Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
3972
Museum No.
Private (CUSAS 28)
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Yāhūdu
Type and Content
Legal - Other
Archive
Yahud
Dossier
None
Period
NB
Year BCE
572
Editio princeps
CUSAS 28

Content

Paraphrase

A messenger (mār šipri) named A undertakes to bring along an alphabet scribe (sepīru) in  Simān (III) whom he should hand over to B1 and B2. Considering that the document was written on the 20th of Nisan (I), he had about two months to meet his obligation. In case of delay, he has to deliver 2 kor of barley to the two men (as a fine), at which point the tablet breaks off. Names of 2 witnesses and the scribe: Nabû-nā’id/Nabû-zēru-iqīša. On the tablet’s left edge there are two lines with three times the same alphabetic letter shin (ש), preceded by cuneiform numbers, as follows: 2 ש ש / 1?  ש.

A = Šumu-ukīn/Gidda; B1 = Nergal-iddin (without affiliation); B2 = Nabû-zēru-ukīn (without affiliation)

Transliteration
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Nbk. 33-I-20

further information

Imported (Person, Date)
Kathleen Abraham (05/09/2023)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
None