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TS 039 (P498195)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498195 |
| Museum no. | BM 033215 & BM 033215a + BM 033308 |
| 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)
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 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar e2 ga2-nun_ | 1 2/3 sar, the storehouse; |
| 2 | _da sa10 ku3-babbar_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | alongside the purchase price of silver: Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 3 | _dumu_ {disz}i3-li2-sukkal | son of Ilī-sukkal, |
| 4 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 5 | _da e2 ga2-nun_ {d}suen-a-zu | adjacent to the house of the storehouse of Sîn-azu |
| 6 | _sag-bi e2_ {disz}{d}suen-a-zu | the top of the house of Sîn-azu |
| 7 | _sag 2(disz)-bi e-sir2_ | its 2nd head is a bitumen |
| 8 | _ki_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | from Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 9 | {disz}i-din-{d}suen | Iddin-Sin |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-ra-an#-[ni] | Sîn-imguranni |
| 11 | {disz}i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen | Iribam-Sîn |
| 12 | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | Sîn-iqišam, |
| 13 | u3 {d}suen-a-da-lal3 | and Sîn-adalal |
| 14 | _dumu-mesz_ pi-ir-hu-um | sons of Piḫum |
| 15 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar3 _dumu_ {disz}i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 16 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 17 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 18 | 4(disz) _gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ | 4 1/6 shekels of silver |
| 19 | _sa10# til#-la#-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2_ | he paid as his full price. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu]-un#-gi4-gi4-de3_ | in the future he will not return. |
| 2 | _e2 [x x?] x nu-ub-be2-mesz_ | they did not mention the house ... |
| 3 | [_nu]-mu#-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 4 | _mu#_ {d}nanna {d}utu | the year (in which) Nanna and Šamaš |
| 5 | u3# ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | and Hammurapi, the king |
| 6 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 7 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra x | before Qišti-Erra |
| 8 | ra-bi si2-ka-tum | whose greatness is siktum, |
| 9 | {disz}{d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum | Nirah-šeme, son of Awīyatum |
| 10 | {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2 | Sîn-ušallim, son of Nur-ili |
| 12 | {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | Šamaš-tūram, son of Warad-Nanna |
| 13 | {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_ | Sîn-ereš, smith |
| 14 | {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | Ipqu-Erra, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 15 | {disz}ip-qu2-sin _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Ipqusin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 16 | {disz}a-bu-um-wa-qar [...] x | Abum-waqar |
| 17 | {disz}er3-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ [...] | Erištar, son of |
| 18 | {disz}i3-li2-ta-x-[...] | Ilīta- |
| 19 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | seal of the witnesses brought |
| 20 | _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-[kam]_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 25 |
| 21 | _mu inim {d*}[en-lil2]-la2#?-ta* MES{ki} bad3 ma2{ki} ba-an-gul_ | By the word of Enlil MES, the wall of Ma, was destroyed. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar# [e2 ga2-nun_] | 1 2/3 sar, the house of the storehouse; |
| 2 | _da sa10# [ku3-babbar_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] | alongside the purchase price of silver: Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 3 | u3 [a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_] | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 4 | _da e2 [ga2-nun_ {d}suen-a-zu] | adjacent to the house of the granary of Sîn-azu |
| 5 | _sag-[bi e2_ {disz}{d}suen-a-zu] | the top of the house of Sîn-azu |
| 6 | [_sag 2(disz)-bi e-sir2_] | its 2nd part is esir. |
| 7 | _ki_ [{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,] | from Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 8 | {disz}i-din-[{d}suen] | Iddin-Sin |
| 9 | {disz}{d}[suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni] | Sîn-imguranni |
| 10 | {disz}i-ri-[ba-am]-{d}suen | Iribam-Sîn |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen#-[i]-qi2-sza-am | Sin-iqišam |
| 12 | u3 {d}[suen-a]-da-lal3 | and Sîn-adalal |
| 13 | [_dumu-mesz_ pi]-ir-hu-um | sons of Pirhum |
| 14 | [{disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar3] _dumu_ {disz}i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 15 | [u3 a-wi]-il#-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 16 | [_in-szi]-sa10#-mesz_ | they bought. |
| 17 | [4(disz) _gin2 igi-6(disz)]-gal2 ku3-babbar_ | 4 1/6 shekels silver |
| 18 | [_sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2_] | as his full price he paid. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 2' | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu | the year (in which) Nanna and Šamaš |
| 3' | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | and Hammurapi, the king |
| 4' | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 5' | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi si2-ka-tum | before Qīšti-Erra, chief of the sikkû-offerings |
| 6' | {disz}{d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum | Nirah-šeme, son of Awīyatum |
| 7' | {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 8' | {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2 | Sîn-ušallim, son of Nur-ili |
| 9' | {disz}a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-[...] | Abum-waqar, son of Išme- |
| 10' | {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD-[{d}nanna] | Šamaš-tūram, son of Warad-Nanna |
| 11' | {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra _dumu_ na-bi#-[i3-li2-szu] | Ipqu-Erra, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra | Qišti-Erra |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam | son of Sîn-uballam |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nergal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-tu-ra-am | Šamaš-turam |
| 2 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | son of Warad-Nanna |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza {d}szuszin | servant of Susa. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | ip-qu2-er3-ra | Ipqu-Erra |
| 2 | _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | son of Nabi-ilīšu |
| 3 | [...] | |
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