Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
3506
Museum No.
YBC 04075
Primary Publication
YOS 7 061
CDLI P-Identifier
P305387
Place of issue
Babylon city
Regional setting
Babylon region
Archive
Eanna temple
Period
Early Achaemenid
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Cyr. 06-II-10
Date BCE
29/04/533

Digeanna

Van Driel Files
1 g
Text Form
Protocol (...)
Legal Purpose
Summons (adi ... abāku, alāku)
Transaction Type
not applicable
Format of the tablet
landscape
Private context
True

Content

Paraphrase

Nergal-ibni/Nabû-aḫḫē-erība//Bāʼiru is obliged to swear an oath by Šamaš in a magic circle (gišḫuru) to Libluṭ/Nabû-ēṭir (L) on the next day. If he swears that an emerald (barraqtu) fell off his necklace (kudurru), when L removed it from his neck, L will reimburse him for the value (mīnu) of the emerald.

3 witnesses.

Scribe: Nabû-bēlšunu/Nūrea.

Legacy Paraphrase

The day after the drafting of this document Nergal-ibni/Nabû-aḫḫē-erība//Bā’iru is expected to accuse under oath to Šamaš Libluṭ/Nabû-ēṭir of having broken off an emerald (barraqtu) from his necklace when he took it away from him. If he so swears Libluṭ has to repay him the estimated value (mīnu) of the emerald. Three witnesses and Nabû-bēlšunu/Nūrea, the scribe.


Further Information

Type and Content
Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions
last updated by
Julia Giessler, June 5, 2025, 8:27 a.m.
Mentioned in the following publication(s)
Sandowicz 2012