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TS 058 (P498213)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498213 |
| Museum no. | BM 033214 & BM 033214a+ |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | asz-szum _{gesz}kiri6_ sza {d}suen-ma-gir | Concerning the garden of Sîn-magir |
| 2 | sza dumu-{d}mar-tu a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-mu | of Amat-Marduk for silver he shall pay. |
| 3 | {disz}dingir-ba-ni a-na s,i-im-da-at szar-ri | Ilī-bani for the protection of the king |
| 4 | ib-qu2-[ru]-ur-ma a-na _di-ku5-mesz_ | he shall cut off and to the judges |
| 5 | il-li-ku-ma _di-ku5-mesz_ | went and judges |
| 6 | a-na _ka2_ {d}nin-mar{ki} it,-ru-du-szu-nu-ti-ma | to the gate of Ninmar he brought them, and |
| 7 | _di-ku5-mesz_ sza _ka5_ {d}nin-mar{ki} | judges of the gate of Ninmar |
| 8 | {disz}dingir-ba-ni i-na _ka2_ {d}nin-mar{ki} | Ilu-bani at the gate of Ninmar |
| 9 | ki-a-am iz-kur um-ma szu-u2-ma | he has thus said: |
| 10 | lu-u2 _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir a-na-ku | or the son of Sîn-māgir, I |
| 11 | a-na ma-ru-tim lu* il-qe-a-an*-ni* | He should have taken me as a loan. |
| 12 | ku-nu-uk-ki la ih-he-pu-ma | they shall not break your seal, and |
| 13 | ki-a-am iz-kur-ma isz-tu {d}ri-im-{d}suen | thus he turned and from Rīm-Sîn |
| 14 | _{gesz}kiri6 u3 e2_ a-na dingir-ba-ni | the orchard and the house to Ilī-bani |
| 15 | u2-bi-ir-ru i-tu-ur | he returned. |
| 16 | {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 17 | {gesz}kiri6 dingir-ba-ni ib-qu-ur-ma | the garden of his personal god he destroyed, and |
| 18 | a-na _di-ku5-mesz_ il-li-ku-ma | to judges went, and |
| 19 | _di-ku5-mesz_ a-na <<a-na>> a-lim | Judges for the city |
| 20 | u3 szi-bu-tim it,-ru-du-szu-nu-ti-ma | and the šibūtum-offerings he presented to them, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i*-na _ka2_ {d}nanna {d}szu-nir_ sza {d}nanna | at the gate of Nanna, Šunir of (the god) Nanna |
| 2 | _{d}muszen_ sza {d}nin-mar{ki} | the bird of Ninmar |
| 3 | _{d}mar_ sza {d}marduk | Mar of Marduk |
| 4 | _{gesz}tukul_ sza ab-nu-um iz-zi-zu-ma | the weapon which the father stood by, and |
| 5 | szi-bu-tum pa-nu-tum sza dumu-{d}mar-tu | the older brother-in-law of Marduk |
| 6 | i-na _ka2_ {d}nin-mar{ki} | at the gate of Ninmar |
| 7 | {disz}dingir-ba-ni lu-u2 ma-ru a-na-ku | May Ilī-bani be glad. |
| 8 | u3-ta-mu iq-bu-u2-ma | “Utāmu, they said, and |
| 9 | _{gesz}kiri6 u3 e2_ a-na dingir-ba-ni u2-bi-ru | the orchard and the house to Ilī-bani brought. |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, la i-tu-ru | Sîn-muballiṭ did not return |
| 11 | la i-ba-qa2-ru-ma | shall not raise a claim, and |
| 12 | _mu {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk_ | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 13 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e in-pa3_ | and Ḫammurapi the king chose |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni ra-bi-a-nu | before Sîn-imguranni, his master |
| 15 | _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}suen | before Etel-pī-Sîn |
| 16 | _igi_ a-pil-er-s,e-tim | before Apil-erṣetim |
| 17 | _igi_ u-bar-rum | before Ubarrum |
| 18 | _igi_ sa3-an-qum {disz}ARAD-{d}suen | before Sanqum, Urad-Sîn |
| 19 | _igi_ a-hi-ia-a | before Ahiyâ |
| 20 | _igi_ {d}suen-du-gu-ul | before Sîn-dugul |
| 21 | _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ a-bi-ma-ra-as, | before Šamaš-bani, son of Abi-maraṣ |
| 22 | _igi_ sa3-ni-iq-pi4-szu | before Saniq-pīšu |
| 23 | _igi_ iz-kur-e2-a _aga-us2_ | before Izkur-Ea, soldier |
| 24 | _igi_ ba-u2-i-la | before Bau-ila |
| 25 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 26 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 4(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 4 |
| 27 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_ {d}tasz-me-tum _inim sa6-sa5-ga-ni_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, Tašmētu, his beautiful word, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum# [...] | Because of |
| 2 | sza dumu-[{d}mar-tu ...] | of Marduk |
| 3 | {disz}dingir-[ba-ni ...] | Ilu-bani |
| 4 | a-na _di-ku5-mesz_ [...] | to the judges ... |
| 5 | _di-ku5-mesz#_ [di-nam] u2-sza-hi-zu#-szu#-nu#-ti#-[ma] | Judges of a verdict imposed upon them and |
| 6 | a-na _ka2#_ [{d}nin-mar]{ki} it,-ru-du-szu-[nu-ti-ma] | to the gate of Ninmar he brought them, and |
| 7 | _di-ku5-mesz#_ sza# _ka5_ {d}nin-mar{ki} | judges of the gate of Ninmar |
