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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [An estate of x hec]tares of fie[ld in] Kannu', adjoining the side road of Kannu' and the road that leads to Nuhub; (4) including a garden [...] adjoining the garden of [...]ašidi, (6) a total of 40 (hectares of) land [......] (Break) (r 1) He shall g[ive] 10 minas of silver [and x mi]nas [of pure gold] to Ištar residing in Nineveh, and shall return the money tenfold to its owners. (r 4) He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. The judge shall not listen to his case. (r 6) [Witness] Ar[ze]zu, cohort commander. (r 7) [Witness Habasti], head porter. (r 8) [Witne…
Law
(Beginning destroyed) (1) Whoever i[n the future, at any time, comes forward], whether Kiṣ[ir-Issar or] his [so]ns or relatives, [whoever lodges a comp]laint and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Mannu-ki-Ar[bail and] his [son]s, [shall ret]ur[n] the money tenfold [to its owners. He shall contest] in his lawsuit [and no]t succeed. (r 2) [Witness Mannu]-ki-ahhe, conscri[pt]. (r 3) [Witness Man]nu-ki-abi, conscript. (r 4) [Witness] Zar-Issar. (r 5) [Witness] Nabû-šumu-iddina, keeper of the tablet. (r 6) [Month Ni]san (I), 25th day, year 5 [of Esarh]addon, king of Assyria, eponym year of Banb…