Tablet YBC 06928

NaBuCCo ID 3516
Museum No. YBC 06928
CDLI P-Identifier P307942
Place of issue
Type and content Statement in court/Deposition
Archive
Period Each
Year BCE 531
Paraphrase

Deposition of the lamenters (kalû) of Eanna before the temple assembly. In the presence of Imbiya/Nanāya-ēreš//Kidin-Marduk, governor (šakin ṭēmi) of Uruk, Nabû-mukīn-apli/Nādinu//Dābibī, bishop (šatammu) of Eanna, and Nabû-aḫu-iddin, royal representative (ša rēš šarri) and commissioner (bēl piqitti) of Eanna, Ša-Nabû-ṭāb, royal representative (qīpu) of Šalamu, and members of the Egibi, Iddin-Papsukal, Aḫu-bani, Šigû’a, Arrabtu, and Sîn-tabni-families,  members of the assembly, Kidin-Marduk/Nabû-šumu-ukīn//Ēṭir, Arad-Bunene/Gimillu/Kudurranu, and Nabû-kabti-ilāni/Ina-qībi-Bēl/Eppeš-ilī state that the lamenters of the Ebabbar played the copper kettledrum (lillissu) at the temple gate and declared an eclipse in view of all the inhabitants of Larsa. Arad-Marduk/Marduk-šumu-iddin//Bēl-aplu-uṣur serves as the scribe.

Transliteration
Babylonian Date (year-month-day): Cyr. 08-IV-18