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TS 007 (P498165)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498165 |
| Museum no. | BM 033182 & BM 033182a |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Purchase and sale contracts |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 | 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 szub-ba | 11 2/3 shekels, abandoned house; |
| 2 | a2 e2 da-da gudu4-abzu | labor of the house of Dada, gudu-abzu |
| 3 | u3 <e2> ig-mi-il-{d}suen | and the house of Igmil-Sîn |
| 4 | e2 a-bi-t,a3-bu-um | the house of Abiṭābum, |
| 5 | dumu a-ga-a | son of Agâ |
| 6 | ki a-bi-t,a3-bu-um | from Abiṭābum, |
| 7 | {disz}ig-mi-il-{d}suen | Igmil-Sin |
| 8 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 9 | 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 4 shekels of silver |
| 10 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | as his full price |
| 11 | in-na-la2 | he has paid. |
| 12 | u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la | in the future, by any means, |
| 13 | [a-bi-t,a3-bu-um] | Abiṭābum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | in-na-gub-bu | he set up. |
| 2 | inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2 | will not raise a claim |
| 3 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 4 | igi ia-a dumu ur-{d}lal3 | before Yaya, son of Ur-Lal |
| 5 | {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu gala-mah | Nūr-Šamaš, chief lamentation singer |
| 6 | {disz}nam-ha-an-ni dumu lu2-ga#-a | Namḫanni, son of Lugaya |
| 7 | {disz}{d}suen-tab-ba-e dumu lu2-{d}nanna | Sîn-tabbē, son of Lu-Nanna |
| 8 | {disz}a-ab-bu-u2 dumu a-ap-pa | Abbû, son of Apapa |
| 9 | lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz | they are witnesses. |
| 10 | iti du6-ku3 | month: “Dukūn,’ |
| 11 | mu e2 {d}en-ki sza3 uri2{ki}-<ma> ba-du3 | year: “The house of Enki in Ur was erected. |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 szub-ba | 11 2/3 shekels, abandoned house; |
| 2 | a2 e2 da-da gudu4-abzu | labor of the house of Dada, gudu-abzu |
| 3 | u3 e2 ig-mi-il-{d}suen | and the house of Igmil-Sîn, |
| 4 | ki a-bi-t,a3-bu-um dumu a-ga-a | from Abī-ṭabum, son of Agaya |
| 5 | {disz}ig-mi-il-{d}suen | Igmil-Sin |
| 6 | dumu bu-za-zum | son of Buzazum, |
| 8 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 9 | 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 4 shekels of silver |
| 10 | sa10 til-la-ni#-sze3# | as his purchase price |
| 11 | [in-na-la2] | he paid. |
| 12 | u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la | in the future, by any means, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-bi-t,a3-bu-[um] | Abiṭābum |
| 2 | in-na-gub-bu | he set up. |
| 3 | inim-ma nu#-ga2#-[ga2] | will not raise a claim |
| 4 | mu lugal-bi [in-pa3] | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5 | igi ia-a dumu ur-{d#}lal3 | before Yaya, son of Ur-Lal |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-tab-ba-e dumu lu2-{d}nanna | Sîn-tabbē, son of Lu-Nanna |
| 7 | {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu gala-mah | Nūr-Šamaš, chief lamentation singer |
| 8 | {disz}nam-ha-an-ni dumu lu2-ga#-a | Namḫanni, son of Lugaya |
| 9 | {disz}uri2{ki}-li-sze-er | Ur-lišer |
| 10 | dumu dingir-APIN | son of Dingir-ereš |
| 11 | {disz}a-ab-bu-u2 dumu a-ap-pa | Abbû, son of Apapa |
| 12 | lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz | they are witnesses. |
| 13 | iti du6-ku3 | month: “Dukūn,’ |
| 14 | mu e2 {d}en-ki sza3 uri2{ki}-ma# ba-du3 | year: “The house of Enki in Ur was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-bi-t,a3-bu-um | Abiṭābum, |
| 2 | dumu a-bi-ia | son of Abiya |
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