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TS 083 (P498238)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 083 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498238 |
| Museum no. | BM 033250 & BM 033250a |
| 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 | 2/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 2/3 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da sa10 ku3_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 | beside the silver exchange of Nabi-Enlil |
| 3 | u3 _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | and adjacent to the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 4 | sza _ki_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id i-sza-mu | that with Ana-Sîn-emid he will listen. |
| 5 | _sag dumu-mesz_ pir-hu-um | the first-born sons of Pirhum |
| 6 | u3 _sag sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | and the capital of the silver, Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 7 | _ki_ mu-ha-du-um u3 i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu-ni_ | from Muhadum 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_ | bought. |
| 13 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 2 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 14 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 15 | _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gar-ra_ | in the future, a lawsuit |
| 16 | _in-na-ab-gi4-gi4-mesz_ | they shall return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | the year in which 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_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur | before Ilī-iqišam, son of Naram-Adad |
| 5 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 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_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _sipa_ | before Sîn-mušallim, shepherd |
| 9 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 10 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal {uruda}ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7 didli-bi he-nun he2-gal2-bi tum3-tum3_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, king of Sumer and Akkad, brought abundance and abundance into the mountain ranges and rivers. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 2/3 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da# sa10 ku3_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 | adjacent to the silver exchange of Nabi-Enlil |
| 3 | [u3] _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-[li2]-isz8-tar2 | and adjacent to the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 4 | [sza] it#-ti a-na-{d}suen-[e]-mi#-id | who with Ana-Sîn-emid |
| 5 | [i]-sza#-mu | he will listen. |
| 6 | [_sag dumu]-mesz_ pir-hu-um | the first-born sons of Pirhum |
| 7 | [u3 _sag] sa10# ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | and the silver capital of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 8 | [it-ti mu]-ha#-du-um <u3> i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu-ni_ | with Muḫadum and Ilī-iddinam, his son |
| 9 | [{disz}{d}suen]-im#-gur-an-ni _dumu_ pir-[hu]-um | Sîn-imguranni, son of Pirḫum |
| 10 | [u3 {d}suen]-i-qi2-sza-am _szesz-ni_ | and Sîn-iqišam, his brother |
| 11 | [{disz}s,i-li2]-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal# | Ṣilli-Ištar, son of Ilī-sukkal |
| 12 | [u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz]-ni#_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-[a]-ka#_ | In the future, at any time, |
| 2' | _inim-gar-ra in-na-ab-gi4-gi4-mesz_ | they will reply to the matter. |
| 3' | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e#_ | shall not cross over. |
| 4' | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 5' | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu | before Ilī-ippalsam, his master |
| 6' | _igi#_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 7' | [_igi_] i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur | before Ilī-iqišam, son of Naram-Adad |
| 8' | [_igi_ AN]-KA-{d}nin#?-szubur#? _dumu#_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | before AN-KA-Ninšubur, son of Apil-ilīszu |
| 9' | [_igi_ {d}]suen#-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ aq*-bi-a-hu* | before Sîn-mušallim, son of Aqbi-ahu |
| 10' | [_igi_] ta#-ri-ba-tum _dumu_ a-gu-u2-a | before Tarībatum, son of Agû'a |
| 11' | [_igi_ na-bi]-i3#-li2#-szu# _dub#-[sar_] | before Nabi-ilishu, scribe |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | Seal of Ilī-iqišam. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-[im]-gur-an-ni | Sîn-imguranni |
| 2 | _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um | son of Pirḫum |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am | Ili-ippalsam, |
| 2 | _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra | son of Qišti-Erra, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nergal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | Ilī-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 | [...] | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | Seal of Ilī-iqišam. |
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