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TS 040 (P498196)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498196 |
| Museum no. | BM 033213 & BM 033213a + BM 033278 + BM 033285 + BM 033314 + BM 033325 |
| 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) _sar kislah sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen | 1 sar of kislaḫ, price of silver: Ipqu-Sîn |
| 2 | _da 2(disz) sar kislah sa10 ku3!_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | together with 2 sar of kislaḫ, the silver price of Ṣillī-Ištar, |
| 3 | sza it-it {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-[li2-it,] | which with Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 4 | u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz dumu-mesz_ pir-[hu-um] | and his brothers, sons of Pirhum |
| 5 | i-sza-a-mu | he will pay. |
| 6 | pu-ha-ti-szu 1/2(disz) _sar kislah#_ | his possessions: 1/2 sar of crushed grain; |
| 7 | u3 1/2(disz) _sar sza3 1(disz) sar e2_ u2-ba-a-a-tum | and 1/2 sar of the house of Ubayatum, |
| 8 | _da e2_ ip-qu2-{d}suen | adjacent to the house of Ipqu-Sîn, |
| 9 | _sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | the purchase price of Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 10 | sza it-ti {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | that with Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 11 | u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz dumu-mesz_ pir-hu-um | and his brothers, sons of Pirḫum |
| 12 | i-sza-a-mu | he will pay. |
| 13 | i-na mi-it-gur-ti-szu-nu | by their equal |
| 14 | _e2 e2-gin7_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | like a house, Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 15 | a-na ip-qu2-{d}suen _in-gar_ | to Ipqu-Sîn he established. |
| 16 | _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_ | in the future they will not change |
| 17 | _nam-inim-gar-ra_ | the office of a judge |
| 18 | _szesz szesz-ra in-na-gub-mesz_ | brother of brother they shall serve. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 2 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | and Hammurapi, the king |
| 3 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 4 | _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | Sîn-paṭer, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 6 | {disz}{d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum | Nirah-šeme, son of Awīyatum |
| 7 | {disz}mu-ha-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu | Muhammadum, son of Sîn-azu |
| 8 | {disz}sze!-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur | Šep-Sîn, son of Nur-Ninšubur |
| 9 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ t,a3-ab-s,i-la-szu | Ipqu-Adad, son of Ṭāb-ṣillišu |
| 10 | {disz}ma-a-nu-u2-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da} | Manum, son of Nanna-amar-banda |
| 11 | {disz}a-gu-u2-a | Agu’a |
| 12 | {disz}a-ba#-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | Abaya, son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 13 | {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, | Šamaš-muballiṭ |
| 14 | {disz}li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | Lipit-Ištar |
| 15 | {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 16 | _kiszib lu2-inim#-[ma]-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 17 | _iti gu4-si-sa2_ | the month of Addarum, |
| 18 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal e2-me-te-ur-sag mu-un-gibil!-a_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, erected the Emeteursag. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _sar kislah# [sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen] | 1 sar of kislah, price of silver: Ipqu-Sîn |
| 2 | _da 2(disz) sar kislah# [sa10 ku3!_ s,i]-li2#-isz8-tar2 | together with 2 sar of kislah, price of silver: Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 3 | sza it-it {d}[suen-mu-ba-li2]-it, | who with Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 4 | u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz [dumu-mesz_ pir]-hu#-um | and his brothers, sons of Pirhum |
| 5 | i-sza-a-mu# | he shall hear |
| 6 | pu-ha-ti-szu [1/2(disz) _sar] kislah#_ | his possessions: 1/2 sar of cress; |
| 7 | _da e2_ ip-qu2-[{d}suen] | adjacent to the house of Ipqu-Sîn |
| 8 | u3 1/2(disz) _sar sza3 1(disz) [sar e2_ u2]-ba#-a-a-tum | and 1/2 sar of the house of Ubayatum, |
| 9 | sza it-ti {d}[suen-mu]-ba-li2-it, | that with Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 10 | u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz# [dumu-mesz_] pir#-hu-um | and his brothers, sons of Pirhum |
| 11 | _sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2#-[isz8-tar2 _dumu_] i3-li2-sukkal | the purchase price of Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 12 | _da e2_ ip-qu2-[{d}suen i-sza-a-mu?] | next to the house of Ipqu-Sîn he shall speak(?) |
| 13 | i-na mi-it#-[gur-ti-szu]-nu# | by their equal |
| 14 | _e2 [e2-gin7_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] | like a house, Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 15 | _nam_ [ip-qu2-{d}suen _in]-gar_ | the province of Ipqu-Sin he established. |
| 16 | _u4#-[kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da]-bala#-mesz_ | in the future they will not change |
| 17 | [_nam-inim-gar-ra_] | Naminimgara |
| 18 | [_szesz szesz-ra in-na-gub-mesz_] | they will serve brother after brother. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk |
| 2 | u3 ha#-[am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_] | and Hammurapi, the king |
| 3 | _in-pa3-[mesz_] | have sworn. |
| 4 | {disz}{d}[...] | PN |
| 5 | {disz}a-pil-{d}suen [_dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2] | Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 6 | {disz}mu-ha-du-um _dumu#_ [{d}suen-a-zu] | Muhammadum, son of Sîn-azu |
| 7 | {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen _nar_ | Šep-Sîn, the musician |
| 8 | {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu _szesz-ni_ | Apil-ilišu his brother |
| 9 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _lu2 sag-gub-ba_ | Ipqu-Addu, the eunuch |
| 10 | {disz}a-gu-u2-a _szesz-ni_ | Agu’a, his brother |
| 11 | {disz}ma-a-[nu-u2]-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da} | Manum, son of Nanna-amar-banda |
| 12 | {disz}li-[pi2]-it#-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen | Lipit-Ištar, son of Apil-Sin |
| 13 | {disz}a-ba-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | Aba, son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 14 | {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dam-gar3_ | Šamaš-muballiṭ, merchant |
| 15 | {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 16 | {disz}pir-hu-hum _dumu_ {d}suen-[isz-me]-ni | Pirhuhum, son of Sîn-išmēni |
| 17 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 18 | _iti gu4-si-sa2_ | the month of Addarum, |
| 19 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal e2-me-te-ur-sag [mu]-un#-gibil-a_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, king of the Emeteursag temple, was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-pil-{d}suen | Apil-Suen |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | son of Nanna-manšum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er | Sîn-paṭer, |
| 2 | _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna | son of Ṣillī-Inanna, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[en-ki] | servant of Enki. |
| 4 | u3 {d}[nirah] | and Niraḫ |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}nirah-sze-mi | Nirahšeme |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum | son of Awiatum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}en-ki | servant of Enki. |
| 4 | u3 {d}nirah | and Niraḫ |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | sze20-ep-{d}suen | Šēp-Sîn, |
| 2 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur | son of Nur-Ninšubur |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur | servant of Ninšubur |
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