TCL 01, 157 (P386593)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 157 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386593 |
| Museum no. | AO 04657 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 3 | concerning the house of 1 SAR belonging to an house plot of 2 SAR |
| obverse 4 | that Ilša-ḫegalli, qadištu, daughter of Ea-tillassu |
| obverse 5 | from Bēlessunu nadītu of Zababa |
| obverse 6 | daughter of ... |
| obverse 7 | in the year 'Abi-ešuḫ the king, his statue' |
| obverse 8 | had bought, |
| obverse 9 | that house of 1 SAR, next to the house of Ilī-iqīšam son of Iddin-šamaš |
| obverse 10 | and next to the house of Ilī-iqīšam son of Itti-marduk-balāṭum, |
| obverse 11 | its its front is the house of Ilī-iqīšam son of Iddin-šamaš |
| obverse 12 | its rear is the house of Nabi-ilīšu |
| obverse 13 | from Ilša-ḫegalli, the qadištu daughter of Ea-tillassu, |
| obverse 14 | for 15 shekels of silver, Bēlessunu nadītu of Marduk my wife |
| obverse 15 | daughter of Ilšu-ibnīšu |
| obverse 16 | in the year 'Ammi-ditana the king (brought into Esagila) a weapon' bought and |
| obverse 17 | I received the purchase document |
| obverse 18 | and, as evidence, ilī-iqīšam her son, |
| obverse 19 | who had received the 2 SAR’s house (as) his share (of the inheritance), had (his seal) affixed. |
| obverse 20 | Now, Ilsa-ḫegalli, the qadištu daughter of Ea-tillassu, |
| obverse 21 | who sealed the sales documents, |
| obverse 22 | claims the aforementioned 1 SAR house from me." |
| obverse 23 | thus he has said. |
| obverse 24 | Ilsa-ḫegalli, the qadištu daughter of Ea-tillassu, |
| obverse 25 | has answered in this way: |
| obverse 26 | "The house of 1 SAR part of the house of 2 SAR, |
| obverse 27 | that I purchased from Bēlessunu the nadītu of Zababa, |
| obverse 28 | for 15 shekel of silver to Bēlessunu, the nadītu of Marduk |
| obverse 29 | wife of Uruk-libluṭ I sold but |
| obverse 30 | they didn’t give me the 15 shekels of silver!”, |
| obverse 31 | thus she has answered. |
| obverse 32 | The judges, from Ilsa-ḫegalli, (to produce) either the witnesses |
| obverse 33 | that the nadītu Bēlessunu did not pay (lit. gave the silver to) her |
| obverse 34 | or the binding agreement made out to her concerning the balance of the silver, |
| obverse 35 | have demanded but they (the witnesses) were not available |
| obverse 36 | and she could not produce (the document). |
| obverse 37 | Uruk-libluṭ himself |
| obverse 38 | has produced the sale document of the 1 SAR house |
| obverse 39 | (that) the judges have read (lit. listened to the reading); |
| obverse 40 | the witnesses listed on the sale document |
| obverse 41 | (the judges) have questioned and |
| reverse 1 | that the 15 shekels of silver, the price of the built house plot of 1 SAR, |
| reverse 2 | Ilša-ḫegalli took, their witnesses |
| reverse 3 | before the judges (and) in front of Ilša-ḫegalli |
