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TS 036 (P498192)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498192 |
| Museum no. | BM 033222 & BM 033222a |
| 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)
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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 | asz-szum 1(disz) _sar e2 du3_ | Concerning the 1 sar of the built house |
| 2 | u3 2(disz) _sar ga2-nun_ | and 2 sar of ghee |
| 3 | sza s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 u3 a-wi-il-dingir _szesz-a-ni_ | of Ṣillī-Ištar and Awil-ilum, his brother |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal | sons of Ilī-sukkal |
| 5 | _ki_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_ | with Sîn-muballiṭ and brothers |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz_ pi-ir-hu-um | sons of Piḫum |
| 7 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 8 | i-na _e2 {d}utu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | in the temple of Šamaš, Ṣillī-Išar |
| 9 | ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma szu-u2-ma | thus said he: |
| 10 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ um-mi-ia-ma | from the silver of my mother |
| 11 | lu <a>-sza-a-am | be it <there> |
| 12 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ bi-ri-ni | from the silver of our bond |
| 13 | la sza-a-mu-u2-ma | they are not, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _dumu_ u-bar-sin | Erībam-Sîn, son of Ubarsin |
| 2 | e-li bi-tim u3 _ga2-nun_ | above the house and the granary |
| 3 | mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu | nothing has |
| 4 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum | before Niraḫšeme, son of Awīyatum |
| 6 | _igi_ a-pil-sin _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Apil-sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}suen-APIN _szagina_ | before Sîn-ereš, general. |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li! | before Sîn-uselli |
| 9 | _igi_ i-pu-usz-e2-a | before Ipuš-Ea |
| 10 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ i-din-sin | before Nabi-Enlil, son of Iddin-sin |
| 11 | _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen _ad-a-ni_ | before Ubar-Sîn, his father |
| 12 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 13 | _iti sze-sag11-ku3_ | the month of Addarum |
| 14 | _mu#_ an {d}inanna {d}na-na-a | year: “An, Ištar, Nanaya |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ | Concerning the 1 sar of the built house |
| 2 | u3 2(disz) _sar ga2-nun-na_ | and 2 sar, the Ganuna; |
| 3 | sza {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 u3 a-wi-il-dingir _szesz-ni_ | of Ṣillī-Ištar and Awil-ilum, his brother |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal | sons of Ilī-sukkal |
| 5 | _ki_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_ | with Sîn-muballiṭ and brothers |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz_ pi-ir-hu-um | sons of Piḫum |
| 7 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 8 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 i-na _e2 {d}utu_ | Ṣillī-Ištar in the temple of Šamaše |
| 9 | ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma [szu-u2-ma] | thus said he: |
| 10 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ um-mi-ia-[ma] | from the silver of my mother |
| 11 | lu a-sza-a-am | or a question |
| 12 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ be2-e-ri-ni | from the silver of Bērīnu |
| 13 | la sza-a-mu-u2-ma | they are not, and |
| 14 | e-li _e2 u3 _ga2-nun-na_ | above the house and the granary |
| 15 | {d}i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen | Iribam-Sîn |
| 16 | _igi szesz-a-ni-mesz_ | before the brothers |
| 17 | mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu | nothing has |
| 18 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul i-ba-qa2-ru-u2 | they shall not raise a claim. |
| 2 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | Year: Hammurapi, the king |
| 3 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia?-tum | before Niraḫšeme, son of Awiyatum |
| 5 | _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma#-[an-szum2] | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li | before Sîn-ušallim |
| 7 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2 | son of Nur-ilī |
| 8 | _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi | before Ubar-Sin, son of Sîn-šeme |
| 9 | _igi_ i-pu-usz-e2-a | before Ipuš-Ea |
| 10 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | before Nabi-Enlil, son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-APIN _szagina_ | before Sîn-ereš, general. |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _gudu4_ {d}gu-la | before Šamaš-muballiṭ, gudu priest of Gula |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}suen-gi-im-la-an-ni | before Sîn-gimlanni |
| 14 | _aga-us2 di-ku5-mesz_ | the soldier of the judges |
| 15 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 16 | _iti sze-sag11-ku3_ | the month of Addarum |
| 17 | _mu#_ an {d}inanna {d}na-na-[a] | year: “An, Ištar, Nanaya |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nirah-sze-mi | Nirahšeme |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum | son of Awiatum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {[d]}en-ki {d}nirah | servant of Enki and Nirah. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 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. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | i-pu-usz-{d}en-ki | Ipuš-Enki, |
| 2 | _dumu_ u2-ta-a-hi | son of Utahi |
| 3 | [...] | |
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