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TS 017 (P498174)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498174 |
| Museum no. | BM 033205 & BM 033205a |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / 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 | _ugu {gesz}kiri6 e2_ | upon the orchard of the house |
| 2 | _geme2 sag-nita2_ | a slave woman |
| 3 | _nig2-gur11-sze3! nig2-szu gal2_ | for goods and possessions |
| 4 | sza hi-sza-tum | belonging to Ḫišātum |
| 5 | i-szu-u2 u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2 | he shall have it and they shall bear it. |
| 6 | {disz}i-din-{d}iszkur | Iddin-Adad |
| 7 | u3 ma-ta-tum _ama-a-ni_ | and the land of his mother |
| 8 | _nig2-na-me-en nu-tuku_ | I have nothing. |
| 9 | _u4-kur2-sze3_ | in the future |
| 10 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 11 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu | the year (in which) Nanna and Šamaš |
| 12 | u3 ri-im-{d}suen | and Rim-Sîn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the king has chosen |
| 2 | _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 3 | _igi_ ma-nu-um-ba-lum-dingir | before Mannum-balum-ilī |
| 4 | _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen | before Ubar-Sîn |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am | before Ilī-turam |
| 6 | _igi_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir | before Ana-pāni-ilum |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam | before Ilī-iddinam |
| 8 | _igi_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 | before Nur-Ištar |
| 9 | _igi_ lu-usz-ta-mar | before I may continually see |
| 10 | _iti NE-NE-gar_ | month: NENEgar |
| 11 | _mu i7# idigna mu-ba-al_ | year: "The Tigris was dug." |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _[ugu] {gesz}kiri6 e2_ | upon the orchard of the house |
| 2 | _[geme2] sag-nita2_ | a slave woman |
| 3 | _[nig2-gur11-sze3] nig2-szu gal2_ | as a gift there is property |
| 4 | [sza] hi-isz-tum | of mištum |
| 5 | [i-szu]-u2 u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2 | he shall have it and they shall bear it. |
| 6 | [{disz}i]-din-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam# | Iddin-Adad, son of Adad-iddinam |
| 7 | u3 ma-at-ta-tum _ama-a-ni_ | and the land of his mother |
| 8 | _ugu-ni nig2-na-me-en nu-tuku_ | I have nothing against him. |
| 9 | _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_ | in the future he will not return. |
| 11 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu | the year (in which) Nanna and Šamaš |
| 12 | u3 ri-im-{d}suen _lugal_ | and Rīm-Sîn the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 2 | _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ {d}suen-isz#-[me]-ni# | before Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Sîn-ishmeni |
| 3 | _igi_ a-<na>-pa-ni-dingir _dumu_ {d}mar-tu-[na]-s,ir# | before Ana-pāni-ilu, son of Martunaṣir |
| 4 | _igi_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum-dingir _dumu_ [nu]-pa-nu-um | before Mannum-balum-ilum, son of Nurum |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ s,i2-[li2]-i3-li2-szu | before Ili-iddinam, son of Ṣillī-ilišu |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-pi-la-ah _dumu_ sza-[ma]-a-a | before Sîn-pilaḫ, son of Šamaya |
| 7 | _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}na-na-a _dumu_ ar-bi-tu-ra-am | before Ipqu-Nanaya, son of Arbi-turam |
| 8 | _igi_ szi?-ir-ri#-[x]-lum | before Širri-x-lum |
| 9 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _szesz-a-ni_ | before Šumum-libši, his brother |
| 10 | _igi_ a-hu-szu-nu _lu2 sag gub-bu_ | before Aḫūšunu, the man standing at the head |
| 11 | _igi_ szu-ma-an-dingir _dumu_ [...] | before Šuma-man-ili, son of ... |
| 12 | _igi_ i-din-ia _dumu_ x [...] | before Iddiniya, son of ... |
| 13 | _iti NE-NE#-[gar]_ | month: "NENEgar," |
| 14 | _mu i7 [idigna] i7 dingir-re-e-ne za3 a-ab-ba-sze3 mu-un-ba-la2_ | year: “The Tigris, the river of the gods, to the edge of the sea he dug. |
Sources & licences
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