BM 61744

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Paraphrase: Loan of dates: B₁, B₂, B₃, B₄, B₅, B₆ (and all the enterers of the Šamaš Temple, in accordance with BM74625) owe A₁ 200 kor (36,000 l) of dates. They will pay the amount of dates back, according to the measure (mašīhu) of the king, in Arahsamna (VIII) in one delivery (ina muhhi ištet ritti). Each is responsible for the other (ištēn pūt šanî našû); the one who is available (qerbu) must pay. 3 witnesses (including Ardia/Nergal-iddin//Balīhu) and the scribe. All this is apart from (elat) the previous promissory note (u’iltu) of A₂, father of A₁, charged against (ina muhhi) B₂ as well as the 10 kor (1,800 l) of dates due from B₃ and the 5 kor (900 l) of dates, without interest (qaqqadu), due from B₄ and B₇ all owed to A₁.

A₁ = Marduk-rēmanni/Bēl-uballiṭ//Ṣāhit-ginê; A₂ = Bēl-uballiṭ//Ṣāhit-ginê; B₁ = Bēl-aplu-iddin/Balīhu//Šangû-Šamaš; B₂ = Iqīša-Marduk/Etel-pî-Šamaš//Šangû-Šamaš; B₃ = Marduk-nāṣir/Nergal-iddin//Balīhu; B₄ = Šamaš-nāṣir/Mušebši-Marduk//Šangû-Šamaš; B₅ = Šamaš-šumu-līšir/Nabû-šumu-iddin//Ile’i-Marduk; B₆ = Nabû-kāṣir/Šāpik-zēri//Šangû-Sippar; B₇ = Šamaš-iddin; Scribe = Iqīša-Marduk/Etel-pî-Šamaš//Šangû-Šamaš
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Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Dar. yy-VI-dd