YBC 04154

Case of misappropriation of the animals of the Eanna

5 sheep of the Lady of Uruk, branded with the star, were seen in the herd of Kīnāya/Nergal-ina-ṭēšî-ēṭir//Dannēa (K) (ša ina ṣēni ... amrāma). Zēria/Balāssu (Z), the herdsman of the Lady of Uruk, stated that 3 of them had been taken away by stealth (ina sarti) from his flock. Z established the case against K in the assembly (kiništu). K was sentenced to give 90 head of sheep and goats as compensation, according to the 30-for-1 penalty.

Concerning the remaining 2 of the 5 sheep branded with the star that had been seen in K’s herd, K stated that since Nbn 7.XII, Suqāya (S), the shepherd, had entrusted them to his herd. K shall bring S before Nabû-šarru-uṣur, the Royal Overseer (rēš šarri bēl piqitti) of the Eanna, and the temple officials (bēl piqnēti) (ibbakama u inamdin), otherwise, he must give sixty animals in addition to the ninety animals, to the Lady of Uruk.

In the presence of Šākin-šumi/Ibni-Ištar//Sîn-tabni, the deputy governor of Uruk (šanû);
Innin-šarru-uṣur/Nergal-ušallim//Sîn-lēqi-unnīnī;
Madānu-aḫḫē-iddin/Gimillu//Šigûa;
Nabû-ēṭir-napšāti/Arad-Bēl//Egibi;
Bēl-aḫu-ušabši/Etellu//Ekur-zakir;
Bēl-nādin-apli/Zēr-Bābili//Ile’’i-Marduk;
Nabû-bān-aḫi/Nabû-balāssu-iqbi//Sîn-lēqi-unnīnī;
Šamaš-šum-ukīn/Bēl-aḫu-iddin//Rab-banê.

Scribe: Nādinu/Bēl-aḫḫē-iqīša//Egibi.