Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
2268
Museum No.
BM 30297
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Babylon city
Type and Content
Receipts
Archive
Egibi/Nūr-Sîn
Dossier
None
Period
Each
Year BCE
498
Editio princeps
Abraham 2004

Content

Paraphrase
Receipt of an ilku-payment (and)? the entire flour-tax by the head of the Egibi family.
A receives payment (mahāru) from B for the ilku-tax from Nisan (I) till the end of Addar (XII) of Darius’ 24th year that is due from him. The exact amount that is paid is not specified. A short remark at the very end of the obverse, before the witness list, states that A (also?)* receives payment (mahāru) from B for his entire flour-tax (qēmu) for the 24th year. The parties to the contract have taken one copy of the document each. Names of 3 witnesses and the scribe.

*The verb of receipt (mahir) occurs twice: once with ilku ša B (ll. 1-7) and once with qimešu gammar (ll. 8-10) as direct object. These could be seen as two different taxes or service obligations, or the latter could be a specification of the more general ilku.

A=Šišku/Iddinaya//Egibi (=Marduk-nāṣir-apli/Itti-Marduk-balāṭu//Egibi); B=Nabû-ittannu/Bēl-šumu-iškun//Suhaya
Transliteration
None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Dar. yy-VIII-dd

further information

Imported (Person, Date)
Kathleen Abraham (18/04/2016)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
4314