Basic Metadata

NaBuCCo ID
2589
Museum No.
HS 458
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Borsippa city
Type and Content
Purchases
Archive
Ea-ilūtu-bāni, Ilī-bāni and Nanāhu
Dossier
None
Period
ENB
Year BCE
635
Editio princeps
TMH 2/3

Content

Paraphrase
Purchase of land: A purchases 0;0.0.2 square kor (150 m2) arable land (zēru) for 3 ¾ shekels of white silver (kaspu peṣû) from B. The sold land is located within the (area of the) Old Canal (nāru labīru) at the Oven Gate (bāb kīri) and belongs to the ḫanšû-land of C. Its upper side, its lower side and its upper front border on (property already owned by) the buyer. Its upper front borders on (the property of) D. The transaction is concluded before (ana mahar) the governor (šākin ṭēmi) of Borsippa (Nabû-zēru-līšir//Arkāt-ilāni-damqāti) and the bishop (šatammu) of Ezida (Zēr-Bābili//Nūr-Papsukkal). 5 witnesses (including Nabû-ahhē-iddin, another member of the Ilūtu-bāni Family and Mār-bīti-ili, another member of the Arkāt-ilāni-damqāti Family) and the scribe, also identified as the writer of the sealed tablet (šāṭir kunukki). Instead of a seal impression (kunukku), fingernail impression (ṣupru) of B.
 
A = Puhhuru//Ilūtu-bāni; B = Nabû-lēˀi/Tabnēa/Ilūtu-bāni; C = Illûa//Ilūtu-bāni; D = Balāṭu; Scribe = Nabû-mušēzib//Iddin-Papsukkal
 
Transliteration
None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):
Kan. yy-VI-dd

further information

Imported (Person, Date)
Melanie Gross (12/12/2016)
Legacy NaBuCCo ID
5582