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

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

Measurements

-

Text

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.’ ”
reverse
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.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235704

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Banks: from Babylon, Uruk: Wunsch
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Oliviero, Catherine, Banning, California, USA
Museum Number Anonymous 235704
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-11-23 at 10:23:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-23 at 10:09:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-12-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Wunsch, Cornelia CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2004/001 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 17, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235704.
CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry (No. P235704). (2003, December 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235704
CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235704 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	month = {dec 17},
	title = {CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235704},
}

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DA  - 2003/12/17/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235704
LB  - CDLI:P235704
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2004/001 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 17, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235704.
CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry (No. P235704). (2003, December 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235704
CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235704 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {dec 17},
	title = {CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235704},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235704},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/12/17/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235704
LB  - CDLI:P235704
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - CDLB 2004/001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235704
ER  - 
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