| reverse 4 | have testified so |
| reverse 5 | Ilša-ḫegalli has conceded. |
| reverse 6 | (After) the judges have investigated their case, |
| reverse 7 | Ilša-ḫegalli the qadištu daughter of Ea-tillassu, |
| reverse 8 | because she contested her own sealed document, |
| reverse 9 | they have imposed a penalty on her |
| reverse 10 | and a "no claim" document |
| reverse 11 | have made her issue. |
| reverse 12 | (That) in the future, concerning the built house plot of 1 SAR, |
| reverse 13 | next to the house of Ilī-iqīšam son of Iddin-šamaš |
| reverse 14 | and next to the house of Ilī-iqīšam son of Itti-marduk-balāṭum, |
| reverse 15 | its front is (the property of) Ilī-iqīšam son of Iddin-šamaš, |
| reverse 16 | its rear is the house of Nabi-ilīšu, |
| reverse 17 | the purchase of Bēlessunu, nadītu of Marduk |
| reverse 18 | wife of Uruk-libluṭ, |
| reverse 19 | Ilša-ḫegalli, her sons, her brothers |
| reverse 20 | and her family, against Bēlessunu |
| reverse 21 | and Uruk-libluṭ her husband |
| reverse 22 | will not raise a claim, |
| reverse 23 | (by) the name of Marduk and Ammi-ditana the king |
| reverse 24 | they have sworn. |
| reverse 25 | Before Tutu-nāṣir, judge; |
| reverse 26 | before Ibni-šamaš, judge; |
| reverse 27 | before Sîn-išmeanni, burgomaster; |
| reverse 28 | before Ilī-bulliṭ, judge; |
| reverse 29 | before Ibbi-ilabrat, judge; |
| reverse 30 | before Awīl-nabium, judge; |
| reverse 31 | before maḫār Šu-nabium, judge; |
| reverse 32 | before Pirḫi-amurru, judge; |
| reverse 33 | before Nabium-nāṣir, judge, son of ... |
| reverse 34 | Under the responability of Gimil-marduk, the military scribe of the judges, |
| reverse 35 | and Bēlšunu, the barber who inflicted the punishment upon her, |
| seal 1 1 | Ilša-ḫegalli |
| seal 1 2 | daughter of Ea-tillassu |
| seal 1 3 | servant of Adad |
| seal 1 4 | and Šala |
| seal 2 1 | Tutu-nāṣir |
| seal 2 2 | judge |
| seal 2 3 | son of Ibni-marduk |
| seal 2 4 | servant of Ammi-ditana |
| seal 3 1 | Ibni-šamaš |
| seal 3 2 | son of Warad-sîn |
| seal 3 3 | servant of Ammi-ditana |
| seal 4 1 | Sîn-išmeanni |
| seal 4 2 | son of Ibni-marduk |
| seal 4 3 | servant of Ammi-ditana |
| seal 5 1 | Ilī-bulliṭ |
| seal 5 2 | son of Iballuṭ |
| seal 5 3 | servant of Ammi-ditana |
| seal 6 1 | Ibbi-ilabrat |
| seal 6 2 | son of Warad-sîn |
| seal 6 3 | servant of Ammi-ditana |
| seal 7 1 | Awīl-nabium |
| seal 7 2 | son of Iballuṭ |
| seal 7 3 | servant of Ammi-ditana |
| seal 8 1 | Šu-nabium |
| seal 8 2 | judge |
| seal 8 3 | son of Nabium-gāmil |
| seal 8 4 | servant of Ammi-ditana |
| seal 9 1 | Imgur-sîn |
| seal 9 2 | son of Warad... |
| seal 9 3 | servant of ... |
| seal 10 1 | Utul-ištar |
| seal 10 2 | son of Etel-pî-marduk |
| seal 10 3 | servant of Ammi-ditana |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [asz-szum _1(disz) sar e2 sza3 2(disz) sar e2]_ | |
| 4 | [sza] dingir#-[sza-he2-gal2 _nu-gig dumu-munus_ {d}e2-a-illat-su2] | |
