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TS 053 (P498209)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498209 |
| Museum no. | BM 033223 & BM 033223a |
| 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 | 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 2 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da ki-szub-ba_ sza {d}na-zi | adjoining the vacant lot of Nazi |
| 3 | u3 _da_ {disz}{d}iszkur-mu-ba-li2-it, | and with Adad-muballiṭ |
| 4 | _sag-bi e-sir2_ | its top is a bitumen |
| 5 | u3 _sag-bi e2_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}iszkur | and the top of the house of Ikūn-pî-Adda |
| 6 | _ki_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | from Lu-Nanna son of Nidittu |
| 7 | u3 ap-lum _szesz-a-ni_ | and aplum his brother |
| 8 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li3-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-me-esz_ | they bought. |
| 11 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz)! _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 13 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 14 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-kam_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 15 | _inim-gal2-la e2_ | the property of the house |
| 16 | {disz}lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | Lu-Nanna, son of Nidittu |
| 17 | u3 ap-lum _szesz-a-ni_ | and aplum his brother |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ba-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4-mesz_ | they shall return. |
| 2 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_ | they did not change. |
| 3 | _inim nu-ga-ga2_ | did not make a claim |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 5 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | and Hammurapi, the king |
| 6 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 7 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi-a-nu-um | before Qišti-Erra, the chief |
| 8 | _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 9 | _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-ar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir | before Abum-wār, son of Išme-ilum |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-ušallim, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-paṭer, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 12 | _igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen | before Ilī-u-šamaš, son of Igmil-Sîn |
| 13 | _igi_ ma-a-nu-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-<banda3>{da} | before Manum, son of Nanna-amar-banda |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni _dumu_ pi-ir-hu | before Sîn-imguranni, son of Pirhu |
| 15 | _igi_ i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_ | before Ilī-tillati, builder |
| 16 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_ | before Lipit-Ištar, scribe |
| 17 | _kiszib lu-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 18 | _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_ | The month of Araḫsamna, the day 13 |
| 19 | _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum _KA sa6-sa6-ga-a-ni_ | year: “Tašmētu, the gate of beautifulness, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 2 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da ki-szub-ba_ sza {d}na-zi | adjoining the vacant lot of Nazi |
| 3 | u3 _da_ {d}iszkur-mu-ba-li2-it, | and with Adad-muballiṭ |
| 4 | _sag-bi e-sir2_ | its top is a bitumen |
| 5 | u3 _sag-bi e2_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}iszkur | and the top of the house of Ikūn-pî-Adda |
| 6 | _ki_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | from Lu-Nanna son of Nidittu |
| 7 | u3 ap-lum _szesz-a-ni_ | and aplum his brother |
| 8 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li3-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 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz)! _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 13 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 14 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-kam_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 15 | _inim-gal2-la e2_ | the property of the house |
| 16 | {disz}lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | Lu-Nanna, son of Nidittu |
| 17 | u3 ap-lum _szesz-a-ni_ | and aplum his brother |
| 18 | _ba-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4-[mesz]_ | they shall return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_ | they did not change. |
| 2 | _inim nu-ga-ga2_ | did not make a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 4 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | and Hammurapi, the king |
| 5 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 6 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi-a*-nu-um | before Qišti-Erra, the chief cook |
| 7 | _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 8 | _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-ar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir | before Abum-wār, son of Išme-ilum |
| 9 | _igi_ ni-di-in-isz8-tar2 _dumu-ni_ | before Nidin-Ištar, his son |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-paṭer, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 11 | _igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen | before Ilī-u-šamaš, son of Igmil-Sîn |
| 12 | _igi_ ma-a-nu-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da} | before Manum, son of Nanna-amar-banda |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra-ni _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | before Sîn-imgurrani, son of Pirḫum |
| 14 | _igi_ i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_ | before Ilī-tillati, builder |
| 15 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_ | before Lipit-Ištar, scribe |
| 16 | _kiszib lu-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 17 | _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_ | The month of Araḫsamna, the day 13 |
| 18 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ {d}tasz-me-tum _KA sa6-sa6-ga-a-ni_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, king of Tašmētu, opened his beautiful gate. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 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 2 | ||
| 1 | ap-lum | Aplum, |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni | son of Sîn-išmeanni |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur {d}en-ki | servant of Adad and Enki. |
| 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 | a-pil-{d}suen | Apil-Suen |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | son of Nanna-manšum |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | a-bu-[wa-qar] | Abu-waqar |
| 2 | _dumu_ isz-me-dingir | son of Išme-ilum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[mar]-tu | servant of Amurru |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er | Sîn-paṭer, |
| 2 | _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna | son of Ṣillī-Inanna, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}en-ki | servant of Enki. |
| 4 | u3 {d}nirah | and Niraḫ |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-{d}utu | Ilī-šamaš |
| 2 | _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen | son of Igmil-Sin |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-gesz-zi-da# | servant of Ningešzida. |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-im-gur-san-ni | Sîn-imgursanni, |
| 2 | _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | son of Pirḫum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu | servant of Anu and Martu. |
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