NaBuCCo

TabletBM 26533

NaBuCCo No.

Museum No.

CDLI No.

Duplicate

5663 BM 26533

Period

Babylonian date

Julian date

Join

ENB 28.12.XII Kan 636 BCE

Publication Zadok and Zadok 2002

Place of issue Borsippa city

Type and content Inheritances

Paraphrase

Transfer of property: A voluntarily (ina hūd libbišu) transfers (dagālu Š) a house and a garden, located at the Gate of Bīt-hašu, for 2/3 to his mother-in-law fB1 as well as fB2 and for 1/3 to his wife fB3. The transaction is concluded in the presence of (ina ušuzzi) the governor (šākin ṭēmi) of Borsippa (Nabû-zēru-līšir//Arkāt-ilāni-damqāti) and the bishop (šatammu) of Ezida (Nabû-zēr-Bābili-ukīn//[…]). 6 witnesses and the scribe, also identified as writer of the sealed tablet (šāṭir kunukki). According to an additional clause, fB1 will take the interest (ṣibtu) in case fB2 refuses to be in the service (našpartu alāku) with her. In case fB1 dies, the 2/3 of the house and the field will be handed over to fB2.
 
A = Ša-Nabû-šū//Barīhi; fB1 = Kupītu, mother of fB2; fB2 = Banāt-Esaggil; fB3 = Arabua, wife of A; Scribe = Šamaš-iddin//Ilia
 

Imported

Melanie Gross (26/05/2016)

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