Basic Metadata
- NaBuCCo ID
- 3495
- Museum No.
- YBC 03814
- Primary Publication
- YOS 7 050
- CDLI P-Identifier
- P305172
- Place of issue
- Uruk city
- Regional setting
- Uruk region
- Archive
- Eanna temple
- Period
- Early Achaemenid
- Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
- Cyr. 05-VII-30
- Date BCE
- 25/10/534
Digeanna
- Van Driel Files
- 3 c
- Text Form
- Protocol (...)
- Legal Purpose
- Summons (adi ... abāku, alāku)
- Transaction Type
- not applicable
- Domain (Eanna)
- Higher-order management and policies
- Format of the tablet
- landscape
Content
- Paraphrase
Anu-aḫu-iddin/Zērūtu//Kurī swears by Bēl, Nabû and the majesty (adê) of the king to Nidinti-Bēl/Nabû-mukīn-zēri//Dābibī, High Priest (šatammu) of Eanna, Nabû-aḫu-iddin (NAI), Royal Overseer (ša rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of Eanna, that by the 5th day of m.VIII he will bring Kinūnāya, oblate of the Lady of Uruk, and hand him over. Non-compliance will result in the king’s punishment (ḫīṭu clause).
3 witnesses.
Scribe: Bēl-nādin-apli/Marduk-šumu-iddin//Bēl-aplu-uṣur.
The name of the month in the date form could alternatively be IV or XI, but VII is more likely regarding the deadline.
- Legacy Paraphrase
Presentation of accused. Anu-aḫu-iddin/Zērūtū//Kurī takes an oath by the gods and the adê of the king to Nidinti-Bēl/Nabû-mukīn-apli//Dābibī, bishop (šatammu) of Eanna, and Nabû-aḫu-iddin, royal representative (ša rēš šarri) and commissioner (bēl piqitti) of Eanna, to bring the oblate (širku) Kinēnāya within 5 days and to hand him over. In case of default, he will bear the punishment (ḫīṭu) of the king. Three witnesses and Bēl-mukīn-apli/Marduk-šumu-iddin//Bēl-aplu-uṣur, the scribe.
Further Information
- Type and Content
- Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions
- last updated by
- Julia Giessler, Aug. 1, 2025, 2:57 p.m.