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The Library of Original Sources, Vol 1
Contents:
The Egibi Tablets
About 1000 B.C. and later.
Translated by Theophilus G. Pinches from tablets in the British
Museum. The records of transactions of a firm of Babylonian
bankers calling themselves the Sons of Egibi.
Day 5th of the month Kislev, "SARRU-KINU, son of AMMANU, his witness (servant) in the city Piqudu is smitten and to IDIKHI-ILA, son of Dina they impute (it). From IDIKHI-ILA to ’SARRU-KINU one sent thus: "To determine concerning thy servant who was killed with me conferrest thou not? I the life of thy servant will make up to thee." As they determined it, I mana of silver, the price of his servant, IDIHKI-ILANA to ’SARRU-KINU gives, because they did not fix it (upon him for certain).
Witness: NAZIYA, the Officer of the King; IL-SADI-RABI-IDDIN, son of TALMUD-ILI; SEGURA, son of TALAH, Governor of Rutuv; and the Scribe NABU-AKHI-IDDIN, son of SULA, the son of EGIBI.
Rutuv, month Samma, 7th day, 40th year, NABU-KUDURRA-YUTSUR, King of Babylon.
A double field of corn-land, planted, 5 adults and children, which NABU-AKHI-IDDIN, son of SULA, son of EGIBI, with KIBIHTUVKI’INAT, his daughter, for DUMMUQU, son of BELU-AKHI-IDDIN, the son of EGIBI had bespoken. Afterwards, in the month Airu, day 1st year 14th, NABU-NAHID, King of Babylon, ITTI-MARDUK-BALAHU, son of NABU-AKHI-IDDIN, the son of EGIBBI, the double field of corn-land, planted by the road of the hill, from beyond the King’s road which is beside the river Banituv, to beyond the boundaries of their corn-land which is against (the enclosure of) BANUNU-ABLA, as the hill-road mounts to the approach, ITTI—MARDUKI-BALADHU and DUMMUQU, with the others take. SALLATYA, BUTA, NABNITUV-KHULATUV, SU’INNI, and LATU-BARANU, who into the hands of the spice-merchant, in all 5 adults and children, ITTI-MARDUKI-BALADHU, son of NABU-AKHI-IDDIN, the son of EGIBI has given. The adults, whom QUDASA for DUMMUQU had bespoken, DUMMUQU asks QUDASU for.
Witnesses: BANIYA, son of TABNE-ABLA, the son of the Commander; NABU-NASTIR, son of INA-E-SAGGIL-IDDIN, the son of the Messenger of Bel; MASQUL, son of NABU-SUMA-IDDIN, the son of NADIN-SE’IV; BEL-BASA, son of NABU-RAHKIB, the son of NUR-’SINI; and the Messenger MARDUKU-AKALA-IDDIN, son of KUNA, the son of the Commander.
Babylon, month Airu, 1st day, year 14th, NABU-NAHID, King of Babylon. . .-SADARI they have taken. . .
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Chicago: "The Egibi Tablets," The Library of Original Sources, Vol 1 in The Library of Original Sources, ed. Oliver J. Thatcher (Milwaukee, Wisconsin: University Research Extension Co., 1907), 428. Original Sources, accessed January 15, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DFE572D5M4TKPNR.
MLA: . "The Egibi Tablets." The Library of Original Sources, Vol 1, in The Library of Original Sources, edited by Oliver J. Thatcher, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, University Research Extension Co., 1907, page 428. Original Sources. 15 Jan. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DFE572D5M4TKPNR.
Harvard: , 'The Egibi Tablets' in The Library of Original Sources, Vol 1. cited in 1907, The Library of Original Sources, ed. , University Research Extension Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pp.428. Original Sources, retrieved 15 January 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DFE572D5M4TKPNR.
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