Summary account of issued materials, delivered finished goods, and wages paid to multiple blacksmiths. Dated.

The tablet lists the materials issued to A1, a known blacksmith, the finished goods delivered by him, and the wages paid to him and to two other men A2, and A3. It is divided into three columns, each with a heading followed by multiple (dated) entries. The king’s name is never given, but all regnal years mentioned are of Nebuchadnezzar.

See Payne 2007 (PhD diss.) for a convenient summary table of the entries by chronological order.

(col. i) outgoing, heading: Iron given out (nadānu, wr. sum-nu): 4390 shekels (≈ 36.5 kg) of iron for (ana) A1’s work at his disposal (ina pāni) on the 28th of Addar (XII), year 15;

42 minas (≈ 21 kg) in 27.XII (year not mentioned, perhaps 16 Nbk). -LINE- 28 minas (≈ 13 kg) of iron are at the disposal of A1 on the 23rd of Siman (III) year 17.”

(col. ii) incoming, heading: Processed (gamru) iron received (mahāru, Stat) from A1 (by the temple): 61 mina (≈ 30.5 kg) of processed iron (on the form of) 1 nashiptu-shovel, 15 hālilu-tools, on the 13th of Nisan (I) year 16. 770 shekels (≈ 6.4 kg) of processed iron (in the form of) 3 spades (māru), 1 nashiptu-shovel, 9 sickles (naggallu), šūrû-tools and pegs (sikkatu) for 5 iron spades in 10. Abu (IV), year 17; 815 shekels (≈ 6.8 kg) of processed iron (in the form of) 4 hālilu-tools, and 28½ minas (≈ 14.25 kg.) iron on the 13th of Nisan (I) year 16; 500 shekels (≈ 4.15 g) of processed iron (in the form of) 5 iron spades on the 26th of Siman year 17; … (fragmentary).

Two withdrawals are listed in col. i although they appear to belong to col iii: A1 withdrew (našû) 2½ shekels of silver, the remainder (rēhtu) of his wages (idu), in 10. Abu (IV), year 17, and 7 shekels (≈ 58 g) of silver on the 9th of Tašrīt (VII), year 18; 3 shekels (≈ 25 g) on the 26th of Siman (III) of the same year.

(col. iii) outgoing, heading: Wages (idu) (which) were given out (nadānu, sum-nu): 4⅞ shekels (≈ 40.5 g) of silver A1 withdrew for his wages on the 27th of Addar (XII) year 15, plus second payment (šanû) of 4¼ shekels in x.Siman (III). -LINE- A2 withdrew 5 shekels (of silver) on the 13th of Tašrīt (VII) year 16. -LINE- A3 withdrew 3½ shekels (≈ 29 g) of silver on the 26th of Addar (XII) year 15 and 2 shekels (≈ 16.6 g) silver on the 30th of x year 16. A2 withdrew 3 shekels (≈ 25 g) of silver from his wages on the 16th of Addar (XII) year 15. -LINE- A3 withdrew 5 shekels (≈ 41.5 g.) on the 16th of Addar (XII) year 15. -LINE- A3 withdrew 2½ shekels (≈ 20.75 g) on the 24th of Nisan (I) year 16; 2 shekels on the 12th of Addar (XII) year 16; 3 shekels (≈ 25 g) on the 16th+ of Siman (III) year 17; and 1½ shekels (≈ 12.45 g) he withdrew on the 10th+ of Siman (III) year x.

A1= Arad-Nabû/Ša-Nabû-šū, a known Blacksmiths (nappāh parzilli), see Payne 2007 (PhD diss.), 295f.; A2= Nabû-ahu-iddin/Iddia, a known blacksmith, see Payne 2007 (PhD diss.), 315f.; A3= Ina-qibīt-Bēl-limmir, a known blacksmith, see Payne 2007 (PhD diss.), 308