VAT 15897

Content

Paraphrase: Purchase of land: A purchases arable land (zēru), a garden (kirû) and […] for 3 minas and 10 shekels of pure silver (kaspu elû), together with an additional payment (atru) of 3 shekels of silver, from B. The sold land covers an area of 1;0.4 square kor (15,300 + m²) and is located in the district (pīhatu) of the city of […] of the family of Qīpu. Its upper side borders on the big garden (kirû rabû) of B and its lower side on (the properties of) C₁ and C₂. Its upper front borders on the river Puhu[…] and its lower front on (the property of) C₃. Only traces of the witness list are preserved on the reverse of the tablet. Instead of a seal impression (kunukku), fingernail impression (ṣupru) of B.

A = Nummuru//Ilūtu-bāni; B = Šarrāni//Qīpu; C₁ = Balāssu/Kināya; C₂ = Ibnāya//Qīpu; C₃ = Šarrāni//Ir’anni
Transliteration: None
Babylonian Date (year-month-day):: Bēl-Ibni. yy-XI-dd