Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
2354
Museum No.
Mnb 1131
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Babylon city
Type and Content
Leases
Archive
Egibi/Nūr-Sîn
Dossier
None
Period
Each
Year BCE
496
Editio princeps
TCL 13

Content

Paraphrase
Lease of a share in the right to collect toll from boats. Leased out by the head of the Egibi family and his co-shareholder to two individuals. The right to collect toll ultimately belonged to the Governor of Babylon.
A1 and A2 lease (ana sūti nadānu) the right to collect toll from boats going downstream and upstream at the bridge and the harbour to B1 and B2, for a monthly payment of 15 shekels of white, medium quality silver, of which 1/8 is alloy. They should demand toll (esēru) from the boats which moor (i-ki-il-la-a' [kalû ]) at the bridge, are not allowed to pass on the monthly income (erbu) from the bridge without A1' s consent, and should show him and the guardians any written message (našpartu) concerning the bridge. The collection of toll (isirtu, usirtu) from said bridge is the prerogative (bīt qipti) of C, but A1 managed it (ina pani). He had a half-share in it (ahi zittu), with 5 bridge guardians (maṣṣārū gišri) being the other share-holders (i.e. A2, D1, D2, D3 and D4). Names of 5 witnesses and the scribe.

A1=Širku (wr. mši-ir-ka)/Iddinaya//Egibi (=Marduk-nāṣir-apli/Itti-Marduk-balāṭu//Egibi); A2=Murānu/Nabû-mukīn-apli//Maṣṣār-elep-rukūbi; B1=Bēl-asûa/Nergal-uballih//Mudammiq-Adad; B2=Ubār/Bēl-ahhē-erība//Maṣṣār-elep-rukūbi; C= Gūzānu, (šākin ṭēmi of Babylon); D1=Nabû-bullissu/Gūzānu; D2=Harīṣānu; D3=Iqūpu; D4=Nergal-ibni
Transliteration
None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Dar. yy-VII-dd

further information

Imported (Person, Date)
Kathleen Abraham (18/04/2016)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
4411