Tablet YBC 04052

NaBuCCo ID	3884
Museum No.	YBC 04052
CDLI P-Identifier
Place of issue
Type and content	Purchase
Archive
Period	NB
Year BCE	None
Editio princeps	YOS 6 207

Paraphrase	Sale of a slave in lieu of outstanding balance. A voluntarily (ina hūd libbi) sells B, his slave, to C, rent farmer (ša muhhi sūti), for the total price (gamru) of 40 kor of barley. This is in partial payment for A's outstanding balance (rēhu) (ina muhhi) to the Lady-of-Uruk for 17 Nbn. A guarantees (pūtu našû) against (suits brought by) a person acting unlawfully (sēhû) or a person having claims (pāqirānu) in respect (ina muhhi) to the status of free citizen (mār banūtu) or the status of royal slave (arad šarrūtu) of C. Names of 4 witnesses and the scribe. A= Nādin/Innin-zēru-ibni; B= Ana-Ištar-taklak, slave of A; C= Kalbāya/Iqīša//Basia, rent farmer (ša muhhi sūti)
Transliteration
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):	Nbn. 17-IV-01

Paraphrase

Sale of a slave in lieu of outstanding balance.

A voluntarily (ina hūd libbi) sells B, his slave, to C, rent farmer (ša muhhi sūti), for the total price (gamru) of 40 kor of barley. This is in partial payment for A's outstanding balance (rēhu) (ina muhhi) to the Lady-of-Uruk for 17 Nbn.

A guarantees (pūtu našû) against (suits brought by) a person acting unlawfully (sēhû) or a person having claims (pāqirānu) in respect (ina muhhi) to the status of free citizen (mār banūtu) or the status of royal slave (arad šarrūtu) of C.

Names of 4 witnesses and the scribe.

A= Nādin/Innin-zēru-ibni; B= Ana-Ištar-taklak, slave of A; C= Kalbāya/Iqīša//Basia, rent farmer (ša muhhi sūti)

Transliteration

Babylonian Date (year-month-day):

Nbn. 17-IV-01