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TS 016 (P498173)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498173 |
| Museum no. | BM 033186 & BM 033186a |
| 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 | 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a | built-up house plot of 1/2 sar, |
| 2 | a2 e2 isz-lim-ki-nu*-um* | labor of the house of Išlim-Kinum |
| 3 | u3 a2* e2 {d}lu2*-lal3* | and the labor of the temple of Lullal |
| 4 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig x x | 1 door |
| 5 | ki a-pil-er-s,i-tim dumu bi-ga-gu#-[um] | from Apil-erṣītim, son of Bigagûm |
| 6 | u3 {d}nin-gal-re-me-et# [ama-a-ni] | and Ningal-remēt his mother |
| 7 | {disz}sa3-si2-ia dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur | Sasiya, son of Šū-Ninshubur |
| 8 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 9 | 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 5 shekels of silver |
| 10 | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | as his full price |
| 11 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 12 | inim-gal2-la e2-bi-sze3 | because of the property of this house, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | in-na-gub-bu | he set up. |
| 2 | u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-ga2-<ga2> | In the future, he will not raise a claim |
| 3 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3# | has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 4 | igi {d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2 | before Nanna-ibila-manšum |
| 5 | {disz}lu2-{d}nanna | Lu-Nanna |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am | Sîn-iribam |
| 7 | {disz}{d}da-mu-illat-su2# | Damu-tillassu |
| 8 | {disz}a-ap-pa-a | Appâ, |
| 9 | {d}e-la-a dumu-ni | of Elaya, his son |
| 10 | {disz}{d}utu-ga-mi-il5 | Šamaš-gamil |
| 11 | {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA#*-[DI] | Illu-šubāni, |
| 12 | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib#-[szi] | Shumum-libši |
| 13 | iti udru{duru5} | month “Udru |
| 14 | mu im-gur-{d}gi-ra# u3 zi-ib-na-tum ba-an-dab | year: “Imgur-gira and Zibnatum were seized. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) [sar] e2 du3-a | built house plot of 1/2 sar |
| 2 | a2 [e2] isz#-lim-ki#-nu-um | labor of the house of Išlim-kinum |
| 3 | u3 [a2] e2 {d}lu2*-lal3* | and the labor of the temple of Lullal |
| 4 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig x x | 1 door |
| 5 | ki a-pil-er-s,i-tim | from Apil-erṣitum |
| 6 | u3 {d}nin-gal-re-me-et# ama-ni | and Ningal-remēt, his mother |
| 7 | {disz}sa3-si2#-ia dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur | Sasiya, son of Shu-Ninšubur |
| 8 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 9 | 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 5 shekels of silver |
| 10 | [sa10 til]-la-ni-sze3 | as his purchase price |
| 11 | [in-na]-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 12 | [inim-gal2-la] e2-bi-sze3 | because of the property of this house |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [in]-na-gub-bu | he will serve. |
| 2 | [u4]-kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-ga2-a | in the future, there will be no claim |
| 3 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 4 | igi a-ap-pa dumu e-la-a | before Apapa, son of Elâ |
| 5 | {disz}e-la-a dumu-ni | Elaya, his son |
| 6 | {disz}{d}da-mu-illat-su2 dumu hu*-mu-ru-um | Damu-tillassu, son of Humurrum |
| 7 | {disz}lu2-{d}nanna dumu ba-x-a | Lu-Nanna, son of Ba |
| 8 | igi {d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2 | before Nanna-ibila-manšum |
| 9 | {disz}{d}utu-ga-mi-il5 dumu {d}suen-re-me-ni | Šamaš-gamil, son of Sîn-remeni |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am dumu {d}suen-sze-mi | Sin-iribam, son of Sin-šeme |
| 11 | {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA#-KI* | Illu-šubāni, |
| 12 | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi szesz#-a-ni | Šumum-libši, his brother |
| 13 | iti udru{[duru5]} | month “Udru |
| 14 | mu im-gur-[...] | year: “Imgur- |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-pil-er-s,i-[tim] | Apil-ershitum |
| 2 | dumu bi-ga-gu-[um] | son of Bigaguum |
| 3 | {d}nin-gal-re-me-ni ama-ni | Ningal-remeni, his mother |
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