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TS 044 (P498200)

Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	TS 044
ID	P498200
Museum no.	BM 033209 & BM 033209a
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(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ a-sza-ar is-qu2-um	1 sar, a built-up house plot, the ašar Isqum
2	sza {disz}u-bar-{d}suen i-ma-qu2-tu	which Ubār-Sîn fell,
3	i-na _sza3-ba igi-4(disz)-gal2 sar 5(disz) sze e2 du3-a_	from it 1/4 sar 5 barleycorns of built house
4	2(u) _sar {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar gub-ba_	20 sar, orchard planted with date palms
5	_da {gesz}kiri6_ {disz}i3-li2-sukkal	next to the orchard of Ilī-sukkal,
6	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_-lum i-na _a-sza3 a-gar3_ {d}szu-gi-IRI{ki}-pa3-da	1 iku of field, in the field of Šugi-IRI-pada,
7	1(disz) {gesz}ig {gesz}geszimmar_ sza _e2-ur3-ra_	1 door of date palm of the urra temple
8	2(u) _gur_ sze 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_	20 gur grain is 1 1/3 shekels silver
9	_ha-la_ {disz}i-din-{d}utu	share of Iddin-šamaš
10	2(u) 5(disz) _sze e2 du3-a da_ i-din-{d}utu	25 barley (for) the built house next to Iddin-šamaš
11	1(u) 2(disz) _sar {gesz}kiri6 da {gesz}kiri6_ i-din-{d}utu	12 sar of an orchard next to the garden of Iddin-šamaš
12	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_-lum _da a-sza3_ i-din-{d}utu	1 iku field area adjoining the field of Iddin-šamaš
13	1(disz) _{gesz}ig {gesz}geszimmar_ sza _e2-ur3-ra_	1 door of date palm of the urra house,
14	1(u) _gur sze 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 2(ban2) 1/3(disz) ba-an ziz2_	10 gur of barley, 2 shekels of silver, 2 ban2 1/3 ban2 of emmer,
15	1(disz) _sag-nita2_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}utu _mu-ni-e_	1 male slave, Lushtamar-šamaš, his name
16	sza i-na ti-li-ti-szu a-na e-li-a-ti-szu	(Sum) The one who in his youth to his upper reaches (Akk) Who in his childhood to his higher reaches
17	il-qu2-u2	took.
18	_ha-la_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen	share of Iribam-Sîn
19	2(u) 5(disz) _sze e2 du3-a da e2_ i-ra-ba-am-{d}suen	25 homers of barley, a built-up house plot adjoining the house of Irabam-Sîn
20	1(u) 2(disz) _sar {gesz}kiri6 da {gesz}kiri6_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}[suen]	12 sar, orchard next to (the property of) Irībam-Sîn
21	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_-lum i-na _a-sza3_ {d}szul-gi-IRI{ki}-pa3-da	1 iku of field, in the field of Šulgi-IRI-pada
22	_da_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen	adjacent to Irībam-Sîn
23	1(disz) {gesz}ig {gesz}geszimmar_ sza _e2-ur3-ra_	1 door of date palm of the urra temple
24	1(u) _gur sze 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_	10 gur barley, 2 shekels silver
25	_ha-la_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur	share of Ibbi-Ninšubur
26	2(u) 5(disz) _sze e2 [du3]-a da e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur#	25 barley (for) the built house next to the house of Ibbi-Ninšubur
27	1(u) 2(disz) _sar {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar gub-ba_	12 sar, orchard with date palms stationed,
28	_da {gesz}kiri6_ {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur	adjacent to the orchard of Ibbi-Ninšubur,
29	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-sza3 a*-gar3_ {d}szul-gi-IRI{ki}-pa3-da	1 iku field, in the field of Šulgi-IRI-pada
30	_da_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur	adjacent to Ibbi-Ninšubur
31	1(disz) {gesz}ig {gesz}geszimmar_ sza _e2-ur3-ra_	1 door of date palm of the urra temple
32	1(u) _gur sze 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_	10 gur barley, 2 shekels silver
33	_ha-la_ sza-am-szi-ia	the share of my inheritance
reverse
1	2(u) 5(disz) _sze e2 du3-a da e2_ sza-am-szi-ia	25 homers of barley, a built house next to the house of Šamšiya,
