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TS 087 (P498242)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 087 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498242 |
| Museum no. | BM 033165 |
| 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(disz) ninda 4(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 sukud!?_ | 1 ninda 4 1/2 cubits long |
| 2 | _da sag iz-zi dal-ba-na_ | the width to the top of the left side of the 'finger' |
| 3 | _2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 4 | _sza3_ sa! {disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | from (the account of) Nanna-manšum |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | Sîn-iqišam, |
| 6 | _al-du10_ | |
| 7 | a-na mi-li-im# | to a widow |
| 8 | sza u2-[ul-lu-szu?] | that he had made |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x x [...] | |
| 2 | _ugu_ [...] | Concerning ... |
| 3 | {disz}{d}[...] | PN |
| 4 | _in-[...]_ | ... ... |
| 5 | _mu lugal-bi in-[pa3]_ | has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}nin-gal-um-mi | before Ningal-ummi |
| 7 | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2#-[sza-am ...] | Sîn-iqišam |
| 8 | {disz}lu2-ma2-nu-ri_ [...] | Lu-manuri |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-sze-mi _dumu#_ [...] | Sîn-šeme son of |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-szar-um _dumu_ {d}suen-ia?-[...] | Sin-šarum, son of Sîn-ia- |
| 11 | {disz}{d}utu-ma-an-szum2 | Utu-manšum, |
| 12 | _dumu_ ur-sza-nu-um | son of Uršanum |
| 13 | _lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz#_ | the witnesses |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_ | the month “Plow-flying,’ |
| 2 | _mu iri-sa12-rig7! ki-bi bi2-in-gi4_ | the year (in which) Irisagrig restored |
Sources & licences
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