YBC 07419

Kiribtu/Arad-Innin and his wife (f)Bābāya swear by Bēl, Nabû, and the majesty (adê) of Cyrus that they have no property, including jewelry, of Kalbāya/Iqīša (K) and his wife (f)Busasa. K owes outstanding dues (rēḫu) to the Lady of Uruk.

4 witnesses.

Scribe: Pir’u/Eanna-šumu-ibni.

Paraphrase 1

Oath of Kiribtu/Arad-Ištar and his wife Babāya. They swear by the gods and the adê of the king that they do not have anything – material belongings or credit – that pertain to Kalbāya/Iqīša, contractor for remainders (ša rēḫi) of Eanna, or to his wife Busasa, who were indebted to Eanna. Four witnesses and Pir’u/Eanna-šumu-ibni scribe.

Paraphrase 2

Statement under oath by a couple denying possession of a third party’s property.

A1 and fA2, his wife, swear (tamû) by Bēl, Nabû, and the adê-oath of Cyrus, that they are not in the possession of any assets (nikkassu), possessions (būšu), goods (makkūru), or deposits (tarkuttu) belonging to B1 against whom arrears (rēhu) were charged by the Lady of Uruk, or his wife fB2. The temple had probably seized what it could from B1 but this not being enough to cover his debts, it suspected that he might have given some of his belongings A1 and fA2 for safekeeping.

Names of 4 witnesses and a scribe.

A1= Kiribtu/Arad-Innin, husband of fA2; fA2= fBabāya, wife of A1; B1= Kalbāya/Iqīša (//Basia), husband of fB2 and a known rent farmer (ša muhhi sūti); fB2= fBusasa, wife of B1.