CBS 18

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Paraphrase: Purchase of a storage shed: A purchases from B a storage shed (bīt šutummi), finished with roof and doors, for 3 minas and 10 shekels of silver, together with an additional payment (atru) of 5 kor of dates. The shed is located in the pure storage shed of Ezida. Its upper side (in the north) borders on the storage shed of C₁ and its lower side (in the south) on the shed of C₂. Its upper front (in the west) borders on the wide street (sūqu rapšu), the processional road (mālaku), and its lower front (in the east) on the shed of C₃. The storage shed covers an area of 588 square cubits (147 m²). The purchase price is based on the price of 15 5/6 shekel of silver per 49 square cubits (12.25 m²) field. 9 witnesses and the scribe. Instead of a seal impression (kunukku), fingernail impression (ṣupru) of the seller.

A = Marduk-kudurrī-uṣur//Irˀanni-Marduk, ērib bīti (temple-enterer) of Marduk; B = Bēl-uballiṭ//Amīlāya, brewer (sirāšu) of Marduk; C₁ = Bēl-īpuš/Aplāya; C₂ = Etillu//Ilšu-abūšu; C₃ = Nabû-iddin//Arkāt-ilāni; Scribe = Bēl-[…]//Rāši-ili
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Kan. yy-VIb-dd