BM 118964

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Paraphrase: Purchase of a house in Uruk: A purchases a ruined house (bītu abtu) for 1 ½ minas of silver in pieces (šibirtu) from B. The sold house is located in the district (erṣetu) of the Market Gate (bāb mahīri) inside 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 transaction is concluded in the presence of (ina ušuzzi) the governor (šākin ṭēmi) of Uruk (Ina-ṭēši-ēṭir) and the bishop (šatammu) of Eanna (Nabû-nāṣir). 15 witnesses (including Bēl-ēreš//Ahu-ušabši) and the scribe, also identified as the writer of the tablet (šāṭir ṭuppi). Fingernail impression (ṣupru) of B.

A = Mušēzib-Marduk/Kiribtu; B = Ina-tēšî-ēṭir//Nabû-zēru-iddin; C₁ = Ibnāya//Ahu-ušabši; C₂ = Nabû-ušēzib//Dāmiru; C₃ = Nanāya-īpuš//Pirˀu; Scribe = Ibnāya//Dummuqāya
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Esar. yy-IV-dd