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TS 072 (P498227)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498227 |
| Museum no. | BM 033246 & BM 033246a |
| 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_ i-na _iri_ a-sza3-szir* | 2 sar, the house of the vacant lot in the city of Assur |
| 2 | _da_ es,-s,u2-u2-um | beside Eṣṣûm |
| 3 | _da_ ap-lum | adjacent to Aplum |
| 4 | u3 _sa10 ku3_ u2-s,i2-bi-tum | and the price of the silver of the ūṣibitum |
| 5 | _e2_ a-hi-ki-li-im _dumu_ a-ru-su | the house of Ahi-kilim, son of Arusu |
| 6 | _ki_ a-hi-ki-li-im | from Ahi-kilim |
| 7 | _lugal e2-e-ke4_ | the owner of the house |
| 8 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_ | Ṣillī-Ištar and Awil-ili, his brother |
| 9 | _dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal _in-szi-sa10_ | sons of Ilī-sukkal bought. |
| 10 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | 2 shekels of silver as its full price |
| 11 | _in-na-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 12 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 13 | _inim-gal2-la_ a-hi-ki-li-im | the word of Ahi-kilim |
| 14 | _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_ | may he not return. |
| 15 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e | shall not cross over |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 2 | u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3!_ | and Samsu-iluna the king chose |
| 3 | _igi_ iz-kur-e2-a _ugula gidri_ | before Izkur-Ea, foreman of the scepter |
| 4 | {disz}a-bi-lu-mu-ur ra-bi-a-nu | Abī-lumur, his master |
| 5 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}isztaran _dumu_ i-din-nu-nu | Šēp-Adad, son of Iddinnunu |
| 6 | {disz}u2-s,i2-bi-tum _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen | Uṣibitum, son of Apil-Sîn |
| 7 | {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ ia-ar-ha-mu | Igmil-Sîn, son of Yarhamu |
| 8 | {disz}zu-i-la _szesz-a-ni_ | Zula, his brother |
| 9 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | Shep-Sîn, son of Warad-ilīšu |
| 10 | {disz}il3-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ a-hu-la-a-a | Illšu-ibni, son of Ahulaya |
| 11 | {disz}dam!-qi2-i3-li2-szu | Damqi-ilišu |
| 12 | {disz}be-li-i _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir | Belî, son of Sin-magir |
| 13 | {disz}{d}utu-li-wi-ir _dumu_ sa-mu-um | Šamaš-liwwir, son of Samum |
| 14 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra-asz_ | seal of the witnesses he struck |
| 15 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 10 |
| 16 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal alan szud3-szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, a statue of prayer and a gold lamma-vessel |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ i-na _iri_ a-sza3-szir*{ki} | 2 sar, the house of the abandoned, in the city of Aššir |
| 2 | _da_ es,-s,u2-u2-um | beside Eṣṣûm |
| 3 | _da e2_ ap-lum _dumu_ a-ru-su-um | adjacent to the house of Aplum, son of Arusum |
| 4 | u3 _da sa10 ku3_ u2-s,i2-bi-tum | and adjoining the silver exchange |
| 5 | _e2_ a-hi-ki-li-im | the house of Aḫi-kilim |
| 6 | _lugal e2-e-ke4_ | the owner of the house |
| 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 | _dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal | sons of Ilī-sukkal |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 11 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 2 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 13 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4# nu#-me-a-ak_ | In the future, there will not be a day |
| 14 | _inim-gar-ra e2_ {disz}a-hi-ki-li-im | a lawsuit against the house of Ahi-kilim |
| 15 | _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_ | may he not return. |
| 16 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e | shall not cross over |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 2 | u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3!_ | and Samsu-iluna the king chose |
| 3 | _igi_ iz-kur-e2-a _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | before Izkur-Ea, son of Pirḫum |
| 4 | {disz}a-bi-lu-mu-ur _dumu#_ di-iq-qum | Abi-lūmur, son of Iqqum |
| 5 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}isztaran _dumu_ i-din-nu-nu | Šēp-Adad, son of Iddinnunu |
| 6 | {disz}u2-s,i2-bi-tum _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen | Uṣibitum, son of Apil-Sîn |
| 7 | {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ ia-ar-ha-mu | Igmil-Sîn, son of Yarhamu |
| 8 | {disz}zu-i-la _szesz-ni_ | Zula, his brother |
| 9 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | Shep-Sîn, son of Warad-ilīšu |
| 10 | {disz}dam!-qi2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-s,i-da-re- | Damqi-ilišu, son of Iṣidare- |
| 11 | {disz}be2?-li-i _dub-sar_ _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir | Bēlī, scribe, son of Sîn-magir |
| 12 | {disz}{d}utu-li-wi-ir _dumu_ sa-mu-um | Šamaš-liwwir, son of Samum |
| 13 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | seal of the witnesses brought |
| 14 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 10 |
| 15 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17 didli-bi#-ta#_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, erected a statue for the šud prayer (and) a gold lamma-vessel from it.’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | iz-kur-e2-a | Izkur-Ea |
| 2 | _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | son of Pirḫum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu | servant of Anu and Martu. |
| 4 | u3 {d}nin-si4-an-na | and Ninsiana |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | a-bi-lu-mu-ur | Abilumur |
| 2 | _dumu_ di-iq-qum | son of Iqqum, |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | sze-ep-{d}sag-ku5 | Šēp-Sagku |
| 2 | _dumu_ i-din-nu-nu-um | son of Iddinnum |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | u2-s,i2-bi-tum | |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen | son of Apil-Sin |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}en-ki | servant of Enki. |
| 4 | {d}dam-gal-nun-na | Damgalnuna |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | sze20-ep-{d}suen | Šēp-Sîn, |
| 2 | _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | son of Warad-ilišu |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | a-hu-la-ap-{d}utu | Aḫulap-šamaš |
| 2 | [...] | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-li-wi-ir | Šamaš-liwwir |
| 2 | _dumu_ sa-mu-um | son of Samum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu | servant of Marduk. |
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