VAT 140

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Paraphrase: Lease of field in Kār-Tašmētu: B₁ rents to A 1 kor of land in Kār-Tašmētu, the dowry of ^fB₂, of which the long side lies next to (the property of) C. The yearly rent for ten years amounts to 8;2.3 kor of dates, 10 loads of [palm-frond r]ibs (huṣābu), 20 palm-leaf baskets (tuhallu), 20 date baskets (gipû) [date palm fibres? (mangagu) and x containers of pr]essed dates (darīku). A is to pay the guards’s [fee (kādu) and the levy of the agricultural supervisor (gugallu). He is to deliver all the 8;2.3 kor of dates in the storehouse (haṣāru). He is to work all of the land and is responsible for the irrigation (pūt šaqûti ša mê). A clause against pruning (arû D, ú-mar-ru) any living part (raṭbu) (of the trees) and one against transgression of the agreement on pain of paying 1/3 mina of silver follow. 3 witnesses and the scribe (Bēl-erība/Šākin-šumi//Šigûa). Addendum: each party has taken a copy. The Dilmun date palms belong to B₁. The land is at A’s disposal from Tašrītu (VII) of the 6^th year.

A = Habaṣīru/Bēl-rēmanni//Egibi; B₁ = Iddin-Nabû/Nabû-bān-zēri//Nappāhu; ^fB₂ = ^fIna-Esagil-ramât/Balāṭu//Egibi; C = the son of Ašlāku
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Dar. yy-VII-dd