Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
58
Museum No.
BM 31026
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Šaḫrīn
Type and Content
Receipts
Archive
Egibi/Nūr-Sîn
Dossier
None
Period
Each
Year BCE
507
Editio princeps
Abraham 2004

Content

Paraphrase
Receipt of silver from a slave of the Egibi family by the messenger of a deputy. For the rations of a group of workmen. On account of a bow-fief.
A, messenger (mār šipri) of E, the deputy (šanû) , receives (eṭēru) 1/3 mina of medium quality silver, of which 1/8 is alloy, from B1, slave of D, and B2. They pay on behalf of (ana muhhi) C, as the silver is due from his bow-land (qaštu) in order to pay for the rations (kurummatu) of the zargaya-(work)men (za-ar-ga-a-a [zargaya]) in Darius’ 15th year. The parties to the contract have taken one copy of the document each. Names of 2 witnesses and the scribe

A=Nabû-uṣuršu/Rēmūtu, the messenger of EB1=Madān-bēlu-uṣur, slave of DB2=Iddinaya/Ardia; C=Bēl-iddin/Nabû-zēru-ušabši; D=Marduk-nāṣir-apli (=Marduk-nāṣir-apli/Itti-Marduk-balāṭu//Egibi); E=Amurru-šarru-uṣur!, (šanû)
Transliteration
None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Dar. yy-V-dd

further information

Imported (Person, Date)
Kathleen Abraham (18/04/2016)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
4341