Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
3501
Museum No.
YBC 04106
Primary Publication
YOS 7 056
CDLI P-Identifier
P305418
Place of issue
Uruk city
Regional setting
Uruk region
Places mentioned on Tablet
Uruk city
Archive
Eanna temple
Period
Early Achaemenid
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Cyr. 06-II-28
Date BCE
17/05/533

Digeanna

Van Driel Files
1 h
Text Form
Protocol (...)
Legal Purpose
Conditional Decision (kî +Verb in perfect form)
Transaction Type
not applicable
Domain (Eanna)
Higher-order management and policies
Format of the tablet
landscape

Content

Paraphrase

Zababa-ēreš/Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, who identifies himself as a citizen from Kiš, will not be seen with (f)Šannāya, a female oblate of the Lady of Uruk. Non-compliance will result in the punishment of Gubāru, the Governor (paḫātu) of Babylonia and Across-the-River (ḫīṭu clause).

5 witnesses.

Scribe: Gimillu/Innin-zēru-iddin.

Legacy Paraphrase

Zababa-ēreš/Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, a man from Kiš, must cease his relation with Šannāya, a female temple oblate (širkatu), under penalty of royal punishment (ḫīṭu) through Gubāru, governor (paḫātu) of Babylon and Transeuphrates. Five witnesses and Gimillu/Innin-zēru-iddin, the scribe.


Further Information

Type and Content
Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions
last updated by
Małgorzata Sandowicz, July 3, 2025, 11:15 a.m.