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TS 025 (P498182)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498182 |
| Museum no. | BM 033195 & BM 033195a |
| 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 | _da e2_ ku3-{d}nin-szubur-ra | adjoining the house of Ku-Ninšubur |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ na-ra-am-il3-li2-szu | and next to the house of Naram-ilišu |
| 4 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 5(disz)-kam nam-szita4 e2_ {d}nanna | 1 year, 5th day, the office of the temple of Nanna |
| 5 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam mar-za e2_ {d}nin-lil2 | 1 year, the 16th day, the threshing floor of the temple of Ninlil |
| 6 | _mu 1(disz)-e u4 8(disz)-kam mar-za {d}gu-la_ | for 1 year, the 8th day, the stele of Gula |
| 7 | {disz}{d}suen-pi-ut,-ra-am | Sîn-pīṭeram |
| 8 | {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam | Belī-iddinam, |
| 9 | {disz}pi-ir-hu-um | Pirḫum |
| 10 | u3 i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | and Ili-iqišam, |
| 11 | _dumu-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia | sons of Sasiya |
| 12 | a-na {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni _dumu_ ip#-qu2#-sza | to Sîn-imguranni, son of Ipquša |
| 13 | u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ szu-mi-a-bu | and Sîn-uselli, son of Šumi-abu |
| 14 | ir-gu-mu-u2-ma | they established, and |
| 15 | e-li _e2 u3 mar-za dumu-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia | above the house and the quay the sons of Sasiya |
| 16 | _ugu_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni | against Sîn-imgurrani |
| 17 | u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li | and Sîn-uselli |
| 18 | mi-im-ma u2-la i-szu-u2 | whatever he does not have |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 2 | _inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2_ | shall not make a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal in-pa3-de3-esz_ | the year (in which) Rīm-Sîn the king swore. |
| 4 | _igi_ wa-ra-ad-si2-ka-ni _di-ku5_ | before Waradsikānu, judge |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-u2-WI-li _gala*_ | Sîn-uballiṭ chief |
| 6 | {disz}a-a-lum | Ayalum |
| 7 | {disz}bi-ga-gu-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-sum2 | Bagum, son of Nanna-mansum |
| 8 | {disz}il3-szu-illat-su2 _dumu_ ar*-wi*-u2-um | Illu-tillassu, son of Arwīum |
| 9 | {disz}ARAD-an-zu-gal _dumu_ u-bar-rum | Urad-anzugal, son of Ubarrum |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ lu2-ki-ta | Sîn-iqīšam, son of Lu-kita |
| 11 | {disz}lil2-bur-zi-mu _dumu_ la-le-e | Lilbur-zimu, son of Lalê |
| 12 | {disz}mu-tam-mi-dingir _szesz-a-ni_ | Mutammi-il, his brother |
| 13 | {disz}im-gur-e2!-a _dumu_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | Imgur-ea, son of Naram-ilišu |
| 14 | {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | Sin-magir, son of Sîn-iqišam |
| 15 | {disz}e-la-a _dumu_ a-ap-pa | Elāya, son of Apapa |
| 16 | {disz}i3-li2-sukkal _aga-us2_ ARAD-si2-ka-ni | Ilī-sukkal, soldier, his servant |
| 17 | _iti sze-sag11-ku3 u4* 3(u)*-kam* ba*-zal*_ | The month of Addarum, the day 30 passed |
| 18 | _mu us2-sa 6(disz)-kam i3-si-in-na{ki} ba-an-dab_ | year following: “Isin was seized.{f} |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ | 1 sar, a built house plot |
| 2 | _da e2_ ku3-{d}nin-szubur-[ra] | adjoining the house of Ku-Ninšubur |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ na-ra-am-il3-li2-szu | and next to the house of Naram-ilišu |
