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TS 022 (P498179)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498179 |
| Museum no. | BM 033185 & BM 033185a |
| 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)
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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(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ | 1 sar, a built house plot |
| 2 | _da e2_ ku3-{d}nin-szubur | adjacent to the house of Ku-Ninšubur |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | and adjacent to the house of Naram-ilišu |
| 4 | a-na s,i-im-da-at szar-ri-im | for the protection of the king |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am | Sîn-puṭram, |
| 6 | {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam | Belī-iddinam, |
| 7 | u3 _szesz*-a*-ni*-mesz_ | and his brothers |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ sa3*-si2*-ia | sons of Sasiya |
| 9 | _nam_ {d}suen-im-gur-[...] | the province of Sîn-imgur- |
| 10 | _dumu_ ip*-qu2*-sza | son of Ipquša |
| 11 | _[in]-ne*-sum2*-mu*-usz#*_ | he shall give to him. |
| 12 | _[u4-kur2]-sze3_ {d}suen-pu#-[ut,-ra-am] | In the future, Sîn-puṭram |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-{d}suen dumu [...] | ...-Suen, son of |
| 2' | {disz}szu-mi-a-hi _dumu_ sa3-ni-[...] | Šumi-ahi, son of Sani- |
| 3' | {disz}an-dul3?-{d}suen _dumu_ AN-[...] | Andul-Sîn, son of AN- |
| 4' | {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am | Sîn-iribam |
| 5' | {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni _KA-DI_ | Illu-šubāni, the ... |
| 6' | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _szesz#-a#-ni#_ | Šumum-libši his brother |
| 7' | {disz}ma-ri-il-tim | Mari-iltim |
| 8' | {disz}e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _dumu_ ku-x x? x | Erībam-Sîn, son of |
| 9' | _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_ | the month “Plow-flying,’ |
| 10' | _mu bad3_ zar-bi2-lum{ki} _gesz gu2-ka mu-un-du3-a_ | year: “The wall of Zarbilum was erected with the support of the throne. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ | 1 sar, a built house plot |
| 2 | _da e2_ ku3#-{d}nin-szubur | adjacent to the house of Ku-Ninšubur |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | and adjacent to the house of Naram-ilišu |
| 4 | a-na s,i-im-da-at szar-ri-im# | for the protection of the king |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am | Sîn-puṭram, |
| 6 | {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam _szesz-a-ni_ | Belī-iddinam, his brother |
| 7 | u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_ | and his brothers |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ sa3*-si2*-ia | sons of Sasiya |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-ra | Sin-imgurra |
| 10 | _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza | son of Ipquša, |
| 11 | _in-ne-sum2-mu-usz_ | they shall give to him. |
| 12 | _u4*-kur2*-sze3* [dumu]-mesz_ sa3*-si2*-ia* | In the future, the sons of Sasiya |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [{disz}]{d}suen-i-[ri-ba-am] | Sîn-iribam |
| 2' | [{disz}]il3-szu-ba-ni [...] | Ilšu-bani |
| 3' | {disz}szu-mu-um-li#-ib#-[szi ...] | Šumum-libshi |
| 4' | {disz}zi-ki-ir-{d}EN-[...] | Zikir-Bēl- |
| 5' | {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir dumu [...] | Sîn-magir son of |
| 6' | _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_ | the month “Plow-flying,’ |
| 7' | _mu du11-ga an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-ga#-[ta] bad3_ zar3-bi2-lum{ki} gesz gu2-ka# mu-un-du3-[a] | By the name of An, Enlil and Enki the wall of Zarbilum with a throne he built |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | sa3-si2-ia | my limbs |
| 2 | _gudu4_ {d}gu-la | gudu priest of Gula |
| 3 | _dumu_ szu-{d}nin-szubur | son of Šū-Ninshubur, |
| 4 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur | servant of Ninšubur |
Sources & licences
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