BM 31672

Content

Paraphrase: Court protocol. Fragmentary.
A₁ and A₂ said thus to the judges of Nabonidus: "In Neriglissar’s 2^nd regnal year, our mother ^fB has handed over (dagālu Š) to us […] and ^fC, a slave who was part of her dowry (ardu ša nudunnê), by means of a sealed document. One year later, of her own free will (ina migir libbišu), she has also (given to us?) 2;2 square kor (c. 32400 m²) of land which the royal scribes had transferred to her (dagālu Š) as countervalue of her dowry (kūm nudunnê). They wrote in her document: ‘Whoever among her sons will not respect (palāhu) her, will not receive his inheritance share’. […] D […]”. The final lines of the two sons’ speech is lost, as well as the following section of the text which must have included the judgement. The few words that are extant mention a purchase price (šīmu), a sealed document written by ^fB, something that is registered (uzuzzu Š) on tablets, as well as the receiving of the judges’ verdict (dīnu). After another mention of A₁’s and A₂’s names, the text breaks off. Names of 5 judges and 2 scribes.

A₁ = broken off; A₂ = Bēl-uballiṭ/Šumu-ukīn//Sîn-šadûnu; ^fB = ^fKurunnam-tabni, mother of A₁ and A₂; ^fC = broken off, slave of ^fB; D = Mušēzib-Bēl
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Nbn. yy-VII-dd