [...]; Šamaš-kaṣir, [son of] Ištar-zer-...; Nabu-nadin, [...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | The scribe Arad-Šamaš [...], descendant of Bel-napšu. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 13'13'–r 14'14' | Uruk, [nth day of month Arahsamnu], year 16 [of Darius...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [... A-šu₂] ⸢ša₂ {m}{d⸣}[UTU—MU ...] | |
| 2' | [... KU₃.BABBAR] ša₂ gi-ni ⸢a⸣-[na ŠAM₂] | |
| 3' | [... a-na {m]}i-su A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}[DU—A] | |
| 4' | [A {m}ŠU—{d]}na-na-[a] ⸢id⸣-din PAP 2 MA.NA 7 [GIN₂ ...] | |
| 5' | [...] KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ ⸢a⸣-ki-i pi-i a-⸢tar⸣ SUM.[NA] | |
| 6' | [... {m}{d]}UTU—NUMUN-GIŠ ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB-šu₂ ki-i ⸢kas₃⸣-[pi] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢i⸣-[na] ⸢ŠU⸣ {[m]}i-su A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}DU—A A {m}ŠU—{⸢d⸣}[na-na-a] | |
| 8' | [ma]-⸢hir a⸣-[pil] za-ki ru-gum-ma-a ul i-[ši] | |
| 9' | ul i-tur-[ru]-⸢ma⸣ a-na <a>-ha-miš ul i-rag-gu-[mu] | |
| 10' | ⸢ma⸣-ti-ma [ina] ⸢EGIR u₄⸣-mu ina ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ | |
| 11' | IM.RI.A [IM].RI.A sa-[la]-tu₄ ša₂ E₂ | |
| 12' | {[m}{d]}UTU—⸢NUMUN⸣—[GIŠ] ša₂ ⸢E₁₁⸣-[ma a]-na muh-⸢hi⸣ | |
| 13' | [... i]-⸢dab-bu⸣-[ub] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [IGI {m}{d}NA₃]—A—MU ⸢A⸣-šu₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | {[m}ša₂-pi-i]—{d}60 A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}[UTU]—⸢SUR A {lu₂}GAL⸣—[DU₃] | |
| 3' | {⸢m⸣}{d}60—⸢DIN⸣-[su]—⸢E⸣ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}⸢UTU—NUMUN⸣—DU A {m}⸢pir⸣-[ʾi-šu₂] | |
| 4' | {m}{d}60—ik-[ṣur] A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NIG₂.DU{[nu} A] {m}ZALAG₂—{d}30 | |
| 5' | {m}{d}UTU—⸢SUR⸣ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}60—KAL [A {m]}⸢kur⸣-i | |
| 6' | {m}{d}60—NUMUN—⸢MU⸣ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ha-⸢ah-hu⸣-ru | |
| 7' | {m}{d}na-na-a—⸢MU⸣ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄—{<d}60 A {lu₂}GAL—⸢DU₃⸣ | |
| 8' | {m}lib-luṭ ⸢A-šu₂ ša₂⸣ {[m]}{d}UTU—NUMUN—DU₃ A {m}ba-⸢lat⸣-[su] | |
| 9' | {m}{d}60—NUMUN—MU [A-šu₂ ša₂ {m]}{⸢d⸣}UTU—NUNUZ—URI₃ A {m}x-[...] | |
| 10' | {m}{d}UTU—KAD₂ [A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}INNIN].⸢NA⸣—NUMUN—x [...] | |
| 11' | {m}{d}NA₃—na-din [...] | |
| 12' | {⸢lu₂⸣}UMBISAG {m}ARAD—{d}⸢UTU⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | ⸢A⸣ {<m>}{d}EN—nap-šu₂ ⸢UNUG⸣{[ki} U₄ x-KAM₂ {iti}APIN] | |
| 14' | ⸢MU 16-KAM₂⸣ {[m}da-a-ri-ia-muš ...] | |
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