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TS 014 (P498171)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498171 |
| Museum no. | BM 033181 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / 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) _gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 e2 du3-a_ | 11 1/4 shekels built-up houses |
| 2 | _mar-za e2_ {d}nin-gublaga | the granary of the temple of Ningublaga |
| 3 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 3(disz) 2/3(disz) 5(disz)*-kam_ | for 1 year, 3 2/3 days, 5 days |
| 4 | _nam-szita4 e2_ {d}nanna | the office of the temple of Nanna |
| 5 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam_ | 1 year, 1 1/2 days |
| 6 | _mu 1(disz)-e gudu4 alan e2_ {d}nin*-lil2* | for one year gudu priest of the statue of the temple of Ninlil |
| 7 | _u4 1(u) 1/2(disz)-kam_ | the 1 1/2th day |
| 8 | 3(u) 7(disz)* _sar kiri6 gesz gub-ba_ | 37 sar, planted orchards |
| 9 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig e2-ur3-ra_ | 1 door of the urra house |
| 10 | 1(disz) {gesz}banszur 1(disz) gesznu(NU2) 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za_ | 1 table, 1 bed, 1 chair |
| 11 | 1(disz) {na4}kin2!-kin2!_ | 1 kinkin stone |
| 12 | _ha-la_ ur-{d}lal3 | share of Ur-Lal |
| 13 | _dam-gar3 szesz szesz-ra_ | merchant, brother of brother |
| 14 | _nu-ha-sa-ab-ze-en _ | Nuhasabzê |
| 15 | _ma2-hi-a nam-murub4*_-szu-nu | a boat of theirs, |
| 16 | na-di-i | Nadi, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ bu-zu-u2 _dumu_ | before Buzû, son |
| 2 | {disz}sa3-a-sum2 | Sa'asum, |
| 3 | {disz}za-al-li-ia | Zalliya |
| 4 | {disz}tu-la-nu-um | Tulanum |
| 5 | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | Shumum-libši, |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-<mu>-ba-li2-it, | Sîn-muballiṭ, |
| 7 | {disz}{d}da-mu-illat-su2 | Damu-tillassu |
| 8 | {disz}lu-ud-lu-ul-{d}suen | Ludlul-Sin |
| 9 | {disz}a-da-a-a | Adaya, |
| 10 | a-na-{d}suen-tak2-la-ku | Ana-Suen-taklāku, |
| 11 | _iti sze-sag11#-[ku5]_ | month: 'Harvest,' |
| 12 | _mu i7 lagasz za3 <a>-ab!-ba#-a mu-ba-al | year: “The Lagaš canal on the other side was dug. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) _igi-4(disz)-gal2 e2 du3#-[a]_ | 11 1/4 (shekels) built house |
| 2 | _mar-za_ sza _e2_ {d}[...] | the square of the temple of |
| 3 | _mu_ 1(disz) [...] | 1 year ... |
| 4 | _nam_ [...] | ... ... |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [... {d}nin]-lil2#? | ... Ninlil |
| 7 | [...]-kam | It is of |
| 8 | [...] _gub#-ba_ | ... will stand. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _e2 kiri6 nig2-gur11_ x [...] | house, orchard, property ... ... |
| 2' | _x-bi ba-ni-[...] x | ... ... |
| 3' | _u4-kur2-sze3 szesz szesz-ra# inim# nu-um-ga2-ga2_ | In the future, neither brother nor brother will raise a claim. |
| 4' | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 5' | _igi_ tu-la-nu-um _dumu_ za-al-la-ni | before Tulanum, son of Zallanu |
| 6' | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-[ib]-szi _szesz-a-ni_ | Šumum-libši his brother |
| 7' | {disz}bu-zu-u2 _dumu#_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Buzû, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 8' | {disz}u-bar-um _dumu_ a-gu5-u2-a | Ubarum, son of Agu’a |
| 9' | {disz}sa3-a-sum2 _dumu_ ur-{d}lal3 | Sa'asum, son of Ur-Lal; |
| 10' | {disz}za-al-li-ia _szesz-a-ni_ | Zalliya, his brother |
| 11' | {disz}ri-ma-am-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Rīmam-Sîn, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 12' | {disz}a-da-a-a _dumu_ nu-ur2-ku-bi | Addaya, son of Nur-Kūbi |
| 13' | {disz}{d}suen-tu-ra-am | Sîn-turam |
| 14' | {disz}di-iq-di-qum _dumu_ u-bar-um | Diqdiqum, son of Ubarum |
| 15' | {disz}{d}da-mu-illat-su2 [_dumu_ ...]-{d}nin-gublaga | Damu-tillassu, son of ...-Ningublaga |
| 16' | {disz}a-na-{d}suen-tak2-la-ku [...] | Ana-Suen-taklāku |
| 17' | {disz}[be?]-li2-ia [...] | Beliya |
| 18' | _iti [sze]-sag11-[ku5]_ | month: 'Harvest.' |
| 19' | _mu i7 lagasz{ki} za3 a-ab-ba-a mu-un-ba-al_ | year: “The canal of Lagaš at the edge of the Sea was dug.’— |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | za-al-la-ni | Zallani, |
| 2 | ur-{d}lal3 | Ur-Lal |
| 3 | be-li2-i-din-nam | Belī-iddinam, |
| 4 | a-ha-nir-szi | Aḫanirši, |
| 5 | _dumu-mesz ku3-ga-a-ni_ | sons of Kugani |
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