Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
3627
Museum No.
YBC 07381
Primary Publication
YOS 7 182
CDLI P-Identifier
P308325
Place of issue
Kapri-ša-nāqidāti
Regional setting
Uruk region
Archive
Eanna temple
Period
Early Achaemenid
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Cam. 04+-IV-05
Inferred date
525-526

Digeanna

Van Driel Files
2 g
Text Form
Debt note ("promissory note") (uˀiltu; ina muḫḫi; ina pāni)
Legal Purpose
Summons (adi ... abāku, alāku)
Transaction Type
not applicable
Domain (Eanna)
Higher-order management and policies
Format of the tablet
landscape

Content

Paraphrase

Silim-ilī/Nanāya-ēreš owes two pure, four-year old oxen, property of Eanna. By the end of m.IV he shall bring them as his remainder (rēḫu) and deliver them (erēbu Š) into the fattening house (bīt urê) of the Lady of Uruk. He swears by Bēl, Nabû, and the majesty (adê) of the king, not to miss this deadline (adannu). This is apart from his other remainders.

Written in the presence of Nabû-mukīn-apli/Nādinu//Dābibī, High Priest (šatammu) of Eanna, and Sîn-šarru-uṣur, Royal Overseer (ša rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of Eanna.

2 witnesses.

Scribe: Marduk-nāṣir/Madānu-aḫḫē-iddin//Šigûa.

Legacy Paraphrase

Promissory note of Silim-ili/Nanāya-ēreš. He must deliver to Eanna two cattle of his arrears and bring them to the stable (bīt urû) of the temple. He guarantees delivery by oath. This is witnessed by Nabû-mukīn-apli/Nādinu//Dābibī, bishop (šatammu) of Eanna, and Sîn-šarru-uṣur, royal representative (ša rēš šarri) and commissioner (bēl piqitti) of Eanna. Two further witnesses and Marduk-nāṣir/Madānu-aḫḫē-iddin//Šigû’a, the scribe.


Further Information

Type and Content
Promissory notes ina muẖẖi
last updated by
Julia Giessler, Aug. 1, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Mentioned in the following publication(s)
Sandowicz 2012