GCBC 00377

23 shekels ¼ naltar-gold, in the form of an urat bābi of the golden breast of Nanāya, received (maḫāru) from Nabû-nāṣir. The gold is still at his disposal for polishing (kapāru) the surfaces (qaqqaru). 22 shekels gold received from Kidinnu, also in the form of an urat bābi.  

Administrative record of transfer. Dated (no RN).

Multiple transactions of the same kind: delivery of gold to the temple and its return to the deliverer for cleaning.

The Eanna temple received (mahāru, Stat.) from A 23¼ shekels of naltar-gold (in the form of) an urat bābi* of the breast ornament (irtu) of Nanāya. The gold is (still) at his(?) disposal (ina pāni-ma)** for cleaning (kuppuru) the surfaces (qaqqaru).

The temple also received 22 shekels of gold (in the form of) an urat bābi* for the same breast ornament (wr. ki.min “ditto”) from B. This gold is (too, still) at his disposal** for cleaning.

* for urat bābi see Beaulieu 2003, 389.

** the unusual spelling ina igi-ni-šá-a-ma, according to Payne, suggests that the gold was delivered to the temple and then reissued back to the same goldsmith for cleaning, see Payne 2007 (PhD diss.), 208.

A= Nabû-nāṣir (/Nergal-iddin), a known goldsmith, see Payne 2007 (PhD diss.), 248f.; B= Kidinnu (/Šadûnu), a known goldsmith, see Payne 2007 (PhD diss.), 244