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TS 064 (P498219)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498219 |
| Museum no. | BM 033242 & BM 033242a |
| 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 u3 ga2-nun-na_ | 2 sar, the house and the storehouse |
| 2 | _da e2_ a-bu-szu-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim | adjacent to the house of their father, son of Sîn-mušallim |
| 3 | u3 an-da-ku-lum _szesz-ni_ | and Adakulum, his brother |
| 4 | _e2 sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | the silver house of Ṣillī-Ištar, |
| 5 | _sag-bi e-sir2_ | its top is a bitumen |
| 6 | _sag-bi ki 2(disz) e2_ a-li2-wa-qar-tum | its top with 2 houses of Ali-waqartum |
| 7 | _erisz-dingir_ {d}nin-szubur | eriš-dingir priestess of Ninshubur |
| 8 | _e2_ i3-li2-sukkal _dumu_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 | the house of Ilī-sukkal son of Lu-Enlila |
| 9 | _ki_ i3-li2-sukkal _dumu_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 | from Ilī-sukkal son of Lu-Enlila |
| 10 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 11 | [u3] a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 12 | _in#-szi-sa10-e-ne_ | they bought. |
| 13 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2_ | 5 1/2 shekels of silver as his purchase price he paid. |
| 14 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim-gal2-la e2-e-ke4_ | the property of the house |
| 2 | {disz}i3-li2-sukkal _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_ | Ilī-sukkal, the messenger |
| 3 | _nu-mu-un-da-an-bala-e_ | cannot be changed. |
| 4 | [_mu_ sa]-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | year: 'Samsu-iluna, the king,' |
| 5 | _[in]-pa3_ | he chose. |
| 6 | [_igi_] a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir | before Abu-waqar, son of Ishme-ili |
| 7 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra | before Qīšti-Erra |
| 8 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu-ni_ | before Ilī-ippalsam, his son |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD!-{d}nanna | before Šamaš-tūram, son of Warad-Nanna |
| 10 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum! | before Ilī-iqisam, son of Immerum |
| 11 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ aq-ba-hu | before Sîn-mušallim, son of Aqbahu |
| 13 | _igi_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | before Lu-Enlila, son of Lipit-Ištar |
| 14 | _igi_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu | before Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, son of Nur-Amurru |
| 15 | _kiszib lu2-inim-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | Seal of the witnesses. |
| 16 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 12 |
| 17 | _mu#_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7#_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2# _ba-ba-al_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the river Samsu'ilunna-ḫegal was dug— |
| obverse | ||
| 4 | [_e2] sa10 [ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] | the silver house of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 5 | [_sag-bi] [e-sir2_] | Its top is a bitumen. |
| 6 | _sag#-bi ki 2(disz) [e2_ a]-li2-[wa-qar-tum] | its top with 2 houses of Ali-waqartum |
| 7 | [_erisz]-dingir_ {d}nin-szubur# | eriš-dingir priestess of Ninshubur |
| 8 | [_e2_] i3-li2-sukkal# _dumu_ lu2#-[{d}en-lil2-la2] | the house of Ili-sukkal, son of Lu-Enlila |
| 9 | [_ki_ i3]-li2-sukkal _dumu_ lu2#-[{d}en-lil2-la2] | from Ilī-sukkal son of Lu-Enlila |
| 10 | [{disz}]s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 [_dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal] | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 11 | [u3 a]-wi-il-i3-[li2 _szesz-ni_] | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 12 | _in-szi-sa10-e-[ne_] | they bought. |
| 13 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz)# _gin2 ku3-babbar x sa10 til-[la-ni-sze3_] | 5 1/2 shekels of silver as his full price |
| 14 | _in-na-[la2_] | he weighed out. |
| 15 | _u4-kur2-sze3 [u4 nu-me-a-ak_] | In the future, he will not make a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-pa3# | ...-pa |
| 2 | _igi#_ [qi2]-isz#-ti-er3-ra# ra-bi-a-[nu-um] | before Qišti-Erra, chief cook |
| 3 | _igi_ [i3-li2-ip]-pa-al-[sa3]-am _dumu-ni_ | before Ilī-ippalsam, his son |
| 4 | [_igi_] a-[bu-wa]-qar _dumu_ isz-[me]-dingir | before Abu-waqar, son of Ishme-ili |
| 5 | [_igi_ {d}utu-tu]-ra!?-am _dumu_ ARAD#-{d}nanna | before Šamaš-tūram, son of Warad-Nanna |
| 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_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dumu_] aq#-ba-hu | before Sîn-mušallim, son of Aqbahu |
| 9 | [_igi_ lu2-{d}en]-lil2#-la2 _dumu_ li#-[pi2-it-isz8-tar2] | before Lu-Enlila, son of Lipit-Ištar |
| 10 | _igi_ lu#-[mur]-gi#-mil-{d}[utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu] | before Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, son of Nur-Amurru |
| 11 | _kiszib [lu2]-inim-bi-mesz# [ib2-ra_] | Seal of the witnesses. |
| 12 | _iti [gu4]-si!-sa2 u4 1(u) [2(disz)-kam_] | The month of Ayyaru, the day 12 |
| 13 | [_mu_ sa-am]-su-i-lu-na [_lugal i7_ sa-am]-su-i-lu-[na-he2-gal2] _mu [...]-ba-la2?_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the river Samsu'ilunna-hegal,’ the year ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-[pa-al-sa3-am ...] | Ilī-ippalsam |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-tu-ra-am | Šamaš-turam |
| 2 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | son of Warad-Nanna |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}szuszin-na | servant of Susa. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | i-nu-[e2-a] | Inu'ea |
| 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 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-szubur# | For Ninšubur |
| 2 | _sukkal zi [an-na]_ | the faithful minister of Anu |
| 3 | _{gesz}gidri [ku3 szu-du7]_ | a silver scepter |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim | Seal of Sîn-mušallim |
Sources & licences
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