HS 454

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Paraphrase: Purchase of wasteland: A purchases wasteland (eqlu kišubbû) for 1 5/6 minas of silver in pieces (šibirtu) from the brothers B₁ and B₂. The sold land is located in the district (erṣetu) of the Gate of É.LUGAL.GU(D).SI.SÁ inside Nippur. Its upper side (in the north), its lower side (in the south) and its upper front (in the east) border on the houses of C₁, C₂ and C₃. Its lower front (in the west) borders on the street (sūqu). It measures [x] x 25 cubits ([x] x 12.5 m). 38(+) witnesses and the scribe, also identified as the writer of the tablet (šāṭir ṭuppi). Instead of seal impressions (kunukku), fingernail impressions (ṣupru) of B₁ and B₂.

A = Nabû-šumu-iškun//Ahu-ušbši; B₁ = Nabû-zēru-ibni/Nabû-ahhē-erība; B₂ = Nabû-ahu-iddin/Nabû-ahhē-erība; C₁ = Nabû-iqīša//Bēl-iddin; C₂ = Bēl-zēri//Zēru-ibni; C₃ = Ahhēšāya//Dummuqu; Scribe = Lā-qēpu//Ēa-īpuš
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Ššu. yy-I-dd