VAT 08450

Kunāya/Nabû-šumu-ēreš//Kurī purchases a plot with a ruined house (bītu abtu) from Mukīn-zēri/Ḫašdia//Bēl-eṭēri (MK). It formerly belonged to Ṣillāya/Nazia.

The plot is located in the quarter (erṣetu) of the (tp)Ditch of Aškaˀītu (ḫarru ša Aškaˀītu) in Uruk. It is adjacent to a wide street, a thoroughfare of the god and the king, to a narrow street, and to the house plots of Iqišāya/Ša-Nabû-šū, and Marduk-nāṣir/Šulāya. This is the agreed area under sale, irrespective of whether the plot is found to be larger or smaller (atār u maṭû mala bašû) (upon measuring).

4 minas of silver in pieces (šibirtu) are declared (nabû) as its purchase price (maḫīru, šīmu). It is received together with (adi) a supplementary payment (atru) of 4 shekels of silver. MK relinquishes any future claims on behalf of his household.

Written in the presence of Šamaš-zēru-iqīša/Marduk-šarrāni//Gimil-Nanāya, the Governor (šākin ṭēmi) of Uruk, and 5 witnesses. Space is left for the names of 3 additional witnesses, but only Personenkeile were written.

Scribe: Nabû-balāssu-iqbi/Marduk-erība//Itinnu, “writer of the tablet” (šāṭir ṭuppi).

The document includes the clause concerning the fingernail impressions of MK, and the tablet is marked with them.

Notes

OIM A3658 (OIP 122 no. 006) is a retroact for this document.