CDLB 2004/001 (P235704)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Oliviero, Catherine, Banning, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Oliviero, Catherine, Banning, California, USA

Museum Number

Anonymous 235704

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}sza2-{d}inanna-t,ub-bu {lu2}qal-la sza2 {disz}s,il-la-a
 en: Ša-Ištar-tubbu, the slave of Sillaya
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}lu2-{d}na-na-a a-na {disz}ni-din-tu4-{d}en
 en: son of Am?l-Nanaya, to Nidinti-B?l,
3. _{lu2}sza3-tam e2-an-na a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-gen-numun _a_ {disz}da-bi-bi
 en: the chief administator of the Eanna temple, son of Nabû-muk?n-z?ri of the Dabib? family,
4. u# {disz#}{d#}ag#-szesz-mu _{lu2}sag lugal {lu2}en_ pi-qit-tu4 e2-an-na
 en: and to Nabû-aha-iddin, the royal supervisor of the Eanna temple,
5. [iq]-bi# um-ma ina {iti}sig4 u {iti}szu _mu 2(disz)-kam_
 en: spoke as follows: “In the months Siman and Dûzu of the 2nd year
6. [{disz}ku-ra]-asz2 _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} _lugal kur-kur 2(u) gur sze bar_
 en: [of] Cyrus, King of Babylon and the Lands, 20 gur of barley
  late May until early July 537 BC
7. [x x] x-e sza2 {d}gaszan-sza2-unu{ki} sza2 ina _kur_ pi-qu-du
 en: [from the storehouse] of Our-Lady-of-Uruk in the Piq?du region,
8. [(x) {disz}x-(x)]-x _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}s,il-la-a _dumu en_-ia
 en: [concerning which (PN)], the son of Sillaya, the son of my master,
9. [x x (x)] isz#-pu-ra-an-ni ina _szu-min {lu2}dumu-mesz_ {disz}ba-ne2-e#
 en: sent me [a message/order, saying]
10. [x (x) _kur_ pi]-qu-du ki-i!? e-se-ru
 en: ‘When I collected (it) (9a) from the citizens (10) [of the] Piq?du region,
11. [at]-tan-na-asz2-szu2
 en: I gave (it) to him.’ ”
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1. [_{lu2}mu-kin7_ {disz}]{d#}3(u)-apin#-esz# [_a_-szu2 sza2]
 en: Witnesses: Sîn-?reš son of
2. [{disz}{d}ag]-mu-si-sa2 _a_ {disz}du3-dingir [(x)]
 en: [Nabû]-šumu-l?šir son of Ibni-il?;
3. [{disz}x-(x)]-x _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}na-din _a_ {disz}na?-[x-x (x)]
 en: [...] son of N?din son of Na-[...];
4. {disz}zalag2-{d}3(u) _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-du3-szesz
 en: N?r-Sîn, son of Nabû-b?ni-ahi,
5. a {disz}zalag2-{d}3(u) {disz}mu-ra-nu _a_-szu2 sza2
 en: son of N?r-Sîn; Mur?nu, son of
6. sza2 {disz}{d}ag-du3-szesz _a_ {disz}e2-kur-za-kir
 en: Nabû-b?ni-ahi, son of Ekur-zakir,
7. {lu2}umbisag {disz}na-di-nu _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}en-szesz-mesz-ba-sza2
 en: scribe; N?dinu, son of B?l-ahh?-iq?ša,
8. _a_ {disz}e-gi-bi unu{ki} {iti}dul
 en: son of Egibi; Uruk, month: Tašr?tu,
9. _u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam mu 2(disz)-kam_ {disz}ku-ra-asz2 _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|)#{ki#} _lugal kur-kur_
 en: 23rd day, 2nd year. Cyrus, King of Babylon and the Lands.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: Anonymous 235704
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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka) Provenience Comments:

    Banks: from Babylon, Uruk: Wunsch

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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Cyrus2.23.07.02
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-11-23 at 10:23:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-11-23 at 10:09:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-12-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Wunsch, Cornelia CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLB 2004/001 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 17, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235704.
CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry (No. P235704). (2003, December 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235704
CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235704 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {dec 17},
	title = {CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235704},
}

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