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TS 077 (P498232)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 077 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498232 |
| Museum no. | BM 033251 + BM 033324 & BM 033251a + BM 033304 |
| 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)
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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 ga2]-nun_ {d}suen-sze-me-i _a-zu-gal_ | next to the palace of Sîn-šemē, chief physician |
| 3 | [u3 _da ga2]-nun a-zu-gal_ | and next to the storehouse of the chief physician |
| 4 | [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma] sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | Its first head is the silver price of Ṣillī-Ishtar. |
| 5 | [_sag-bi 2(disz)-kam]-ma ga2-nun a-zu-gal_ | Its second head is the storehouse of the chief physician. |
| 6 | _e2_ {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i | the temple of Ninurta-mušallim, son of Sîn-šemē |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i | from Ninurta-mušallim son of Sîn-šemē |
| 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-e-ne_ | they 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_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_ | in the future, at any time, |
| 2 | _nu-mu-un-da-an-bala-e_ | cannot be changed. |
| 3 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_ | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king swore |
| 4 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Immerum |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 6 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu_ a-zu-gal | before Awīl-šamaš, son of Azugal |
| 7 | _igi_ u-bar-{d}utu _szesz-ni_ | before Ubar-šamaš, his brother |
| 8 | _igi_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | before Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, son of Nur-Šadâm |
| 9 | [_igi_] mu-ha-du#-u2 _dumu_ su-qu2-qum | before Muhadû, son of Suququm |
| 10 | [_igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] _dumu_ a-pil-{d}mar-tu | before Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Apil-Amurru |
| 11 | [_igi_ {d}iszkur-ma]-an-szum2 _dub-sar_ | before Adad-manšum, scribe |
| 12 | [_igi_ hi-li-a-tum] _dumu#_ {d}suen#-eri#*-ba* | before Ḫiliatum, son of Sîn-eriba |
| 13 | [_iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 2(u)]-kam#_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 20 |
| 14 | [_mu_ sa-am-su-i]-lu#-na _lugal [alan szu3-de3] {d}lamma ku3-sig17 [didli-bi]-ta_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, a statue to be erected, (and) a gold lamma statue from it |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 2 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | [_da] ga2#-nun_ {d}suen-sze-me-i _a-zu-gal_ | next to the storehouse of Sîn-šemē, chief physician |
| 3 | u3 [_da] ga2#-nun_ {d}suen-sze-me-i _a-zu-gal_ | and next to the storehouse of Sîn-šemē, chief physician |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sa10 ku3_ s,i-[li2-isz8-tar2] | its capital: 1 (shekel) of silver, Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 5 | _sag 2(disz)-kam a-zu-gal_ | the 2nd head, chief physician |
| 6 | _e2_ {d}[nin-urta]-mu#-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i | the temple of Ninurta-mušallim, son of Sîn-šemē |
| 7 | _ki_ {d#}[nin-urta-mu]-sza#-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i a*-zu*-gal* | from Ninurta-mušallim son of Sîn-šemē the chief physician |
| 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#-a-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 10 | [_in-szi-sa10-e]-ne_ | they bought. |
| 11 | [3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la]-ni-sze3_ | 3 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 12 | [_in-na-an-la]-e-ne_ | they shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a]-ak_ | in future days he will not make a claim |
| 2 | [_nu-mu-un-da-an]-bala-e_ | he shall not change. |
| 3 | [_mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu]-na _lugal in-pa3_ | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king swore. |
| 4 | [_igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am] _dumu_ im-me-rum | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Immerum |
| 5 | [_igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i]-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 6 | [_igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu a]-zu-gal_ | before Awīl-šamaš, son of Azugal |
| 7 | [_igi_ u]-bar*-{d}utu _szesz-a-ni_ | before Ubar-šamaš, his brother |
| 8 | _igi#_ s,i-li2-{d}utu _a-zu_ | before Ṣillī-šamaš, physician |
| 9 | _igi_ lu#-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu | before Lūmur-gimil-šamaš, son of Nur-Amurru |
| 10 | _igi_ hi#-li-a-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-eri-ba | before Ḫiliatum, son of Sîn-eriba |
| 11 | _igi_ mu-ha-du#-u2 _dumu_ su-uq-qu2-qum | before Muḫadû, son of Suqququm |
| 12 | _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}mar-tu# | before Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Apil-Amurru |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar_ | before Adad-manšum, scribe |
| 14 | _kiszib-a-ni u3 kiszib lu2-inim#-ma-bi-mesz_ | sealed documents and sealed documents of witnesses |
| 15 | _iti {gesz}apin-du8#-a u4 2(u)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 20 |
| 16 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu#-na _lugal alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17 didli-bi#-ta_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, a statue of prayer and a gold lamma-vessel from among them |
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