| 8 | {disz}dingir-ba-ni a-na ni-szi i-li id-[di-nu-szu] | Ilu-bani to the people of the gods gave him |
| 9 | {disz}dingir-ba-ni i-na _ka2_ {d}nin-mar{ki} | Ilu-bani at the gate of Ninmar |
| 10 | ki-a-am iz-kur um-ma szu-u2-ma | he has thus said: |
| 11 | a-na ma-ru-ti lu#-u2 il-qi2-an#-[ni] | He should have taken me as a gift. |
| 12 | ku-nu-uk-ki la [ih]-he-pu-ma# | they shall not break your seal and |
| 13 | ki-a-am iz-kur-ma isz-tu {d}[ri-im-{d}suen] | thus he turned and from Rīm-Sîn |
| 14 | _{gesz}kiri6 u3 e2_ a-na dingir-ba#-ni# [u2-bi-ir-ru] | the orchard and the house to Ilī-bani brought |
| 15 | i-tu-ur2 {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,# | returned. Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 16 | dingir-ba-ni {gesz}kiri6 ib#-qu-ur-ma# | Ilī-bani destroyed the orchard |
| 17 | a-na _di-ku5-mesz_ il-li-ku-ma | to judges went, and |
| 18 | _di-ku5-mesz_ di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu#-[nu-ti-ma] | judges a verdict for them, and |
| 19 | a-na a-lim# u3 szi-bu-<tim> it,-ru-du-szu-[nu-ti-ma] | to the bison and the šibûtum he sent them, and |
| 20 | i-na [_ka2_] {d}nanna {d}szu-nir_ sza {d}nanna | at the gate of Nanna, Šunir of (the god) Nanna |
| 21 | _{d}muszen_ sza {d}nin-mar{ki} | the bird of Ninmar |
| 22 | _{d}mar_ sza {d}marduk | Mar of Marduk |
| 23 | _{gesz}tukul_ sza {d}ab#-nu-um iz-zi-zu#-ma# | the weapon of Abnum stood by, and |
| 24 | szi-bu-tum pa-nu-tum# sza dumu-{d}mar-tu | the previous šibūtum-offering of Amurru |
| 25 | i-na _ka2#_ [{d}nin-mar]{ki#} {disz}dingir-ba-ni | At the gate of Ninmar Ilu-bani |
| 26 | lu-u2 [ma-ru a-na]-ku u2-ta-mu | or a young child, I shall die |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [iq-bu-u2-ma] _{gesz}kiri6 u3 e2_ | they said, and the orchard and house |
| 2 | [a-na dingir-ba]-ni u2-bi-ir-ru | to Ilum-bāni brought |
| 3 | [{disz}{d}suen-mu-ba]-li2-it, la i-tu-ru | Sîn-muballiṭ did not return |
| 4 | [la i-ba-qa2-ru]-u2-ma | they shall not raise a claim |
| 5 | [_mu {d}nanna {d}utu] {d}marduk_ | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk |
| 6 | [u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2] _lugal-e | and Hammurapi, the king |
| 7 | [in]-pa3_ | he chose. |
| 8 | [_igi_ {d}suen-im-gur]-ra#-an#-ni# ra#-[bi-a-nu] | before Sîn-imgurrani, the chief |
| 9 | _igi#_ a#-pil#-er-s,e-tim [...] | Before Apil-erṣetim ... |
| 10 | _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}suen [...] | before Etel-pī-Sîn |
| 11 | _igi_ u-bar-rum _dumu_ WA-ra#-[...] | before Ubarrum, son of ... |
| 12 | _igi_ sa3-an-qum _dumu_ a-na-{d}suen# [...] | before Sanqum, son of Ana-Sin |
| 13 | _igi_ a-hi-ia-a _dumu_ i3-li2#-[...] | before Ahiya son of Ilī-... |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}suen-du-gu-ul _dumu_ [...] | before Sîn-dugul, son of |
| 15 | _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ a-bi-[ma-ra-as,] | before Šamaš-bani, son of Abī-maraṣ |
| 16 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen _engar_ | before Warad-Sin, farmer |
| 17 | _igi_ iz-kur-e2-a _aga-us2_ | before Izkur-Ea, soldier |
| 18 | _igi_ ba-u2-i-la [...] | before Bau-ila |
| 19 | _igi_ sa3-ni-iq-pi4-[szu ...] | before Saniq-pishu ... |
| 20 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}mar-tu# [...] | before Qīšti-Amurrum |
| 21 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 22 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 4(disz)-kam ba#-[zal]_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 4 passed; |
| 23 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_ {d}tasz-me-tum _inim sa6-sa5-ga-ni_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, Tašmētu, his beautiful word, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni | Sîn-imgurrani |
| 2 | _dumu_ ARAD2-{d}a-hu-u2-a | son of Warad-Ahu’a |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nergal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | e-tel!-pi4!-{d}suen | Etel-pī-Sîn, |
| 2 | _dumu_ sze20!-le-bu-um | son of Šēlebum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-si4-an-na | servant of Ninsiana. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | sa3-ni-iq-pi4-szu | his saniq-pīšu |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-pil-ku-bi | son of Apil-Kūbe |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nergal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | iz-kur-e2-a | Izkur-Ea |
| 2 | _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | son of Pirḫum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
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