Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
3516
Museum No.
YBC 06928
CDLI P-Identifier
P307942
Place of issue
Uruk
Type and Content
Statements in court/Deposition
Archive
Eanna temple
Dossier
None
Period
Each
Year BCE
531
Editio princeps

Content

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

further information

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Legacy NaBuCCo ID
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