YBC 04157

Interrogation (mašʾaltu) of Kīnāya/Kalbāya (K), gatekeeper (atû) of the Gate of Wellbeing (bāb salīmi), conducted by Nabû-šarru-uṣur, Royal Overseer of the Eanna (ša rēš šarri bēl piqitti), Bēl-uballiṭ/Mušallim-Marduk//Gimil-Nanāya, Elder Brother (aḫu rabû), Bēl-nādin-apli/Nabû-aḫḫē-bulliṭ//Aḫḫūtu, Libluṭ, Keeper of the Royal Box of the Eanna (ša rēš šarri ša muḫḫi quppi), and twenty-four temple enterers (ērib bīti), members of the priestly assembly (kiništu) and freemen (mār banî), concerning stolen sheep and meat probably belonging to the temple herdsmen, under the supervision of the chief of flocks (rab būli), Innin-šarru-uṣur/Nergal-ušallim//Sîn-lēqi-unnīnī, cited in the text.

The temple authorities found the following in the house of K:

• 1 male lamb belonging to Ṣillāya/Zabidāya;

• 1 male lamb belonging to Nabû-īpuš/Ḫaštia (or Tarti-ili?);

• 2 male lambs belonging to Nabû-mušētiq-uddê/Nanāya-iddin;

• 1 male lamb belonging to …/Aḫūšunu;

• 1 she-lamb, income (erbu), at the disposal of Bēl-ēṭir/Dannu-Nergal.

In total, six male sheep were fetched (abāku) from his house, four of which bore the Eanna star. These had been removed (aṣû) from the Eanna by K during the night.

Additionally, 46 cuts of meat, including 2 heads marked with the Eanna star, and 5 minas of wool were recovered (našû) from his house together with the sheep.

List of the temple enterers, members of the priestly assembly and freemen: 

Sîn-ēreš/Nabû-šumu-līšir//Ibni-ili
Marduk-šumu-iddin/Nabû-aḫḫē-bulliṭ//Balāṭu
Arad-Marduk/Zēria//Egibi
Ṭāb-šār-Ezida, Royal Overseer of the women’s house (rab šarri ša muḫḫi bīt amāti) of Uruk
Innin-šarru-uṣur/Nergal-ušallim//Sîn-lēqi-unnīnī, chief of flocks (rab būli)
Kiribtu/Nādinu//Bābūtu
Pirʾu/Tabnēa//Bāʾiru
Nādinu/Aplāya//Aḫḫūtu
Zākiru/Ṭābia//Kidin-Marduk
Nabû-aḫḫē-šullim/Nabû-šumu-ukīn//Šangû-Ninurta
Silim-Bēl/Šumu-ukīn//Ḫanap (or Ḫanbu?)
Bēl-īpuš/Bēl-uballiṭ//Rab-banê
Šamaš-šumu-iddin/Nabû-balāssu-iqbi//Sîn-lēqi-unnīnī
Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Nādinu//Dābibī
Nabû-aplu-iddin/Ibni-Ištar//Ekur-zākir
Nabû-mušētiq-uddê/Qīštia//Kurî
Nabû-bān-aḫi/Nabû-balāssu-iqbi//Kurî
Innin-šumu-uṣur/Iddin-Nabû//Kidin-Marduk
Bēl-ušēzib/Ṣillāya//Gimil-Nanāya
Šumāya/Ibni-Ištar//Ašlāku
Šūzubu/Kudurru//Rēʾi-ginê

(Three additional names are appended at the end:)

Madānu-aḫḫē-iddin/Gimillu//Šigûa
Nabû-ēṭir-napšāti/Arad-Bēl//Egibi
Nādinu/Bēl-aḫḫē-iqīša//Egibi

The scribe: Mušēzib-Marduk/Bēl-uballiṭ//Amīl-Ea