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TS 028 (P498185)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498185 |
| Museum no. | BM 033163 & BM 033163a |
| 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 | 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a ga2!-nun! | 1 sar, built-up house, Ganun |
| 2 | a2-bi e2 mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen | its labor: the house of Mikrat-Sîn; |
| 3 | u3 a2-bi e2 {d}suen-a-zu | and the rent of the house of Suen-azu |
| 4 | e2 u2-ba-a-a-tum | the house of Ubayatum |
| 5 | ki a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id | from Ana-Sîn-emid |
| 6 | u3 i-ku-un-pi4-{d}inanna | and Ikūn-pî-Inanna |
| 7 | dumu-mesz u2-ba-a-a | sons of Ubaya |
| 8 | {disz}pi-ir-hu-um | Pirḫum |
| 9 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 10 | 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar | 10 shekels of silver |
| 11 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | as his full price |
| 12 | in-na-la2 | he has paid. |
| 13 | u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-kam | In the future, it will not be a day |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu {d}nanna {d}utu | year: “Nanna (and) Šamaš |
| 2 | u3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal | and Rīm-Sîn the king |
| 3 | in-pa3 | he chose. |
| 4 | igi e2-a-szar-ru-um | before Ea-šarrum |
| 5 | igi pi-ir-hu-um dumu {d}suen-isz-me-ni | before Pirḫum, son of Sîn-išmēni |
| 6 | igi en-nam-{d}suen dumu dingir-na-s,i-ir | before Ennam-Sîn, son of Dingir-naṣir |
| 7 | igi {d}suen-pa!-t,e4-er dumu s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-paṭer, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 8 | igi ga-ma-al-dingir dumu e-la-li | before Gemal-ili, son of Elali |
| 9 | igi mu-ha-du-um | before Muḫadum |
| 10 | igi szu-{d}gu-la dumu {d}gu-la-ba asz | before Šu-Gula, son of Gulaba |
| 11 | igi sze20-ep-{d}suen nar | before Šēp-Sîn, singer |
| 12 | igi i-din-{d}mar-tu szusz3 | before Iddin-Amurrum, cattle manager |
| 13 | kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz | under seal of the witnesses; |
| 14 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 15 | mu ki 8(disz) i3-si-in in-dab5-ba | year: “The 8th, Isin was seized. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a ga2#?-[nun?] | 1 sar, built-up house, Ganun(?) |
| 2 | a2-bi e2 mi-ig-ra#-[at]-{d}suen | its labor: the house of Migrat-Sîn |
| 3 | u3 a2-bi e2 {d}suen-a-zu | and the rent of the house of Suen-azu |
| 4 | e2 u2-ba-[a-a-tum] | the house of Ubayatum |
| 5 | ki a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id | from Ana-Sîn-emid |
| 6 | u3 i-ku-un-pi4-{d}inanna | and Ikūn-pî-Inanna |
| 7 | dumu u2-ba-a-a | son of Ubaya, |
| 8 | {[disz]}pi-ir-hu-um | Pirḫum |
| 9 | [in]-szi-sa10 | bought. |
| 10 | [1(u)] gin2# ku3-babbar | 10 shekels of silver |
| 11 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | as his full price |
| 12 | in-na-la2 | he has paid. |
| 13 | u4-kur2-[sze3] u4 nu-me-kam | In the future, it will not be a day |
| 14 | mu [{d}nanna {d}utu] | year: “Nanna, Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3 {d}ri-im]-{d}suen lugal | and Rīm-Sîn the king |
| 2 | in-pa3 | he chose. |
| 3 | igi e2-a-szar-ru-um | before Ea-šarrum |
| 4 | igi pi-ir-hu-um dumu {d}suen-isz-me-ni | before Pirḫum, son of Sîn-išmēni |
| 5 | igi en-nam-{d}suen dumu dingir-na-s,ir | before Ennam-Sîn, son of Dingir-naṣir |
| 6 | igi {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er dumu [s,i]-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-paṭer, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 7 | igi mu-ha-du-um dumu {d}suen#-a#-zu# | before Muhadum, son of Sîn-azu |
| 8 | igi szu-{d}gu-la dumu {d}gu-la-ba-x | before Šu-Gula, son of Gulaba |
| 9 | igi i-din-{d}mar-tu szusz3 | before Iddin-Amurrum, cattle manager |
| 10 | igi sze20-ep-{d}suen nar# | before Šēp-Sîn, singer |
| 11 | igi ga-ma-al-dingir dumu e-la-li | before Gemal-ili, son of Elali |
| 12 | kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz | under seal of the witnesses; |
| 13 | iti sze-sag11-ku5# | month "Harvest," |
| 14 | mu ki 8(disz) [i3-si-in] in-dab5-ba | year: “When Isin was seized. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | pi-ir-hu-um-li-zi-iz | Pirḫum-liziz |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | son of Sîn-iqišam, |
| 3 | ARAD {d}en-ki | servant of Enki. |
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