| 4 | _nam-szita4 e2 {d}nanna mu 1(disz)-e u4 5(disz)-kam_ | the office of the temple of Nanna for 1 year, 5 days a year |
| 5 | _gudu4 e2 {d}nin-lil2 mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | gudu priest of the temple of Ninlil, 1 year, 16th day |
| 6 | _gudu4 e2 {d}gu-la mu 1(disz)-e u4 8(disz)-kam_ | gudu priest of the temple of Gula, for 1 year, 8th day |
| 7 | a-na {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni | to Sîn-imgurrani |
| 8 | _dumu_ ip#-qu2#-sza | son of Ipquša |
| 9 | u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li | and Sîn-uselli |
| 10 | _dumu_ szu-mi-a-bu-um | son of Šumi-abum |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-pi-ut,-ra-am _dumu_ sa3-si2-ia | Sîn-pīṭiram, son of Sasiya |
| 12 | {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam _szesz-a-ni_ | Belī-iddinam, his brother |
| 13 | {disz}pi-ir-hu-um _szesz-a-ni_ | Pirhum, his brother |
| 14 | u3 i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | and Ili-iqišam, |
| 15 | _dumu-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia | sons of Sasiya |
| 16 | ir-gu-mu-u2-ma | they established, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _di*-ku5*-e-ne lugal | judges of the king |
| 2 | sza larsa{ki} u3 uri2{ki}-ma | of Larsa and Ur |
| 3 | i-na _e2 mar-za u3 {gesz}kiri6_ | in the marza house and the orchard |
| 4 | is-su2-hu-szu-nu-ti | he removed them. |
| 5 | _u4-kur2-sze3 dumu-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia | In the future, the sons of Sasiya |
| 6 | a-na {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza | to Sîn-imguranni son of Ipquša |
| 7 | u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ szu-mi-a-bu-um | and Sîn-uselli, son of Šumi-abum |
| 8 | _inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2_ | shall not make a claim |
| 9 | _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal in-pa3-de3-esz_ | the year (in which) Rīm-Sîn the king swore. |
| 10 | _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}nin*-gal _esz3-[a-ab-du]_ | before Ipqu-Ningal, Ešabadu |
| 11 | {disz}ga#-ga#-gu-um _dumu_ {d}[nanna-ma-an-sum2] | Gagum, son of Nanna-mansum |
| 12 | {disz}il3-szu-illat-su2 _dumu_ [ar-wi-u2-um] | Illū-tillassu, son of Arwum |
| 13 | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ [lu2-ki-ta] | Sîn-iqīšam, son of Lu-kita |
| 14 | {disz}u-bar-{d}nin-gal _dumu_ u-bar-[...] | Ubār-Ningal, son of Ubar- |
| 15 | {disz}e-la-a _dumu_ a-ap-pa | Elāya, son of Apapa |
| 16 | {disz}GA2-bur-zi-mu _dumu_ la-le-e | Gabbu-burzimu, son of Lalê |
| 17 | {disz}mu-tam-dingir _szesz-a-ni_ | Mutam-ili, his brother |
| 18 | {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | Sin-magir, son of Sîn-iqišam |
| 19 | {disz}im-gur-U2-a _dumu_ na-ra-am#-i3-li2-szu | Imgur-le’a, son of Naram-ilišu |
| 20 | {disz}i3-li2-sukkal _aga-us2_ ARAD#-si2#-ka-ni <_di-ku5_> | Ilī-sukkal, soldier, servant of Sînani, judge |
| 21 | _iti sze-sag11-ku3 u4* 3(u)-kam ba-zal_ | The month of Addarum, the day 30 passed |
| 22 | _mu us2-sa 6(disz)-kam i3-si-in-na{ki} ba-an-dab5_ | the sixth year after that Isin was seized. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen | Etel-pī-Sîn, |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir | son of Šamaš-naṣir |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nimin-tab*-ba | servant of Nimintaba. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}dumu-zi-da | Lu-Dumuzida |
| 2 | _esz3-a-ab-du_ | Eš-abdu |
| 3 | _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen | son of Imgur-Sin |
| 4 | [...] | |
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