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TS 067 (P498222)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 067 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498222 |
| Museum no. | BM 033245 & BM 033245a |
| 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 ki-szub-ba_ | 2 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da e2_ i-din-{d}suen | adjacent to the house of Iddin-Sîn, |
| 3 | u3 _da e2 sa10_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | and next to the house of Ṣillī-Ištar, |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma da e2_ {[d]}suen#-pi-la-ah | Its first head is adjacent to the house of Sîn-pilah. |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e-sir2_ | Its second head is the esir. |
| 6 | _sa10 AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | bought by AN-KA-Ea son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 7 | _ki_ AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | from AN-KA-ea, son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 8 | _lugal e2-e-ke4_ | the owner of the house |
| 9 | {disz}i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam | Iddin-Sin, son of Sîn-uballam |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 11 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 5 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 13 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_ | In the future, in days to come |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4 | the house's order |
| 2 | {disz}AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | Anu-pî-Ea, son of Iddin-Sīn |
| 3 | _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_ | may he not return. |
| 4 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 6 | u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3-mesz_ | and Samsu-iluna the king chose |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _ugula gidri_ | before Ilī-ippalsam, overseer of the scepter |
| 8 | {disz}ap-lum _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | Aplum, son of Nidittu |
| 9 | {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _szesz-ni_ | Nabi-Enlil, his brother |
| 10 | {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur _dumu_ im-gu-rum | Luštamar-Adad, son of Imgurrum |
| 11 | {disz}suen-APIN _dumu_ i3-li2-gi-im-li | Sîn-ereš, son of Ilī-gimli |
| 12 | {disz}{d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir _dumu_ en-nam-e2-a | Šubula-nāṣir, son of Ennam-ea |
| 13 | {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am {disz!}{d}suen-u2-ba-li2-it, | Šamaš-tūram, Sîn-uballiṭ |
| 14 | _kiszib lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | Seal of witnesses. |
| 15 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Dumuzi, the day 1 |
| 16 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _mu-un-ba-al-la2_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the canal of Samsu'ilunna ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 2 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da e2_ i-din-{d}suen | adjacent to the house of Iddin-Sîn, |
| 3 | u3 _da e2 sa10_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | and next to the house of Ṣillī-Ištar, |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma da e2_ {[d]}suen#-pi-la-ah | Its first head is adjacent to the house of Sîn-pilah. |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e-sir2_ | Its second head is the esir. |
| 6 | _sa10 AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | bought by AN-KA-Ea son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 7 | _ki_ AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | from AN-KA-ea, son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 8 | _lugal e2-e-ke4_ | the owner of the house |
| 9 | {disz}i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam | Iddin-Sin, son of Sîn-uballam |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 11 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 5 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 13 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_ | In the future, in days to come |
| 14 | _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4 | the house's order |
| 15 | {disz}AN-KA-e2-<a> _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | Anu-pî-e<ca>, son of Iddin-Sīn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_ | may he not return. |
| 2 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 4 | u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_ | and Samsu-iluna the king chose |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _ugula gidri_ | before Ilī-ippalsam, overseer of the scepter |
| 6 | {disz}s,i2-ia-tum _dumu_ pir-hu-um | Ṣiyatum, son of Pirḫum |
| 7 | {disz}ap-lum _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | Aplum, son of Nidittu |
| 8 | {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _szesz#-ni_ | Nabi-Enlil, his brother |
| 9 | {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur _dumu_ im-gu-rum | Luštamar-Adad, son of Imgurrum |
| 10 | {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am {disz!}{d}suen-u2-ba-li2-it, | Šamaš-tūram, Sîn-uballiṭ |
| 11 | {disz}{d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir _dumu_ en-nam-e2-a | Šubula-nāṣir, son of Ennam-ea |
| 12 | {disz}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it, dumu] x [x] x | Sîn-muballiṭ, son of |
| 13 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 14 | {disz}{d}suen-APIN _dumu_ i3-li2-gi-im-li | Sîn-ereš, son of Ilī-gimli |
| 15 | _kiszib lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | Seal of witnesses. |
| 16 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 1 |
| 17 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2 _mu-un-ba-al-la2_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the canal Samsu'ilunna-hegal Munballa |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | AN-KA-{d}e2-[a] | ANKA-Ea |
| 2 | _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | son of Iddin-Sin |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}en-ki | servant of Enki. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-pa#-[al-sa3-am] | Ilī-ippalsam |
| 2 | _dumu#_ qi2-isz-ti-[{d}er3-ra] | son of Qishti-Erra |
| 3 | _ARAD#_ {d}nergal# | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | lu-usz-ta-mar#-{[d]}iszkur | Luštamar-Addu |
| 2 | _dumu_ im-gu-ru-um | son of Imgurum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza {d}[...] | servant of . |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-x-x | Sîn- |
| 2 | _dumu_ u2-ba-a-a-tum | son of Ubayatum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}[...] | For the god |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | _ARAD_ [{d}lugal-gu2-du8]-a{ki} | servant of Lugalgudua. |
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