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TS 005 (P463112)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P463112 |
| Museum no. | BM 033180 & BM 033180a |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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(iku) _GAN2 kiri6 gesz gub-ba_] | 1 iku field area, planted with trees; |
| 2 | [_da kiri6_ u-bar]-ru*-um* | next to the orchard of Ubarrum |
| 3 | [1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 e2 du3]-a# 1(disz) {gesz}ig e2-gal_ | 18 shekels a built house, 1 palace door |
| 4 | [_da e2_ sa3]-si2-ia | adjacent to the house of Sasiya |
| 5 | [_mu 1(disz)-e u4 3(disz)] 1/2(disz)-kam e2#_ {d}gu-la | for 1 year, 3 1/2 days, the temple of Gula |
| 6 | [_mu 1(disz)-e] u4 6(disz)* 1/2(disz)*-kam e2_ {d}nin-lil2 | 1 year, 6 1/2 days, the temple of Ninlil |
| 7 | [1(disz) _sag]-geme2_ wa-qar-tum _mu-ni-im_ | 1 female slave named Waqartum |
| 8 | [1(disz) _{gesz}]ka-kara4*_ | 1 tamarisk |
| 9 | [_ha]-la#_ a-ba-a _szesz banda3{da} | share of whom, junior brother |
| 10 | _e2 {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}szu-kar2 a-na gal2-la_ | a house, orchard, or threshing floor for cultivation |
| 11 | _i3-ba-e-ne gesz-szub-ba i3-szub#*-ba#*-ne_ | They shall cast it, they shall cast the šuba stone |
| 12 | 1(bur3) _GAN2 2(u) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba_ | 1 bur3 surface area, 20 sar, planted orchards |
| 13 | 1/3(disz) _sar 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a 1(disz)* {gesz}ig e2-bar-ra_ | A built-up house plot of 1/3 sar and 2 shekels, 1 door of the outer quarters |
| 14 | _da e2 ku3 {d}nin-szubur_ | adjoining the silver house of Ninšubur |
| 15 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 8(disz) 2/3(disz)!-kam mar-za e2_ {d}gu-la | for 1 year, 8 2/3 days, the threshing floor of the temple of Gula |
| 16 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam e2_ {d}nin-lil2 _mu 1(disz)-e u4 4(disz)-kam e2_ {d}nanna | 1 year, the 13th day, the temple of Ninlil, 1 year (and) the 4th day the temples of Nanna |
| 17 | 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ pa-ni-ia _mu-ni-im_ | 1 male slave named before me |
| 18 | 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ [a]-ma-at-isz8-tar2 _mu-ni-im_ | 1 female slave named Amat-Ishtar |
| 19 | 1(disz) _{gesz}banszur za3#-gu-la 1(disz) {gesz}banszur tur | 1 šagula table, 1 small table |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ha-la_ {disz}il3-szu-illat-su2 _szesz gal_ | share of Illū-tillassu, the great brother |
| 2 | u3 _da diri-ni5-sze3_ | and adjacent to it |
| 3 | _e2 {gesz}kiri6 nig2-gur11 u3 {gesz}szu-kar2 a-na gal2-la_ | a house, orchard, property and a threshing floor for cultivation |
| 4 | _i3-ba-e-ne gesz-szub-ba i3-szub-bu-ne_ | they will kill, they will cast a curse. |
| 5 | _u4-kur2-sze3_ {disz}il3-su-illat-su2-ke4# | In the future, Illissu-tillassu |
| 6 | {d}a-ba-a-a-ra _szesz-a-ni_ | To Abāya his brother |
| 7 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2_ | shall not make a claim |
| 8 | _mu# lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_ | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 9 | [_igi_] da#*-da _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Dada, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 10 | [{disz}x]-x-{d}suen _szesz-a-ni_ | -Sîn, his brother |
