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TS 034 (P498190)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498190 |
| Museum no. | BM 033221 & BM 033221a |
| 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) sar ki-szub-ba | 2 sar, abandoned; |
| 2 | a2 e2 a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id | labor of the house of Ana-Sîn-emid, |
| 3 | u3 a2 e2 mu-ha-ad-du-um | and the labor of the house of Muḫaddum |
| 4 | sag-bi pi2-ir-hu-um | Its top is a pīḫūm. |
| 5 | sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e-sir2 | Its second head is the esir. |
| 6 | ki mu-ha-ad-du-um | from Muḫaddum |
| 7 | lugal-a-ni-ir | his master |
| 8 | {disz}a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id dumu | Ana-Sîn-emid, son |
| 9 | ni-id-na-tum | Nidnatum |
| 10 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 11 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 3 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 12 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | as his full price |
| 13 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 14 | u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la ki-szub-ba | In the future, in accordance with the word of the abandoned place |
| 15 | {disz}mu-ha-ad-du-um | Muhaddum |
| 16 | ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | he shall return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nu-mu-un-da-bala-e | does not cross over, |
| 2 | mu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal in-pa3 | Year: Hammurapi the king swore. |
| 3 | igi a-pil-{d}suen dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Apil-Suen, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 4 | igi i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen dumu il3-szu-ba-ni | before Irībam-Sîn, son of Ilšubani |
| 5 | igi {d}suen-u2-se2-li dumu s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-uselli, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 6 | igi ip-qu2-{d}suen dumu {d}suen-ma-an-szum2 | before Ipqu-Sin, son of Sîn-manšum |
| 7 | igi t,a3-ab-s,i-il-lum dumu wa-ar-da-ni | before Ṭābṣillum, son of Wardanu |
| 8 | igi e2-an-na-lu2-ti dub-sar | before Eanna-lūti, the scribe. |
| 9 | kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz | under seal of the witnesses; |
| 10 | ib2-ra | he conquered |
| 11 | iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | The month of Addarum, the day 23 |
| 12 | mu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal giskim-ti an {d}en-lil2-bi-ta igi erin2-na-sze3 i3-gen-na-a ma-da ia-mu-ut-ba-lum u3 lugal ri-im-{d}suen szu#-ni sa2 bi2-du11 | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, by the command of An and Enlil, came before the troops;’ the land of Iamutbalum and king Rīm-Sîn his hands he slew— |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz)* sar ki-szub-ba | 2 sar, abandoned; |
| 2 | a2 e2 a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id | labor of the house of Ana-Sîn-emid, |
| 3 | u3 a2 e2 mu-ha-ad-du-um | and the labor of the house of Muḫaddum |
| 4 | sag-bi pi-ir-hu-um | its top (is) a pīḫūm. |
| 5 | sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e-sir2 | Its second head is the esir. |
| 6 | ki mu-ha-ad-du-um dumu {d}suen-a-zu | from Muhaddum, son of Sîn-azu |
| 7 | {disz}a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id dumu ni-id-na-tum | Ana-Sîn-emid, son of Nidnatum |
| 8 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 9 | [3(disz)] 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 3 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 10 | sa10# til-la-ni-sze3 | for his full price |
| 11 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 12 | u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la ki-szub-ba | In the future, in accordance with the word of the abandoned place |
| 13 | {disz}mu-ha-ad-du-um dumu {d}suen-a-zu | Muhaddum, son of Sîn-azu |
| 14 | ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | he shall return. |
| 15 | [nu-mu-un-da]-bala#-e | does not cross over |
| 16 | [mu ha-am-mu]-ra-[pi2 lugal] | year: "Hammurapi, the king." |
| 17 | [in]-pa3 [...] | he chose ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [igi] a-pil-{d}suen dumu {d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2] | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 2 | [igi i]-ri#-ba-am-{d}suen dumu il3-szu-ba-ni | before Iribam-Sîn, son of Ilšubani |
| 3 | [igi {d}suen]-u2#-se2-li [dumu] s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-uselli, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 4 | [igi ip-qu2]-{d}suen [dumu {d}]nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Ipqu-Suen, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 5 | [igi t,a3-ab]-s,i#-il-lum dumu wa-ar-da-ni | before Ṭāb-ṣillum, son of Wardanu |
| 6 | [igi e2-an-na]-lu2-ti dub-sar | before Eanna-luti, the scribe |
| 7 | [kiszib lu2-inim]-ma#-bi-mesz# | sealed documents of witnesses |
| 8 | [ib2]-ra | he conquered |
| 9 | [iti udru{duru5}] u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 22 |
| 10 | [mu ha]-am#-mu-ra-pi2 lugal giskim#-ti an {d}en-lil2-bi-ta [igi] erin2#-na-sze3 i3-gen-na-a [ma]-da# ia-mu-ut-ba-lum{ki#} u3 lugal ri-im-{d}suen szu#-ni sa2 bi2-in?-du11# | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king who by the command of An and Enlil came before the troops, the land of Iamutbalum and the lord of Rīm-Sîn his hand he swore.’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-pil-{d}suen | Apil-Suen |
| 2 | dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | son of Nanna-manšum, |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen# | Iribam-Sîn |
| 2 | dumu il3-zu-ba-ni | son of Ilzubani, |
| 3 | ARAD {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-u2-se2-[li] | Sîn-uselli |
| 2 | dumu s,i-li2-{d}[inanna] | son of Ṣillī-Inanna |
| 3 | [ARAD {d}iszkur] | servant of Adad. |
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