See Hackl (2013: 319–36, 342–3) for an extensive prosopography of āšipus, kalûs and ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil attested in the Late Babylonian archival records of the Esangila temple.
| Title | Name | Date | Context | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kalû ṣehru of Marduk | Marduk-zer-ibni, son of Ea-balassu-iqbi [1], descendant of Nanna-utu | 137–134 BC BC | Copyist of two balaggu-laments for his father and one for an unknown owner | Reisner (1896: nos. 5 and 18); Spar and Lambert (2005: no. 2) |
| Ea-balassu-iqbi [3], son of Bel-apla-iddin [2], descendant of Nanna-utu | 87–86 BC | Copyist of four balaggu-laments for his father | Reisner (1896: nos. 27, 28, 36, and 55) | |
| (none) | Bel-ahhe-uṣur, son of Itti-Marduk-balaṭu, descent of Mušezib | — | Copyist of Gilgamesh Tablet X, for his father | George (2003: 114–15 ms b) |
| Bel-apla-iddin [1], son of Ea-balassu-iqbi [1], descendant of Nanna-utu | (132-60 BC), 130, 127 BC | Copyist of a a balaggu-lament for his father; owner of a balaggu-lament and an astronomical table | Reisner (1896: nos. 25, 49; ACT 611+822(Zm)) | |
| Bel-apla-iddin [2], son of Ea-balassu-iqbi [2], descendant of Nanna-utu | 113, 91-86 BC | Copyist of three balaggu-laments copied for his father; owner of six balaggu-laments, copied by his own hand', by his son Ea-balassu-iqbi [3] the kalû ṣehru, and by Nabu-šum-lešir of the Egiba-tila family | Reisner (1896: nos. 3, 10, 19, 27, 28, 36, 45, 46, 51, and 55) | |
| Bel-apla-iddin [1 or 2], son of Ea-balassu-iqbi [1 or 2], descendant of Nanna-utu | — | Copyist of a balaggu-lament for his father; owner of three two balaggu-laments and a šuʾillakku-prayer to Ninurta | Reisner (1896: nos. 20a, 44 and 53); Spar and Lambert (2005: no. 15) | |
| Bel-uballissu, son of Nabu-mušetiq-uddi descendant of Mušezib | 69 BC | Owner of the Fable of the Poor, Forlorn Wren and a literary letter of Ashurbanipal, both copied for him by his son Nabu-mušetiq-uddi | Walker (1972: no. 93); Frame and George (2004: 278) | |
| Ea-balassu-iqbi [1], son of Bel-apla-iddin, descendant of Nanna-utu | 137–130 BC | Owner of three balaggu-laments and a ritual, copied fo him by his son Bel-apla-iddin and by the kalû ṣehru Marduk-zer-ibni | Reisner (1896: nos. 5 and 25); Spar and Lambert (2005: nos. 2 and 8) | |
| Ea-balassu-iqbi [2], son of Bel-apla-iddin [1], descendant of Nanna-utu | 113 BC | Owner of three balaggu-laments, copied for him by his son Bel-apla-iddin [2] | Reisner (1896: nos. 10, 19 and 45) | |
| Ea-balassu-iqbi [1, 2 or 3], son of Bel-apla-iddin [-, 1 or 2], descendant of Nanna-utu | — | Copyirt of a balaggu-lament for his father; owner of a balaggu-lament, copied for him by his son Bel-apla-iddin [1 or 2] | Reisner (1896: nos. 20a and 53) | |
| Iddin-Bel, son of Bel-ahhe-uṣur, descendant of Mušezib | (77–76 BC) | Owner of a lunar table | ACT 123(Zk) | |
| Itti-Marduk-balaṭu, son of Iddin-Bel, descendant of Mušezib | — | Owner of a copy of Gilgamesh Tablet X, copied for him by his son Bel-ahhe-uṣur | George (2003): 114–15 ms b | |
| Marduk-šum-iddina, son of Bel-iddina, descendant of Egibatila | (132–71 BC) | Owner of a planetary table | ACT 420_821b(Zld) | |
| Nabu-balassu-iqbi, son of Marduk-zer-ibni, descendant of Egibatila | 103 BC | Owner of a six commentaries on omen series, copied from a leather rolls from Babylon and tablets from Borsippa; copyist (for himself?) of three further commentaries | Spar and Lambert (2005: nos. 69-70); CCP 3.4.1.A.i, 3.5.31, 3.8.3.B, 4.1.10; AfO 21, 46; CT 41: pls. 30-31 DT 37; pl. 32 DT 36 | |
