Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
3098
Museum No.
BM 75521
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
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Type and Content
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Archive
Later Ebabbar temple
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Period
Each
Year BCE
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Editio princeps

Content

Paraphrase

HeadingThe document accounts for the disbursements of dates and barley that took place on the … (broken day and month) in the accession year of Darius. In the following lines 15 such disbursements are listed:

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The 1st disbursement, … (broken amount) kor of barley, was given (nadānu, wr. sum.na) to (ana) A, the overseer (šāpiru of the brewers), as part of (ina) the sacrificial commodities alloted (maššartu) to the owners of a brewer’s prebend (sirāšūtu).

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The 2nd disbursement, … (broken amount) kor of barley, (was given) to (ana) B as part of (ina) the allotment of sacrificial commodities (maššartu) of Intercalary Addar (XIIb). It is apart from (elat) … (broken).

The 3rd issue, … (broken amount) offering-measures (mašīhu ša sattukki) of barley, (was given) to (ana) C, the overseer (šāpiru of the bakers). The barley will be used (or: was used) by the prebendary bakers (nuhatimmūtu) to (ina) prepare the regular offerings (sattukku).

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The 4th issue, … (broken amount) half (mišlu) measures (mašīhu), was given (nadānu, wr. sum.na) to (ana) D, a known brewer of Šamaš, as part of (ina) the sacrificial commodities alloted (maššartu) to the owners of a brewer’s prebend (sirāšūtu).

The 5th disbursement, 1 kor (180 liter) as (his) food ration (kurummatu) given (nadānu, wr. sum.na) (to) the farmer (ikkaru) E on the 12th of Šabāṭ (XI) in the accession year, consists of dates from Babylon.

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The 6th disbursement, 48 kor (8640 liter) of dates, that were located in (ina) F's house, were  pár-ka-a' (uncl.) to (ana) the depot (kalakku) in Babylon. From this (ina libbi) 34 kor (6120 liter) of dates were given (nadānu, wr. sum.na) to (ana) C, the overseer (šāpiru of the bakers), as part of (ina) (his) income (pappasu) from a baker’s prebend (nuhatimmūtu).

The 7th disbursement, 5 kor (900 liter) of dates, were issued (nadānu, wr. sum.na) for (ana) the (temple of) Šamaš in Larsa (Bongenaar 1997, n. 200). 

The 8th disbursement, 5 kor (900 liter) of dates, (to) B, as part of (ina) (his) income (pappasu) from a baker's prebend (nuhatimmūtu).

The 9th disbursement, 0;1.1.3 kor (45 liter) of dates, were issued (nadānu, wr. sum.na) (to) G as part of (ina) (his) income as priest (pappasu) serving in the temple of Anunītu.

The 10th disbursements, 0;1.1.3 kor (45 liter) of dates, were issued (nadānu, wr. sum.na) (to) H who is appointed over (ša, lit. of) the cattle pen (bīt alpi), in partial payment of (ina) his food ration (kurummatu)

The 11th disbursement, 0;1.1.3 kor (45 liter) of dates, were issued (nadānu, wr. sum.na) to (ana) the …-men (broken) and for expenses (tēlītu).

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The 12th disbursement, 1;2.1 kor (258 liter) of dates, 2 sections(?) (šanû bābu, partly uncl.) from (ultu) the depot (kalakku), were given (nadānu, wr. sum.na) to (ana) C, the overseer (šāpiru of the bakers), as part of (ina) (his) income as priest (pappasu) serving in the temple of Ea.

The 13th disbursement, x;x.1.3 kor of dates from (ultu) the depot (kalakku) (were given) to (ana) I.

The 14th disbursement, 0;3.2 kor (120 liter) of barley as food ration (kurummatu) to (ana) the female …

The 15th disbursement, 0;3.2 kor (120 liter) of barley for (ana) baskets (gipû, partly uncl.) …

 

A = Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, the overseer (šāpiru of the brewers, Bongenaar 1997, 209); B = Uballissu-Gula(/Ahhē-iddin-Marduk//Šangû-Ištar-Bābili), a known owner of prebends in the small sanctuaries (Bongenaar 1997, 259f.); C= Nabû-aplu-iddin, the overseer (šāpiru of the bakers, Bongenaar 1997, 182); D = Tabnêa/Mušēzib-Marduk, a known brewer of Šamaš (Bongenaar 1997, 227); E = …; F = Bēl-bēl-ili; G= Šamaš-iqīša(/Šamaš-šumu-iddin//Šangû-Šamaš), a know holder of a prebend in the temple of Anunītu (Bongenaar 1997, 256f.); H = Marduk-nāṣir; I = Nabû-balāssu-iqbi/… (Bongenaar 1997, 222 and 467).

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Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Dar. yy-XI -dd

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