Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
1464
Museum No.
BM 64195
Primary Publication
Waerzeggers 2014 19
Archive
Ṣāhit-ginê A
Period
Early Achaemenid
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
XXX. yy---dd

Content

Paraphrase
Transfer of dowry: B promised to give to (his son-in-law) A1 a dowry (nudunnû) along with his daughter fC, consisting of 5 minas of silver, the (slaves) fD1 and fD2 and household goods (udê bīti). In the present document the groom and the bride are paid (eṭēru Stat.) the said goods. In addition (elat) to these goods, they (already) received the jewelry (šukuttu) worth 1 mina and 10 shekels of silver that fA2, mother of A1, put on fC as a marriage gift (biblu). 2(+) witnesses and the scribe (name lost).
 
A1= Mušēzib-Marduk/Ṣillāya//Sūhāya; fA2 = fBurāšu; B = Bēl-uballiṭ/Iqīša//Ṣāhit-ginê; fC = fIna-Esagil-râmat/Bēl-uballiṭ//Ṣāhit-ginê; fD1 = fNanāya-lummir; fD2 = fNanāya-kēširat
 

Further Information

Type and Content
Dowries
Imported (Person, Date)
Melanie Gross (03/11/2016)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
6543
Mentioned in the following publication(s)
Waerzeggers 2014