Tablet VAT 205

NaBuCCo ID 2982
Museum No. VAT 205
CDLI P-Identifier P371843
Place of issue
Type and content Lease
Archive
Period Each
Year BCE 486
Editio princeps VS 5 109
Paraphrase Lease of prebendary service: A gives to B the 23rd and 26th of Šabāṭ (XI) of his brewer’s prebend in Ebabbar for performance. Standard clauses vouching for the continuation and punctuality of the service and the quality of the beer follow. A is to receive the prebendary income directly from the temple’s assets. B is to pay A 1 kor of barley each year. 5 witnesses and the scribe: Bēl-ittannu/Nabû-šumu-iškun//Balāṭu. Addenda: A receives the barley for the 36th year. Each party has taken a copy of the document.
 
A = Ubāru/Bēl-iqīša//Isinnāya; B = Bēl-rēmanni/Mušebši-Marduk//Šangû-Šamaš
Transliteration None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day): Dar. yy-XII-dd