HS 578

Content

Paraphrase: Lease of land for gardening: B₁ and B₂ rent for gardening (ana nukaribbūti ṣabātu) 1 square kor (13,500 m²) of arable land (zēru) above (elēnu) and 0;4 square kor (10,800 m²) of arable land beneath (šupālu) the street (harrānu) belonging to A for 3 years. They guarantee (pūtu našû) for the digging (herû) of the field (eqlu) after moistening (labku) of the soil, for the digging of of the ditches (harru) and drain channels (ārittu), for the border (miṣru) and akkullātu-formation, for the watering (šaqû ša mê) of the land and for constructing (epēšu) the wall (igāru). [Details about the construction of this earth wall follow.] A will give them 1 shekel of silver for this work. For 1 square kor of land they will enjoy (akālu) 5 kor (900 l) of wages in dates (sissinnu). They will also enjoy a third of the full-grown fruit trees (gapnu rubbû) and from those which are still to be grown A will enjoy a third. The one who violates (nabalkutu) the agreement will pay (šalāmu D-stem) 1/3 shekel of silver. 2 witnesses and the scribe.

A = Puhhuru/(Ea-)ilūtu-bāni; B₁ = Bēl-ahhē-erība//Ašlāku; B₂ = Nabû-ēṭir//[...]; Scribe = Nabû-lē’i-kalāma