YBC 03810

Innin-zēru-ibni/Ina-tēšî-ēṭir (IZI), oblate of Ištar of Uruk, swears by Bēl, Nabû, and the majesty (adê) of Cambyses to Nabû-mukīn-apli/Nādinu//Dābibī, High Priest (šatammu) of Eanna, and Nabû-aḫu-iddin, Royal Overseer (ša rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of Eanna, that he neither accepted bribes (including silver) from runaway oblates, nor released any oblates.

But two oblates of Ištar of Uruk, Sūqāya/Arrabi and Itti-Nanāya-īnīya, later testify in the assembly (puḫru) against IZI and his colleague Balāṭu/Šulāya (B). They state that IZI and B released two men in exchange for bribes. One of them was Iqīšāya, a horse trainer (šušānu) in (tp)Karkara (for 3 shekels of silver and 0;0.5 beer); the other was Šamšāya, a plowman (ikkaru) under the management of Nādinu, in (tp)Bīt-Kuzub-Anu (for 2 shekels of silver and 0;0.5 beer).

5 witnesses, including Bēl-eṭēri-Nabû, royal courtier (ša rēš šarri).

Scribe: Gimillu/Innin-zēru-iddin.

Paraphrase 1

Oath of Innin-zēru-ibni/Ina-tēši-ēṭir, an oblate (širku), and countertestimony. Innin-zēru-ibni swears by the gods and the adê of the king to Nabû-mukīn-apli/Nādinu//Dābibī, bishop (šatammu) of Eanna, Nabû-aḫu-iddin, royal representative (ša rēš šarri) and commissioner (bēl piqitti) of Eanna, that he has not received any money from the fleeing oblates. Suqāya/Arrabi and Itti-Nanāya-pāniya, temple oblates, testify on the contrary that he and Balāṭu/Šūlaya received, in the city of Karkara, 3 shekel silver and 3 measures of beer from Iqīša, a groom (šušānu), and took a further 3 measures of beer from Šamšaya, a ploughman (ikkāru) of Nādinu, in the house of Kuzbu-Anu in exchange for their release. Four witnesses and Gimillu/Innin-zēru-iddin, the scribe.

Paraphrase 2

Testimony under oath of two temple-serfs against a third one.

A, a temple-serf (širku) of Ištar of Uruk swore (temû) by Bēl, Nabû, and the adê-oath of Cambyses, to B1, the temple administrator (šatammu), and B2, courtier (ša rēš šarri) and royal supervisor (rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of Eanna, that he neither took silver, nor anything else, from the hands of the escaped temple-serfs, nor did he release (muššuru) them.

Following the divine oath of A, however, the two temple-serfs C1 and C2 testified (kunnû) in the assembly (puhru) that A, along with D, did receive 3 shekels of silver and 0;0.3 kor of beer from E1, the groom (šušānu), in Karkara, and then released him. Furthermore, they testified that A also received 2 shekels of silver and 0;0.3 kor of beer from E2, the ploughman (ikkaru) of F in the house of G, and released him as well.

Names of 5 witnesses (the last one is presumably the scribe of the tablet, though this is not stated).

A= Innin-zēru-ibni/Ina-tēšê-ēṭir, temple-serf of Ištar of Uruk (also known as an ox feeders of the royal oxen); B1= Nabû-mukīn-apli/Nādin/Dābibī, temple administrator (šatammu) of Eanna; B2= Nabû-ahu-iddin, courtier (ša rēš šarri) and royal supervisor (rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of Eanna; C1= Suqāya/Arrabi, temple-serf; C2= Nanāya-pānīa, temple-serf; D= Balāṭu/Šulāya; E1= Iqīša, groom (šušānu); E2=Samsāya, the ploughman (ikkaru) of F; F= Nādin; G= Kuzbu-Anu