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TS 050 (P498206)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498206 |
| Museum no. | BM 033224 & BM 033224a |
| 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(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar gub-ba_ | 1 bur3 field area: garden with date palms stationed; |
| 2 | 1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar tur-ra_ | 1 iku of small date palms |
| 3 | _da {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen | next to the orchard of Ibni-Sîn |
| 4 | _da a-sza3 u2-sal_ a-pil-er3-ra | adjacent to the field of the vegetable garden of Apil-Erra |
| 5 | _sag {gesz}kiri6 {d}nirah-sze-mi | the head of the orchard of Nirahšeme |
| 6 | u3 _sag a-sza3 u2-sal_ {d}nirah-sze-mi | and the head of the field, grass-fed, of Nirahšeme |
| 7 | _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam | share of Nirah-iddinam |
| 8 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ka_ | in the future, at any time |
| 9 | {disz}{d}nirah-i-din-nam | Nirah-iddinam |
| 10 | _ugu a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_ | against the field, house and orchard |
| 11 | _iri_ mi-za-ra-nu-um{ki} | the city Mizaranum |
| 12 | u3 _iri_ ku-ta-la{ki} | and the city of Kutala |
| 13 | _ha-la_ {d}nirah-sze-mi | share of Nirah-šeme |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu | nothing has |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu | the year (in which) Nanna and Šamaš |
| 3 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | and Hammurapi |
| 4 | _lugal in-pa3_ | the king chose |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li | before Sîn-uselli |
| 6 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam | before Ilī-iddinam |
| 7 | _igi_ ap-lum | before Aplum |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}utu*-mu*-ba-li2-it, | before Šamaš-muballiṭ |
| 9 | _igi_ a-wi-il-i3-li2 | before Awil-ilī |
| 10 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 11 | _iti kin-{d}inanna_ | Month Elūnum |
| 12 | _mu_ {d}tasz-mi-tum | the year "Tašmetum" |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(bur3) GAN2# {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar gub-ba_ | 1 bur3 field area: garden with date palms stationed |
| 2 | [1(iku) GAN2] {gesz}geszimmar tur-ra-ra_ | 1 iku of small date palms |
| 3 | _[da] {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen | next to the orchard of Ibni-Sîn |
| 4 | _da a-sza3 u2-sal_ a-pil-er3-ra | adjacent to the field of the vegetable garden of Apil-Erra |
| 5 | _sag {gesz}kiri6 {d}nirah-sze-mi | the head of the orchard of Nirahšeme |
| 6 | u3 _sag a-sza3 u2-sal_ {d}nirah-sze-mi | and the head of the field, grass-fed, of Nirahšeme |
| 7 | _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam | share of Nirah-iddinam |
| 8 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ka_ | in the future, at any time |
| 9 | {disz}{d}nirah-i-din-nam | Nirah-iddinam |
| 10 | _ugu a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_ | against the field, house and orchard |
| 11 | _iri_ mi-za-ra-nu-um{ki} | the city Mizaranum |
| 12 | sza {d}nirah-sze-mi | of Nirahšeme, |
| 13 | i-sza-mu | he will pay. |
| 14 | u3 _{gesz}kiri6 iri_ ku-ta-la{ki} | and the orchard of the city of Kutala |
| 15 | _ha-la_ {d}nirah-sze-mi | share of Nirah-šeme |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu | nothing has |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu | the year (in which) Nanna and Šamaš |
| 3 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | and Hammurapi |
| 4 | _lugal in-pa3_ | the king chose |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li | before Sîn-uselli |
| 6 | _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | son of Ṣilli-Ištar |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}iszkur | before Ilī-iddinam, son of Nur-Adad |
| 8 | _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ sza-i3-li2 | son of Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Sha-ili |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _szesz-ni_ | before Šamaš-muballiṭ, his brother |
| 10 | _igi_ a-te-e _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum | before Attê, son of Awiatum |
| 11 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 12 | _ib2-ra_ | he fled. |
| 13 | _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Elūnum, the day 21 |
| 14 | _mu_ {d}tasz-mi-tum KA sa6-sa6-ga-ni_ | year: “Tašmītum, his beautiful mouth |
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