BM 47446

Allotment for sacrificial commodities and priestly renumeration (maššartu) in barley to bakers in service of Bēltia, Nanāya, the Lady of Rēš, Uṣur-amāssu, Šamaš, and the Lady of Kullab, for the period of m.II-IV. It is issued in two installments by(?) Šumu-ukīn/Ša-Nabû-šū.

The document contains 20 entries, organized into 4 categories: amount of barley issued; month of service; goddess or god served; duration of service of a remunerated prebendary. Occasionally, additional information is given, and the construction of entries differs.

Distribution of barley on Npl. 04.01.26:

1) 13;0.5.0; m.II; Bēltia; 15 days of Nanāya-iddin and Eanna-līpī-uṣur, and 15 day of Nabû-ušallim;

2) 13;1.1.3; m.II; Nanāya; 15 days of Ardia and Bēl-ēṭir, 5 days of Arad-Innin, and 10 days of Ibni-Innin//[…] (or: Ibni-Innin/[…]);

3) 13;0.5.0; m.II; Lady of Rēš; 15 days of Itti-Marduk-balāṭu and Nabû-zēru-iddin,; 15 days of Bēl-šumu-iškun and Arad-Innin;

4) 15;1.1.3; m.II; Uṣur-amāssu; 15 days of Marduk-nāṣir/Bēl-aḫu-iddin and Marduk-nāṣir/Nādin-aḫi, and 15 days of Nabû-[…];

5) 7;0.5.0; m.II; Šamaš; 10 days of Nabû-barḫi-ilāni, 10 days of Aplāya, 10 days of Ibni-Ištar/Nabû-ušallim;

6) 6;2.5.3.; m.IV; Lady of Rēš; 15 days of Nabû-ušēzib/Bānītušu and Aplāya/Aḫḫēšāya(//Šamšēa, see YBC 3808); (a part of it) was missing (maṭû).

7) 3;2.5.0; m.III; Nanāya; 8 days of Ṭubbušu/Bēlšunu;

8.) 3;1.2.4 ½; m.IV; Bēltia; 7.5 days of Bēl-aḫu-iddin, Mūru and Kudurru/Eanna-līpī-uṣur; (a part of it) was missing;

9a) 1;0.0.0, part of the total 6;2.3.0; (month not given); (name of the god(dess) not given); (number of days not given); Arad-Innin/Kunāya(//Nabû-šarḫi-ilāni, see GC 2, no. 039); (a part of it) was missing;

9b) 1;0.0.0; m.IV; Šamaš; (number of days not given); Iqišāya from (tp)Larsa;

10a) 3;0.0.0; m.II; Nanāya; (number of days not given); Ṭāb-šār-Bēl from the household (bītu) of Nādinu;

10b) 0;4.2.3; m.IV; Nanāya; 2 days of Kināya/Šumāya;

10c) 1.4.0.0; for assembling 3 bronze uppu-drums on the 24th and 25th days of m.II; Nanāya-iddin/Nabû-aḫu-ēreš.

11a) 1;0.0.0; m.IV; Uṣur-amāssu; (number of days not given) Zēru-ukīn/Marduk-ēṭir;

11b) 1;0.0.0; m.III; Nanāya; (number of days not given; Nabû-šumu-uṣur/Nabû-aḫḫē-iddin;

11c) 1;0.0.0, part of the total 12;0.0.0; (month not given); (name of the god(des not given); (number of days not given) Ibnāya/Marduk(//Ekur-zākir, see YBC 3808).

11d) The first subentry: 0;0.5.0; Lady of Kullab; (month not given); (number of days not given); Ḫašdia/Nabû-aḫḫē-šullim;

The second subentry: 0;1.4.0; (month not given); (name of the god(des not given); (number of days not given); Nabû-ušallim/Šumāya;

Distribution of barley in lieu of emmer for m.II on Npl 04.01.28:

12.) 2;1.4.0; m.II; Bēltia; (number of days not given); Nanāya-iddin, Eanna-līpī-uṣur, and Nabû-ušallim;

13.) 2;2.4.0; m.II; Nanāya; (number of days not given); Ardia, Arad-Innin, and Bēl-ēṭir//Aḫu-yā’ūtu;

14.) 1;1.4.0; m.II; Lady of Rēš; (number of days not given); Arad-Innin, Nabû-zēru-iddin, and Bēl-šumu-iškun;

15.) 1;1.4.0; m.II; Uṣur-amāssu; (number of days not given); Marduk-nāṣir/Nādin-aḫi; 15 days of Bēl-ēṭir, outstanding (rēḫu);

16) 1;0.0.0; m.II; Šamaš; (number of days not given); Aplāya, Nabû-barḫi-ilāni, and Ibni-Ištar;

17) 0;3.2.0; m.IV; Lady of Rēš; (number of days not given); Nabû-ušēzib/Bānītušu, and Aplāya/Aḫḫēšāya(//Šamšēa, see YBC 3808);

18) 0;1.5.4; for 5 days in m.IV before Nanāya, and 0;1.0.0 for a qullupu-cake on the 15th day […]; Nanāya-aḫu-iddin/Nadnāya received (eṭēru);

19) 0;2.5.3; m.IV; Bēltia; 7 1/2 days of Kudurru/Eanna-līpī-uṣur […];

20a.) 5;0.0.0, part of the total 7;2.0.0; (month not given); (name of the god(dess not given); (number of days not given); Kunāya/Imbia;

20b) 3;0.0.0 of allotment for sacrificial commodities and priestly renumeration; m.IV; […] Gimillu/Kunāya(//Nabû-šarḫi-ilāni, see GC 1, no. 006) […].