IM 065070

Rēmūtu/Nabû-aḫḫē-iddin purchases a baker’s prebend (nuḫatimmūtu) from Līšir/Nadnāya (L).

The prebendary service is performed before Bēltia from … to(?) the 21st day of m.I (or: from the 1st (until) the 21st day of m.I, lit.: ul-tu 1en UD 21.KAM).

6 shekels of silver in pieces (šibirtu) are declared (nabû) as its purchase price (maḫīru, šīmu). The payment is given. L relinquishes any future claims on behalf of his household. Non-compliance will result in a 12-fold repayment.

Written in the presence of Nabû-ušebši, the Governor (šākin ṭēmi) of Uruk, and Nabû-šumu-iddin, the High Priest (šatammu) of Eanna, and 4 witnesses.

Scribe: Nadnāya/Kunāya, writer of the tablet (šāṭir ṭuppi).

The document includes a clause concerning fingernail impressions of L, but their presence or absence is not indicated in the edition.

Notes

An ommission in a waiver’s clause indicates that this tablet is a copy; see BagM 5 (1970), 205.

Purchase of a prebend: A purchases a share (isqu) of the prebend of the baker (nuhatimmūtu) before Bēltia from the [x]^th to the 21^st day (of the present month) for 6 shekels of silver in pieces (šibirtu) from B. The transaction is concluded in the presence of (ina ušuzzi) the governor (šākin ṭēmi) of Uruk (Nabû-ušabši) and the bishop (šatammu) of Eanna (Nabû-šumu-iddin). 4 witnesses (including Ahu-lūmur, a son of A) and the scribe, also defined as writer of the tablet (šaṭir ṭuppi). Instead of a seal impression (kunukku), fingernail impression (ṣupru) of the seller.
 
A = Rēmūtu/Nabû-ahhē-iddin; B = Līširu/Nādin-apli; Scribe = Nādin-apli /Kunāya