Basic Metadata
- NaBuCCo ID
- 3476
- Museum No.
- YBC 03865
- Primary Publication
- YOS 7 031
- CDLI P-Identifier
- P305223
- Place of issue
- Uruk city
- Regional setting
- Uruk region
- Places mentioned on Tablet
- Babylon city
- Archive
- Eanna temple
- Period
- Early Achaemenid
- Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
- Cyr. 04-VIII-11
- Date BCE
- 16/11/535
Digeanna
- Van Driel Files
- 2 e
- Text Form
- Order (i.a., adi ... VERB)
- Legal Purpose
- Summons (adi ... abāku, alāku)
- Transaction Type
- not applicable
- Domain (Eanna)
- Animal husbandry
- Format of the tablet
- landscape
Content
- Paraphrase
By the 20th day of m.IX Marduk-dīnī-īpuš/Ḫeraḫḫa (MDI) shall go to Babylon to litigate (dīnu dabābu) a case of 2 male sheep marked with the star symbol in the royal courthouse (bīt dīni ša šarri) against Nidinti-Bēl, High Priest (šatammu) of Eanna, Nabû-aḫu-iddin, Royal Overseer (ša rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of Eanna, and the scribes of Eanna. The animals were led away (abāku) from MDI’s flock by Gimillu/Innin-šumu-ibni. MDI will be charged thirtyfold for them, in case of nonattendance.
4 witnesses.
Scribe: Gimillu/Innin-zēru-iddin.
- Legacy Paraphrase
Presentation of accused. Asalluhi-dīni-epuš/Ḫiraḫḫa must present himself to Nidinti-Bēl/Nabû-mukīn-zēri//Dābibī, bishop (šatammu) of Eanna, and Nabû-aḫu-iddin, royal representative (ša rēš šarri) and commissioner (bēl piqitti) of Eanna, and the scribes of Eanna on 20-IX in the royal court (bīt dīni ša šarri). Two small cattle, branded with a star (kakkabtu), had been diverted by Gimillu/Innin-šumu-ibni from his flock. If he does not show up, he will have to repay their value threefold. Four witnesses and Gimillu/Innin-zēru-iddin, the scribe.
Further Information
- Type and Content
- Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions
- last updated by
- Julia Giessler, July 17, 2025, 1:56 p.m.
- Mentioned in the following publication(s)
- ArOr 4 (1932), 325-348