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TS 069 (P498224)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498224 |
| Museum no. | BM 033243 & BM 033243a |
| 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) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1 1/3 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da sa10 ku3_ i-din-{d}suen | adjacent to the silver exchange of Iddin-Sîn |
| 3 | u3 _e2 sa10 ku3_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam | and the silver house of Adad-iddinam |
| 4 | _sag-bi ki 1(disz) e-sir2_ | its top with 1 esir |
| 5 | _sag-bi ki 2(disz) e2_ a-wi-il-{d}nin-gal | its top with 2 houses of Awīl-Ningal, |
| 6 | _ki_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am | from Ilī-ippalsam |
| 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-szi-sa10#-[mesz?]_ | they bought. |
| 10 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3#-[babbar]_ | 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 11 | _sa10 til-ni-sze3 in-na#-[la2-mesz]_ | he paid as his full price. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me#-[a-ak]_ | In the future, there will not be a day |
| 2 | _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ne_ i3-[li2-ip-pa-ap-sa3-am] | the house-orders of Ilī-ippabsam |
| 3 | _ba-ni-ib#-gi4#-[gi4]_ | may he not return. |
| 4 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _[lugal] in*-pa3*_ | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king swore |
| 5 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 [...] | before Nabi-Enlil |
| 6 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | before Ilī-iqišam |
| 7 | _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | son of Inun-ea |
| 8 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}mar-tu | Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Apil-Amurrum |
| 9 | _kiszib lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | Seal of witnesses. |
| 10 | _ib2-ra_ | he fled. |
| 11 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 2 |
| 12 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7-da_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2 _mu-un-ba-la2_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, king of the river, Samsu'ilunna-ḫegal, the šandabakku |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-[szub]-ba#_ | 1 1/3 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da e2 sa10 ku3_ i#-[din]-{d}suen | next to the silver house of Iddin-Sin |
| 3 | u3 _da e2 sa10 ku3#-babbar#_ {[d]}iszkur-i-din-nam | and next to the house of buying silver, Adad-iddinam |
| 4 | _sag-bi ki 1(disz) e-sir2_ | its top with 1 esir |
| 5 | _sag-bi ki 2(disz)-kam-ma e2 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-pi-la*-ah* | its top on the 2nd, the house of the sons of Sîn-pilaḫ |
| 6 | _e2_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am | the house of Ilī-ippalsam |
| 7 | _ki_ i3-li2-ip-pa-[al-sa3-am] | from Ilī-ippalsam |
| 8 | _lugal e2-e-[ke4]_ | the owner of the house |
| 9 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2# [_dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal] | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 10 | u3 a-wi-il-[i3-li2 _szesz-ni_] | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 11 | _in-szi-[sa10-mesz?]_ | bought. |
| 12 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar sa10 til-ni-sze3 in-na-la2-mesz]_ | they paid 2 1/2 shekels of silver as its full price. |
| 13 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 [nu-me-a-ak]_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 14 | _inim-gar-ra# [e2-e-ne_] | the property of the temples |
| 15 | {disz}[i3-li2-ip-pa-ap-sa3-am] | Ilī-ippabsam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_] | may he not return. |
| 2 | _nu#-[mu-un-da-bala-e_] | shall not cross over. |
| 3 | _mu lugal-bi# [in-pa3_] | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 4 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}en#-[lil2 ...] | before Nabi-Enlil |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-[am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a] | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 6 | _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}[mar-tu] | before Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Apil-Amurru |
| 7 | _igi_ ap-lum _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | before Aplum, son of Nidittu |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) _kiszib_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2# | Seal of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 9 | _kiszib-ba-a-ni u3 lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | his seal and witnesses he impressed. |
| 10 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 5 |
| 11 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2 _mu-un-ba-al-la_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the canal Samsu'ilunna-ḫegal, Munballa, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-pa-[al]-sa3-am | Ilī-ippalsam |
| 2 | _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra | son of Qišti-Erra, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nergal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [na-bi-{d}en-lil2] | Nabi-Enlil |
| 2 | _dumu_ ni-[di-it]-tum | son of Nidittu |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur u3 {d}en-ki | servant of Adad and Enki. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 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 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}mar-tu | Amurru |
| 2 | _dumu x an-na_ | son of An, |
| 3 | _gidri dagal#? ku3 dab-a_ | a wide scepter of silver |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | [ap-lum] | alum |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-[a?-ni] | son of Sin-išmeanni |
| 3 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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