BM 74564

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Paraphrase: Receipt of dates: The scribe of Ebabbar A, by order of (ina qībi) B₁, receives from C 23;0.5 kor (4,170 l) of dates. This is the partial payment of the dates, impost (imittu) of the treasury (namkūru) of Šamaš of Hasape and Ṭīl-ṣalmi of Darius 24th year, due from (ina muhhi) B₁ and B₂. The transport costs (maltaku, usually meaning “test”) have not been deducted (nahāsu) from them. This is in addition to (elat) the earlier promissory note (u’iltu) concerning 36;4.1 kor (6,630 l) of dates, impost of the treasury of Šamaš of Hasape and Ṭīl-ṣalmi of Darius 24th year at the disposal of B₁ and B₂, which A brought as a partial payment and handed over (našû-nadānu) to D, slave (qallu) of the bishop (šatammu) of Esagila (Ina-Esagila-lilbur). A has registered (ušuzzu) the partial payment of B₁ and B₂of in sum 60 kor of dates (10,800 l) on the writing board (lē’u) of Šamaš and will show (kalāmu D-stem) the entries to the two payers. Each party has taken a copy (šaṭāru). 6 witnesses and the scribe.

A = Marduk-rēmanni/Bēl-uballiṭ//Ṣāhit-ginê, ṭupšarru (scribe) of Ebabbar Temple; B₁ = Iddin-Bēl-/Zabdia; B₂ = Nabû-ēṭir-napšāti/Bēl-ahhē-iddin//Gallābu; C = Arad-Bēl/Nabû-ēṭir-napšāti/Arad-Ea; D = Bēl-šullimmani, qallu (slave) of Ina-Esagila-lilbur, šatammu (bishop) of Esagila; Scribe = Bēl-iddin/Iqīša-Marduk//Arad-Ea