YBC 03990

Total: 1 talent 38 minas 37 shekels of blue wool (takiltu); 4 talents 44 minas 50 shekels of inzaḫurētu-dye; 2 talents 43 minas 35 shekels of alum (gabbû) from (tp)Egypt; 3 minas 8 1/4 shekels of silver; 5 talents 5 minas of wool; 44;0.0 dates; 10;0.0 barley; 14 talents 1 mina 20 shekels of madder (ḫūratu); 22 minas 17 shekels of ṭumânu-linen thread, apart from (elat) the ṭumânu-linen thread that was withdrawn (našû) from the bleachers (pūṣāyu); 1 talent 22(+x) minas [… shekels of red wool (dyed with)] inzaḫurētu-dye; 10 talents 52(?) minas of alum from (tp)Kašappu; 10 minas 50 shekels of ḫatḫurētu-dye. (All of the above is) the total withdrawn from m. I, year 8 until the end of m. XII, year 12.

Issue of raw materials for production and as rations (incl. silver). Dated (no RN).

The tablet lists distributions of work materials (wool, linen, tinctorial products) and rations (dates, barley, silver) given to an unnamed recipient, though, given the mentioned materials, he was clearly a weaver (compare with NCBT 362 dealing with a known weaver). The text covers a period of 5 years, from Nisan (I) of year 8, until the end of Addar (XII) of year 12. The name of the king is not mentioned but the tablet, like NCBT 362, was probably written during the reign of Nabonidus. The information above is summarised at an end note on the obverse, and the reverse is uninscribed.

heading: Total: 1½ talents 8 minas 7 shekels of purple wool.

outgoing list: 4 talents 44 minas 50 shekels of inzahurētu-dye, 2½ talents 4½ minas 5 shekels of alum (gabû) from Egypt, 3 minas 8¼ [+x] shekels of silver, 5 talents 5 minas of wool, 44 kor dates, 10 kor barley, 14 talents 1 mina 20 shekels of hūratu-dye, 22 minas 17 shekels of ṭumānu-linen – in addition to the ṭumānu-linen that was withdrawn from the launderers -, 1 talent 22? minas x shekels of red wool dyed with inzahurētu-dye, 10 talents 52? minas of alum from Kašappu, 10 minas 50 shekels of hathurētu-dye.