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Purchase of a house in Uruk: A purchases a ruined house (bītu abtu) for 2 minas of silver in pieces (šibirtu), together with an additional payment (atru) of 2 shekels of silver, from B. The sold house is located in the district (erṣetu) of the Market Gate (bāb mahīri) inside of Uruk. Its upper and lower side (in the north and south) as well as upper front (in the west) border on the houses of C1, C2 and C3. Its lower front (in the east) borders on the thoroughfare (mūtaqu) of the god and the king. It measures 55 x 30 cubits (27.5 x 15 m). The seller has taken an oath (nīšu zakāru) by the god Marduk well as his divine spouse Zarpanītu and by the king. The transaction is concluded in the presence of (ina uzuzzi) the leader of the tribe Bīt-Amukāni (Ea-zēru-(i)qīša). 12 witnesses and the scribe, also defined as writer of the tablet (šāṭir ṭuppi). Fingernail impression (ṣupru) of the seller.
A = Mušēzib-Marduk/Kiribtu; B = Ahu-iddin-Marduk/Aplāya; C1 = Ibnāya//Ahu-šubši; C2 = Nabû-ušēzib/Dāmiru; C3 = Nanāya-īpuš/Pirˀu; Scribe = Nabû-šumu-līšir//Nabû-zēru-ukīn
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