Tablet HS 658

NaBuCCo ID 2842
Museum No. HS 658
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Type and content Apprenticeship
Archive
Period NB
Year BCE None
Editio princeps TMH 2/3 214
Paraphrase Apprenticeship contract: C, slave (qallu) of A, will work for (ina pāni uzuzzu) the baker (nuhatimmu) B for five years. B shall teach him the craft of the baker (nuhatimmūtu) – the work of his craft (dullu qātišu) concerning bread made from ground (ṭenu) (flour?) and regular (sadru) (flour?). If B teaches the craft properly, he will receive [x] shekels of silver as income (pappasu). If B does not teach properly, he will pay (šalāmu D-stem) as compensation payment (mandattu) 0;0.1 kor (6 l) of barley per day. 3 witnesses and the scribe.
 
A = Zēr-Bābili/Nabû-šumu-iškun//(Ea-)ilūtu-bāni; B = Nabû-rēme-šukun, nuhatimmu (baker) and qallu (slave) of […]bahu; C = Līnuh-libbi-ilī, qallu (slave) of A; Scribe = Nabû-šumu-ukīn/Nabû-šumu-iddin//Nabû-bullissu
 
Transliteration None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day): Nbn. yy-VI-dd