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TS 076 (P498231)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498231 |
| Museum no. | BM 033247 & BM 033247a |
| 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 | 2 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da e2 ga2-nun-na_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id# | adjacent to the house of the storehouse of Ana-Sîn-emid |
| 3 | u3 {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _sipa_ | and Sîn-mušallim, shepherd |
| 4 | _da ki 2(disz) e-sir2_ | adjacent to the two main streets |
| 5 | _sag sa10 ku3-babbar_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal# | the capital of the silver, Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 6 | _sag ki 2(disz) e2 ga2-nun-na_ | the head, with 2 houses in the granary |
| 7 | sza a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id | of Ana-Sîn-emid, |
| 8 | _ki_ a-na-{d}suen-e-i-id | from Ana-Sîn-ēid |
| 9 | u3 li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu-ni_ | and Lipit-Ištar, her son |
| 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 | 5(disz) _gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 14 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 2 | _u4-kur2-sze3 inim nu-ga2-ga2_ | in the future, he will not raise a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e in-pa3_ | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king swore |
| 4 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu | before Ilī-ippalsam, his master |
| 5 | _igi_ a-ba-a _ra2-gaba_ | before Abâ, the courier |
| 6 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _ra-gaba_ | before Ilī-iqisham, the courier |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-[i]-qi2-sza#-am# _dumu#_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 8 | _igi lu-mur-gi#-mil#-[{d}utu _dumu_] nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu | before Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, son of Nur-Amurru |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-[ma]-an-szum2# [_dumu_ {d}suen]-isz*-me*-ni* | before Adad-manšum, son of Sîn-ishmeni |
| 10 | _iti {gesz}apin-du8-[a ...] | the month “Plow-flying,’ |
| 11 | _mu_ sa-[am-su-i-lu-na ...] alan# [...] {d}lamma ku3-sig17#_ [...] | year: “Samsu-iluna ... statue of ... a gold lamma-vessel ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba] | 2 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | [_da e2 ga2-nun-na_ a-na]-{d}suen-e-mi-id# | adjacent to the house of the storehouse of Ana-Sîn-emid |
| 3 | [u3 {d}suen-mu-sza-lim] _sipa#_ | and Sîn-mušallim, shepherd |
| 4 | [_da ki 2(disz) e-sir2_] | adjacent to the street |
| 5 | [_sag sa10 ku3-babbar_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | the capital of the silver, Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 6 | [_sag ki 2(disz) e2 ga2-nun-na_] | the head, with 2 houses in the granary |
| 7 | [sza a-na-{d}suen-e]-mi-id | of Ana-Sîn-emid |
| 8 | [_ki_ a-na-{d}suen-e-i-id] | from Ana-Sîn-ēdid |
| 9 | [u3 li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu-ni_] | and Lipit-Ishtar, his son |
| 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 | 5(disz) _gin2# [igi]-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 14 | _sa10 [til]-la#-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 15 | [_in-na-an]-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 inim nu-ga2-ga2_ | in the future, he will not raise a claim |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 3 | u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e | and Samsu-iluna the king |
| 4 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu | before Ilī-ippalsam, his master |
| 6 | _igi_ a-ba-a _ra2-gaba mu-ni ki 2(disz) il3-szu*-i-bi-[szu] _ | before Abâ, the courier, his name with 2 Ilshu-ibbišu |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Immerum |
| 8 | _igi lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2#-{d}mar-tu | before Lūmur-gimil-šamaš, son of Nur-Amurru |
| 9 | _igi_ s,i2-ia-tum _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | before Ṣī-Yatum, son of Pirḫum |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-ni | before Adad-manšum, son of Sîn-ishmeni |
| 11 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | seal of the witnesses brought |
| 12 | _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 2(u)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 20 |
| 13 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e {d}utu {d}marduk-e-ne-bi-da-ra nig2-dim2-dim2-ma-bi al in-na-an-du11-usz-am3 alan szud3-szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17 didli-bi-ta e2-babbar igi {d}utu-sze3 e2-sag-il2 igi {d}marduk-sze3 i-ni-in-ku4-re_ | the year (in which) Samsu-iluna the king to Šamaš and Marduk he erected this statue of prayer and a gold protective deity from the Ebabbar before Utu and the Esagil before Marduk he entered. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [i3-li2-ip-pa-ap-sa3-am] | Ilī-ippabsam |
| 2 | [dumu_ qi2]-isz#-ti-{d}er3-[ra] | son of Qishti-Erra |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] {d}nergal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | il3-[szu-i]-bi#-szu | Ilshu-ibišu |
| 2 | _dumu_ [na]-ra-am-{d}iszkur | son of Naram-Adad |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-[i]-qi2-sza-am | Ili-iqišam |
| 2 | _dumu_ [na]-ra-am-{d}iszkur | son of Naram-Adad |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 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 5 | ||
| 1 | lu-mu-ur-gi-mil-{d}utu | Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, |
| 2 | _dumu_ [nu]-ur2-{d}mar-tu | son of Nur-Amurrum |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] {d}mar-tu | servant of Marduk. |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | [si2]-ia#-tum | Siyatum |
| 2 | _dumu_ pir-hu-um | son of Pirhum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza AN {d}mar-tu | servant of Anu, Martu. |
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