YBC 03925

IGI.DU-aḫu-iddin/Nabû-aḫḫē-bulliṭ//Aṣûšu-namir (IAI) shall bring (abāku) and present his backer (arkû) Bānia/Aḫḫē-iddin (B) to the officials (qīpānu), as soon as Nabû-mukīn-apli, High Priest (šatammu) of Eanna, and Nabû-aḫu-iddin, Royal Overseer (ša rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of Eanna return to Uruk. Else, IAI will be charged thirtyfold for the ewe with a mark on its cheek that he was seen with a day before. He had stated in the assembly (puḫru) that B entrusted this sheep to him.

7 witnesses including Bēl-eṭēri-Nabû the royal courtier (ša rēš šarri) and Amurru-šarru-uṣur, royal Aramaic scribe (sēpiru ša šarri).

Scribe: Nabû-mukīn-apli/Marduk-šumu-iddin//Balāṭu.

Guarantee to produce a witness to corroborate the legal defence of an individual accused of illegal possession of a temple ewe.

The tablet lays out the legal defence of A, regarding his possession of an ewe (lahru) belonging to Eanna.

An ewe (lahru) with a branded (šindu) cheek (and hence belonging to the temple) was found (amāru, Stat.) in the possession (ina qātē) of A on the 24th of Nisan (I) 1 Camb. A claimed that B entrusted (paqādu) him with the branded ewe.

As soon as C1, the temple administrator (šatammu), and C2, the royal supervisor (ša rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of Eanna, will be back (lit. enter, erēbu) in Uruk, A will bring forth (abāku) C, his guarantor (arkû), to stand before (ušuzzu) the commissioners (qīpānu). If A fails to bring C, he will pay 30-fold for the 1 ewe (1 adi 30) to the Lady-of-Uruk. D1 and D2 guarantee (pūtu našû) for A.

Witnesses (mukinnu): E1, E2 the courtier (ša rēš šarri), E3, E4, E5 the royal Alphabetic scribe (sepīru ša šarru), E6, and E7. Scribe (ṭupšarru): F.

A= Nergal-ahu-iddin/Nabû-ahhē-bulliṭ//Aṣu-šunamir; B= Bānia/Ahhē-iddin; C1= Nabû-mukīn-zēri (/Nādin//Dābibī), temple administrator (šatammu); C2= Nabû-ahu-iddin, royal supervisor of the Eanna (ša rēš šarri bēl piqitti Eanna); D1= Mušallim-Marduk/Arad-Marduk//Šangû-Nabû; D2= Balāṭu/Nabû-ušallim//Sîn-lēqi-unninni; E1= Arad-Bēl/Nabû-zēru-līšir//Iddin-Papsukkal; E2= Bēl-eṭēri-Nabû, courtier (ša rēš šarri); E3= Šadûnu/Mušēzib-Bēl//Nūr-Sîn; E4= Nabû-aplu-iddin/Bēl-uballiṭ//Ša-ṭābṭišu; E5= Amurru-šarru-uṣur, royal Alphabetic scribe (sepīru ša šarru); E6= Šamaš-mukīn-apli/Madān-ahhē-iddin//Šigūa; E7= Ardiya/Šākin-šumi//Gimil-Nanāya; F=Nabû-mukīn-apli/Marduk-šumu-iddin//Balāṭu.

Legacy paraphrase 2

Court judgement of Palil-aḫu-iddin/Nabû-aḫḫē-bulliṭ//Aṣûšu-namir who is found to be in possession of a star-marked sheep on 25.I. He claims it was given to him by Bāniya/Aḫḫē-iddin. When Nabû-mukīn-apli/Nādinu//Dābibī, bishop (šatammu) of Eanna, and Nabû-aḫu-iddin, royal representative (ša rēš šarri) and commissioner (bēl piqitti) of Eanna, return to Uruk (from Babylon), Palil-aḫu-iddin will present Bāniya to them. Otherwise he will have to deliver 30 sheep to the temple. Mušallim-Marduk/Arad-Nabû//Šangû-Nabû and Balāṭu/Nabû-ušallim//Sîn-lēqi-unninni are his guarantors. Seven witnesses and Šamaš-mukīn-apli/Marduk-šumu-iddin/Balāṭu, the scribe.