2	1(u) 2(disz) _sar {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar gub-ba da {gesz}kiri6_ sza-am-szi-ia	12 sar, orchard of date palms, stationed next to the garden of Šamšiya
3	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_-lum sza i-na _a-sza3 a-gar3_ {d}sul-gi-IRI-pa3-da	1 iku of field, which is in the field of Šulgi-IRI-pada
4	sza _da_ sza-am-szi-ia	that is beside my head
5	1(u) _gur sze 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz)! {gesz}ig ze2-na_	10 gur of barley, 2 shekels of silver, 1 sweet door,
6	_ha-la_ {disz}dingir-na-s,i-ir	share of Ili-nāṣir
7	2(u) 5(disz) _sze e2 du3-a da e2_ dingir-na-s,i-ir	25 homers of barley, a built-up house plot adjoining the house of Dingir-naṣir,
8	1(u) 2(disz) _sar {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar gub-ba da {gesz}kiri6_ dingir-na-s,i-ir	12 sar, orchard of date palms, stationed next to the garden of Dingir-nāṣir,
9	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_-lum _a-sza3 a-gar3_ {d}szul-gi-IRI-pa3-da	1 iku field, field of Šulgi-IRI-pada;
10	1(disz) {gesz}ig {gesz}mi-ri2-za_ sza _e2-ur3-ra_	1 door of the “door-of-the-wall’ of the courtyard,
11	1(u) _gur sze 1(ban2)* 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_	10 gur of barley, 1 ban2 1 sila3 of oil
12	_ha-la_ {disz}ma-ri-er-s,e-tim	share of Mari-erṣetim
13	i-na mi-it-gu-ur-ti-szu-nu is-qa2-am i-du-u2-ma	in their equal share he acquired, and
14	_ha-la e2-ad-da-a-ni i3-ba-a-ne_	the share of his father's estate he shall divide
15	_u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-kam szesz szesz-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2_	In the future, if it is not a day, the brother will not raise a claim against the brother.
16	_nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_	shall not cross over.
17	_mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu# [{d}]marduk#	year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk
18	u3 ha-am-mu-ra-[pi2 _lugal] in-pa3-mesz_	and Hammurapi, the king, swore.
19	_igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2	before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum
20	_igi_ i3-li2-i-ma-a-bi _dumu_ {d}nirah-sze-mi	before Ilī-imbi, son of Nirahšeme
21	_igi_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum	before Lu-Nanna, son of Nidittu
22	_igi_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ tum-ma-li	before Inim-Enlila, son of Tummali
23	_igi_ a-te-e _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum	before Attê, son of Awiatum
24	_igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nu-un-e2-a	before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea
25	_igi_ i3-li2-sukkal _dumu_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2	before Ilī-sukkal, son of Lu-Enlila
26	_igi_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id _dumu_ ni-id-na-tum	before Ana-Sîn-emid, son of Nidnatum
27	_igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen	before Ilī-u-šamaš, son of Igmil-Sîn
28	_igi_ a-wi-il-i3-li2 _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-ni	before Awil-ilī, son of Sîn-remeni
29	_igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}mar-tu	before Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Awil-Amurru
30	_igi_ {d}suen-sze-mi-i* _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu	before Sîn-šemē, son of Nabi-ilišu
31	_igi_ sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur	before Šēp-Sîn, son of Nur-Ninšubur
32	_igi_ puzur4-isz8-tar2 _szesz-a-ni_	before Puzur-Ištar, his brother
33	_igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_	before Lipit-Ištar, scribe
34	_kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_	seal of the witnesses
35	_iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 4(disz)-kam_	The month of Addarum, the day 4
36	_mu e2-me-te-ur-sag-ga2 mu-un-gibil-la2 u6!-nir ki-tusz mah {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna_	year: “The Emeteursag temple was re-built, the great residence of Zababa and Ištar
obverse
