Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
2218
Museum No.
BM 33121
Primary Publication
Abraham 2004 072
Place of issue
Til-Gula
Archive
Egibi/Nūr-Sîn
Period
Early Achaemenid
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
XXX. yy-XIIb-dd

Content

Paraphrase
Undertaking under oath to bring along one’s sons.
A declares under oath (tamû) by Bēl, Nabû and Darius to B that he will bring (abaku) his two sons (C1 and C2) by the 1st of Second Addar (XIIb). The reason is indicated but broken off*. He will bear the guilt of a transgression against the king (hīṭu ša šarri šadādu) and [...] if he fails to do so. Names of 7 witnesses. The scribe is Širku/Iddinaya//Egibi (=Marduk-nāṣir-apli/Itti-Marduk-balāṭu//Egibi).

*l. 5: ša ana [...] "who for/to [...]".

A=Mīnû-ana-Bēl-dānu/Nabû-šumu-uṣur//...; B=Marduk-nāṣir-apli/Nabû-šumu-ukīn//Ša-nāšīšu
C1=Nidintu/Mīnû-ana-Bēl-dānu; C2=Mušēzib-Bēl/Mīnû-ana-Bēl-dānu

Further Information

Type and Content
Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions
Imported (Person, Date)
Kathleen Abraham (18/04/2016)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
4382
Mentioned in the following publication(s)
Abraham 2004