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TS 078 (P498233)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498233 |
| Museum no. | BM 033240 & BM 033240a |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / 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 | _sa10 <ku3> a-ab-ba_ | the purchase price of the seah |
| 2 | _zu2-lum szum2{sar} siki du_ | dates, onions, wool gathered |
| 3 | u3 _i3-gesz_ sza e2-kal2-lum | and the oil of the palace |
| 4 | a-na _kar larsa{ki}-ma_ | to Kar-Larsa |
| 5 | id!-di-nu-u2 | they gave. |
| 6 | {disz}i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _dumu_ u-bar-{d}utu | Iribam-Sîn, son of Ubar-Šamaš |
| 7 | u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_ | and his brothers |
| 8 | _ki_ ni-di-in-isz8-tar2 _ugula nam-5(disz)_ | from Nidin-Ishtar, foreman of the five-year-old |
| 9 | u3 s,i2-li2-isz8-tar2 tah-hu-szu-nu | and Ṣillī-Ištar, their partners, |
| 10 | mah-ru li-ib-ba-szu-nu | received, their hearts |
| 11 | t,a-ab | good |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a | before Ilī-iddinam, son of Appâ |
| 2 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu-ni_ | before Nur-kabta, his son |
| 3 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu | before Ilī-ippalsam, his master |
| 4 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 5 | _igi_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | before Lu-Enlila, son of Lipit-Ištar |
| 6 | _igi_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu | before Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, son of Nur-Amurru |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | before Adad-manšum |
| 8 | _kiszib_ eri-ba-{d}suen | Seal of Erība-Sîn. |
| 9 | _iti bara2-za3-gar [u4 2(u)-kam]_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 20 |
| 10 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar-ra ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar me-te-e e2-e-ke4 {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, with a white weapon, gold and silver, suitable for the temple of Marduk, dedicated it (this vessel) to him. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _sa10# [ku3 a]-ab-[ba_] | the purchase price of a seah |
| 2 | _zu2-lum# [szum2]{sar} siki du u3 i3-gesz_ | dates, garlic, wool, and oil |
| 3 | sza e2-kal2-lum a-na _kar larsa{ki}-ma_ | of the Ekallum to the port of Larsa |
| 4 | id#-di-nu-u2 | they gave. |
| 5 | {disz}i-ri-ba-am#-{d}suen _dumu_ u-bar-{d}utu | Iribam-Sîn, son of Ubar-Šamaš |
| 6 | u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_ | and his brothers |
| 7 | _ki_ ni-di-in-isz8-tar2 _ugula nam-5(disz)_ | from Nidin-Ishtar, foreman of the five-year-old |
| 8 | u3 s,i2-li2-isz8-tar2 tah-hu-szu-nu | and Ṣillī-Ištar, their partners, |
| 9 | mah-ru li-ib-ba-szu-nu | received, their hearts |
| 10 | t,a-ab | good |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-[nam _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a] | before Ilī-iddinam, son of Appâ |
| 2 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu-[ni_] | before Nur-kabta, his son |
| 3 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu | before Ilī-ippalsam, his master |
| 4 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 5 | _igi_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur _dumu_ im-gur!-rum | before Luštamar-Adad, son of Imgurrum |
| 6 | _igi_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu | before Lūmur-gimil-šamaš |
| 7 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu | son of Nur-Amurrum, |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | before Adad-manšum |
| 9 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | seal of the witnesses brought |
| 10 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 20 |
| 11 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e {gesz}tukul# szu-nir nig2 babbar-ra ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar me-te-e e2-e-ke4 {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, with a white weapon, gold and silver, suitable for the temple of Marduk, dedicated it (this vessel) to him. |
| edge | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ eri-ba-{d}suen | Seal of Erība-Sîn. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen | Erībam-Sîn, |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta | Nur-Kabta |
| 2 | _dub-sar_ | scribe |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-si4-an-na | servant of Ninsiana. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-pa-ap-sa3-am | Ilī-ippabsam, |
| 2 | _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra | son of Qišti-Erra, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza {d}nergal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | i-nun-e2-a | Inunea |
| 2 | [_dumu_] il3#-szu-ba-ni | son of Ilshu-bani |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | lu-mu-ur-gi-mil-{d}utu | Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, |
| 2 | [...] | |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | [{d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2] | Adad-manšum |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-[ni] | son of Sin-išmeanni |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| 4 | u3 {d}[...] | and the god |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | lu-usz-ta-mar#-[{d}iszkur] | Luštamar-Adad |
| 2 | _dumu_ im-gu-[ru-um] | son of Imgurum |
| 3 | [...] | |
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