Basic Metadata
- NaBuCCo ID
- 3637
- Museum No.
- YBC 03924
- Primary Publication
- YOS 7 192
- CDLI P-Identifier
- P305235
- Place of issue
- Uruk city
- Regional setting
- Uruk region
- Archive
- Eanna temple
- Period
- Early Achaemenid
- Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
- Cam. 07-III-30
- Date BCE
- 27/06/523
Digeanna
- Van Driel Files
- 2 e
- Text Form
- Protocol (...)
- Legal Purpose
- Dispute-related proceedings (qabû, amāru, abāku)
- Transaction Type
- not applicable
- Domain (Eanna)
- Higher-order management and policies
- Format of the tablet
- landscape
Content
- Paraphrase
Šamaš-mudammiq/Ina-tēšî-ēṭir (ŠM) swears by Bēl, Nabû and the majesty (adê) of Cambyses to Sîn-šarru-uṣur, Royal Overseer (ša rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of Eanna, that he neither took a donkey marked with the star symbol, property of the Lady of Uruk, which was at the disposal of Bēl-lūmur/Nabû-ušallim (BL), out of the inn (bīt puṭṭuri) of BL, nor his message (šipirtu) from Nabugu, and his bow-case (kuštillû). If BL should bring witnesses, who testify against ŠM and confirm that he took these things, he will have to give 30 donkeys to the Lady of Uruk and he will bear the punishment of the king (ḫīṭu clause).
5 witnesses.
Scribe: Nabû-bēlšunu/Nūrea.
- Legacy Paraphrase
Oath of Šamaš-mudammiq/Ina-tēši-ēṭir. He swears by the gods and the adê of the king to Sîn-šarru-uṣur, royal representative (ša rēš šarri) and commissioner (bēl piqitti) of Eanna, that he did not steal a star-marked (kakkabtu) donkey used by Bēl-lumur/Nabû-ušallim, from the inn (bīt puṭṭuru) where the latter resided, together with a message from Nabugu, the son of Gubaru (the Persian governor), and the donkey's harness. If by witness testimony, he is found guilty, he will have to repay the temple thirtyfold and bear the royal guilt (ḫīṭu). Five witnesses and Nabû-bēlšunu/Nūrea, the scribe.
Further Information
- Type and Content
- Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions
- last updated by
- Małgorzata Sandowicz, May 6, 2026, 5:51 p.m.