Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
1475
Museum No.
BM 74624
Primary Publication
Waerzeggers 2014 34
Archive
Ṣāhit-ginê A
Period
Early Achaemenid
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
XXX. yy-I-dd

Content

Paraphrase
Fragmentary lease contract concerning plough oxen: A rents out for cultivation (ana errēšūti nadānu) 4 plough oxen (alpu ša epinni) to B1 and B2. They guarantee for taking care (suddudu) and the guard (maṣṣartu) of the oxen. In case they do not work (epēšu) the land, they shall pay the same rate as their neighbours. For the period of 5 months the lessor will give 0;0.1.3 kor (9 l) of barley as a monthly ration (kurummatu) to the lessee B1. 2 witnesses and the scribe. Each party has taken a copy.
 
A = Marduk-rēmanni/Bēl-uballiṭ//Ṣāhit-ginê; B1 = Lâbâši/Bēl-ahhē-erība; B2 = Gimillu/Ipria//Ṣāhit-ginê; Scribe = Nabû-ittannu/Nabû-šumu-līšir//Šangû-Ištar-Bābili
 
 
 

Further Information

Type and Content
Leases
Imported (Person, Date)
Melanie Gross (03/11/2016)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
6558
Mentioned in the following publication(s)
Waerzeggers 2014