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TS 059 (P498214)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498214 |
| Museum no. | BM 033216 & BM 033261a+ |
| 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)
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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(disz) _sar] e2 du3-a e2-gal_ | 1 sar, built house, palace |
| 2 | [_da e2_] mi-na-nu-um | adjacent to the house of Innum |
| 3 | [u3] _da e2_ {d}suen-a-zu | and adjacent to the house of Sîn-azu |
| 4 | [_e2_] u2-ba-a-tum | the house of Ubatum |
| 5 | [_sa10] ku3_ pi-ir-hu-um | the purchase price of the silver of the pīḫūm |
| 6 | [2(disz)] _sar kislah_ | 2 sar of cress |
| 7 | [_da] e2_ u2-ba-a-a-tum | adjacent to the house of Ubatum |
| 8 | [u3] _da e2_ {d}suen-a-zu | and adjacent to the house of Sîn-azu |
| 9 | _sag#-bi e-sir2_ | its top is a bitumen |
| 10 | _ki_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | from Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 11 | {disz}i-din-{d}suen _szesz-a-ni_ | Iddin-Sîn his brother |
| 12 | u3 {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _szesz-ni_ | and Sîn-imguranni, his brother |
| 13 | _dumu-mesz_ pi-ir-hu-um | sons of Piḫum |
| 14 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 15 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 16 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 14 shekels of silver |
| 2 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 3 | _in-na-la2_ | he weighed out. |
| 4 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2#*-ulu3_ | In the future, the city |
| 5 | _inim-gar-ra e2 in-na-ab-gi4-gi4_ | he will return the case to its owner. |
| 6 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-mesz_ | they did not cross over. |
| 7 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | Year: Hammurapi, the king |
| 8 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 9 | [_igi_] qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra | before Qišti-Erra |
| 10 | ra-bi si2-ka-tum | whose greatness is siktum, |
| 11 | [_igi_] e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2 _szesz-a-ni_ | before Etel-pî-Enlil, his brother |
| 12 | [_igi_] {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-paṭer, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 13 | [_igi_] a-bu-wa-ar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir | Witness: Abu-wār, son of Ishme-ilî. |
| 14 | _igi#_ ma-a-nu-um _dumu_ {d}nanna*-amar-banda3{da} | before Manum, son of Nanna-amar-banda |
| 15 | _igi#_ di-in-dingir _szusz3_ | before Iddin-ilī, cattle manager |
| 16 | _igi#_ ARAD2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra*-am* | before Warad-Ištar, son of Ilī-turam |
| 17 | _igi3_ wa-qar-a-bu-szu | before Waqar-abūšu |
| 18 | _iti3 udru{duru5}_ | month “Uruk |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2] _lugal*_ [...] | Year: Hammurapi, king ... |
| obverse | ||
| 7 | [_da e2_ u2-ba-a-a]-tum# | next to the house of Ubatum |
| 8 | [u3 _da e2_ {d}suen]-a-zu | and adjacent to the house of Sîn-azu |
| 9 | [_sag-bi e]-sir2_ | its top is a bitumen |
| 10 | [_ki_ {d}suen-mu-ba]-li2-it, | from Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 11 | [{disz}i-din-{d}]suen# _szesz-a-ni_ | Iddin-Sîn his brother |
| 12 | [u3 {d}suen]-im#-gur-an-ni _szesz-ni_ | and Sîn-imguranni, his brother |
| 13 | [_dumu-mesz_ pi]-ir#-hu-um | sons of Pirhum |
| 14 | [{disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] _dumu#_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 15 | [u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2] _szesz-a-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 16 | [_in-szi-sa10_] | he bought. |
| 17 | [1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_] | 14 shekels of silver |
| 18 | [_sa10 til-la-ni]-sze3_ | for his full price |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _in-pa3#-[mesz_] | have sworn |
| 2' | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3#-[ra] | before Qišti-Erra |
| 3' | ra-bi si2-ka#-[tum] | Its chief sikkatum |
| 4' | _igi_ e-te-el-pi4-[{d}en-lil2 ...] | before Etel-pî-Enlil |
| 5' | _igi_ {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er [...] | before Sîn-paṭer |
| 6' | [_igi_ a-bu-wa]-qar# [...] | Before Abu-waqar .... |
| 7' | _igi_ ma-a-nu-um# [...] | Before Manum . . |
| 8' | _igi_ di-in-dingir [...] | before Ištar-ilī, ... |
| 9' | _igi_ ARAD-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ [i3-li2]-tu-ra-am | before Warad-Ištar, son of Ilī-turam |
| 10' | _igi3_ wa-qar-a-bu-[szu ...] | before Waqar-abūšu ... |
| 11' | [_igi_] u-bar-{d}suen _dumu#_ [...] | before Ubar-Sin, son of ... |
| 12' | _kiszib-a-ni ib2-ra_ | his seal he impressed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 2 | _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu | servant of Anu and Martu. |
| 3 | u3 {d}en-ki | and Enki |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2 | Etel-pî-Enlil, |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam | son of Sîn-uballam |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[nergal] | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | di-in-[dingir] | the god Ištar |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-mi-a-bu-um | son of Šumi-abum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ AN {d}[mar-tu] | servant of Anu and Martu. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | wa-qar-a-[bu]-szu | his enemies |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}[...] | son of |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu | servant of Marduk. |
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