Tablet BM 31235

NaBuCCo ID 1328
Museum No. BM 31235
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Type and content Summons/Oath/Injunction
Archive
Period Each
Year BCE None
Editio princeps Dar. 357
Paraphrase Promissory oath. Undertaking to pay off debts.
A swears (tamû) by Bēl, Nabû and king Darius to B: "I will deliver (nadānu) to B up to (adi) the 12th day of Arahsamna (VIII) B’s 0;3.2 kor of dates at my disposal." If A fails to meet the deadline, he will pay B on the 5th day of the month (broken) 4 shekels of silver. Names of 4 witnesses and the scribe. A 5th witness is added at the very end of the document, after the place and date of issue.
 
A = Tabnēa/Marduk-šumu-iddin//Ša-našīšu; B = Širku/Iddināya//Egibi
Transliteration Transliteration available on Achemenet
Babylonian Date (year-month-day): Dar. yy-VIII-dd