| 11 | [{disz}...]-i3*-li2-szu _dumu_ {d}nanna-a-a | -ilišu, son of Nannaya |
| 12 | [{disz}sa3-si2-ia _dumu_] szu*-{d}nin-szubur | Sasiya, son of Šū-Ninshubur |
| 13 | [{disz}...]-x-wa-qar | -waqar |
| 14 | [{disz}... _dumu_ {d}]nanna-ma-an-szum2 | son of Nanna-manšum |
| 15 | [{disz}...] {d}nin-szubur | ... Ninšubur |
| 16 | [{disz}...] _dub-sar_ | , scribe |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | [...] | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(bur3) _GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba_ | 1 bur3 field area, planted with trees; |
| 2 | _a2 {gesz}kiri6_ u-bar-ru-um | labor of the orchard of Ubarrum |
| 3 | 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 e2-du3-a 1(disz) {gesz}ig e2#-gal_ | 18 shekels: the Edua; 1 door of the palace; |
| 4 | _a2 e2_ sa3-si2-ia# | labor of the house of Sasiya |
| 5 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 3(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam e2_ {d*}gu*-la* | for 1 year, 3 1/2 days, the temple of Gula |
| 6 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 6(disz) 1/2(disz)*-kam* e2_ {d}nin#-lil2#* | for 1 year, 6 1/2 days, the temple of Ninlil |
| 7 | 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ wa-qar#-tum _mu#-ni#-[im]_ | 1 female slave named Waqartum |
| 8 | 1(disz) {gisz}ka-[kara4]_ | 1 tamarisk |
| 9 | _ha-la_ a-ba-[a _szesz banda3{da}_] | share of Abâ, junior brother |
| 10 | _e2 {gesz}kiri6 nig2-gur11 [u3 {gesz}szu-kar2 a-na gal2-la_] | a house, a garden, property and a threshing floor for cultivation |
| 11 | _i3-ba-e-ne gesz#-[szub-ba i3-szub-bu-ne_] | they will kill, they will cast a curse. |
| 12 | 1(bur3) _GAN2 2(u) sar kiri6 [gesz gub-ba]_ | 1 bur3 surface area, 20 sar, orchard of trees stationed; |
| 13 | 1/3(disz) _sar 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-[a 1(disz) {gesz}ig e2-bar-ra_] | A built-up house plot of 1/3 sar and 2 shekels, 1 door of the Ebara |
| 14 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 6(disz)-kam [mar-za e2_ {d}gu-la] | 1 year, 6th day, the quay of the temple of Gula |
| 15 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam [e2_ {d}nin-lil2] | for one year, the 13th day, the temple of Ninlil |
| 16 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 4(disz)-[kam e2_ {d}nanna] | for 1 year, 4th day, the temple of Nanna |
| 17 | 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ pa-[ni-a _mu-ni-im_] | 1 sagnītu of my own name |
| 18 | 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ [...] | 1 female slave ... |
| 19 | 1(disz) _{gesz}banszur_ [...] | 1 table |
| 20 | _ha-la_ [...] | share ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | {disz}[...] | PN |
| 2' | {disz}sa3-si2#-[ia _dumu_ szu-{d}nin-szubur] | Sasiya, son of Šū-Ninshubur |
| 3' | {disz}ARAD-[...] | Urad- |
| 4' | {disz}ur-[...] | Ur- |
| 5' | {disz}a-hu-ki*-[nu-um ...] | Aḫukinum |
| 6' | {disz}ig-mi-il*-[...] | Igmil- |
| 7' | {disz}sa3-am!-ma-a-nu#-[um ...] | Sammānum |
| 8' | _lu2-inim-ma-bi#-[me-esz]_ | witnesses |
| 9' | _iti sze-sag11-ku5_ | the month of Addarum |
| 10' | _mu abul min-a-bi sza3 masz-gan2-szabra{ki} mu-du3-a_ | year: “The second gate was built in Mašgan-šapir. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | il3-szu-illat-su2 | Ilšu-illatsu |
| 2 | u3 a-ba-a _szes-a-ni_ | and who his brother |
| 3 | _dumu-mesz_ ar-wi!-u2!-um | sons of Arwum, |
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