| 5 | it#-ti [be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}za-ba4-ba4] | |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ [...] | |
| 7 | i-na _mu_ a-bi#-[e-szu-uh _lugal-e alan]-a-ni_ | |
| 8 | i-sza#-[mu] | |
| 9 | _1(disz) sar e2_ szu-a#-[ti _da e2_ i3-li2-i-qi2]-sza# _dumu_ i-din-[{d}utu] | |
| 10 | u3 _da e2_ i-li2-[i3-qi2-sza _dumu_] it#-ti-{d}marduk-ba-la#-t,u# | |
| 11 | _sag#-bi e2#_ i3-li2#-i#-[qi2-sza] _dumu#_ i-din-{d}utu | |
| 12 | _egir-bi e2#_ na-bi#-i#-li2#-szu | |
| 13 | it-ti dingir-sza-he2#-[gal2] _nu-[gig] dumu-munus_ {d}e2-a-illat-su2 | |
| 14 | a-na# _1(u) [5(disz)] gin2 ku3-babbar_ [be-le-su2]-nu# _lukur_ {d}marduk asz-sza-ti | |
| 15 | _dumu-munus_ il#-[szu-ib-ni-szu] | |
| 16 | i-na _mu_ am-mi-di#-[ta-na _lugal-e] szita2 {gesz}tukul-la_ i-sza-am-ma | |
| 17 | ka#-ni-ik szi-ma-[tim lu] el-qe2 | |
| 18 | u3 a-na szi-bu-tim {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza _dumu_-sza | |
| 19 | sza _2(disz) sar e2 ha-la_-szu il-qu-u2 u2-sza-ak-ni-ik | |
| 20 | i-na-an-na dingir-sza-he2-gal2 _nu-gig dumu-munus_ {d}e2-<a>-illat-su2 | |
| 21 | sza ka#-ni-ik szi-ma-tim ik-nu-kam | |
| 22 | _1(disz) sar e2_ szu-a-ti ib-ta-aq-ra-an-ni | |
| 23 | ki-a-am iq-bi-i-ma | |
| 24 | {disz}dingir-sza-he2-gal2 _nu-gig# dumu-munus#_ {d}e2-a-illat-su2 | |
| 25 | ki-a-am i-pu-ul# um#-ma szi-ma | |
| 26 | _1(disz) sar# e2 sza3 2(disz) sar# e2#_ | |
| 27 | sza it#-ti be-le-su2-nu _lukur#_ {d}za-ba4-ba4 a-sza-mu | |
| 28 | a-na _1(u) 5(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar#_ a-na be-le#-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}marduk | |
| 29 | [asz-sza]-at# unu{ki}-li-ib-lu-ut, ad-di-in-ma | |
| 30 | _1(u)# 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_-ma u2#-ul# id-di-nu-nim | |
| 31 | ki-a-am i-pu-ul | |
| 32 | _di-ku5-mesz_ dingir-sza-he2-gal2 _lu2#-mesz_ szi-bi | |
| 33 | sza _lukur_ be-le-su2-nu _ku3-babbar_ la id-di-nu-szi-im | |
| 34 | u2-lu-ma hi-sza-am sza a-na _ib2-tak4 ku3-babbar_ ez-bu-szi | |
| 35 | i-ri-szu-szi-ma u2-ul i-ba-asz-szu-u2-ma# | |
| 36 | u2-ul# ub-lam | |
| 37 | {disz}unu{ki}-li-ib-lu-ut,-ma | |
| 38 | ka-ni-ik _1(disz) sar e2_ ub-lam | |
| 39 | _di-ku5-mesz_ isz-mu-u2 | |
| 40 | _lu2-mesz_ szi-bi sza i-na ka-ni-ki sza-at,-ru# | |
| 41 | i-sza-lu-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 1(disz) sar e2 [du3-a]_ | |
| 2 | {disz}dingir-sza-he2-gal2 il-qu2-u2 szi-bu-us-su2#-nu# | |
| 3 | ma-har _di-ku5-mesz_ a-na pa-ni dingir-sza-he2-gal2 | |
| 4 | iq-bu-u2-ma | |
| 5 | {disz}dingir-sza-he2-gal2 a-an-nam i-pu-ul | |
| 6 | _di-ku5-mesz_ a-wa-ti-szu-nu i-mu-ru-ma | |
| 7 | {disz}dingir-sza-he2-gal2 _nu-gig dumu-munus_ {d}e2-a-illat-su2 | |
| 8 | asz-szum _{na4}kiszib3_-ki-sza u2-ba-aq-qi2-ru | |
| 9 | ar-nam i-mi-du-szi | |
| 10 | u3 tup-pi2 la ra-ga-mi-im | |
| 11 | an-ni-a-am u2-sze-zi-bu-szi | |
| 12 | _u4 kur2-sze3_ asz-szum _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | |
