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TS 086 (P498241)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 086 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498241 |
| Museum no. | BM 033162 & BM 033162a |
| 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) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1 1/3 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da e2 ki 2(disz)_ a-pil-{d}suen | adjacent to the house of Apil-Sîn, |
| 3 | _sag e2_ {d}iszkur-mu-ba-li2-it, | the head of the temple of Adad-muballiṭ |
| 4 | u3 _sag e-sir2_ | and the head of the roof-beam |
| 5 | _e2_ {d}suen-ub-lam _dumu_ {d}nanna-a-ra-mu-un-gi | the temple of Sîn-uballam son of Nanna-aram-ungi |
| 6 | sza {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | of Sîn-ušallim, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 7 | i-sza-mu | he will pay. |
| 8 | _ki_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li | from Ibni-Adad son of Sîn-ušallim |
| 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 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 2 1/3 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 13 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ka_ | in the future, at any time |
| 2 | _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4_ | by the order of the house |
| 3 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_ | Ibni-Addu, the messenger |
| 4 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu u3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal_ | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, and Rīm-Sîn, the king, |
| 6 | _in-pa3_ | he found. |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Immerum |
| 8 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 9 | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen | before Iddin-šamaš, son of Ubar-Sîn |
| 10 | _igi_ i-ri-ba-{d}suen _szesz-ni_ | before Irība-Sîn, his brother |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-illat-su2 _dumu_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir | before Adad-tillassu, son of Ana-pāni-ilum |
| 12 | _iti udru{duru5}_ | month: “Uruk,’ |
| 13 | _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal lu2-kur2 hul-a | year: “Rīm-Sîn, king of the evil enemy, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar# e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1 1/3 sar, the house of the abandoned field; |
| 2 | _da e2 ki 2(disz)_ a-pil-{d}suen | adjacent to the house of Apil-Sîn, |
| 3 | _sag e2_ {d}iszkur-mu-ba-li2-it, | the head of the temple of Adad-muballiṭ |
| 4 | u3 _sag e-sir2_ | and the head of the roof-beam |
| 5 | _e2_ {d}suen-ub-lam _dumu_ {[d]}nanna#-a-ra-mu-un#-gi | the temple of Sîn-uballam, son of Nanna-aramungi |
| 6 | sza# {[d]}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ [s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 i-sza-mu] | of Sîn-ušallim son of Ṣillī-Ištar he will listen. |
| 7 | _ki_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur# _dumu_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li | from Ibni-Adad son of Sîn-ušallim |
| 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-a-ni_ | and Awil-ilī, his brother |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10-mesz_ | bought. |
| 11 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | 2 1/3 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2-mesz#_ | they shall pay. |
| 13 | _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ka_ | in the future, at any time |
| 14 | _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4#_ | the word of the temple |
| 15 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ba-ni-ib#-gi4-gi4_ | Ibni-Addu, the messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_ | shall not cross over. |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu | the year (in which) Nanna and Šamaš |
| 3 | u3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal_ | and Rīm-Sîn, the king |
| 4 | _in-pa3_ | he found. |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Immerum |
| 6 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a | before Ilī-iqisham, son of Inun-ea |
| 7 | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen | before Iddin-šamaš, son of Ubar-Sîn |
| 8 | _igi_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _szesz-a-ni_ | before Irībam-Sîn, his brother |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-illat-su2 _dumu_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir | before Adad-tillassu, son of Ana-pāni-ilum |
| 10 | _kiszib lu2-[inim-ma-bi-sze3 ib2-ra_] | under seal of Lu-inimabi he took. |
| 11 | _iti udru{duru5}_ [...] | The month of Šabaṭu |
| 12 | _mu_ {d}[ri-im-{d}suen _lugal] lu2-kur2 hul#-a | year: “Rīm-Sîn, king of the evil enemy, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-{d}iszkur | Ibni-Addu |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li | son of Sîn-uselli |
| 3 | _ARAD_ [...] | servant of .... |
| 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}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | i-nun-[e2-a] | Inunea |
| 2 | _dumu_ il3-[szu-ba-ni] | son of Ilshu-bani |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ i3-li2-i-qi2-szam | Seal of Ilī-iqišam |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur-[illat-su2] | Iškur-tillassu |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir | son of Ana-pāni-ilum, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
Sources & licences
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