Tablet VAT 09193

NaBuCCo ID 3143
Museum No. VAT 09193
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Type and content Summons/Oath/Injunction
Archive
Period NB
Year BCE None
Editio princeps AnOr 8 31
Paraphrase

The tablet concerns a dispute between A and B, regarding the task of yield estimations and the assessment of impost (imittu) from C’s share (zittu) in land (eqlu, i.c. orchards). The temple had acquired the right to collect impost from C following his pledge of his orchards as security (bit maškanu) to the Lady-of-Uruk.

The nature of A’s accusation against B is not entirely clear when he states that: “B, has been assessing my imposts (emēdu) since 10 Nbn and I have been harvesting (nakāsu) and delivering (nadānu) him the yield (ebūru).” 

Whatever the exact nature of this dispute may have been, A now has to prove (kanû, D) B’s guilt and hand him over (nadānu) to D, the temple administrator (šatammu) of Eanna, and the scribes of Eanna. Otherwise, A will have to deliver to Eanna (dates from) all the plots that he harvested.

Names of 4 witnesses and the scribe.

E guarantees (pūtu našû) for A.

A= Nabû-ina-tēšê-ēṭir/Innin-šumu-uṣur//Kidin-Marduk; B= Balāṭu/Šūzubu//Gimil-Nanāya; C= Bēl-ēṭer/Marduk-šumu-ēreš; D= Zēria/Ibnāya//Egibi, temple administrator (šatammu) of Eanna; E= Ṣillāya/Erēšu//Kidin-Marduk

Transliteration
Babylonian Date (year-month-day): Nbn. 13-IV-20