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TS 079 (P498234)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498234 |
| Museum no. | BM 033161 & BM 033161aa (+) BM 033161b |
| 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) 1/2(disz) _sar 5(disz) gin2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1 1/2 sar 5 shekels, the unbuilt plot |
| 2 | _da e2 dumu-mesz_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}iszkur | adjoining the house of the sons of Ikūn-pî-Adda, |
| 3 | u3 _sa10 ku3-babbar_ i-din-{d}na-na-a _dumu_ sze-ep-{d}suen | and the purchase price of silver Iddin-Nanaya son of Šep-Sîn |
| 4 | _da sa10 ku3-babbar_ s,i-li2#-[isz8-tar2 ...] | beside the purchase price of silver Ṣillī-Ištar ... |
| 5' | [_ki_ ...] x u3 li-pi2#-[it-isz8-tar2] | from ... and Lipit-Ishtar |
| 6' | _dumu-mesz_ a-wi-il-i3#-li2# | sons of Awil-ilī |
| 7' | [u2 ri]-mu# _dumu_ {d}suen-gim-la-an-ni# | and Rīmu, son of Sîn-gimlanni |
| 8' | [_lugal] e2-e-ke4!_ | king of the temple |
| 9' | [{disz}s,i]-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ili-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 10' | [u3] a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 11' | [_in]-szi-sa10-mesz_ | they bought. |
| 12' | [...] _ku3*-babbar*_ | ... silver |
| 13' | [_sa10]-til#-la-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2_ | he paid to him as his purchase price. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_u4-kur2-sze nu-mu]-un#-da-bala-e_ | in future he will not change |
| 2 | [...] _in-pa3_ | ... he found. |
| 3 | [_igi_ i3-li2-ip]-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu | before Ilī-ippalsam, his master |
| 4 | [_igi_ na-bi]-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum | before Nabi-Enlil, son of Nidittu |
| 5 | [_igi_ s,i2]-ia#-tum _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | before Ṣiyatum, son of Pirhum |
| 6 | [_igi_ li]-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen | before Lipit-Ištar, son of Apil-Sin |
| 7 | [_igi_ i3-li2]-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur | before Ilī-iqišam, son of Naram-Adad |
| 8 | [_igi_ i3-li2]-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 9 | [_igi_ lu-mur]-gi#-mil-{d}utu _dumu#_ [nu-ur2-{d}]mar#-tu | before Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, son of Nur-Amurru |
| 10' | _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 3(u)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 30 |
| 11' | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar-ra ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar e2-me-te-es2!-ke4 {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru e2-sag-il2-la-ke4 mul an-gin7 mi-ni-in-mul-la-a_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, with his white weapon, gold and silver of the Emetes to Marduk dedicated it.{f} he adorned the Esagila with a star shining like heaven.̮ |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar ki-szub-ba_ | 1 2/3 sar, abandoned; |
| 2 | _da e2 dumu-mesz_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}iszkur | adjoining the house of the sons of Ikūn-pî-Adda, |
| 3 | u3 _sa10 ku3-babbar_ i-din-{d}na-na-a _dumu_ sze-ep-{d}suen | and the purchase price of silver Iddin-Nanaya son of Šep-Sîn |
| 4 | [_da] sa10 ku3-babbar_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | as the purchase price of the silver, Ṣillī-Ištar, son of Ili-sukkal |
| 5 | [u3 a]-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni#_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 6 | [... s,i]-li2-{d}iszkur# [...] | ... Ṣilli-Adad |
| 7' | [...] il [...] | ... ... |
| 8' | [...] {d}suen-gim-la-[an-ni] | ... Sîn-gimlanni |
| 9' | [_ki_ ...] u3# li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | from ... and Lipit-Ishtar |
| 10' | _dumu#-mesz_ a-wi-il-i3-li2 | sons of Awil-ilī |
| 11' | u3 ri-mu _dumu_ {d}suen-gim-la-[an-ni] | and Rīmu, son of Sîn-gimlanni |
| 12' | _lugal e2-e-ke4_ | the owner of the house |
| 13' | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 14' | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-[ni_] | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 15' | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 16' | 3(disz) _gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/6 shekels of silver |
| 17' | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-[na-an-la2_] | he paid as his full price. |
| 18' | _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 3(u)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 30 |
| 19' | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar-ra ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru e2-sag-il2-la-ke4 mul an-gin7 mi-ni-in-mul-la-a_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, with his white weapon, gold and silver to Marduk he dedicated it. The E-sagila he made shine like the stars of heaven. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | s,i-li2-{d}inanna | Ṣillī-Inanna, |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-wi#-il#-i3-li2 | son of Awil-ilī |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am# | Ilī-ippalsam |
| 2 | _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra# | son of Qišti-Erra |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nergal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | li-pi2#-[it]-isz8-tar2 | Lipit-Ištar |
| 2 | _dumu_ [a-pil]-{d}suen | son of Apil-Sin |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza [...] | servant of ... |
| seal 4 | ||
| 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 5 | ||
| 1 | sze20-ep-{d}suen | Šēp-Sîn, |
| 2 | _dumu_ AN?-SA?-{d}[...] | son of Anum-ša- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ [...] | servant of .... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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