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TS 061 (P498216)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 061 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498216 |
| Museum no. | BM 033236 & BM 033236a |
| 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(u) _gin2 ga2-nun-na_ | 10 shekels: the granary |
| 2 | _a2 e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | labor of the house of Ṣillī-Ištar, |
| 3 | u3 _a2 ga2-nun-na_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-[ni] | and the labor of the granary of Sîn-imguranni |
| 4 | _sag-bi e-sir2_ | its top is a bitumen |
| 5 | u3 _sag-bi ki 2(disz) ga2-nun-na_ | and its top with 2 ... |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni | Sin-imgurrani, |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra*-an-ni | from Sîn-imgurrani |
| 8 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 9 | _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 10 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz*-ni*_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 11 | _in-si-sa10-mesz_ | they bought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la2*-ni-sze3_ | 2/3 shekel of silver as his purchase price |
| 2 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4-nu-me-am3_ | In the future, in distant days |
| 4 | _inim-gar-ra in-na-ab-gi4-gi4_ | he will reply to the matter. |
| 5 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 6 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 7 | u3 _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_ | and the year in which Samsu-iluna the king swore |
| 8 | _igi_ mu-ha-du-um i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu-ni_ | before Muhadum, Ilī-iddinam, his son |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-uselli, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 10 | _igi_ ARAD2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am | before Warad-Ištar, son of Ilī-turam |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim a-hu-szu-nu _dumu-ni_ | before Sîn-mušallim, their brother, his son |
| 12 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 13 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 14 | _iti gan-gan-e3_ | The month of Kislimu |
| 15 | [_mu_] sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e* du11-ga zi-da {d}marduk-ta_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the righteous command of Marduk, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _gin2 e2 ga2-nun_ | 10 shekels: the storehouse; |
| 2 | _a2 e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | labor of the house of Ṣillī-Ištar, |
| 3 | u3 _a2 ga2-nun_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu*_ pir*-hu*-um* | and labor of the army of Sîn-imguranni, son of Pirḫum |
| 4 | _sag-bi e-sir2_ | its top is a bitumen |
| 5 | _sag-bi ki 2(disz) ga2-nun_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni | its top with 2 ... Sîn-imgurrani |
| 6 | _ki_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu_ pir-hu-um | from Sîn-imguranni, son of Pirḫum |
| 7 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 8 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz*-ni*_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 9 | _in-si-sa10-mesz_ | they bought. |
| 10 | 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 shekel of silver |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 12 | _in-na-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 13 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4-na-me-a-ak-kam_ | In the future, at any time |
| 14 | _inim-gar-ra in-na-ab-gi4-gi4_ | he will reply to the matter. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 3 | u3 _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | and the year in which Samsu-iluna the king |
| 4 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 5 | _igi_ mu-ha-du-um i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu-ni_ | before Muhadum, Ilī-iddinam, his son |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-uselli, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 7 | _igi_ ARAD2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am | before Warad-Ištar, son of Ilī-turam |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim u a-hu-szu-nu _dumu-ni_ | before Sîn-mušallim and their brothers, sons |
| 9 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 10 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 11 | _iti gan-gan-e3_ | The month of Kislimu |
| 12 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal du11-ga zi-da {d}marduk-ka-ta nam-en-bi kur-kur-ra pa e3 ba-ak-a_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king whose command is true, by Marduk his lordship was made manifest in all the lands. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ mu-ha-du-um _dumu_ sin-a*-zu* | Seal of Muhammadum, son of Sin-azu |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni | Sîn-imguranni, |
| 2 | _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | son of Pirḫum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu | servant of Anu and Martu. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _an dingir-mu-du10 nun_ | Anu-mududu, prince |
| 2 | _dumu# an-sza2-gal_ | son of Anšagal |
| 3 | _kur-kur szuba2 he2-gal2_ | all the lands with shiny šuba stones, abundance |
| 4 | _szu KA_ x x ru x | ... ... |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-{d}inanna | Warad-Inanna |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am | son of Ilī-turam, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
Sources & licences
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