OECT 09, 73 [Marriage contract]


Obverse
o 1o 1	ina a-mat ^dEN liš-lim	(o 1) According to the word of Bel, may it (the transaction) go well.
o 22	^mEN-šu₂-nu A-šu₂ ^m^d⸢x-x⸣-[...]	(o 2) Belšunu, son of [PN], said to Belessunu thus [...]:
o 33	a-na ^f⸢GAŠAN⸣-su-nu [...]	(o 2) Belšunu, son of [PN], said to Belessunu thus [...]:
o 44	iq-bi um-ma ^f⸢^d⸣[...]	(o 4) Please give [PN ...] in marriage. [Let her be a wife.]
o 55	a-na DAM-u₂-⸢tu₄ bi⸣-[in-nam-ma lu-u₂ DAM ši-i]1
o 66	x x te an x [...]	(o 6) [...] until now [...] a seal [...]
o 77	a-di-i e-nin-[ni ...]
o 88	ku-nu-⸢uk⸣-ʾu i-[...]
o 99	⸢x x⸣ [...]
	remainder broken
Reverse
rr	beginning broken
	at least two lines uninscribed
(colophon)
r 1'1'	^m^dEN—⸢x x⸣ [...]	(r 1') Bel-X, [scribe ...]. Hursagkalama. [month ... day ... year ...], Alexander [(was) king]
r 2'2'	ḪUR.SAG—KALAM-⸢MA⸣[^ki ^itix U₄ x-KAM₂ MU x-KAM₂]
r 3'3'	^ma-lik-sa-an-[dar LUGAL]
Top
Column i
t.e. i 11	^na₄KIŠIB ^m^dEN—ku-ṣur-šu₂	(t.e. i 1) Seal of Bel-kuṣuršu, son of Nur-Marduk
	seal impression
t.e. i 22	A ^mZALAG₂—^dŠU₂
Column ii
t.e. ii 1t.e. ii 1	^na₄KIŠIB ^mḫi-a-⸢ši^?⸣-^dŠU₂	(t.e. ii 1) Seal of Hiaši-Marduk, [son of ...]
t.e. ii 22	[...]	(t.e. ii 1) Seal of Hiaši-Marduk, [son of ...]
Bottom	(b.e.) (destroyed)
b.e.b.e.		(missing)
Left
Column i
l.e. i 1l.e. i 1	^na₄KIŠIB ^m^dŠU₂—⸢MU⸣—GIŠ	(l.e. i 1) Seal of Marduk-šum-lišir, son of Amel-Marduk
	seal impression
l.e. i 22	A ^mLU₂—mar-duk-u₂
Column ii
l.e. ii 1l.e. ii 1	^na₄⸢KIŠIB⸣ ^m^dEN—DIN-⸢su⸣	(l.e. ii 1) Seal of Bel-uballissu, [...]
l.e. ii 22	[...]-MEŠ	(l.e. ii 1) Seal of Bel-uballissu, [...]
Column iii
l.e. iii 1l.e. iii 1	[^na₄]⸢KIŠIB⸣	(l.e. iii 1) Seal of [...]
	remainder of side broken
l.e. iii 22	[...]
Right
r.e.r.e.	(missing)

1restoration follows Roth, NB Marriage, 114.