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TS 073 (P498228)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498228 |
| Museum no. | BM 033244 & BM 033244a |
| 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 | 3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ i-na _iri_ a-sza3-szir{ki} | 3 sar, the house of the empty field in the city of Aššir |
| 2 | _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | beside the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 3 | _da e-sir2_ | next to the street |
| 4 | _sag_ es,-s,u2-u2-um | the head of the eṣūnum |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma sa10 ku3 s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | Its second head is the silver price of Ṣillī-Ishtar. |
| 6 | _e2_ u2-s,i2-bi-tum | the house of Uṣibitum |
| 7 | _ki_ u2-s,i2-bi-tum | from Uṣibitum |
| 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 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 3 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 13 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 14 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 15 | {disz}u2-s,i2-bi-tum _inim-gar-ra e2-e_ | Ubṣibitum, the house-inspector |
| 16 | _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_ | may he not return. |
| 17 | _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}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ ia-ar-ha-mu | Igmil-Sîn, son of Yarhamu |
| 7 | {disz}zu-i-la _szesz-ni_ | Zula, his brother |
| 8 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | Shep-Sîn, son of Warad-ilīšu |
| 9 | {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum _dub-sar dumu-ni_ | Tarībatum, scribe, his son |
| 10 | {disz}dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-s,i-da-re-e | Damqi-ilišu, son of Iṣidarē |
| 11 | {disz}a-hi-ki-li-im _dumu_ a-ru-su | Ahi-kilim, son of Arusu |
| 12 | {disz}il3-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ a-hu-la-a-a | Illu-ibnīšu, son of Aḫulaya |
| 13 | {disz}{d}utu-li-wi-ir _dumu_ sa-mu-um | Šamaš-liwwir, son of Samum |
| 14 | {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ap-lum | Inbi-ilišu, son of Aplum |
| 15 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 3(disz)?-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 13 |
| 16 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal alan szud3-szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku4-sig17 didli-bi-ta_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, a statue of prayer and a lamma-vessel with gold inlay |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ i-na _iri_ a-sza3-szir{ki} | 3 sar, the house of the empty field in the city of Aššir |
| 2 | _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | beside the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 3 | _da e-sir2_ | next to the street |
| 4 | _sag_ es,-s,u2-u2-um | the head of the eṣūnum |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma# sa10# [ku3] s,i#-li2-isz8-tar2 | Its second head is the silver price of Ṣillī-Ishtar. |
| 6 | _e2_ [u2]-s,i2-bi-tum | the house of Uzzibitum |
| 7 | _ki_ [u2]-s,i2#-bi-tum# | from Uṣibitum |
| 8 | [{disz}s,i-li2-isz8]-tar2# _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal# | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 9 | [u3 a-wi]-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 10 | [_in-szi-sa10]-mesz_ | he bought. |
| 11 | [3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar] sa10# til-la-ni#-sze3_ | 3 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, at any time, |
| 14 | {disz}[u2-s,i2-bi-tum _inim-gar-ra e2-e_] | Uṣibitum, the guarantor of the house |
| 15 | _ba-ni-[ib-gi4-gi4_] | may he not return. |
| 16 | _nu-mu-un#-[da-bala-e_] | shall not cross over. |
| 17 | _mu_ {d}nanna# [{d}utu {d}marduk] | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk |
| 18 | u3 sa-[am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_] | and Samsu-iluna, the king |
| 19 | _in-[pa3_] | he has chosen |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_igi_ iz]-kur#-e2#-[a _ugula gidri_] | before Izkur-ea, foreman of the scepter |
| 2 | {disz}a-bi-lu-mu-ur ra-bi-a-nu | Abī-lumur, his master |
| 3 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}isztaran _dumu_ i-din-nu-nu | Šēp-Adad, son of Iddinnunu |
| 4 | {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ ia-ar-ha-mu | Igmil-Sîn, son of Yarhamu |
| 5 | {disz}zu-i-la _szesz-ni_ | Zula, his brother |
| 6 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | Shep-Sîn, son of Warad-ilīšu |
| 7 | {disz}ta#-ri-ba-tum _dub-sar dumu-ni_ | Tarībatum, scribe, his son |
| 8 | {disz}dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-s,i-da-re-e | Damqi-ilišu, son of Iṣidarē |
| 9 | {disz}a-hi-ki-li-im _dumu_ a-ru-su | Ahi-kilim, son of Arusu |
| 10 | {disz}il3-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ a-hu-la-a-a | Illu-ibnīšu, son of Aḫulaya |
| 11 | {disz}{d}utu-li-wi-ir _dumu_ sa-mu-um | Šamaš-liwwir, son of Samum |
| 12 | {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ap-lum | Inbi-ilišu, son of Aplum |
| 13 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi#-mesz ib2-ra-asz_ | seal of the witnesses he struck |
| 14 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 20 |
| 15 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e alan szud3-szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku4-sig17 didli-bi-ta_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, a statue of prayer and a lamma-vessel with gold inlay |
| seal 1 | ||
| 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 2 | ||
| 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 3 | ||
| 1 | a-bi-lu-mu-ur | Abilumur |
| 2 | _dumu_ di-iq-qum | son of Iqqum, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}utu | servant of Šamaš |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | sze-ep-{d}sag-ku5 | Šēp-Sagku |
| 2 | _dumu_ i-din-nu-nu-um | son of Iddinnum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu | servant of Marduk. |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-li-wi-ir | Šamaš-liwwir |
| 2 | _dumu_ sa-u-um | son of Sa’um, |
| 3 | [...] | |
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