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TS 011 (P498168)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498168 |
| Museum no. | BM 033193 & BM 033193a |
| 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 | 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2 e2 ad-da-na | 13 shekels: the house, the place of his father's house; |
| 2 | sza3 kisal-la2 | in the courtyard |
| 3 | da e2 il3-szu-a-bu-szu | next to the house of Ilšu-abūzu, |
| 4 | 8(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2 ib2-tak4-a-bi ha-la-a-ni | 8 shekels, the house that he abandoned, his share |
| 5 | sza3 e2-ke4-ne! | in the houses |
| 6 | da e2 e2-a-ki-ma-i3-li2-ia | next to the house of Ea-kima-iliya, |
| 7 | u3 da il3-szu-a-bu-szu | and next to Ilšu-abūssu, |
| 8 | ha-la {d}suen-isz-me-ni | the share of Sîn-išmēni, |
| 9 | ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ra | from Ur-Nintur |
| 10 | u3 {d}iszkur-ra-bi szesz-a#-ni | and Iškur-rabi his brother |
| 11 | dumu-mesz {d}suen-isz-me-ni | sons of Sîn-išmēni, |
| 12 | {disz}{d}iszkur-na-s,ir in-szi#-sa10# | Adad-nāṣir bought |
| 13 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 5 1/3 shekels silver, |
| 14 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2 | he paid as his full price. |
| 15 | inim-gal2 e2-bi-sze3 in-na-gub-bu | he will serve as a pledge for this house. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma mu-um#-ga2-ga2-a | In the future he will make a claim |
| 2 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3-mesz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 3 | igi a-at-ta-a dumu u2-tab-ba | before Attâ, son of Utabba |
| 4 | {disz}e2-ra-bi dumu {d}suen-APIN | Erabi, son of Sîn-ereš |
| 5 | {disz}{d}utu-ma-an-szum2 dumu ur-mes-ukken#-na# | Utu-manšum, son of Ur-mes-ukkena |
| 6 | {disz}un-nu-bu-um dumu i3-li2-ra-bi | Unnubum, son of Ili-rabi |
| 7 | {disz}a-gu-u2-a szitim* | Aguwa, builder |
| 8 | {disz}ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ka | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 9 | {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen | Nidnat-Sîn |
| 10 | {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA-DI* | Illu-šubani, ... |
| 11 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}na!-na!-a szesz-a-ni | Ipqu-Nanaya, his brother |
| 12 | lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz | their witnesses |
| 13 | iti udru{duru5} | month “Udru |
| 14 | mu 2(disz) {uruda}alan szud3-szud3-de3 e2 {d}utu-sze3 in-ku4-re | year: “The šudsud ritual for the house of Utu was performed. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2 e2 ad-da-na | 13 shekels: the house, the place of his father's house; |
| 2 | sza3 kisal-la2 | in the courtyard |
| 3 | da e2 il3-szu-a-bu-szu | next to the house of Ilšu-abūzu, |
| 4 | 8(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2 ib2-tak4-a-bi ha-la-ni | 8 shekels, the house that he abandoned, his share |
| 5 | da e2 e2-a-ki-ma-i3-li2-ia | next to the house of Ea-kima-iliya, |
| 6 | u3 da il3-szu-a-bu-szu | and next to Ilšu-abūssu, |
| 7 | ha-la {d}suen-isz-me-ni | the share of Sîn-išmēni, |
| 8 | ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ra | from Ur-Nintur |
| 9 | u3 {d}iszkur-ra-bi szesz-ni | and Iškur-rabi his brother |
| 10 | dumu-mesz {d}suen-isz-me-ni | sons of Sîn-išmēni, |
| 11 | {disz}{d}iszkur-na-s,i-ir | Adad-nāṣir |
| 12 | in-szi#-sa10# | bought. |
| 13 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 5 1/3 shekels silver, |
| 14 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2 | he paid as his full price. |
| 15 | inim-gal2 e2-bi-sze3 in-na-gub-bu | he will serve as a pledge for this house. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma mu-um-ga2-ga2-a | In the future he will make a claim. |
| 2 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 3 | igi a-at-ta-a dumu u2-da-ba | before Attâ, son of Udaba |
| 4 | {disz}e2-ra-bi dumu {d}suen-APIN | Erabi, son of Sîn-ereš |
| 5 | {disz}{d}utu-ma-an-szum2 dumu ur-mes-ukken!-na!(AN) | Utu-manšum, son of Ur-mes-ukkena |
| 6 | {disz}ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ka dumu {d}nanna-nu-gal | Ur-Ningešzida, son of Nanna-nugal |
| 7 | {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am dumu ku3-la2 | Sîn-eribam, son of Kula |
| 8 | {disz}a-gu-u2-a szitim* | Aguwa, builder |
| 9 | {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen {disz}be-le-su2-nu-u2 | Nidnat-Sîn, Bēlessunu, |
| 10 | {disz}un-nu-bu-um dumu i3-li2-ra-bi | Unnubum, son of Ili-rabi |
| 11 | {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA-DI* | Illu-šubani, ... |
| 12 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}na!-na!-a szesz-ni | Ipqu-Nanaya, his brother |
| 13 | lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz | they are witnesses. |
| 14 | iti udru{duru5} | month “Udru |
| 15 | mu 2(disz) {uruda}alan szud3!(KA)-szud3!(KA)-de3 ri-im-{d}suen lugal e2 {d}utu-sze3 in-ku4-re | year: “Rēm-Sîn, the king, entered the temple of Šamaš with 2 copper statues to pray. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}nin-tu-ra | for Ur-Nintura, |
| 2 | {d}iszkur-ra-bi szesz-ni# | Iškur-rabi, his brother |
| 3 | dumu-mesz {d}suen-isz-me-ni | sons of Sîn-išmēni, |
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