Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
1290
Museum No.
BM 31957
Primary Publication
Nbk. 206
Place of issue
Babylon city
Archive
Egibi/Nūr-Sîn
Period
Neo-Babylonian
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
XXX. yy-X-dd

Content

Paraphrase
Purchase of land. Fragmentary.
The text records the purchase of x+0.1 Kor (2770+ m2) of arable land (zēru); data on the type and location are not preserved, except for the indication that it was in front of a city gate. A field belonging to A is mentioned in the opening lines in a broken context; then, the neighbouring properties are given. The upper long side in the North is adjacent to […], the lower long side in the South borders on (the property of) B; the upper front in the West borders on (the property of) C and the lower front in the East adjacent to [...]. Rest broken off. Names of 4 witnesses and 2 scribes.
 
A = Nabû-šumu-ukīn/Sîn-šadûnu//Ša-nāšīšu; B = Šāpik-zēri/Kudurru//…; C = Nummuru/Nergal- šumu-uṣur//…

Further Information

Type and Content
Purchases
Imported (Person, Date)
Kathleen Abraham 09/01/2017
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
7409
Mentioned in the following publication(s)
Nbk.