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TS 047 (P498203)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498203 |
| Museum no. | BM 033232 & BM 033232a |
| 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(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a he2-diri!(SI) he2-ba-la2_ | A built-up house plot of 1 1/3 sar, may it increase or decrease. |
| 2 | _da ki-ta-e3_ mi-na-ni | beside the lower part, what is it? |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | and adjacent to the house of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 4 | _sag e-sir2 u3 sag_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | the top of the esir and the head of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 5 | _ki_ ip-qu2-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | from Ipqu-Sin son of Nanna-manšum |
| 6 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 7 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 9 | 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 7 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2_ | as his full price he shall pay. |
| 11 | _u4-kur2#-[sze3_ ...] | In the future ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _igi_ qi2#?-[...] | before Qi- |
| 2' | _igi_ a-pil-[{d}suen] | before Apil-Sin |
| 3' | {disz}a-bu-wa-qar | Abu-waqar |
| 4' | {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li | Sîn-uselli |
| 5' | {disz}ta-ri-bu-um _i3-ra2-ra2_ | Tarībum took |
| 6' | {disz}lu2-{d}nanna | Lu-Nanna |
| 7' | {disz}{d}suen-APIN _dumu_ da-qum | Sîn-ereš, son of Daqum |
| 8' | {disz}i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_ | Ilī-tillati, builder |
| 9' | {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_ | Sîn-ereš, smith |
| 10' | {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 11' | _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_ | the month “Plow-flying,’ |
| 12' | _mu_ esz3-nun-na{ki} _a gal-gal-la mu-un!-gul_ | year: “Ešnunna destroyed with great floods. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a he2-diri he2-ba-la2_ | A built-up house plot of 1 1/3 sar, may it increase or decrease. |
| 2 | _da ki-ta-e3_ mi-na-ni | beside the lower part, what is it? |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | and adjacent to the house of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 4 | _sag e-sir2 u3 sag_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | the top of the esir and the head of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 5 | _ki_ ip-qu2-{d}suen u3 ARAD2-{d}utu _dumu-ni_ | with Ipqu-Sîn and Warad-Šamaš his son |
| 6 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 7 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 9 | 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 7 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2_ | as his full price he shall pay. |
| 11 | _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-mesz#_ | in the future they will not change |
| 12 | _nam inim-gar-ra-ma_ | the office of inim-gar-ama |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _igi_ [...] | before ... |
| 2' | {d}suen-APIN _ra2-gaba dumu_ da#-[qum] | Sîn-ereš, courier, son of Daqum |
| 3' | lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | Lu-Nanna, son of Nidittu |
| 4' | {d}suen-APIN _simug dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum | Sîn-erēš the smith son of Sin-natum |
| 5' | i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_ | Ilī-tillati, builder, |
| 6' | na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 7' | {d}suen-APIN sza-ka-na-ak-ku | Sîn-erēš, the sakkanakku |
| 8' | _kiszib-a-ni u3 lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | sealed documents and witnesses |
| 9' | _iti {gesz#}apin-du8-a_ | month: “Plow-fodder, |
| 10' | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ esz3-nun-na{ki} _a gal-gal-la mu-un-gul-la_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king of Ešnunna, destroyed with great floods. |
| 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}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 3 | ||
| 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 4 | ||
| 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 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-APIN | Sîn-ereš |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum | son of Sîn-natum, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8#-[a{ki}] | servant of Lugalgudua. |
| seal 6 | ||
| 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 |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | sze-ep-{d}suen | Šēp-Sîn, |
| 2 | _dumu_ x x x | son of , |
| 3 | _ARAD_ x x x x | servant of . |
Sources & licences
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