| NaBuCCo ID | 1346 |
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| Museum No. | BM 30722 |
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| Place of issue | |
| Type and content | Receipt |
| Archive | |
| Period | Each |
| Year BCE | 526 | Editio princeps | Camb. 217 |
| Paraphrase | Receipt for silver. Purchase price for a share in land. A has previously purchased (mahīra epēšu) land planted with trees (zēru zaqpu) located on a branch (bābu) of the old Kutha canal from B. In the present document he receives (eṭēru) a silver payment from his son-in-law (C) for a share (zittu) of 0;2.3 kor (6750 m2) in this field. The exact amount that is paid is not specified. The parties to the contract have taken one copy of the document each. A short note at the end of the document stipulates that they will share losses (šapālu) and profits (šaqû) depending on the quality of the land (bad or good: bīšu, babbanû). Names of 3 witnesses (including Nergal-ēṭir and Kalbāya: brother and adoptive brother of A) and the scribe (Kurbanni-Marduk, son-in-law of A). A = Itti-Marduk-balāṭu/Nabû-ahhē-iddin//Egibi; B = Šamaš-aplu-iddin/Šamaš-zēru-iqīša//Šangû-Šamaš; C = Itti-Nabû-balāṭu/Marduk-bāni-zēri//Bēl-ēṭir |
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| Transliteration | Transliteration available on Achemenet |
| Babylonian Date (year-month-day): | Cam. yy-XI-dd |