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TS 043 (P498199)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498199 |
| Museum no. | BM 033226 & BM 033226a |
| 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 | asz-szum 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ [_ku3-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz)] gin2_ | Because the built house plot is 1/2 sar, its silver is 4 1/2 shekels. |
| 2 | u3 1/2(disz) _sar ga2-nun ku3#*-[bi 1(disz) gin2] igi*-4(disz)*-gal2* | and 1/2 sar of grain, its silver: 1 1/4 shekels |
| 3 | _sza3 sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 [...] | from the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar ... |
| 4 | sza it-ti {d}[suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ pi-ir]-hu*-um* | who with Sîn-muballiṭ son of Pirḫum |
| 5 | u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz# in*-szi*-[sa10-mesz]_ | and his brothers bought. |
| 6 | sza ip-qu2-{d}suen# il*-qu2*-u2* | which Ipqu-Sîn took |
| 7 | a-na pu-ha-ti-szu | in his responsibility |
| 8 | 1(disz) _sar ga2-nun ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz)* gin2*_ | 1 sar, its silver: 2 1/2 shekels; |
| 9 | _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal# | adjacent to the house of Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 10 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 11 | u3 _da ga2-nun_ pi-ir-hu-um | and next to the storehouse of Pirḫum |
| 12 | _sag e-sir2_ | the head of the street |
| 13 | u3 3(disz) _gin2 igi-4(disz)*-gal2 ku3-babbar_ | and 3 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 14 | a-na ta-ap-pi-la-at _e2 du3-a_ | for the clearing of the built house |
| 15 | {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | Sîn-muballiṭ, son of Pirḫum |
| 16 | {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _szesz-ni_ | Sîn-imguranni his brother |
| 17 | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _szesz-ni_ | Sîn-iqišam, his brother |
| 18 | u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_ | and his brothers |
| 19 | a-na s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | to Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 20 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2# _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 21 | _in-na-an-szum2*-mesz_ | they shall give. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | in future he will not change |
| 2 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | Year: Hammurapi, the king |
| 3 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 4 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra _nu-banda3 ugula_ | before Qišti-Erra, the overseer, |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-[isz8-tar2] | before Sîn-ušallim, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-APIN _simug_ | before Sîn-ereš, smith |
| 7 | _igi_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id _dumu_ ni-id-na-a-tum* | before Ana-Sîn-emid, son of Nidnatum |
| 8 | _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir | before Abu-waqar, son of Išme-ili |
| 9 | _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _gala_ | before Ṣillī-Ištar, chief |
| 10 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 11 | _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-[an-szum2] | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 12 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 13 | _iti kin-{d}inanna_ | Month Elūnum |
| 14 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e e2-me-te-ur-sag mu-un-gibil-a_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, rebuilt the Emeteursag. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a ku3-bi 4(disz)* 1/2(disz)* gin2_ | Concerning the built house plot of 1/2 sar, its silver: 4 1/2 shekels |
| 2 | u3 1/2(disz) _sar ga2-nun ku3#*-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2_ | and 1/2 sar, its silver: 1 1/4 shekels |
| 3 | _sza3 sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | from the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 4 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 5 | sza it-ti {d}[suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_] pi-ir-hu-um | who with Sîn-muballiṭ son of Pirḫum |
| 6 | [u3 _szesz-a-ni]-mesz_ | and his brothers |
| 7 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 8 | sza ip-qu2-{d}suen | of Ipqu-Suen, |
| 9 | il-qu2-u2 | took. |
| 10 | a-na pu-ha-ti-szu | in his responsibility |
| 11 | [1(disz)] _sar ga2-nun ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ | 1 sar, its silver: 2 1/2 shekels |
| 12 | _da# e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | adjacent to the house of Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 13 | u3# a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 14 | [u3] _da# ga2-nun_ pi-ir-hu-um | and next to the storehouse of Pirhum |
| 15 | [_sag e]-sir2#_ | head of the steppe |
| 16 | [u3 3(disz) _gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3]-babbar_ | and 3 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 17 | [a-na ta-ap-pi-la-at] _e2# du3-a_ | for the renovation of the built house |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a-na] s,i#-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | to Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 2' | [u3 a]-wi-il-i3-li2 | and Awil-ilī |
| 3' | [_in-na]-an-szum2-mesz_ | they shall give. |
| 4' | [_u4]-kur2-sze3# nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-mesz_ | in the future they will not change |
| 5' | _mu#_ ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, |
| 6' | _in#-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 7' | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra _nu-banda3 ugula_ | before Qišti-Erra, the overseer, |
| 8' | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-uselli, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 9' | _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir | before Abu-waqar, son of Išme-ili |
| 10' | _igi_ a-[pil]-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 11' | _igi_ {[d]}suen#-APIN _simug dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum | before Sin-ereš, smith, son of Sin-natum |
| 12' | _igi_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id _dumu_ ni-id-na-a-tum* | before Ana-Sîn-emid, son of Nidnatum |
| 13' | _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _gala_ | before Ṣillī-Ištar, chief |
| 14' | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 12 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 13 | _iti# kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month Elūnum, the day 10 |
| 14 | _mu#_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e e2-me-te-ur-sag mu#-un-gibil-a_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, erected the Emeteursag. |
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