| Nabu-mušetiq-uddi, son of Bel-uballissu, descendant of Mušezib | 69 BC | Copyist of the Fable of the Poor, Forlorn Wren and a literary letter of Ashurbanipal, for his father | Walker (1971: no. 93); Frame and George (2004: 278) | |
| Nabu-šum-lešir, son of Itti-Marduk-balaṭu, descendant of Egibatila | 91-90 BC | Copyist of two balaggu-laments for his father; owner of a literary letter of Ashurbanipal | Reisner (1896: nos. 3 and 51); Frame and George (2004: 278) | |
| Nabu-šum-lešir, son of Nabu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Egibatila | 103 BC | Copyist of three commentaries on omen series for his father | CT 41: pls. 30-31 DT 37; pl. 32 DT 36; CCP 3.7.2.B | |
| [...], son of Eṭir-Marduk, descendant of Nanna-utu | (49 BC) | Owner of a lunar table | ACT: 18(Zq) |
| Title | Name | Date | Context | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kalû, ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil | Nabu-apal-uṣur, son of Nabu-mušetiq-uddi | 119 BC | ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila, ousted by Bel-uṣuršu, son of Bel-ab-uṣur | CT 49: no. 144 |
| rab banê, ša muhhi āli, uppedūtu ša bītāt ilāni, ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil | Itti-Marduk-balaṭu, son of Iddin-Bel | 127 BC | Maybe identical to the Itti-Marduk-balaṭu in the table above. Abandons ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil duties at Esangila in favour of court position with Hyspaosines | Pinches (1896: 132) |
| ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil | Bel-ab-uṣur, son of Bel-rimanni | 119 BC | Deceased ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila | CT 49: no. 144 |
| Bel-ahhe-uṣur, son of Itti-Marduk-balaṭu | 127, 119 BC | May be identical to the Bel-ahhe-uṣur in the table above. Claims his absent father's rights and duties as ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila, with his brother Nabu-mušetiq-uddi; still in post a decade later; holds post of prostātesin SE 196 according to a letter from Muranu, son of Bel-bullissu | Pinches (1896: 132); CT 49: no. 144; Iraq 43: 139 (AB 247) | |
| Belšunu, son of Bel-bullissu | — | ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila | Pinches (1896: 132) | |
| Bel-uṣuršu | 127 BC | ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila | Pinches (1896: 132) | |
| Bel-uṣuršu, son of Bel-ab-uṣur | 119 BC | Claims his deceased father's rights and duties as ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila | Pinches (1896: 132) | |
| Iddin-Bel | 127 BC | ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila | Pinches (1896: 132) | |
| Labaši, son of Bel-bullissu | 127, 119 BC | ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila | Pinches (1896: 132), CT 49: no. 144, 186 | |
| Marduk-šapik-zeri, son of Bel-bullissu | — | Gains rights and duties of ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila, shared equally with his brothers Belšunu, Labaši, and Muranu at an unknown date | CT 49: 186 | |
| Muranu, son of Bel-bullissu | 127, 119, 116 BC | ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila; writes letter to Bel-ahhe-uṣur, son of Itti-Marduk-balaṭu | Pinches (1896: 132), CT 49: nos. 144, 186; Iraq 43: 139 (AB 247) | |
| Nabu-mušetiq-uddi, son of Itti-Marduk-balaṭu | 127 BC | Claims his absent father's rights and duties as ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at Esangila, with his brother Bel-ahhe-uṣur; still in post a decade later | Pinches (1896: 132); CT 49: no. 144 |
Dates in parentheses are those of the calculated astronomical data; all others are from colophons.
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