Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
3601
Museum No.
YBC 03930
CDLI P-Identifier
P305241
Place of issue
Uruk
Type and Content
Hiring
Archive
Eanna temple
Dossier
None
Period
Each
Year BCE
526
Editio princeps

Content

Paraphrase

Hiring of guardians for fields of barley. Arad-Innin/Ištar-ummānu, Aḫu-likūnu/Bēl-zēru-iddin, and Zababa-ēreš/Iddiya ask Nabû-mukīn-apli/Nādinu//Dābibī, bishop (šatammu) of Eanna, Iltammeš-ḫidiri, royal representative (qīpu) of Ebabbar, and Iltar-abi, canal inspector (gugallu) of the Meadow off Villainy (tāmirti angilli) to provide them with 3 auxiliaries, so they could guard the fields of barley, belonging to Ištar, Šamaš, the king, and the archers between the Takkiru-canal and Ḫarri-kippi as well as in the Meadow of the Irrigation Canal (tāmirti rāṭi) and Bīt-Nabû-gaddu, against wild animals for 1 month and 10 days. They are paid in total 50 kurru of barley and 6 kurru bread for their daily rations, as well as a further 2 kurru dates. Three witnesses and Nabû-bēlšunu/Innin-šumu-ēreš//Ea-ilūtu-bāni, the scribe.

Transliteration
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Cam. 03-XI-04

further information

Imported (Person, Date)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
None