Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
658
Museum No.
VAT 13392
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Borsippa city
Type and Content
Purchases
Archive
None
Dossier
None
Period
ENB
Year BCE
653
Editio princeps
Frame and Waerzeggers, ZA 101

Content

Paraphrase
Purchase of a prebend: A purchases from B the prebend of the scribe (isiq ṭupšarrūti) in the house of the dates (bīt gišimmari) of Ezida (Nabû Temple) for 4 months for 5 ½ minas of silver in pieces (šibirtu). The sold prebend affords Dilmun dates, regular dates, emmer (kunāšu), salt, sesame, honey, ghee (himētu), nabrû-offerings, sweet bread (mutqû), siltu-groates and other food rations (kurummatu) together with 0;0.1 kor (6 l) of sesame being under the responsibility of (ina qātē) of C. The transaction is concluded in the presence of (ina ušuzzi) the temple-enterer (ērib bīti) of Nabû and the bishop (šatammu) of Ezida (Nabû-nādin-šumi//Nūr-Papsukkal) as well as the governor (šākin ṭēmi) of Borsippa (Nabû-bēl-šumāti//Ilia). 7 witnesses (including Nabû-ušēzib, “the one in charge of the rations of the king” [ša-muhhi-kurummāti-šarri“] and Šumāya from the Basia family) and the scribe, who like the buyer, belongs to the Balāṭu family. Along with the entry of the witness Šumāya it is said that 10 kor (1,800 l) of barley and a garment (TÚG.KUR.RA) are given. Instead of a seal impression (kunukku), fingernail impression (ṣupru) of the seller.
 
A = Marduk-nāṣir//Balāṭu; B = Tabnēa//Basia; C = Aplāya//Ṣāhit-ginê; Scribe = Nabû-iddin//Balāṭu
 
Transliteration
None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Ššu. yy-II-dd

further information

Imported (Person, Date)
Melanie Gross (26/05/2016)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
5687