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TS 009 (P498166)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498166 |
| Museum no. | BM 033187 & BM 033187a |
| 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)
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 | 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a | A built-up house plot of 5 2/3 shekels |
| 2 | ku3-bi 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 | its silver: 2 5/6 shekels; |
| 3 | 3(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba | 3 sar, orchard planted with trees; |
| 4 | ku3-bi 5/6(disz) gin2 | its silver: 5/6 shekel; |
| 5 | ha-la da-da | share of Dada |
| 6 | egir da-da ad-da | behind Dada, Dada |
| 7 | nam-ba-usz2-ta-am3 | did not die |
| 8 | ki lugal-iti-da | from Lugal-itida |
| 9 | {disz}i3-li2-sukkal | Ilī-sukkal |
| 10 | u3 {d}suen-APIN szesz-a-ne-ne-a#-ni | and Sîn-ereš, their brothers |
| 11 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 3 2/3 shekels silver, |
| 2 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | as his full price |
| 3 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 4 | u4-kur2 lu2-ulu3 | a new storm, a man |
| 5 | nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3 | will not return. |
| 6 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 7 | igi im-gur#-{d}suen dumu {[d]}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Imgur-Sîn, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 8 | {disz}a-na-{d}suen-tak2!-la-ku | Ana-Suen-taklak |
| 9 | {disz}ku3-{d}nanna dumu puzur4*-{d*}suen* | Ku-Nanna, son of Puzur-Sîn |
| 10 | {disz}i-ba-lu-ut, ugula ad-kup4 | Ibaluṭ, foreman of Adkup; |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-isz-me*-a*-ni dumu im-gur-{d}suen | Sin-išmeanni, son of Imgur-Sîn |
| 12 | {disz}sa3-si2-ia dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur | Sasiya, son of Šū-Ninshubur |
| 13 | {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen | Nidnat-Sîn |
| 14 | {disz}lu2-da-ri | Lu-dari, |
| 15 | {disz}{d}utu-i-mi-ti aga-us2 lugal | Šamaš-imitti, royal soldier |
| 16 | lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz | their witnesses |
| 17 | iti-du6-ku3 | Month of Tašritum, |
| 18 | mu bad3 {d}utu-gar-ra ba-du3 | year: “The wall of Utu-gara was erected. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3]-a | 5 2/3 shekels built-up house |
| 2 | ku3#-bi# 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 | its silver: 2 5/6 shekels |
| 3 | 3(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba | 3 sar, orchard planted with trees; |
| 4 | ku3-bi 5/6(disz) gin2 | its silver: 5/6 shekel; |
| 5 | ha-la da-da | share of Dada |
| 6 | egir da#-da# ad-da-a-ni | after Dada, his father |
| 7 | nam#-[ba]-usz2-ta-am3 | did not die |
| 8 | ki# lugal-iti-da | with Lugal-iti |
| 9 | {[disz]}i3-li2-sukkal | Ilī-sukkal |
| 10 | u3 {d}suen-APIN | and Sin-ereš |
| 11 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 12 | 3(disz)# 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 3 2/3 shekels silver |
| 13 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | as his full price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 2 | u4-[kur2] lu2-ulu3 | the storm that a man |
| 3 | nu-[mu]-un#-gi4-gi4-de3 | will not return. |
| 4 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5 | igi im-gur#-{d}suen dumu {[d]}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Imgur-Sîn, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 6 | {disz}a-na-{d}suen-tak2!-la-ku | Ana-Suen-taklak |
| 7 | {disz}ku3-{d}nanna dumu puzur4-{d}suen | Ku-Nanna, son of Puzur-Sîn |
| 8 | {disz}i-ba-lu-ut, ugula ad-kup4 | Ibaluṭ, foreman of Adkup; |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni dumu im-gur-{d}suen | Sin-išmeanni, son of Imgur-Sîn |
| 10 | {disz}lu2-da-ri gudu4 {d}gu-la | Lu-dari, gudug priest of Gula |
| 11 | {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen | Nidnat-Sîn |
| 12 | {disz}sa3-si2-ia dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur | Sasiya, son of Šū-Ninshubur |
| 13 | {disz}{d}utu-i-mi-ti aga-us2 lugal | Šamaš-imitti, royal soldier |
| 14 | lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz | their witnesses |
| 15 | iti#-du6-ku3 | Month of Tašritum |
| 16 | [mu] bad3 {d}utu-gar-ra [gu2] i7# buranun-na mu-un-du3-a | year: “The wall of Utu-gara was erected on the bank of the Euphrates. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-iti-da | Lugal-itida |
| 2 | dumu da-da | son of Dada |
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