BM 118975

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Paraphrase: Purchase of a house in Uruk: A purchases a ruined house (bītu abtu) for 4 minas of silver in pieces (šibirtu) from B₁. The sold house is the property of B₂ whose relation to B₁ remains unclear, and is located in the Eanna district (erṣet Eanna) inside Uruk. Its upper side (in the north) borders on a dead-end street (sūqu lā āṣû) as well as the house of C₁ and its lower side (in the south) on the thoroughfare (mūtaqu) of the god and the king. Its upper front (in the west) borders on the house of C₂ and its lower front (in the east) on the house(s) belonging to C₁ and C₃. No side lengths are given in the record. The transaction is concluded in the presence of (ina uzuzzi) the governor (šākin ṭēmi) of Uruk (Ahhēšāya). 8 witnesses and the scribe, also defined as writer of the tablet (šāṭir ṭuppi). Fingernail impression (ṣupru) of the seller.

A = Mušēzib-Marduk/Kiribtu; B₁ = Iddin-Marduk//Šumāya; B₂ = Dumqāya/Šullumāya; C₁ = Huddāya/Kukul; C₂ = Kīnāya/Nādin-aplu; C₃ = Nabû-šumu-ušarši/Ahhūtu; Scribe = Nabû-zēru-iqīša//Dayyānu
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Asb. yy-XII-dd