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TS 015 (P498172)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498172 |
| Museum no. | BM 033189 & BM 033189a |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ | 1 sar, a built house plot |
| 2 | u3 ga-ni-na-nu-um x x [...] | and Ganinanum ... |
| 3 | _da e2_ nam-ti-il5-[...]-e | next to the house of ..., |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ nam-na-szu-[...]-e | and next to the house of Namnašu |
| 5 | _ki_ a-hi-sza-gi-isz | from Ahi-šagiš |
| 6 | u3 isz8-tar2-la-ma-si2# | and Ištar-lamassi |
| 7 | {disz}{d}utu-ga-mi-il5# | Šamaš-gamil |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 9 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-a-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 11 | _in-na-la2_ | he weighed out. |
| 12 | _inim-gal2-la e2#-bi#-sze3# | the property of this house |
| 13 | {disz}a-hi-sza-gi-isz | Aḫiša-giš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 isz8-tar2-la-ma-si2 | and Ištar-lamassi |
| 2 | _in-na-gub-bu_ | he will serve. |
| 3 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 4 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}nanna | before Warad-Nanna |
| 5 | {disz}ku-su2-lu-um | Kusulum |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-na-s,ir | Sin-nāṣir, |
| 7 | {disz}a-wi-il5-ki-tim | Awil-kītim, |
| 8 | {disz}a-la-a | Alâ |
| 9 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}sza-la | Ipqu-Šala |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-na-wi-ir | Sîn-nawir |
| 11 | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | Shumum-libši, |
| 12 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-ni-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 13 | _iti ab-e3 u4 3(u)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 30 |
| 14 | _mu bad3_ im-gur-gibil6# _ba-an-dab_ | year: "The wall Imgur-gibil was seized." |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ | 1 sar, a built house plot |
| 2 | u3 ga-ni-<na>-nu-um x x [...] | And I want to lie down ... |
| 3 | _da e2_ nam-ti-il5-[...]-e | next to the house of ..., |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ nam-na-szu-[...]-e | and next to the house of Namnašu |
| 5 | _ki_ a-hi-sza-gi-isz | from Ahi-šagiš |
| 6 | u3 isz8-tar2-la-ma-si2# | and Ištar-lamassi |
| 7 | {disz}{d}utu-ga-mi-il5# | Šamaš-gamil |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 9 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-a-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 11 | _in-na-la2_ | he weighed out. |
| 12 | _inim-gal2-la e2#-bi#-sze3# | the property of this house |
| 13 | {disz}a-hi-sza-gi-isz | Aḫiša-giš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 isz8-tar2-la-ma-si2 | and Ištar-lamassi |
| 2 | _in-na-gub-bu_ | he will serve. |
| 3 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 4 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}nanna | before Warad-Nanna |
| 5 | {disz}ku-su2-lu-um | Kusulum |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-na-s,ir | Sin-nāṣir, |
| 7 | {disz}a-wi-il5-ki-tim | Awil-kītim, |
| 8 | {disz}a-la-a | Alâ |
| 9 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}sza-la | Ipqu-Šala |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-na-wi-ir | Sîn-nawir |
| 11 | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | Shumum-libši, |
| 12 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-ni-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 13 | _iti ab-e3 u4 3(u)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 30 |
| 14 | _mu bad3_ im-gur-gibil6# _ba-an-dab_ | year: "The wall Imgur-gibil was seized." |
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