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TS 045 (P498201)

Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	TS 045
ID	P498201
Museum no.	BM 033225 & BM 033225a
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)

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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	1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_	a built-up house plot of 1/2 sar
2	_da e2 ku3 sa10_ ip-qu2-{d}suen	adjacent to the silver house of Ipqu-Sîn
3	u3 _da e2 sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	and next to the silver house of Ṣillī-Ištar,
4	1/2(disz) _sar kislah da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	1/2 sar, ditch adjoining the house of Ṣillī-Ištar,
5	u3 _da sa10_ ip-qu2-{d}suen	and adjacent to the property of Ipqu-Sîn
6	_sag e-sir2 u3 sag e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	the front of the street and the rear of the house of Ṣillī-Ištar
7	pu-ha-at 1(disz) _sar kislah_	a plot of 1 sar of cress,
8	sza ip-qu2-{d}suen	of Ipqu-Suen,
9	it-ti _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu	with the sons of Sîn-azu
10	i-sza-mu-u2-ma	they shall hear, and
11	a-na s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	to Ṣillī-Ištar
12	a-na pu-uh2-tim id*-di-nu	they gave as a loan.
13	u3 s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	and Ṣillī-Ištar
14	pu-uh2-ta-am isz-ku-nu-szum	they placed a pledge against him.
15	_e2 u3 ga2-num_ sza-a-ti	that house and stable
16	_ki_ ip-qu2-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2	from Ipqu-Sin son of Nanna-manšum
17	{disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal	Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal
18	u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_	and Awil-ilī, his brother
19	_in-szi-sa10-mesz_	bought.
20	5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_	5 shekels of silver
21	_sa10# til#-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2_	he paid as his full price.
22	_e2 ad-da-a-ni-ta in-du8_	from the estate of his father he has freed
reverse
1	_u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-ulu3_	In the future, a man
2	_nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_	may he not return.
3	_mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_	Year: Hammurapi, the king
4	_in-pa3-mesz_	have sworn
5	_igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2	before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum
6	_igi_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra _nu-banda3 ugula!_	before Qīšti-Erra, the overseer,
7	_igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir	before Abu-waqar, son of Išme-ili
8	_igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li2 _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	before Sîn-ušallim, son of Ṣillī-ištar
9	_igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _i3-ra2-ra2_	before Tarībum he shall ride
10	_igi_ {d}suen-APIN _ra2-gaba_	before Sîn-ereš, courier
11	_dumu_ da-aq-qum	son of Daqqum
12	_igi_ i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_	before Ilī-tillati, builder
13	_igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_	before Nabi-ilišu, scribe
14	_igi_ {d}suen-APIN _simug dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum	before Sin-ereš, smith, son of Sin-natum
15	_igi_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum	before Lu-Nanna, son of Nidittu
16	_kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_	seal of the witnesses
17	_iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_	the month “Plow-flying,’
18	_mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal ugnim_ tu-ru-uk-ku ka-ak-mu-um{ki} u3 su-bir4{ki}-bi-ta_	year: “Ḫammurapi, the king of the army, the Turukku of Kakum and Subir.
obverse
1	1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ da e2 sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen	1/2 sar, a built-up house plot adjoining the silver house of Ipqu-Sîn,
2	u3 _da e2 sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	and next to the silver house of Ṣillī-Ištar,
3	1/2(disz) _sar ga2-nun da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	1/2 sar of granary next to the house of Ṣillī-Ištar,
4	u3 _da e2 sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen	and next to the silver house of Ipqu-Sin
5	_sag e-sir2 u3 sag e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	the front of the street and the rear of the house of Ṣillī-Ištar
6	pu-ha-at 1(disz) _sar ga2-nun_	a plot of 1 sar of groats
7	sza ip-qu2-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-an-szum2	of Ipqu-Sin, son of Sîn-mansum
8	it-ti _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu	with the sons of Sîn-azu
9	i-sza-mu-u2-ma a-na s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	they will hear, and to Ṣillī-Ištar
10	a-na pu-uh2-tim isz-ku-nu	they placed as a pledge.
11	u3 s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 pu-ha-am isz-ku-nu-szum	and Ṣillī-Ištar placed him in a cella.
12	_e2 u3 ga2-num_ sza-a-ti	that house and stable
13	_ki_ ip-qu2-{d}suen u3 ARAD-{d}utu _dumu!-ni_	from Ipqu-Sîn and Warad-Šamaš his son
14	{disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ 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_	bought.
17	5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_	5 shekels of silver
18	_sa10# til#-la-ni-sze3	for his full price
19	in-na-an-la2_	he has paid.
20	_e2 ad-da-ni in-du8-mesz_	the house of his father he has sold.
21	_u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-ulu3_	In the future, a man
22	_nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_	may he not return.
23	_nam inim-gar-ra in-na-gub_	he shall serve as a substitute for the judge.
24	_mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_	Year: Hammurapi, the king
25	_in-pa3_	he found.
26	_igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi zi2-ka-ti	before Qīšti-Erra, the chief of the libations
27	_igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2	before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum
28	_igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li2	before Sîn-ušallim
29	_dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2	son of Ṣilli-Ištar
30	_igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir	before Abu-waqar, son of Išme-ili
31	_igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _lu2 i3-ra2-ra2_	before Tarībum, the man who struck
32	_igi_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum!	before Lu-Nanna, son of Nidittu
33	_igi_ {d}suen-APIN _ra2-gaba dumu_ da-aq-qum	before Sîn-ereš, courier, son of Daqqum
34	_igi_ {d}suen-APIN _simug dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum	before Sin-ereš, smith, son of Sin-natum
35	_igi_ i3-li2-illat-ti_ szitim_	before Ilī-tillati, builder
36	_igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_	before Nabi-ilišu, scribe
37	_igi_ {d}suen-apin sza-ak-ka-na-ak-ku	before Sîn-apla-iddina, the šakkanakku
38	_kiszib-a-ni u3 kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_	his seal and the seal of witnesses
39	_ib2-ra_	he fled.
40	_iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_	the month “Plow-flying,’
41	_mu esz3-nun-na{ki} a gal-gal-e mu-un-gul-e	The year: “Ešnunna destroyed with great floods.‭
seal 1
1	ip-qu2-{d}suen	Ipqu-Suen,
2	_dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2	son of Nanna-manšum
seal 2
1	a-pil-{d}suen	Apil-Suen
2	_dumu_ {d}nanna-ama-an-szum2	son of Nanna-manšum
seal 3
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 4
1	{d}suen-sze-me-i	Sîn-šeme
2	_dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna	son of Ṣillī-Inanna,
3	_ARAD_ {d}iszkur	servant of Adad.
seal 5
1	{d}suen-u2-se2-li	Sîn-uselli
2	_dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna	son of Ṣillī-Inanna,
3	_ARAD_ {d}iszkur	servant of Adad.
seal 6
1	ta-ri-bu-um	Tarībum
2	_dumu_ a-gu-u2-ma	son of Agûma
3	_ARAD_ {d}a-PA-ku-um	servant of Apla-kum.
4	[u3 {d}nergal]	and Nergal
seal 7
1	[{d}suen-APIN]	Sîn-ereš
2	[_dumu_ da-aq]-qum	son of Daqqum
3	[_ARAD_ {d}nin]-si4-an-na	servant of Ninsiana.
seal 8
1	{d}suen-APIN	Sîn-ereš
2	_dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum	son of Sîn-natum,
3	[...]
seal 9
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 10
1	AN {d}mar-tu	Anu, Martu
2	{d}suen-APIN#	Sîn-ereš
3	_dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it,]	son of Sîn-muballiṭ

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