Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
3057
Museum No.
BM 60629
Primary Publication
Archive
Later Ebabbar temple
Period
Early Achaemenid
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
XXX. yy-X -2

Content

Paraphrase

The document, written on the 2nd day of Ṭebēt (X) in the 3rd regnal year of Darius, records that the Ebabbar temple sold (no verb) 1 vat (šappatu) of vinegar (hallā) for (ana) 3 shekels of silver to (ana) A and received (eṭēru, wr. šur) the silver.

The Ebabbar temple also sold (nadānu, sum-na) and delivered (nadānu, sum-na) 1 vat (šappatu) of vinegar (hallā) for (ana) 3 shekels of silver to (ana) B.

Furthermore, the Ebabbar temple sold (no verb) and delivered (nadānu, sum-na) 1 vat (šappatu) of vinegar (hallā) for (ana) 3 shekels of silver to (ana) C. However, C did not (ul) pay (nadānu, sum) the silver.

Finally, the Ebabbar temple sold (no verb) and delivered (nadānu, sum-na) 1 vat (šappatu) of vinegar (hallā) for (ana) 3 shekels of silver to (ana) the royal commissioner (qīpu), but he did not pay the silver either.

 

A= Šamaš-erība; B= Basia; C= Arad-Bēl//[…]


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