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TS 038 (P498194)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498194 |
| Museum no. | BM 033227 & BM 033227a |
| 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)
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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(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 10 shekels of silver |
| 2 | sza i-na ku-nu-uk | which in the sealed document |
| 3 | zi-i-it-ti-szu | his life |
| 4 | a-na s,i-li2-{d}utu | to Ṣillī-šamaš |
| 5 | sza-ak-nu | are placed. |
| 6 | _ki_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | from Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 7 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 8 | {disz}s,i-li2-{d}utu | Ṣilli-šamaš |
| 9 | il-te-qi2 | has taken |
| 10 | li-ib-ba-szu | his heart |
| 11 | t,a-a-ab | good |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul i-ta-ar | he will not return. |
| 2 | u2-ul i-ge-er-ri | shall not return. |
| 3 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | Year: Hammurapi, the king |
| 4 | _in-pa3_ | he found. |
| 5 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er2-ra | before Qišti-Erra |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-sza-mu-uh2 _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a | Sîn-šamuḫ, son of Appāya |
| 7 | {disz}a-bu-wa-qar | Abu-waqar |
| 8 | {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-u2-se3-el-li | Sîn-uselli |
| 10 | {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra | Ipqu-Erra, |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_ | Sîn-ereš, smith |
| 12 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 13 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 13 |
| 14 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e bad3 ma2-ri2{ki} u3 bad3 ma3-al-ka-a ba-an-gul-la_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, the walls of Mari and the wall of Malka were destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ a-bu-wa-qar | Seal of Abu-waqar |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-[babbar] | 10 shekels of silver |
| 2 | sza i-na ku-nu#-uk# [zi-it]-tim* | which in the sealed document of the death |
| 4 | a-na s,i#-li2-{d}utu | To Ṣillī-šamaš |
| 5 | sza-ak#-nu | are placed. |
| 6 | _ki#_ [s,i-li2]-isz8-tar2 | from Ṣillī-Ishtar |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [{disz}a-bu-wa]-qar | Abu-waqar |
| 2' | [{disz}a-pil-{d}suen] _dumu_ {d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2] | Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 3' | {disz}[{d}suen-u2]-se3-el-li _dumu_ s,i#*-[...] | Sîn-uselli, son of Ṣi- |
| 4' | {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-[szu] | Ipqu-Erra, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 5' | {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_ | Sîn-ereš, smith |
| 6' | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 7' | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 13 |
| 8' | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta bad3 ma2-ri2{ki} u3 bad3 ma3-al-ka-a ba-an-[gul]-la#_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, by the command of Enlil, the walls of Mari and the wall of Malku were destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ a-bu-wa-qar | Seal of Abu-waqar |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {[d]}suen#-sza-mu-uh2 | Sîn-šamuḫ |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a | son of Appâ |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-sze-me-i | Sîn-šeme |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2] | son of Nanna-manšum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu | servant of Marduk. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [{d}suen-u2-se2-li] | Sin-uselli |
| 2 | _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}[nanna] | son of Ṣilli-Nanna |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-APIN | Sîn-ereš |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum | son of Sîn-natum, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a{ki} | servant of Lugalgudua. |
Sources & licences
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