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TS 051 (P498207)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498207 |
| Museum no. | BM 033220 & BM 033220a |
| 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, mound |
| 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_ ARAD2-{d}utu _lu2 geszpu2_ | and adjacent to the field of Warad-Šamaš, the builder |
| 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_ {d}nirah-sze-mi | and the head of Nirahšeme |
| 6 | _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam | share of Nirah-iddinam |
| 7 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-me-DU | son of Nanna-meDU |
| 8 | _ki_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna-me-DU | from Niraḫ-iddinam son of Nanna-meDU |
| 9 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 10 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 11 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 12 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels of silver |
| 13 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 14 | _in-na-la2_ | he weighed out. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 2 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 3 | _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_ | may he not return. |
| 4 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa2_ | he has sworn by the name of the king |
| 5 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi-a-an | before Qišti-Erra, chief |
| 6 | _igi_ si2-a-tum _dumu_ pir-hu-um | before Siatum, son of Pirḫum |
| 7 | {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am | Šamaš-turam |
| 8 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | son of Warad-Nanna |
| 9 | {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum | Ilī-iqišam, son of Immerum |
| 10 | {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | Ilī-iqišam, son of Inun-ea |
| 11 | {disz}lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | Lu-Nanna, son of Nidittu |
| 12 | {disz}ap-lum _szesz-ni_ | Aplum, his brother |
| 13 | {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 14 | {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 | Nabi-Enlil, |
| 15 | _iti ab-e3_ | the month of Addarum |
| 16 | _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum2 | year: “Tašmētum |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(iku) _GAN2 GAN2 du6!_ | 1 iku field area: cultivated land; |
| 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_ ARAD2-{d}utu _lu2 geszpu2_ | and adjacent to the field of Warad-Šamaš, the builder |
| 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_ {d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ {d}nanna-me-DU | and the head of Nirahšeme, son of Nanna-meDU |
| 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-na-am _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_ | bought. |
| 11 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels of silver |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 13 | _in-na-la2_ | he weighed out. |
| 14 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 15 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 16 | _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_ | may he not return. |
| 17 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa2_ | he has sworn by the name of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}suen-ia-tum _dumu_ pir-[hu-um] | before Sîn-yatum, son of Pirḫum |
| 2 | _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar [...] | before Abum-waqar ... |
| 3 | _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 4 | _iti_ {d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | month: “Šamaš-tūrām, son of Warad-Nanna |
| 5 | _igi_ ap-lum _szesz-ni_ | before Aplum, his brother |
| 6 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Immerum |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 8 | _igi_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu | before Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, son of Nur-Amurru |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}nanna-igi-du _nar_ | before Nanna-igidu, singer |
| 10 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _[nu]-{gesz}kiri6_ | before Nabi-ilīšu, gardener |
| 11 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | seal of the witnesses brought |
| 12 | _iti ab-e3_ | the month of Addarum |
| 13 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e {d}tasz-me-tum2 KA sa6-sa6-ga-ni_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, Tašmetum, his beautiful mouth |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-tu-ra-am | Šamaš-turam |
| 2 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | son of Warad-Nanna |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i-[nun-e2-a] | Inunea |
| 2 | _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | son of Ilšu-bani, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}en-ki | servant of Enki. |
| 4 | [u3 {d}nirah] | and Niraḫ |
| 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 | ap-lum | Aplum, |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}[suen-isz]-me-a-ni | son of Sin-išmeanni |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur {d}en-ki | servant of Adad and Enki. |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | a-bu-[wa]-qar# | Abu-waqar |
| 2 | _dumu_ isz-me-dingir | son of Išme-ilum |
| 3 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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