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TS 010 (P498167)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498167 |
| Museum no. | BM 033198 & BM 033198a |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| 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)
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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 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2 | 2 1/3 sar, the house of Kigal; |
| 2 | da e2 {d}am-an-na | next to the house of Amanna, |
| 3 | {disz}ri-ma-am-{d}suen | Rīmam-Sin, |
| 4 | {disz}i3-li2-tab-ba-e | Ilī-tabbê |
| 5 | u3 e2 dingir-na-s,i-ir | and the house of Dingir-naṣir |
| 6 | ki s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 dumu i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | from Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ibbi-Ninszubur |
| 7 | {disz}i-ri-ba-am dumu a-pil-ku-bi | Iribam, son of Apil-Kūbe |
| 8 | u3 ha-am-s,i2-ru-um dam az-zi-ia | and Hamṣirum, wife of Azziya |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-a-zu | Sin-azu |
| 10 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 11 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 10 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 12 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | as his full price |
| 13 | in-na-la2 | he has paid. |
| 14 | u4-kur2 lu3-ulu3-ke4? | The storm that the man(?) |
| 15 | nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3 | will not return. |
| 16 | mu {d}nanna {d}utu | year: “Nanna (and) Šamaš |
| 17 | u3 ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e* in-pa3 | and Rīm-Sîn the king chose |
| 18 | igi i3-li2-i-din-na-am | before Ilī-iddinam |
| 19 | dumu i3-li2-a-nu-um | son of Ilī-anum, |
| 20 | igi a-at-ta-a-a dumu a-pil-sza-wa-qar | before Attaya, son of Apil-ša-waqar |
| 21 | igi i3-li2-a-wi-li nar | before Ilī-awili, singer |
| 22 | igi s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 dumu dingir-na-s,i-ir | before Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Dingir-naṣir |
| 23 | igi en-um-{d}suen szesz-a-ni | before Enum-Sîn, his brother |
| 24 | igi ip-qu2-isz8-tar2 dumu i-ku-pi4-{d}suen | before Ipqu-Ištar, son of Ikupi-Sîn |
| 25 | igi im-gur-{d}suen dumu a-gu-u2-a | before Imgur-Sîn, son of Agua |
| 26 | igi {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed | before Sîn-ašarēd |
| 27 | igi {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am | before Sîn-iribam |
| 28 | igi li-pi2-it-er3-ra | before Lipit-Erra |
| 29 | dumu a-wi-il-i3-li2 | son of Awil-ilī, |
| 30 | kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz | under seal of the witnesses; |
| 31 | iti szu-numun!-a | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 32 | mu 2(disz) {uruda}alan ri-im-{d}suen lugal e2 {d}utu-sze3 in-ku4-re | year: “Rīm-Sîn, the king, brought into the temple of Utu. |
| 5 | [...]-szubur | ...-šubur |
| 6 | [...]-zi-ia | ...-ziya |
| 7 | [...]-pil#-ku-bi | ...-pil-kubi |
| 8 | [...]-mu-ba-li2-it, | ...-muballiṭ |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-a-[zu] | Sîn-azu |
| 10 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 11 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 10 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 12 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | as his full price |
| 13 | in-na-la2 | he has paid. |
| 14 | u4-kur2 lu2-ulu3-ke4 | The storm that the man |
| 15 | nu-mu#-un#-gi4-gi4-de3 | will not return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu {d}nanna {d}utu | year: “Nanna (and) Šamaš |
| 2 | u3 ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e in-pa3# | and Rīm-Sîn the king chose |
| 3 | igi ip-qu2-isz8-tar2 dumu i-ku-pi4-{d}suen | before Ipqu-Ištar, son of Ikupi-Sîn |
| 4 | igi {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed dumu {d}suen-na-pi-isz-ti | before Sîn-ašarēd, son (of) Sin-napšti |
| 5 | igi i3-li2-i-din-na-am dumu i3-li2-a-nu-um | before Ili-iddinam, son of Ilī-anum |
| 6 | igi <a>-at#-ta#-a-a dumu a-pil-sza-wa-qar# | before Attaya, son of Apil-ša-waqar |
| 7 | igi i3-li2-a-wi-li dumu inim-{d}du-du | before Ili-awili, son of Inim-dudu |
| 8 | igi s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 dumu dingir-na-s,i-ir | before Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Dingir-naṣir |
| 9 | igi en-um-{d}suen szesz-a-ni | before Enum-Sîn, his brother |
| 10 | igi {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am dumu {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | before Sîn-irībam, son of Si̧n-muballiṭ |
| 11 | igi im-gur-{d}suen dumu a-gu-u2-a | before Imgur-Sîn, son of Agua |
| 12 | igi {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am dub-sar | before Sîn-iribam, the scribe |
| 13 | igi ma-s,a-am-i3-li2 dumu li-iq#-tum | before Maṣam-ilī, son of Liqtum |
| 14 | kiszib# lu2#-inim-ma-bi-mesz | under seal of the witnesses |
| 15 | [iti szu]-numun-a | month "Sowing," |
| 16 | [mu 2(disz) {uruda}alan] ri-im-{d}suen lugal [e2 {d}]utu-sze3 in-ku4#-[re] | 2 years ago Rim-Sîn, the king, entered the house of Utu. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin#-ki#-gal | For Ninkigal |
| 2 | [me] ki-gal-a szu-du8 | Me, the šudu-priest of the Kigala, |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-szubur | For Ninšubur |
| 2 | sukkal zi-an-na | vizier of Zianna |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | dumu {d}[...] | son of |
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