GCBC 00554

The weavers Bēl-iddin and Nabû-aplu-iddin received (maḫāru) 1/3 mina 5 shekels white woven cloth (meḫṣu), 5 sashes (ḫuṣannu), 50 shekels woven cloth of red wool with inzaḫurētu-dye, 1 turban (paršīgu), 10 shekels white yarn (ṭīmu), 10 shekels yarn of red wool with inzaḫurētu-dye and 10 shekels cording (guḫalṣu), all meant for the god Nergal. 

Administrative record of transfer. Dated.

Single transaction with multiple entries: a delivery of sacred garments to the temple.

The Eanna temple received (mahāru, Stat.) the following garments for the statue of Nergal (digi.du) from A1 and A1, the weavers:

incoming list: ⅓ minas 5 shekels of woven white wool (mihṣu) (in the form of) 5 sashes (huṣannu); 50 shekels of woven red wool (nabāsu) dyed with inzahurētu (in the form of) 1 turban (paršīgu); 10 shekels of yarn (ṭīmu) of white (wool); 10 shekels of yarn of red wool dyed with inzahurētu; 10 shekels of cording (guhaṣṣu) of red wool.

A1= Bēl-iddin (/Apkallu//Išparu), weaver (išparu), and a known mār banê and a prebend owner, see Payne 2007 (PhD diss.), 161f.; A2= Nabû-aplu-iddin (/Nabû-zēru-līšir//Išparu, weaver (išparu), see Payne 2007 (PhD diss.), 179.