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TS 082 (P498237)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 082 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498237 |
| Museum no. | BM 033255 & BM 033255a |
| 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 e2_ mi-na-nu-um | adjacent to the house of Innum |
| 3 | u3 _da ga2-nun dumu-mesz_ {d}suen#-[a-zu] | and next to the storehouse of the sons of Sîn-azu |
| 4 | 5(disz) _kusz3_ a-na _e2-gu-la_ la sa3-na-[qa2] | 5 cubits to the Egula temple not to be measured out |
| 5 | _sag e-sir2_ {disz}ur-{d}ba-ba6 | head of the brickwork of Ur-Baba |
| 6 | _ki_ mu-ha-du-um u3 i3-li2-i-din#-[nam _dumu-ni_] | from Muhadum and Ilī-iddinam, his son |
| 7 | {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu_ pir-[hu-um] | Sîn-imguranni, son of Pirḫum |
| 8 | u3 {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _szesz#*-[ni_] | and Sîn-iqišam, his brother |
| 9 | {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal# | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 10 | u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-[ni_] | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 11 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 12 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-[sze3_] | 3 1/3 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 13 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 14 | _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gar-ra in-na-ab-gi4#-mesz#_ | In the future, they will raise a claim. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _nu-mu-un-da-an-bala-esz_ | they shall not change. |
| 2 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king |
| 3 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 4 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-[bi-a-nu] | before Ilī-ippalsam, his master |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-[ra-am-{d}iszkur] | before Ilī-iqišam, son of Naram-Adad |
| 6 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i#-[nun-e2-a] | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 7 | _igi_ AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur [_dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu] | before Anu-pî-Ninšubur, son of Apil-ilishu |
| 8 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-[sar_] | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}suen-ni-i _dumu_ aq-bi!-[a-hu] | before Sîn-nī, son of Aqbi-aḫu |
| 10 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-[mesz ib2-ra_] | Seal of the witnesses. |
| 11 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 8(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašrītum, the day 8 |
| 12 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal# {uruda}ki-lugal-gub [...] hur-sag i7 didli-bi_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, king of Sumer and Akkad, ... the mountain range of the various canals. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 2 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da dumu-mesz_ pir-hu-um | together with the sons of Pirḫum |
| 3 | a-na _e2-gu-la 5(disz)! kusz3_ la sa3-na-qa2 | to the Egula, 5 cubits is not to be measured. |
| 4 | u3# _da e-sir2_ {disz}ur-{d}ba-ba6 | and next to the street of Ur-Baba |
| 5 | _sag e2_ mi-[na-nu]-um | the top of the house what |
| 6 | u3 _sag ga2#-[nun dumu]-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu | and the head of the prince, the sons of Sîn-azu |
| 7 | _ki_ mu-ha-du-um <u3> i3-li2-i-din-nam# [_dumu-ni?_] | from Muḫadum and Ilī-iddinam, his son |
| 8 | {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu_ pir-hu-um | Sîn-imguranni, son of Pirḫum |
| 9 | u3 {d}suen-i-[qi2]-sza#-am _szesz-ni_ | and Sîn-iqišam, his brother |
| 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_ | they bought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [_mu_] sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | year: 'Samsu-iluna, the king,' |
| 2' | [_in]-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn. |
| 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_ 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_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ aq-bi-a-hu | before Sîn-mušallim, son of Aqbi-aḫu |
| 7' | _igi_ AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur _dumu#_ a-pil-i3-li2-<szu> | before Anu-pî-Ninšubur, son of Apil-ilishu |
| 8' | _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu_ a#-gu#-u2-a | before Tarībatum, son of Agû'a |
| 9' | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu# [_dub]-sar#_ | before Nabi-ilishu, scribe |
| 10' | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi#-[mesz] ib2#-ra_ | Seal of the witnesses. |
| 11' | _iti du6-ku3 u4 8(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašrītum, the day 8 |
| 12' | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal# {uruda}ki-lugal-gub x hur-sag i7 didli-bi_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, king of Babylon, the king-of-governor, ..., the mountain range of the numerous canals.’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-pa-[al-sa3-am] | Ilī-ippalsam |
| 2 | _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-[{d}er3-ra] | son of Qišti-Erra |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza {d}nergal# | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-i-[qi2-sza-am] | Ili-iqišam |
| 2 | _dumu_ na-ra-am#-[{d}iszkur] | son of Naram-Adad |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
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