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TCL 01, 130 & 131 (P386566)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 130 & 131 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386566 |
| Museum no. | AO 04138 & AO 04139 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ba!-ni-a-ta-an{ki} | 5 iku of field in Baniatan |
| 2 | _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-i3-li2 | adjoining the field of Šamaš-Enlil-ilī, |
| 3 | u3 _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ lu2-{d}mar-tu | and adjacent to the field of Lu-Amurru, |
| 4 | _dumu_ u3-mu-un-{d}utu-mu | son of Umun-šamaš-mu |
| 5 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ | Its top is the first: 1 bur3 1 eše3 field area |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma i7_ a-ia-bu-bu | Its second head is the Aya-bubu canal |
| 7 | u3 _iri{ki}_ i-s,i-da-ri-i{ki} | and the city Iṣidari |
| 8 | _ki_ asz-du-ga-mu-um u3 {d}utu-igi-du | from Ašdugāmum and Šamaše-igidu |
| 9 | _dumu-<mesz>_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir | sons of Marduk-nāṣir |
| 10 | {disz}{d}utu-{d}en-lil2-i3-li2 | Šamaš-Enlil |
| 11 | _dumu_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,ir | son of Marduk-naṣir |
| 12 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 13 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 14 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | 10 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 15 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| 16 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10!(TIL)_ | his heart was satisfied. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 2 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 3 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu sa-am-su-i-lu-na | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, Samsu-iluna |
| 5 | u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2 | and the city of Sippar they heard |
| 6 | _igi_ i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | before Iddin-Sin, son of Sîn-eribam |
| 7 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu_ sin-sza-mu-uh | before Nur-kabta, son of Sin-šamuḫ |
| 8 | _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra _dumu_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 | before Awīl-Adad, son of Šamaš-mansum |
| 9 | _igi_ sa3-ar-ri-qum _dumu_ e2-ki-bi-gi | before Sarriqum, son of Ekibgigi |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}utu-sag-kal | before Ninshubur-manšum, son of Utu-sagkal |
| 11 | _igi_ i-na-pa-le-szu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | before Ina-palêšu, son of Nūr-ilishu |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-ašarēd, scribe |
| 13 | _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 14 |
| 14 | _mu ugnim lu2_ i-da-ma-ra-as, ia-mu-ut-ba-lum unu{ki} i3-si-na{ki} | the year: “The army of a man he shall kill. Iamutbalum Uruk and Isin |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [_5(iku) GAN2 a]-sza3_ i-na ba-ni-a-ta#-an#{ki#} | 5 iku of field in Baniatan |
| 2 | [_us2-sa]-du# a-sza3_ {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-i3-li2 _dumu#_ {d#}amar#-utu#-na#-s,i-ir | adjoining the field of Šamaš-Enlil-ilī son of Marduk-naṣir |
| 3 | [u3 _us2]-sa-du a-sza3_ lu2-{d}mar-tu | and adjacent to the field of Lu-Amurru |
| 4 | [_dumu_] u3-mu-un#-{d#}utu#-mu | son of Umun-šamu |
| 5 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ | Its top is the first: 1 bur3 1 eše3 field area |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma i7_ a-ia-bu-bu | Its second head is the Aya-bubu canal |
| 7 | u3 ka#-ap#-ru-um i-s,i-da-re-e{ki} | and the granary of Iṣidarē |
| 8 | _ki_ asz-du-ga-mu-um u3 {d}utu-igi-du | from Ašdugāmum and Šamaše-igidu |
| 9 | _dumu-mesz_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir | sons of Marduk-nāṣir |
| 10 | {disz}{d}utu-{d}en-lil2-i3-li2 _dumu_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir | Šamaš-enlil-ilī, son of Marduk-na’ṣir |
| 11 | _in-szi-in-sa10#_ | he bought. |
| 12 | _sa10 til#-la-bi-[sze3]_ | as its full price |
| 13 | _1(u) [gin2] ku3-babbar#_ | 10 shekels of silver |
| 14 | [_in-na-an-la2_] | he shall pay. |
| 15 | _gesz-gan#-[na ib2-ta-bala]_ | a wagon has crossed over |
| 16 | _sza3-ga-ni# [al-du10]_ | his heart is glad. |
| 17 | _inim-bi [al-til]_ | Its word is finished. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 2 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu sa-am-su-[i-lu-na] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, Samsu-iluna |
| 4 | u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir{ki} | and the city of Sippar |
| 5 | _in-pa3-de3-e-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 6 | _igi#_ i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | before Iddin-Sin, son of Sîn-eribam |
| 7 | _igi#_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu_ {d}suen-sza-mu-uh | before Nur-kabta, son of Sîn-šamuḫ |
| 8 | _igi#_ i-na-pa-le-szu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3#-li2-szu | before Ina-palêšu, son of Nūr-ilīku |
| 9 | _igi#_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra _dumu_ {d}utu#-ma-an-szum2 | before Awīl-Adad, son of Šamaš-mansum |
| 10 | _igi#_ sa3-ar-ri-qum _dumu_ e2-ki#-bi-gi | before Sarriqum, son of Ekibgigi |
| 11 | _igi#_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}utu-sag-kal | before Ninshubur-manšum, son of Utu-sagkal |
| 12 | _igi#_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-ašarēd, scribe |
| 13 | [_iti gan-gan]-e3 u4 5(disz)#-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 5 |
| 14 | [_mu ugnim lu2_] i#-da#-ma-ra-as, [ia-mu-ut-ba-lum unu{ki} i3-si]-in-na{ki} | year: “The army of a man will be defeated.’ Yamutbalum Uruk Isin |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [i-din]-{d}[suen] | Iddin-Suen |
| 2 | [dumu {d}]suen-e-ri-ba#-[am] | son of Sîn-eribam |
| 3 | ARAD# {d}i-szum | servant of Išum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i-na-pa-le-szu | seal of Ina-palêšu |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}iszkur-ra | Lu-Adad, |
| 2 | dumu {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 | son of Utu-manšum |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | a-hu-wa-[qar] | Ahu-waqar |
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