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Purchase of wasteland: A purchases wasteland (kišubbû) for 50 shekels of silver in pieces (šibirtu), together with an additional payment (atru) of 1 shekel of silver, from B. The sold land is located in the district of the Great Gate (erṣet bābi rabî) inside of Uruk. Its upper side (in the south) borders on the house of C1 and its upper front (in the east) on the house(s) of C2 and C3. Its lower side (in the north) and its lower front (in the west) border on the houses of C4 . The lower front also borders a narrow street (sūqu qatnu). The plot covers an area of 33 x 43 cubits (16.5 x 21.5 m). 5 witnesses (including Zabidāya, father of the scribe, and Iddin-Nabû both from the Sîn-leqe-unninnī family) and the scribe. The transaction is concluded in the presence of (ina ušuzzi) the governor (šākin ṭēmi) of Uruk (Naˀid-Marduk). Instead of a seal impression (kunukku), fingernail impression (ṣupru) of the seller.
A = Nabû-ušallim/Bēl-iddin; B = Rēmūtu/Barbaru; C1 = Balāssu/Marduk-ēṭir; C2 = Balāṭu/ˀAdu; C3 = Iqišāya/Nabû-ahhē-šullim; C4 = Ahu-atâ/Nūrea; Scribe = Apkallu/Zabidāya//Sîn-leqe-unninnī
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