| 13 | _da e2_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu | |
| 14 | u3 _da# e2_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza _dumu_ it-ti-{d}marduk-ba-la-t,u | |
| 15 | _sag-bi e2_ i-li2-i-qi2-sza _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu | |
| 16 | _egir-bi e2_ na-bi-i-li2-szu | |
| 17 | szi-ma-at be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}marduk | |
| 18 | asz-sza-at unu{ki}-li-ib-lu-ut, | |
| 19 | {disz}dingir-sza-he2-gal2 _dumu-mesz_-sza ah-hu-sza | |
| 20 | u3 ki-im-ta-sza a-na be-le-su2-nu | |
| 21 | u3 unu{ki}-li-ib-lu-ut, mu-ti-sza | |
| 22 | u2-ul i-ra#-ag-gu-mu | |
| 23 | _mu_ {d}marduk u3 am-mi-di-ta-na szar-ri | |
| 24 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | |
| 25 | _igi_ {d}tu-tu-na-s,i-ir _di-ku5_ | |
| 26 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _di-ku5_ | |
| 27 | _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni ha-za-an-nu | |
| 28 | _igi_ dingir-bu-ul-li-it, _di-ku5_ | |
| 29 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _di-ku5_ | |
| 30 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um! _di-ku5#_ | |
| 31 | _igi_ szu-{d}na-bi-um _di-ku5#_ | |
| 32 | _igi_ pir-hi-{d}mar-tu _di-ku5#_ | |
| 33 | _igi_ {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir _di-ku5 dumu#_ [...] | |
| 34 | _giri3_ gi-mil-{d}marduk _dumu-e2#-dub-ba-a#_ sza# _di#-ku5#-[mesz]_ | |
| 35 | u3 be-el-szu-nu _szu-i_ sza ar#-[nam i-mi-du-szi] | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir-sza-he2-gal2 | |
| 2 | dumu-munus {d}e2-a-illat-su2 | |
| 3 | geme2 {d}iszkur | |
| 4 | u3 {d}sza-la | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}tu-tu-na-s,i-ir | |
| 2 | di-ku5# | |
| 3 | dumu ib-ni-{d}marduk# | |
| 4 | ARAD am-mi-di-ta#-[na] | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-{d}[utu] | |
| 2 | dumu ARAD-{d}suen# | |
| 3 | ARAD am-mi-di-ta-[na] | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d#}suen-isz-me-a-[ni] | |
| 2 | dumu# ib-ni-{d}[marduk] | |
| 3 | ARAD# am-mi-di-ta-[na] | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | dingir-bu-ul-[li-it,] | |
| 2 | dumu i-ba-al-[lu-ut,] | |
| 3 | ARAD# am-mi-di-ta#-[na] | |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | i-bi#-{d}nin#-szubur | |
| 2 | dumu ARAD#-{d}suen# | |
| 3 | ARAD am-mi-di-ta-na-ke4 | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-[il]-{d}na-bi-um | |
| 2 | dumu# i-ba-al-lu-ut, | |
| 3 | ARAD am-mi-di-ta-na | |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | szu-{d}na-bi-um | |
| 2 | di-ku5# | |
| 3 | dumu {d}na-bi-um-ga-mil | |
| 4 | ARAD am-mi-di-ta-na-ke4 | |
| seal 9 | ||
| 1 | im-gur-{d}suen# | |
| 2 | dumu# ARAD-{d}x-[x-(x)] | |
| 3 | ARAD [...] | |
| seal 10 | ||
| 1 | u2-tul2-esz18-dar | |
| 2 | dumu e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk | |
| 3 | ARAD am-mi-di-ta-na-ke4 | |
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