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(1) Instead of [their] seals [they impressed their fingernails]. (2) Fingernail of Abu-[...], fingernail of Abu-eriba, [owners of the land being sold]. (fingernail impressions) (4) [An estate of] 3 hectares of land in the town of [...], adjoin]ing the side road of Tu[...], the field of Urda-[...], (and) the field of Šep-[..., the ... of] the commander-[in-chief] (Break) (r 1) [Witness ...]šu. Witness [NN]. (r 2) [Witness Na]bû-šumu-uṣur, [...]. (r 3) [Month ...], 22nd day, epo[nym] year of Shalmaneser (V), king of [Assyria].
Law
(1) 50 cavalry[men ...] (and) their sons [...] in the ci[ty ...] — (4) they along with [...] and along with their oxen [...], which ...[...], at the disposal of [NN], governor of Pars[ua]. (r 1) He shall give them back in [full] by the month Tishri (VII). (r 3) As soon as he has gi[ven] them all back in full, they shall release Sahhî [to him]. (r 6) Month Nisan (I), eponym year of Ṭab-šar-[Aššur].