PTS 2181

Fragmentary list of workers and plowmen (ikkaru), grouped together and put at the disposal (ina pāni) of one member of each group. More than half of the tablet is broken off. Preserved entries include:

Col. 1

10 workers at the disposal of Aqara: Aqara (himself), Nabû(?)-...-aḫi (or: Nabû(?)-...-uṣur), Šamaš-ibni/Lâbâši-ilī, Šamaš-aḫu-iddin/Iddināya, Kalbāya/(f)Bānītu-šarrat, Innin-zēru-iqīša/Nabû-aḫu-iddin, Innin-zēru-ibni/Lâbâši-ilī.

10 workers at the disposal of Naʼid-Ištar: Naʼid-Ištar/Nabû-zēru-ukīn (himself), his brother Nanāya-ēreš/Nabû-zēru-ukīn and Amīl-Nanāya, 1 plowman, Ana-Ištar-taklāku from(?) Nabû-rāši-ili(?), Nabû-ṣullê-šeme from(?) Nabû-šumu(?)-iddin, Bēl-amurrani from(?) ..., and Ina-ṣilli-Nanāya, 1 plowman, Ilia from(?) Rāši-ili, Ina-ṣilli-Nergal/Šullumu, and Rikis-kalama-Bēl, 1 plowman. (These men) are [...] of Ištar and Nanāya [...] Innin-ina-kāri(?), the plowman.

Col. 2

20 workers at the disposal of Upāqu: Upāqu (himself), Ana-Eanna-tūr, son of a novice oblate (zakītu), Šamaš-iddin/Nabû-zēru(?)-iqīša, Zēria/Ša-Nabû-šū, Lā-qīpu/[...], Nabû-zēru-ušebši/[...], Nūrea from(?) [...], and Itti-Eanna-būdia, Kinūnāya from(?) [...] – all (those men come) from Amīl-Nabû – Ištar-.../[...] and Nabû-aḫu(?)-līšir(?), the plowman, Kīnāya, the baker(?), and Arad-Nanāya/(f)Iṣṣurtu, Rēmūtu/Balāṭu, Ištar-rēṣûa/Nergal-īpuš, Bānia/Nanāya-ēreš(?) and Šullumu from Bēl-aḫḫē-iddin, 1 plowman.

Col. 2-3

10 workers at the disposal of Innin-zēru-ušebši: Innin-zēru-ušebši/Nabû-aḫu-iddin(?) (himself), Ina-qātē-Nabû-bulṭu/Zēr-Bābili, Innin-šumu-uṣur/Nabû-iddin(?), Nanāya-uṣur/Ša[...], his brother Amīl-Nanāya/Ša[...], Itti-Eanna-būdia from ..., Eanna-ibni/Ša-Nabû-tašmit, Kudurrānu/Nabû-tukultu, Amīl-Nanāya/Mukīn-zēri, Ištar-lūmur/Aḫu-šubši and Nanāya-ēreš(?).

Col. 3:

10 workers at the disposal of Arad-Innin: Arad-Innin/Ēzu-u-pāšir (himself), his brother Nūrea/Ēzu-u-pāšir, Nabû-nādin-aḫi/Ea-zēru-iqīša, Kudurrānu/Amīl-Nanāya, Arrabu/Nanāya-ibni, Itti-Eanna-būdia from Nabû-aḫḫē-šullim, and Bānia/Nabû-šumu-iddin, 1 plowman, Nanāya-iddin/Balāssu, Nanāya-iddin/Ḫašdia and Mušēzib-Nabû, Zēria/Bēl-erība, (and) his brother Nanāya-aḫu-iddin/Bēl-erība.

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Col. 4:

[...] workers at the disposal of Šūzubu: Šūzubu/Nanāya-aḫu-iddin (himself), Rēmūtu/Amīl-Nanāya, his brother Nūrēa/Amīl-Nanāya, and Ištar-aḫḫē-uṣur, 1 plowman, Ana-Ištar-taklāku from Bēl-ušallim and Šamaš-iddin from Aqara, Aḫūšunu/Arad-Ea, Ṭāb-šār-Ištar from the simmagir-official, Nūrea(?)/Nabû-ēṭir-napšāti and Kudurrānu, Amīl-Nanāya from [...]-aḫu(?)-erība, Innin-zēru-ibni/Nanāya-uṣur(?), Mukkāya/Bēl(?)-balāssu-iqbi (or: Mukkāya/Nabû-balāssu-iqbi).

[...] workers at the disposal of [...]: Nabû-ṣābit-qātē from Ia[...], Itti-Eanna-būdia/[...], Gimillu/Nabû-[...], Arrabu/Nergal-ibni, Ina-ṣilli-[...]/[…], […]/Iddin-Marduk, […].

Naʼid-Ištar is probably identical with Naʼid-Ištar/Arad-Innin, plowman, oblate and plow master (rab epinni), who was active in early Achaemenid times; see. Janković 2013: 111.