BM 33948

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Paraphrase: Warranty for sold slaves undertaken by a third party and the buyer's promise to pay the purchase price.
^fA, of her own free will, sold 2 slaves to B for the full price (gamru) of 3 minas of silver and received (mahāru) the silver. The first slave, C₁, is marked (uṣṣuru), has split ears (ša uznēšu li-tu-ut-x = letâtu, from letû)(*) and has a white (birth)mark (pūṣu) between/in (ina) his eyes; the second slave C₂ is also marked. D guarantees against prior claims (uškûtu) related to these slaves. Names of 4 witnesses and the scribe.
(*) CAD U/W, p. 288. Or else read: is marked (uṣṣuru) on his ears and cheeks (lētu).

^fA = ^fTabannu/Niqūdu(?); B = Itti-Marduk-balāṭu/Nabû-ahhē-iddin//Egibi; C₁ = Nergal-ašarēd(?), slave of ^fA; C₂ = Nabû-alsika-abluṭ, slave of ^fA; D = Nabû-tattannu/Tabnēa//Bēl-ēṭir
Transliteration: Transliteration available on Achemenet
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Cam. yy-X-dd