BM 30707

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Paraphrase: The document opens by listing three items, boat appurtenances, which are together valued (manû) at 1 mina of silver: a mounted canopy (maškanu šuršudu), sails (or screens?) (paruktu), and a leather canvas (kutummu ša maški). Then a boat (eleppu) is mentioned, whose price is calculated (manû) at ½ mina of silver and in which A₁, A₂ and A₃ have each a one-third share (šullultāti zittu). The remainder of the text is fragmentary: Nabû-uterri, slave (ardu) of A₂, … from A₂ ½ mina of silver … . The document was issued before (pāni) 5 individuals, without affiliation: B_1-5, all judges in Babylon. Followed by the names of 2 scribes, also without affiliation: Nabû-kāṣir and Bēl-iddin. Place and date. Seal impression of 4 of the 5 judges (excl. Rīmūt-Bēl).

A₁= Nabû-balāssu-iqbi/Dayyān-Marduk//Šangû; A₂= Itti-Marduk-balāṭu/Nabû-ahhē-iddin//Egibi; A₃= Erība-Marduk/Nergal-bānûnu//Rab-banê. Judges (dayyānu): B₁= Nergal-ušallim; B₂= Nabû-šumu-līšir; B₃= Rēmūt-Bēl; B₄= Nabû-x-iq-ilī; B₅= Marduk-šumu-iddin
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Nbn. yy-V-dd