Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
538
Museum No.
BM 74977
Primary Publication
Waerzeggers 2014 131
Place of issue
Sippar city
Archive
Ṣāhit-ginê A
Period
Early Achaemenid
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
XXX. yy-IV-dd

Content

Paraphrase
Receipt of silver: C, deputy (šanû) of A, receives from the scribe (ṭupšarru) of Ebabbar B 3 minas (and [x] shekels) of white silver with stamp-mark (kaspu peṣû ša lā ginne) by 1/8 alloy (bitqu) per shekel for “fitting-out” (rikis qabli) the workers of the king (ṣāb šarri) who are travelling to Susa in the present year under the supervision (ša qātē) of A, the royal resident (qīpu) of Ebabbar. This is in addition (elat) to 307 minas of wool, 0;1 kor (36 l) of salt, 0;1 kor (36 l) of cress (sahlû), 0;1 kor (36 l) of oil and 10 sandals (mešēnu) received from B by C. 4 witnesses and the scribe.
 
A = Šamšāya, qīpu (royal resident) of Ebabbar; B = Bēl-iddin/Nabû-šumu-līšir/Šangû-Ištar, ṭupšarru (scribe) of Ebabbar; C = Šamaš-ahu-ittannu/Nidintu, šanû (deputy) of A; Scribe = […]//Šangû-[…]
 

Further Information

Type and Content
Receipts
Imported (Person, Date)
Melanie Gross (03/11/2016)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
6649
Mentioned in the following publication(s)
Waerzeggers 2014