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TS 085 (P498240)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498240 |
| Museum no. | BM 033196 & BM 033196a |
| 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) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | adjacent to the house of Ṣillī-Ištar, |
| 3 | _da e2 ha-la dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}suen | adjacent to the house of the share of the sons of Ubar-Sîn, |
| 4 | _sag e-sir2 | the head of the roof-beam |
| 5 | u3 _sag e2_ {d}suen-a-zu | and the head of the temple of Sîn-azu |
| 6 | _ki_ mi-na-ni _dumu_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen | with Mīnani, son of Mikrat-Sîn |
| 7 | u3 i3-li2-tu-ra-am _dumu-ni_ | and Ilī-turam, his son |
| 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_ | bought. |
| 11 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 3 1/2 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ka_ | in the future, at any time |
| 2 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 3 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 4 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu-um | before Ilī-ippalsam, the chief |
| 6 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-szam _dumu_ im-me-rum | before Ilī-iqišam, son of Immerum |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-szam _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqišam, son of Inun-ea |
| 8 | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen | before Iddin-šamaš, son of Ubar-Sîn |
| 9 | _igi_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _szesz-ni_ | before Iribam-Sîn, his brother |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-sze-zi-ib _szesz-ni_ | before Šamaš-mušēzib, his brother |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam _dumu_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir | before Adad-iddinam, son of Ana-pāni-ilum |
| 12 | _igi_ AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | before Anu-pî-Ninšubur, son of Apil-ilishu |
| 13 | _kiszib-ba-a-ni u3 kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | his seal and the seal of witnesses he impressed. |
| 14 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 26 |
| 15 | _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal lu2-kur2 lu2-hul-gal2_ | year: “Rīm-Sîn, the king, the enemy, the evildoer, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | adjacent to the house of Ṣillī-Ištar, |
| 3 | _u3 da# e2 ha-la dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}suen | and next to the house, the share of the sons of Ubar-Sîn |
| 4 | _sag e-sir2 | the head of the roof-beam |
| 5 | u3 _sag e2_ {d}suen-a-zu | and the head of the temple of Sîn-azu |
| 6 | _ki_ mi-na-ni _dumu_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen | with Mīnani, son of Mikrat-Sîn |
| 7 | u3 i3-li2-tu-ra-am _dumu-ni_ | and Ilī-turam, his son |
| 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-mesz_ | bought. |
| 11 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 12 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 13 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 14 | _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-esz_ | in the future they will not change |
| 15 | _inim-gar-ra in-na-ab-gi4-gi4-mesz_ | they will reply to the matter. |
| 16 | _mu {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal_ | year: “Rīm-Sîn, the king,’ |
| 17 | _in-pa3-mesz*_ | have sworn. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu-um | before Ilī-ippalsam, the chief |
| 2 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Immerum |
| 3 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 4 | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen | before Iddin-šamaš, son of Ubar-Sîn |
| 5 | _igi_ ma-ri-ir-s,i-tim _szesz-ni_ | before Marir-shitum, his brother |
| 6 | _igi_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _szesz-ni_ | before Iribam-Sîn, his brother |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-sze-<zi>-ib _szesz-ni_ | before Šamaš-mušēzib, his brother |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-illat-su2 _dumu_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir | before Adad-tillassu, son of Ana-pāni-ilum |
| 9 | _igi_ AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | before Anu-pî-Ninšubur, son of Apil-ilishu |
| 10 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 11 | _kiszib_ i-ri-ba-{d}suen | Seal of Iriba-Sîn |
| 12 | _kiszib_ i-din-{d}utu | Seal of Iddin-šamaš |
| 13 | _kiszib-a-ni u3 kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | his seal and the seal of witnesses he impressed. |
| 14 | _iti udru{duru5}_ | month: “Uruk,’ |
| 15 | _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal {d}nin-mah-e e2 kesz3{ki} temen-an-ki-bi-da-ta nam-lugal kalam kisz gal2-la-sze3 gal-bi-ta ba-an-il2-a lu2-kur2 lu2-hul-LI-ta kur-kur-sze3 gaba-bi nu-gi4-a_ | year: “Rīm-Sîn, king of Ninmaḫe, from the house of Keš Enankibi the kingship of the land of the world to the great ones carried off, the enemy from the evil-doer to all the lands its chest was not returned. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen | Igrat-Sîn, |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi | son of Sîn-šeme, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu | servant of Marduk. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-pa-ap-sa3-am | Ilī-ippabsam, |
| 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 | _ARAD_ {d}en-ki | servant of Enki. |
| 4 | u3 {d}nirah | and Niraḫ |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ i-din-{d}utu | Seal of Iddin-šamaš |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ i-ri-ba-{d}suen | Seal of Iriba-Sîn |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur-illat-su2 | Iškur-tillassu |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir | son of Ana-pāni-ilum, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur | ANKA-Ninšubur |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | son of Apil-ilišu |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur | servant of Ninšubur |
| seal 9 | ||
| 1 | na-bi#-[i3]-li2-szu | Nabi-ilišu |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-ap-pa-dingir | son of Appa-ilī |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[nin]-si4-an-na | servant of Ninsiana. |
| 4 | u3 {d}nisaba | and Nisaba |
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