TCL 01, 147 (P386583)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 147 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386583 |
| Museum no. | AO 01727 |
| 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 | 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ ma-am-ma _mu#-[ni]_ | 1 slave woman, no one his name |
| 2 | {munus}su-bir4{ki} wa-ri-it-tum | of Subartu, a widow |
| 3 | _iri_ qa2-t,a-ra{ki} | the city Qaṭara |
| 4 | _sag-geme2_ zimbir{ki}-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ ne-[...] | the slave woman of Sippar-nāṣir, son of Ne- |
| 5 | _ki_ zimbir{ki}-na-s,i#-ir _dumu_ ne-[...] | from Sippar-nāṣir son of Ne- |
| 6 | be-el _sag-geme2-ke4_ | the lord of slave women |
| 7 | {disz}geme2-{d}asar-lu2-hi _lukur_ {d}marduk | Geme-Asalluhi, nadītu of Marduk |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | daughter of Adad-manšum |
| 9 | i-na# un-qa2-ti-sza | in her seal |
| 10 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3#_ | as its full price |
| 12 | _[n] ma#-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar]_ | n minas 12 shekels of silver |
| 13 | _[in]-na#-an-la2#_ | he weighed out. |
| 14 | _[n]+1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar si-bi_-sza | n+1 shekels of silver, its original amount |
| 15 | [isz]-ku-un | he established. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _[u4 3(disz)-kam]_ te#-eb-i#-tim# | on the 3rd day of the new moon |
| 2 | _[iti 1(disz)-kam_ a]-na be2-e-en-ni | 1st month for Bēni |
| 3 | [a-na ba-aq]-ri-sza ki-ma# s,i#-im#-[da-at szar-ri-im] | for her burial, like the crown of the king |
| 4 | [iz]-za-az# | he stands. |
| 5 | _[igi_ x]-x-i3-li2-szu _dumu#_ x-[...] | before ...-ilišu, son of ... |
| 6 | _igi_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu _dumu#_ x-x-x-[...] | before Apil-ilišu, son of ... |
| 7 | _igi_ dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ dingir-ha-bil2 | before Ilšu-nāṣir, son of Ilu-ḫabil |
| 8 | _igi_ dingir-szu#-ib#-ni _dumu_ dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu | before Ilshu-ibni, son of Damqi-ilīšu |
| 9 | _igi_ a-wi#-il#-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um | before Awīl-Nabium, son of Etel-pî-nabium |
| 10 | _igi_ ib-na-tum _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni | before Ibnatum, son of Ilšu-ibni |
| 11 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d#}marduk _dub-sar_ | before Ibni-Marduk, scribe |
| 12 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)-[kam]_ | The month of Dumuzi, the day 1 |
| 13 | _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal#-[e] e2-kisz-nu-[gal2] e2 sza3-ge pa3#-[da {d}nanna-kam] babila2{ki} mu-[un-du3-a]_ | year: “Abī-ešuḫ, the king, the Ekisznugal, the temple chosen in the heart by Nanna, in Babylon erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ zimbir{ki}-na-[s,i-ir] | Seal of Sippar-nashir |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [dingir]-ha-[bil] | Ilu-ḫabil |
| 2 | dumu nu-ur2-{d}[...] | son of Nur- |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-il#-{d}[na-bi-um] | Awīl-Nabium |
| 2 | dumu e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-[um] | son of Etel-pî-Nabium |
| 3 | ARAD {d#}lugal#-[...] | servant of Lugal- |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | AN [...] | ..., |
| 2 | [...] | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | dumu nu-mu-x-[...] | son of Numu- |
| 3 | ARAD# e2-babbar2# | servant of the Ebabbar. |
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