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TS 071 (P498226)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498226 |
| Museum no. | BM 033235 & BM 033235a |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | {gesz}kiri6 {disz}i-din-{d}en-lil2 | the orchard of Iddin-Enlil |
| 2 | ma-al-li ma-s,u2-u2 | “It is enough, it is enough. |
| 3 | _da {gesz}kiri6_ {gesz}a-su2-hi | next to the orchard of Asuḫi |
| 4 | u3 _da {gesz}kiri6_ be2-ta-tum | and next to the betātum garden |
| 5 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 | and Awil-ilī, |
| 6 | _sag-bi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | its top Sîn-iqīšam |
| 7 | u3 ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ si2-ik-ku-u2-a | and Tarībum, son of Sikkûya |
| 8 | u3 _sag-bi_ {d}suen | and the head of Suen |
| 9 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-lu-da-ri | Hammurapi-lu-dari |
| 10 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szandana_ | and Awil-ilī, the dowry |
| 11 | {disz}i-din-{d}en-lil2 ib-qu2-ru-u2-ma | Iddin-Enlil fell, and |
| 12 | {disz}i-din-{d}en-lil2 _di-ku5 larsa{ki}_ | Iddin-Enlil the judge of Larsa |
| 13 | im-hu-ur-ma | received, and |
| 14 | ra-bi-a-nu-um sza _iri{ki}_ ku-ta-la u3 szi-bu-ut a-lim | the chief of the city Kutala and the witnesses of the town |
| 15 | iz-zi-zu-ma | stood, and |
| 16 | {disz}i-din-{d}en-lil2 pa-asz-ta sza {d}lugal-ki-du9-na | Iddin-Enlil, son of Lugal-kidūna, |
| 17 | in-na-szi-im-ma | he brought, and |
| 18 | {gesz}kiri6 is-hu-ur-ma | he planted a garden, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-bi-ir-ma il-qe2 | he brought and took. |
| 2 | _u4-kur2-sze3 un nu-me-a-ka_ | In the future, in a time of no return |
| 3 | _nu-mu-un-da-ba*-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 5 | u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | and Samsu-iluna, the king |
| 6 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-<a>-nu-um | before Ilī-ippalsam, the chief cook |
| 8 | {disz}e2-a-be-el-i3-li2 _ra2-gaba nu-banda3_ | Ea-bel-ilī, courier, captain |
| 9 | {disz}i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig#-mil#-{d}suen | Ilī-u-šamaš, son of Igmil-Sîn |
| 10 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ ga-mi-lum | Enlil-bel-ilī, son of Gemilum |
| 11 | {disz}ha-ab-lum _dumu_ ma-a*-nu-um | Hablum, son of Manum |
| 12 | {disz}i-ri-ba-am _dumu_ ib-ni-e2-a | Iribam, son of Ibni-Ea |
| 13 | {disz}ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ si2-ik-ku-u2-a | Tarībum, son of Sikkû'a |
| 14 | {disz}{d}suen-sze-me-i _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | Sîn-šemē son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 15 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | seal of the witnesses brought |
| 16 | _iti kin-{d}inanna ki 2(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | the month of Elūnum, with 2 on the 15th day |
| 17 | _mu {gesz}gu-za nesag-ga2 mu-un-na-dim2-ma_ | year: “The throne of the first-fruit offering was fashioned for him. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {gesz}kiri6 i-din-{d}en-lil2 | the orchard of Iddin-Enlil |
| 2 | ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 | as much as there is |
| 3 | _a2 {gesz}kiri6_ {gesz}u3-suh5 | labor of the orchards and harvesters |
| 4 | u3# _a2? {gesz}kiri6_ be2-ta-tum u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 | and the labor of the garden of Betatum and Awil-ilī |
| 5 | _sag-bi_ {d}suen-i#-[qi2]-sza-am | its top Sîn-iqīšam |
| 6 | u3# ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ si2-ik-ku-u2-a | and Tarībum, son of Sikkû'a |
| 7 | u3# _sag-bi ki 2(disz)_ {d}nanna | and its top with 2 Nanna |
| 8 | {disz}ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2-lu-da-ri _ra2-gaba_ | Hammurapi-lu-dari, the courier |
| 9 | u3#? [a]-wi-il-i3-li2 _szandana {gesz}kiri6 gesz? gub!?-ba_ | and Awil-ilī, the šandana of the orchard, stand(?) |
| 10 | [{disz}i-din]-{d}en-lil2 ib-qu2-ru-u2-ma | Iddin-Enlil fell, and |
| 11 | [{disz}i-din]-{d}en-lil2 _di#-ku5 larsa{ki}-ma_ | Iddin-Enlil the judge of Larsa |
| 12 | [im]-hu#-ur-ma | he received, and |
| 13 | [x?] ra-bi-nu-um sza _iri{ki}_ ku-ta-al-la | the chief of the city Kutalla |
| 14 | u3# szi-bu-ut a-lim | and the burial place of the city |
| 15 | isz-pu-ru-nim-ma | wrote to me, and |
| 16 | {disz}i-din-{d}en-lil2 | Iddin-Enlil, |
| 17 | _dur10-tab-ba zabar_ sza {d}lugal-ki-du9-na | a bronze pedestal of Lugal-kidūna, |
| 18 | in-na-szi-i-ma | he brought, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {gesz}kiri6 is-hu-ur-ma | he planted a garden, and |
| 2 | u2-bi-ir-ma il-qe2-e | he brought, and took. |
| 3 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 4 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 6 | u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | and Samsu-iluna, the king |
| 7 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 8 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu-um | before Ilī-ippalsam, the chief |
| 9 | {disz}e2-a-be-el-i3-li2 _ra2-gaba nu-banda3_ | Ea-bel-ilī, courier, captain |
| 10 | {disz}i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen | Ilī-u-Šamaš, son of Igmil-Sîn |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-sze-me _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | Sîn-šeme, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 12 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ ga-mi-lum | Enlil-bel-ilī, son of Gemilum |
| 13 | {disz}ha-ab-lum _dumu_ ma-nu-um | Hablum, son of Mannum |
| 14 | {disz}i-ri-ba-am _dumu_ ib-ni-e2-a | Iribam, son of Ibni-Ea |
| 15 | {disz}ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ si2-ik-ku-u2-a | Tarībum, son of Sikkû'a |
| 16 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | seal of the witnesses brought |
| 17 | _iti kin-{d}inanna ki 2(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | the month of Elūnum, with 2 on the 15th day |
| 18 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal {gesz}gu-za nesag-ga2 {[d]}nanna dingir sag-du-ga-ni-ra mu#-un-na-dim2!-ma_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, fashioned the throne of the first-fruit offerings for Nanna, the god of his head. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-lu-da-ri | Hammurapi-lu-dari |
| 2 | _dumu_ ma-lik-{d}iszkur | son of Malik-Adad |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | x-x-be-el-[x-x] | ...-bel-... |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-ap-pa-[...] | son of Apapa- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}en-[...] | servant of En- |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-u3-{d}utu | Ilī-u-šamaš |
| 2 | _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen | son of Igmil-Sin |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | servant of Ningešzida. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}en#-[lil2-be]-el#-i3-li2 | Enlil-bel-ilī |
| 2 | _dumu_ ga-mi#-lum | son of Gemilum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin#-urta | servant of Ninurta. |
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