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TS 074 (P498229)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 074 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498229 |
| Museum no. | BM 033241 & BM 033241a |
| 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)] _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ i-na _iri_ a!-sza3-szir{ki} | 1 sar, the house of the abandoned, in the city of Aššir |
| 2 | _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | beside the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 3 | _da sa10 ku3_ u2-s,i2-bi-tum | adjoining the silver exchange |
| 4 | _da_ ap-lum _dumu_ a-ru-su!-um | adjacent to Aplum, son of Arusum |
| 5 | _sag e-sir2_ | the head of the street |
| 6 | _e2_ in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ap-lum | the house of Inbi-ilišu, son of Aplum |
| 7 | u3 la-ma-sum2 _ama-ni_ | and Lamasum, his mother |
| 8 | _ki_ in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ap-lum | from Inbi-ilīšu son of Aplum |
| 9 | u3 la-ma-sum2 _ama-ni_ | and Lamasum, his mother |
| 10 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 11 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 12 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 13 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 1 shekel of silver as his purchase price |
| 14 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 15 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 16 | in-bi-i3-li2-szu u3 la-ma-sum2 _ama-ni_ | Inbi-ilišu and Lamasum his mother |
| 17 | _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4_ | by the order of the house |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4-e-ne_ | they shall return. |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | the year (in which) Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna the king |
| 3 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 4 | _igi_ iz-kur-e2-a _ugula gidri_ | before Izkur-Ea, foreman of the scepter |
| 5 | {disz}a-bi-lu-mu-ur ra-bi-a-nu | Abī-lumur, his master |
| 6 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}isztaran _dumu_ i-din-nu-nu | Šēp-Adad, son of Iddinnunu |
| 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}u2-s,i2-bi-tum _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen | Uṣibitum, son of Apil-Sîn |
| 10 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | Shep-Sîn, son of Warad-ilīšu |
| 11 | {disz}dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-s,i-da-re-e | Damqi-ilišu, son of Iṣidarē |
| 12 | {disz}a-hi-ki-li-im _dumu_ a-ru-su | Ahi-kilim, son of Arusu |
| 13 | {disz}il3-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ a-hu-la-a-a | Illu-ibnīšu, son of Aḫulaya |
| 14 | {disz}{d}utu-li-wi-ir _dumu_ sa-mu-um | Šamaš-liwwir, son of Samum |
| 15 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 15 |
| 16 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal#-e# alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17 didli-bi-ta_ | the year (in which) Samsu-iluna the king a statue of prayer and a gold lamma statue |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [{disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 2' | [u3 a-wi-il]-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 3' | [_in-szi]-sa10#-mesz_ | they bought. |
| 4' | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar# [sa10] til-la-ni-sze3_ | 1 shekel of silver as his purchase price |
| 5' | _in-na-an-la2#-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 6' | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 7' | {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu u3 la-ma-sum2 _ama-ni_ | Inbi-ilišu and Lamasum his mother |
| 8' | _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4_ | by the order of the house |
| 9' | _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4-[e]-ne#_ | they shall return. |
| 10' | [_mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_] | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna, the king, |
| 11' | [_in-pa3]-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 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# | Abi-lūmur, the chief |
| 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}u2-s,i2-bi-tum _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen | Uṣibitum, son of Apil-Sîn |
| 7 | {disz}sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | Shep-Sîn, son of Warad-ilīšu |
| 8 | {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu-ni dub-sar_ | Tarībatum, his son, the scribe |
| 9 | {disz}dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-s,i-da-re-e# | Damqi-ilišu, son of Iṣidarê |
| 10 | {[disz]}a-hi-ki-li-im _dumu_ a-ru-su | Ahi-kilim, son of Arusu |
| 11 | {[disz]}il3-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ a-hu-la-a-a | Ilshu-ibnīšu, son of Aḫulāia |
| 12 | {[disz]}{d}utu-li-wi-ir _dumu_ [sa-mu-um] | Šamaš-liwwir, son of Samum |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | iz-kur-e2-a _dumu_ | Izkur-Ea, son |
| 2 | _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | son of Pirḫum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu | servant of Anu and Martu. |
| 4 | [...] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | a-bi-lu-mu-ur | Abilumur |
| 2 | _dumu_ di-iq-qum | son of Iqqum, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}utu | servant of Šamaš |
| seal 3 | ||
| 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 4 | ||
| 1 | ig-mil-[{d}suen] | Igmil-Suen |
| 2 | _dumu_ ia#-[ar-ha-mu] | son of Yarhamu |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | u2-s,i2-[bi]-tum | the ṣibitum |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen# | son of Apil-Sin |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | sze20-ep-{d}suen | Šēp-Sîn, |
| 2 | [_dumu_] ARAD-i3-li2-szu | son of Warad-ilišu |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | a-hu-la-[ap]-{d}utu | Aḫulap-šamaš |
| 2 | _dumu#_ a-bi-sa-tu | son of Abi-satu |
| 3 | _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu | servant of Anu and Martu. |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-li#-[wi-ir] | Šamaš-liwwir |
| 2 | _dumu_ sa-mu#-um | son of Samum |
| 3 | [...] | |
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