Tablet BM 31957

NaBuCCo ID 1290
Museum No. BM 31957
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Type and content Purchase
Archive
Period NB
Year BCE None
Editio princeps Nbk. 206
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//…
Transliteration None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day): Nbk. yy-X-dd