HS 446

Content

Paraphrase: Dialogue document concerning a marriage agreement: A approaches ^fB and asks her to give her nubile (batultu) daughter ^fC into marriage with him. ^fB grants (šemû) the request and gives her daughter into marriage. ^fB voluntarily (ina hūd libbišu) gives (as a dowry), together with her daughter, 2 minas of white scrap silver (kaspu peṣû nuhhutu) and 245 square cubits (61.25 m²) of the south wing (bīt šūti) (of a building) adjoining the houses of D₁ and D₂ as well as clothes, containers and furniture. ^fB will give the rent (idū) for the harbour house (bīt kāri). Each party has taken a copy (gabarû). At the sealing (kanāku) were present 5 witnesses (including Nabû-ahhē-iddin/Nabû-šumu-ibni//Nanāhu and Bēl-aplu-iddin/Šadûnu//Ilî-bāni) and the scribe. The tablet (ṭuppu) dating from the 26th Arahsamna (VIII) Darius 28th year is broken (hepû)

A = Ahušunu/Nabû-mušētiq-uddi//Nanāhu; ^fB = ^fAmat-Sutīti/Dādia//Ilī-bāni; ^fC = ^fLurindu/Mušēzib-Bēl//Ea-ilūtu-bāni; D₁ = Rēmūt-Bēl/Iddināya//Ilu-šu-abu-šu; D₂ = Iddināya/Marduk-šākin-šumi//Nūr-Papsukkal; Scribe = Nabû-šumu-uṣur/Arad-Gula//Ir’anni
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Dar. yy-X-dd