BM 74673

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Paraphrase: Dissolution of a joint venture because of death: After the death of A₁, father of A₂, A₂ and B₁ together draw up and divide the accounts (nikkassu epēšu zâzu) from the business partnership (harrānu) concerning the capital 5 minas of silver and 190 empty vats invested by A₁ and 5 minas of silver and 90 empty vats invested by B₁. The business partnership is over – no binding remains. A₂ receives in full (mahāru eṭēru) from B₁ the 5 minas, with profit (utru), and 190 vats. B₁ has taken over the obligation (ana muhhi e’ēlu) of the debt according to the promissory notes (u’iltu) due from (ina muhhi) C₁ and C₂ respectively. The house received from D and the promissory note concerning 30 kor (5,400 l) of barley, the remainder (rēhtu) of the promissory note concerning 3 minas of silver due from C₃, belong to the business partnership between A₂ and B₂. 3 witnesses and the scribe. Each party has taken a copy.

A₁ = Bēl-uballiṭ/Iqīša/Ṣāhit-ginê; A₂ = Marduk-rēmanni/Bēl-uballiṭ//Ṣāhit-ginê; B₁ = Bēl-iddin/Būru-šēzib; B₂= Nabû-iddin; C₁ = Kalbi-Bābu; C₂ = Erība/Dummuqu; C₃ = Nabû-tukulti-ēdu/Nabû-ušēzib; D = Būru-zēru-iddin; Scribe = Bēl-zēru-ibni/Nabû-nāṣir//Ṣāhit-ginê
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Dar. yy-VIII-dd