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TS 096 (P498251)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 096 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498251 |
| Museum no. | BM 033190 & BM 033190a |
| 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)] 1/3(disz) _sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1 1/3 sar 5 shekels, the house in disrepair |
| 2 | _da e2_ u-bar-um | adjacent to the house of Ubarum |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ sa3-sum2 | and adjacent to the house of Sasum |
| 4 | _ha-la_ le-el-le-e | a share of the stolen property |
| 5 | _ki_ le-el-le-e-ta | from Lellê |
| 6 | u3 ur-e2-an-na _dumu-ni_ | and Ur-Eanna, her son |
| 7 | {disz}im-gur-{d}suen | Imgur-Sin |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 6 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 11 | _in-na-la2_ | he weighed out. |
| 12 | _inim-gal2-la e2-a-ne-ne_ | the property of their house |
| 13 | _in-na-gub-bu-de3-esz | they will serve him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_ | In the future, neither man nor man will answer |
| 2 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_ | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 3 | _igi_ lugal-lu2-ti-ti _KA-KI*_ | before Lugallutītu, the gate |
| 4 | {disz}ku3-{d}nanna gudu4-abzu_ | Ku-Nanna, gudapsû-priest |
| 5 | {disz}ku3-ni-i _dumu_ a-pil-szu-nu | Kunî, son of Apilšunu |
| 6 | {disz}u-bar-um _dumu_ ur-e2-an-na | Ubarum, son of Ur-Eanna |
| 7 | {disz}im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ ur-esz3-lam | Imgur-Sîn, son of Ur-ešlam |
| 8 | [{disz}]sa3-am-ma-nu-um _dumu_ ku3-{d}nanna | Sammānum son of Ku-Nanna |
| 9 | [{disz}]ARAD#-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | Arad-Sîn, son of Arad-ilišu |
| 10 | [{disz}]ur#-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da _dumu_ {d}nanna-lu2-ti | Ur-Ningešzida, son of Nanna-luti |
| 11 | [{disz}{d}]suen#-be-el-ap-li | Sîn-bel-apli |
| 12 | [{disz}{d}]suen#-isz-me-a-ni _muhaldim_ | Sîn-išmeanni, cook |
| 13 | [{disz}ku3 {d}]nin-gal _dumu_ an-ku3-ta# | Silver of Ningal, son of Anku |
| 14 | [{disz}...]-ba-ni _gudu4-abzu_ | -bani, gudapsû-priest |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar# [5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-szub-ba_] | 1 1/3 sar 5 shekels, the house in disrepair |
| 2 | _da e2_ u-[bar-um] | adjacent to the house of Ubarum |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ sa3-[sum2] | and adjacent to the house he gave. |
| 4 | _ha-la_ le-el-le-e | a share of the stolen property |
| 5 | _ki_ le-el-le#-[e]-ta | from Ellê |
| 6 | u3 ur-e2-an-na _dumu-ni_ | and Ur-Eanna, her son |
| 7 | {disz}im-gur-{d}suen | Imgur-Sin |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 6 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 11 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 12 | _inim-gal2-la e2-a-ne-ne_ | the property of their house |
| 13 | _in-na-gub-bu-de3-esz | they will serve him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_ | In the future, neither man nor man will answer |
| 2 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_ | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 3 | {disz}u-bar-um _dumu_ ur-e2-an-na | Ubarum, son of Ur-Eanna |
| 4 | [{disz}{d}]suen#-be-el-ap-li _dumu_ a-bi-i-din-na | Sîn-bel-apli, son of Abī-iddina |
| 5 | {disz}ku3-{d}nanna! gudu4-abzu_ | Ku-Nanna, gudapsû-priest |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir gudu4-abzu | Sîn-nāṣir, gudu-abzu |
| 7 | {disz}ku3*-ni-i _dumu_ a-pil-szu-[nu] | Kunî, son of Apilšunu |
| 8 | {disz}im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ ur-esz3#-lam# | Imgur-Sîn, son of Ur-ešlam |
| 9 | {disz}ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da [_dumu_ {d}nanna]-lu2-ti | Ur-Ningešzida, son of Nanna-luti |
| 10 | {disz}szu-mi-a-bi-ia _dumu_ UD GU [...] | Šumi-abiya, son of ... |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ {d}nanna-[...] | Sin-išmeanni, son of Nanna- |
| 12 | {disz}ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu# | Arad-Sîn, son of Arad-ilišu |
| 13 | [{disz}ku3 {d}]nin-gal _dumu_ an-ku3-[ta] | the silver of Ningal, son of Anku |
| 14 | {disz}{d}szul-pa-e2-na-da [...] | Šulpae-nada |
| 15 | {disz}lugal-lu2-ti-ti _KA#-[KI]_ | Lugallutīti the gate |
| 16 | _lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | the witnesses |
| 17 | _iti sze-[gur11-ku5 ...] | The month of Addarum ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 | Lu-Enlila, |
| 2 | a-gu-u2-a _dumu-ni_ | Agu’a, his son |
| 3 | _dumu_ ur?-hu-na-an?-na | son of Urhunana |
Sources & licences
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