VAT 08497

Tabulated list of gardens (kirû) belonging to temples:

1. section: 10 gardens, whose front sides are measuring 1300^? (cubits, for restorations see Janković 2013: 340) in total, located above the city, allocated to Bēl-ibni/Nabû-iddin, Šumu-iddin/Šamšāya, Ittabši/Dāmiru, Nabû-šar-ilāni/Ardia, Marduk/Dummuqu, Aḫu-lurši/Multarriḫ, Dullu-ēreš/Amīl-Nabû, Bēl-īpuš/Nabû-šumu-iškun, Ērešu/Rēmūtu, Dannu-Marduk/Ina-ṣilli-Bēl.

2. section: 7 gardens, whose front sides are measuring 1600 (cubits) in total, located below the city, belonging to the god Gilgameš, allocated to Bēl-erība/Dummuqu, his brother Marduk/Dummuqu, Aḫḫē-erība/Aḫḫēšu, Dānu-Marduk/Ina-ṣilli-Bēl, Ērešu/Aḫḫēšu, Kiribtu/Nabû-iddin, Bēl-iqbi/Rēmūtu.   

3. section: 10 gardens, measuring 1120 (cubits) in total, allocated to Bēl-īpuš/Nabû-šumu-iškun, Nabû-uṣalli/Šamšāya, Šulāya/Multarriḫ, Dullu-ēreš, Ḫašdia/Ina-ṣilli-Bēl, Šumāya/Ittabšu, Nabû-[…]/[…]-a (or: […]-aplu), Ṣur-[…]/[…]-a (or: […]-aplu), Aḫu-[…]/[…]-šú, Bēl-iddin/[…]-a (or: […]-aplu).

4. section: 9 gardens of the temple of Ea, measuring 680 (cubits) in total, allocated to Baltanu-[…]/[…]-šu, Dullu-ēreš/Amīl-Nabû, Marduk/Dummuqu, Rēmūtu/Ṣullûa, Šumāya/Ittabši, Bēl-ibni/Nabû-iddin, Ērešu/Rēmūtu, including 1 garden of the goddess Uṣur-amassu allocated to Bēl-erība/Dummuqu, 1 (garden?) in the big countryside (ṣēru) of the god Šamaš, allocated to Dānu-Marduk/Ina-ṣilli-Bēl.

5. section: 16 gardens (and larger plots) in different locations, some allocated to Ša-pî-ilia/Baltanu in the (temple of the) New Year (akītu) of the countryside, Lā-qīpu/Ina-ṣilli-Bēl by the (tp)Ditch of Rēmūtu (ḫarru ša Rēmūtu), Nabû-šumu-ibni/Ittabši by the (tp)Royal Canal (nār šarri), Lā-qīpu/Ina-ṣilli-Bēl by the (tp)Royal Canal, Iddināya/Rēmūtu by the (tp)Royal Canal, ^Ia-ra-an-na-bu/Ardia by the (tp)Royal Canal, Zākiru/Aḫḫē-erība by the (tp)Royal Canal, Nabû-lēʼi/Ardia^? by the (tp)Ditch of Bānītu (ḫarru ša Bānītu), Ērešu/Rēmūtu at (tp)Bīt-Mārat-Sîn, Marduk and Dānu-Marduk in (tp)Bīt-Sîn-karābi-išme, others located by the canal (tp)Nāru-eššetu, the (tp)Good Ditch (ḫarru ṭābu), in (tp)Birtu-ša-Bazāya and (tp)Bīt-Zabūnu, by the canal (tp)Nār-Amurru, in (tp)Bīt-Saggāya by the bank of the (tp)Canal of the City Priest (nār šangî).

In an addendum that follows the name of the scribe, writing down of the eššēšu-feast day is mentioned in broken context, besides Eanna, testifying (kânu D), destruction^? (abātu^?, text: GUL), and a taboo (ikkibu) or trouble (maruṣtu, text: NÌ.GIG).

Scribe: Nabû-ušallim/Sîn-leqe-unninnī, lamentation priest (kalû) of Ištar, scribe of Eanna, and the Priest (šangû) of Nusku.

The text is also discussed by Beaulieu 2000 and Janković 2013: 340-343; see there for restorations in section 1, 3.

Administrative document listing garden plots of different sanctuaries along with their gardeners. The record has been drawn up my Nabû-ušallim//Sîn-leqe-unninnī, who bears the titles lamentation priest (kalû) of Ištar, scribe (ṭupšarru) Eanna and priest (šangû) of Nusku.