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TS 003 (P498162)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498162 |
| Museum no. | BM 033188 & BM 033188a |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Purchase and sale contracts |
| Find spot | Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) |
| Coordinates | 31.2946, 45.9672 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 2(disz) _sar kislah_ | 2 sar of chick-peas |
| 2 | _da_ ti-iz-qa2-ru-um | adjacent to Tizqarum |
| 3 | u3 {d}suen-be-el-i3-[li2] | and Sîn-bel-ilī |
| 4 | _ki_ ti-iz-qa2-ru-um | from Tizqarum |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 | Sîn-bel-ilī |
| 6 | u3 szar-ru-ut-{d}suen? | and Šarrut-Suen(?) |
| 7 | {disz}a-hu-ni us,*-s,i! | Aḫuni went out |
| 8 | _ki_ ku-bi-na-da | from Kubinada |
| 9 | {disz}a-hu-ni | Ahuni |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 12 | 8(disz) _gin2 in-na-la2_ | 8 shekels innala |
| 13 | _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-gi4-gi4_ | in the future he will not return. |
| 14 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 15 | _igi_ pa-al-hum | before Pa-alhum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ er3-ra-qu2-ra*-ad* | before Erra-qarrad |
| 2 | _igi_ mi-szar-e2-a | before Išar-Ea |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mil | before Sîn-gamil |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}da-mu-a-zu | before Damu-azu |
| 5 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu _szitim_ | before Warad-Amurru, builder |
| 6 | _igi_ mi-gir-{d}suen | before Igir-Sîn |
| 7 | _igi_ bu-zi-ia | before Buziya |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-a-tu#-um | before Sîn-atum |
| 9 | _igi_ i3-li2-a-a-ba-asz | before Ilī-aya-abaš |
| 10 | _igi_ dingir-li-di-in | before Ilī-lidin |
| 11 | _igi_ ra-bu-ut-{d}suen | before Rabbut-Sîn |
| 12 | iti {gesz}apin-du8-a | month: “Plow-fodder,&us201d |
| 13 | mu e2 {d}inanna e2 {d}nanna u3 {d}en-ki mu-du3-a | year: “The temple of Inanna, the temple of Nanna and Enki were erected. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _sar# kislah_ | 2 sar of chick-peas |
| 2 | [_da_ ti-iz-qa2]-ru-<um> | adjacent to Tizqarum |
| 3 | [u3 {d}]suen-be-el-[i3-li2] | and Sîn-bel-ilī |
| 4 | ki ta#?-e3 [...] | From the place where he came out |
| 5 | _ki_ ti-iz-qa2#-[ru-um] | from Tizqarum |
| 6 | {disz}[{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2] | Sîn-bel-ilī |
| 7 | u3 [szar]-ru-[ut-{d}suen?] | and Šarrut-Sin |
| 8 | {disz}[a]-hu-[ni us,-s,i] | Aḫuni went out |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _igi_ [...] | before ... |
| 2' | _igi_ ARAD-[...] | before Urad-... |
| 3' | _igi_ i3-li2-[...] | before Ilī- |
| 4' | _igi_ [...] | before ... |
| 5' | _kiszib lu2-inim-[ma-bi-mesz_] | seal of the witnesses |
| 6' | iti {gesz}apin#-[du8-a] | month: “Plow-fodder,’ |
| 7' | mu e2 {d}inanna [e2] {d}nanna# u3 e2 {d#}en#-ki# [sza3] larsa{ki#} mu-du3-a | year: “The temple of Inanna, the temple of Nanna, and the house of Enki in Larsa were erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | mi-gir-{d}suen | Igir-Suen, |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2! | son of Nanna-manšum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] en [...] | ... lord |
| 2 | [...] nin gal [...] | ... great lady |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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