1	1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ a-sza-ar# is-qu2-um	A built-up house plot of 1 sar
2	sza {disz}u-bar-{d}suen i-ma-qu2-tu	which Ubār-Sîn fell,
3	i-na _sza3-ba igi-4(disz)-gal2 sar 5(disz) sze e2 du3-a_	from it 1/4 sar 5 barleycorns of built house
4	2(u) _sar {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar ib2-si_	20 sar, orchard planted with date palms
5	_da {gesz}kiri6_ {disz}i3-li2-sukkal	next to the orchard of Ilī-sukkal,
6	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_-lum [i-na?] _a-sza3 a-gar3_ {d}szu-gi-ir11-ra-pa3-da	1 iku of field, in the field of Šugir-rapada
7	1(disz) {gesz}ig {gesz}geszimmar_ sza _e2-ur3-ra_	1 door of date palm of the urra temple
8	2(u) _gur_ sze 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_	20 gur grain is 1 1/3 shekels silver
9	_ha-la_ {disz}i-[din]-{d}utu	share of Iddin-šamaš
10	2(u) 5(disz) _sze e2 du3-a [da_] i-din-{d}utu	25 homers of barley, built house, adjacent to Iddin-šamaš
11	1(u) 2(disz) _sar [{gesz}kiri6 da {gesz}kiri6_ i-din]-{d#}utu#	12 sar of an orchard next to the garden of Iddin-šamaš
12	_da e2-du3-a_ {disz}[... {d}]szul-gi-ir11-ra-pa3-da	next to the school of ... Šulgi-irra-pada
13	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_-[lum ...]	1 iku field area ...
14	_da_ i-din#-[{d}utu ...]	next to Iddin-šamaš
15	1(disz) _{gesz}ig {gesz#}[geszimmar_ sza _e2-ur3-ra_]	1 door of date palm of the urra house
16	1(u) _gur sze 2(disz) [gin2 ku3-babbar 2(ban2) 1/3(disz) ba-an] ziz2_	10 gur of barley, 2 shekels of silver, 2 ban2 1/3 ban2 of emmer,
17	1(disz) _sag-nita2_ [lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}utu] _mu-ni_	1 male slave, Lushtamar-šamaš, his name
18	sza3 i-na [ti-li-ti-szu a-na] e#-li-a-ti-szu	who in his life to his upbringing
19	il-qu2-u2	took.
20	_ha-la_ [i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen]	share of Iribam-Sîn
21	2(u) 5(disz) _sze e2 du3-a [da e2_ i]-ri#-ba-am-{d}suen	25 homers of barley, a built-up house plot adjoining the house of Irībam-Sîn
22	[1(u) 2(disz)] _sar {gesz}kiri6# da {gesz}kiri6_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen	12 sar, orchard next to (the property of) Iribam-Sîn
23	1(iku) [_GAN2 a-sza3_]-lum i-na _a-sza3_ {d}szul-gi-ir11#-ra	1 iku of field in the field of Šulgi-irra
24	1(u) _gur# [sze] x 2(disz) gin2 [ku3]-babbar_	10 gur of barley, 2 shekels of silver
25	1(disz) {gesz}ig [...] x	1 door
26	_ha-la_ [i-bi-{d}]nin-szubur	share of Ibbi-Ninšubur
27	2(u) 5(disz) _[sze e2 du3-a da] {gesz}kiri6_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur	25 homers of built-up barley next to the orchard of Ibbi-Ninšubur
28	1(u) 2(disz) _sar_ [...]	12 sar
29	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_ [i-na _a]-sza3# a-gar3#_ {d}szul-gi-ir11-ra-pa3-da	1 iku field, in the field of Šulgi-irrapada
30	1(disz) {gesz}ig [{gesz}geszimmar_ sza _e2-ur3]-ra_	1 date palm door of the urra house
31	1(u) _gur sze 2(disz) gin2# [ku3]-babbar#_	10 gur barley, 2 shekels silver
32	_ha-la_ {d}utu-mu-sze20-zi-ib	share of Šamaš-mušēzib
reverse
1	2(u) 5(disz) _sze e2 du3-a da e2_ sza-am-szi-ia	25 homers of barley, a built house next to the house of Šamšiya,
2	1(u) 2(disz) _sar {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar gub-ba da {gesz}kiri6_ dingir-na-s,i-ir	12 sar, orchard of date palms, stationed next to the garden of Dingir-nāṣir,
3	1(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3_-lum sza i-na _a-sza3 a-gar3_ {d}sul-gi-ir11-ra-pa3-da	1 iku field, which is in the field of Šulgi-irrapada
4	1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za_ sza _e2-ur3-ra_	1 door of mīriza type of the urra house
5	1(u) _gur sze 1(ban2)* 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_	10 gur of barley, 1 ban2 1 sila3 of oil
6	_ha-la_ {disz}ma-ri-er-s,e-tim	share of Mari-erṣetim
7	i-na mi-it-gu-ur-ti-szu-nu	in their equal share
8	is-qa2-am i-du-u2-ma _ha-la e2-ad-da-a-ni_	knew, and the share of his father’s estate
9	_i3-ba-a-ne_	shall pay.
