BM 118978

Mušēzib-Marduk/Kiribtu(//Sîn-nāṣir) (MM) purchases a ruined house (bītu abtu) from Nabû-aḫu-ēreš//Nanāya-uṣalli (NAE).

The house plot is located in Uruk in the quarter (erṣetu) of Eanna (bīt Eanna). It is adjacent to the plot houses of MM, Nabû-ēreš/Ḫašdia, Šāpiku, the oilpresser (ṣāhitu), and Aḫḫēšāya/Nanāya-uṣalli, brother of NAE. This is the agreed area under sale, irrespective of whether the plot is found to be larger or smaller (mala bašû) (upon measuring). 

1 mina and 30 shekels of silver in pieces (šibirtu) are declared (maḫīru nabû) as the purchase price. It is received with (u) a supplementary payment (atru) of 10 shekels of silver. NAE relinquishes any future claims on behalf of his father’s household.

16 witnesses.

Scribe: Bēl-rēmanni/Kudurru.

The document includes the clause concerning finger-nail impressions of NAE, and the tablet is marked with them.

Notes

It is a duplicate of BM 118971 (Frame 2013 no. 15b).

Purchase of a house in Uruk: A purchases a ruined house (bītu abtu) for 1 ½ 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 Eanna district (erṣet Eanna) inside of Uruk. Its upper side (in the north), its lower side (in the south) and its lower front (in the east) border on the houses of C₁, C₂ and C₃. Its upper front (in the west) borders on a house already owned by the buyer. No side lengths are given in the record. 16 witnesses and the scribe. Fingernail impression (ṣupru) of the seller.
 
A = Mušēzib-Marduk/Kiribtu; B = Nabû-ahu-ēreš//Nanāya-uṣalli; C₁ = Šāpiku, ṣāhitu (oilpresser); C₂ = Nabû-ēreš//Hašdia; C₃ = Ahhēšāya/Nanāya-uṣalli; Scribe = Bēl-rēmanni/Kudurru