Tablet BM 30274

NaBuCCo ID 2314
Museum No. BM 30274
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Type and content Indeterminate legal text
Archive
Period Each
Year BCE 498
Editio princeps Abraham 2004 008
Paraphrase Release from obligatory state service for the next three and a half months.
The document starts by stating that A served 10 days a month(*) with B (dullu itti PN epēšu), his contingent commander (rab hanšê, lit: "official in charge of hanšû-land"), since Ayyar (II) of Darius’ 24th year. He served on the makurru-boats at the King’s quay. It is then provided that till the end of Tašrīt (VII) of the 24th year of Darius, the commander cannot call him up (dekû) for service (ana muhhi x dullu). Names of 3 witnesses a.o. Nidintu, B's brother, and the scribe. Prosopographic links with the Egibi archive.

(*)ITI u4-mumeš 10.

A=Ardia/Kabtia//Ea-eppeš-ilī; B=Bēl-erība/Kalbaya//Šumu-libši (rab hanšê)
Transliteration None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day): Dar. yy-IV-dd