10	_u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-kam szesz szesz-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2_	In the future, if it is not a day, the brother will not raise a claim against the brother.
11	_nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_	they did not change.
12	_mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu [{d}marduk]	year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk
13	u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal in-pa3-mesz_	and Hammurapi, the king, swore.
14	_igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}[nanna]-ma-an-szum2	before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum
15	_igi_ i3-li2-i-ma-a-bi _dumu_ {d}nirah#-sze-mi	before Ilī-imbi, son of Nirahšeme
16	_igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir	before Abum-waqar, son of Išme-ili
17	_igi_ e-te-el-lum _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum	before Etellum, son of Awiatum
18	_igi_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ tum-ma-lu-um-ga-mil	before Inim-Enlila, son of Tummalum-gamil
19	_igi_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum	before Lu-Nanna, son of Nidittu
20	_igi_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id _dumu_ ni-id-na-tum	before Ana-Sîn-emid, son of Nidnatum
21	_igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen	before Ilī-u-šamaš, son of Igmil-Sîn
22	_igi_ a-wi-il-i3-li2 _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-i	before Awil-ilī, son of Sîn-re’mcme
23	_igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}mar-tu	before Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Awil-Amurru
24	_igi_ sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur	before Šēp-Sîn, son of Nur-Ninšubur
25	_igi_ puzur4-isz8-tar2 _szesz-a-ni_	before Puzur-Ištar, his brother
26	_igi_ {d}suen-sze-mi-i _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2	before Sîn-šeme, son of Nabi-ilī
27	_igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_	before Lipit-Ištar, scribe
28	_igi_ i3-li2-sukkal _dumu_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2	before Ilī-sukkal, son of Lu-Enlila
29	_kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_	seal of the witnesses brought
30	_iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 4(disz)-kam_	The month of Addarum, the day 4
31	_mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e e2-me-te-ur-sag-ga2 mu-un-gibil-la2 u6-nir ki-tusz mah {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna sag-bi an-gin7 il2!-la! mu-un-du3-a_	year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, erected the Emeteursag, the magnificent sanctuary of Zababa and Ištar, whose head is raised as high as heaven.
seal 1
1	a-pil-{[d]}suen#	Apil-Suen
2	_dumu_ [{d}nanna-ma]-an-szum2	son of Nanna-manšum
seal 2
1	lu2-{d}nanna#	Lu-Nanna
2	_dumu_ ni-di-[it]-tum	son of Nidittu
3	_ARAD_ {d}iszkur	servant of Adad.
4	u3 {d}en-ki	and Enki
seal 3
1	inim-{d}[en-lil2-la2]	Inim-Enlila
2	_dumu_ tum-ma-[...]	son of Tumma-
3	_ARAD_ [...]	servant of ....
seal 4
1	e-te-el-lum
2	_dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum	son of Awiatum
3	[...]
seal 5
1	a-na-[{d}suen-e]-mi-id	Ana-Sîn-emid
2	_dumu_ ni-id-na-tum	son of Nidnatum
3	_ARAD_ {d}mar-tu	servant of Marduk.
seal 6
1	{d}en-li	Enli,
2	u3 {d}nirah	and Niraḫ

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