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TS 049 (P498205)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498205 |
| Museum no. | BM 033217 & BM 033217a |
| 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(iku) _GAN2 GAN2 du6_ | 1 iku field area: ...; |
| 2 | _da {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen _nu-{gesz}kiri6_ | next to the orchard of Ibni-Sîn, the gardener |
| 3 | u3 _da a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}utu | and adjacent to the field of Warad-Šamaš |
| 4 | _sag GAN2 du6 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu | the head of the dug field of the sons of Sîn-azu |
| 5 | u3 _sag-bi GAN2 du6_ {d}nirah-sze#-mi# | and the top of the field, mound of Nirahšeme |
| 6 | _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu#_ {d#}[nanna-me-du] | share of Niraḫ-iddinam son of Nanna-medu |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna*-me-du* | from Niraḫ-iddinam son of Nanna-medu |
| 8 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 9 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 11 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 2/3 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2_ | he paid as his full price. |
| 2 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-kam_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 3 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 4 | _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_ | may he not return. |
| 5 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 6 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 | before Nabi-Enlil |
| 7 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi si2*-ka*-<tim> | before Qīšti-Erra, chief of the sikkû-priests |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-ia-tum _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | before Sîn-yatum, son of Pirḫum |
| 9 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur | before Ilī-iqišam, son of Naram-Adad |
| 10 | _igi_ ap-lum _dumu_ sza-dingir | before Aplum, son of Ša-ili |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}nanna-igi-du _nar_ | before Nanna-igidu, singer |
| 12 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 13 | _ib2-ra_ | he fled. |
| 14 | _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum | year: “Tašmētum, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(iku) _GAN2 GAN2 du6_ | 1 iku field area: ...; |
| 2 | _da {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen _nu-{gesz}kiri6_ | next to the orchard of Ibni-Sîn, the gardener |
| 3 | u3 _da a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}utu _lu2 lirum_ | and adjacent to the field of Warad-Šamaš, the messenger |
| 4 | _sag GAN2 du6 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu | the head of the dug field of the sons of Sîn-azu |
| 5 | u3 _sag-bi GAN2 du6_ {d}nirah-sze-mi | and the top of the field, dug Nirahšeme |
| 6 | _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna#-me#-du# | share of Niraḫ-iddinam son of Nanna-medu |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna*-me*-du* | from Niraḫ-iddinam son of Nanna-medu |
| 8 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 9 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 11 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 1 2/3 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 13 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_ | In the future, in days to come |
| 14 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 15 | _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_ | may he not return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 2 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra _sanga_ | before Qišti-Erra, priest |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu#_ pir-hu-um | before Sîn-muballiṭ, son of Pirḫum |
| 4 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | before Nabi-Enlil, son of Nidittu |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur | before Ilī-iqišam, son of Naram-Adad |
| 6 | _igi_ ap!-lum _dumu_ sza-dingir | before Aplum, son of Ša-ili |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}nanna-igi-du _nar_ | before Nanna-igidu, singer |
| 8 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | seal of the witnesses brought |
| 9 | _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Elūnum, the day 10 |
| 10 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_ {d}tasz-me-tum KA sa6-sa6-ga-a-ni_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, Tašmetu, his beautiful mouth |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | na-bi-{d}en-lil2 | Nabi-Enlil, |
| 2 | _dumu_ ni-da-it-tum | son of Nidatum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur u3 {d}en-ki | servant of Adad and Enki. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 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 3 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | Ilī-iqišam |
| 2 | _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}[iszkur] | son of Naram-Adad |
| 3 | [...] | |
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