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TS 066 (P498221)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498221 |
| Museum no. | BM 033252 & BM 033252a |
| 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 | 1(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da 2(disz) kusz3 ki-ta e3-a_ a-wi-il-dingir | 2 cubits lower side, exit of Awīl-ilum |
| 3 | _da e2 sa10 ku3_ i-din-{d}suen | adjacent to the silver house of Iddin-Sîn, |
| 4 | _sag-bi sila dagal-la_ | its top on the broad street |
| 5 | _e2_ {d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir | the temple of Šubula-nāṣir |
| 6 | _ki_ {d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir | from Šubulanaṣir |
| 7 | _lugal e2-ke4_ | the owner of the house |
| 8 | {disz}i-din-{d}suen | Iddin-Sin |
| 9 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 10 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 2 1/2 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 11 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 12 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 13 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e!_ | did not cross over |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na | the year (in which) Nanna, Šamaš and Samsu-iluna |
| 2 | _lugal in-pa3_ | the king chose |
| 3 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu | before Ilī-ippalsam, his master |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}suen-ia-tum | before Sîn-iatum |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | before Ilī-iqišam |
| 6 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 7 | _igi_ sze20-ep-{d}suen _nar_ | before Šēp-Sîn, singer |
| 8 | _igi_ ap-lum _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | before Aplum, son of Nidittu |
| 9 | _igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen | before Ilī-u-šamaš, son of Igmil-Sîn |
| 10 | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen | before Iddin-šamaš, son of Ubar-Sîn |
| 11 | _igi_ AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | before Anu-pî-Ninšubur, son of Apil-ilishu |
| 12 | _igi_ ARAD-isz8-tar2 | before Warad-Ištar |
| 13 | _kiszib-a-ni ib2-ra_ | his seal he impressed. |
| 14 | _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_ | The month of Elūnum, the day 18 |
| 15 | _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 canal Samsu'ilunna-hegal was dug— |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da 2(disz) kusz3 ki-ta e3-a_ a-wi-il-dingir | 2 cubits lower side, exit of Awīl-ilum |
| 3 | _e2# sa10 ku3_ i-din-{d}suen | the house bought by Iddin-Sîn |
| 4 | _sag-bi sila dagal-la_ | its top on the broad street |
| 5 | _e2_ {d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir | the temple of Šubula-nāṣir |
| 6 | _lugal e2-ke4 _dumu?-ni?_ | the owner of the house his son(?) |
| 7 | {disz}i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ ba-za-za | Iddin-Sîn, son of Bazaza |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 9 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-[ni]-sze3_ | 2 1/2 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 10 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 11 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 12 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na | the year (in which) Nanna, Šamaš and Samsu-iluna |
| 13 | _lugal in-pa3_ | the king chose |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am | before Ilī-ippalsam |
| 2 | ra-bi-a-nu-um | the great one |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}suen-ia-tum _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | before Sîn-yatum, son of Pirḫum |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur | before Ilī-iqišam, son of Naram-Adad |
| 6 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 7 | _igi_ sze-ep-{d}suen _nar_ | before Šēp-Sîn, singer |
| 8 | _igi_ ap-lum _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | before Aplum, son of Nidittu |
| 9 | _igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig#-mil#-{d}suen | before Ilī-u-šamaš, son of Igmil-Sîn |
| 10 | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen | before Iddin-šamaš, son of Ubar-Sîn |
| 11 | _igi_ AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-<szu> | before Anu-pî-Ninšubur, son of Apil-ilishu |
| 12 | _igi_ ARAD-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra#-am# | before Warad-Ištar, son of Ilī-turam |
| 13 | _kiszib lu2-ki-inim-ma-ni-mesz_ | seal of witnesses |
| 14 | _ib2-ra_ | he fled. |
| 15 | _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 3(u)-kam_ | The month of Elūnum, the day 30 |
| 16 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2 mu-un-ba-la2_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the canal Samsu'ilunna-hegal drew. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir | Šubulanaṣir, |
| 2 | _dumu_ en-nu-{d}en-ki | son of Ennu-enki |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nergal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am | Ili-ippalsam, |
| 2 | _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra | son of Qišti-Erra, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | Ilī-iqišam |
| 2 | _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur | son of Naram-Adad |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | i-nun-e2-a | Inunea |
| 2 | _dumu_ il3-szu-ba-ni | son of Ilshu-bani, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}en-ki | servant of Enki. |
| 4 | u3 {d}[nirah] | and Niraḫ |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur | ANKA-Ninšubur |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | son of Apil-ilišu |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur | servant of Ninšubur |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-{d}inanna | Warad-Inanna |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-[tu]-ra-am | son of Ilī-turam |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
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