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TS 097 (P498252)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498252 |
| Museum no. | BM 033199 & BM 033199a |
| 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)
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 | [{disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _mu-ni-a_] | Enlil-issu, his name |
| 2 | [{disz}]e*-[te-el-pi4-{d}suen] | Etel-pī-Sîn |
| 3 | _nam-ibila#-ni#-[sze3 in-gar_] | he has established as his heir. |
| 4 | _e2 {gesz}kiri6 mar-za [nig2-gur11 e2_-szu] | the house of the orchard of the canal, the property of his house |
| 5 | _a-na-gal2-la#-[a-ni]_ | his possessions |
| 6 | sza e#-te-el-pi4-{d}[suen] | belonging to Etel-pî-Sin |
| 7 | _i3-tuku-a_ | had |
| 8 | {disz}e-[te]-el-pi4-{d}suen | Etel-pī-Sîn |
| 9 | 5(disz) _ibila_ i-ra-asz-szu-u2 | 5 heirs they shall raise |
| 10 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 | Enlil-issu |
| 11 | _ibila 1(disz)-gin7 i3-ba-e-en#_ | I am one heir |
| 12 | _tukum-bi_ {d}en-lil2-is-su2 | If Enlil-issu |
| 13 | {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen-_ra_ | Etel-pī-Sîn-ra |
| 14 | u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_ | and Sîn-nada his mother |
| 15 | _ad-da-mu nu-me ama-mu nu-me_ | There is no father, there is no mother. |
| 16 | _ba-an-na-du11 | he spoke to him. |
| 17 | _ku3-sze3 ba-ab-szum2-mu-usz_ | he shall pay in silver. |
| 18 | u3 _tukum-bi_ | and if |
| 19 | {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen | Etel-pī-Sîn, |
| 20 | u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_ | and Sîn-nada his mother |
| 21 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _dumu-ni-ra_ | Enlil-issu, his son |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu-mu nu-me na!-an-na-du11-de3_ | He should not speak to anyone who has a son |
| 2 | _e2 {gesz}kiri6 u3 mar-za_ | the house, orchard, or threshing floor |
| 3 | _ha-la-ni szu ba-ab-te-ge26_ | his share he shall forfeit. |
| 4 | _ba-an-tum3-mu_ | he shall bring. |
| 5 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 6 | _igi_ lugal-gesz-tuku _ensi_ | before Lugal-geshtuku, governor |
| 7 | {disz}lu2-dingir-ra _gudu4-abzu_ | Lu-dingira, gudapsû-priest |
| 8 | {disz}an-da-ku-ul-lum _gudu4-abzu_ | Andakullum, gudapsû-priest |
| 9 | {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen _gudu4-abzu_ | Nidnat-Sin, gudapsûm priest |
| 10 | {disz}s,i-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2 _gudu4-abzu_ | Ṣillī-ekišnugal, gudapsû-priest |
| 11 | {disz}szesz-ba-tuku _dumu_ ku3-{d}inanna# | Ahu-batuku, son of Ku-Ištar |
| 12 | {disz}za-ar-ri-kum _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Zarrikum, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 13 | {disz}a-ap-pa-a _dumu_ {d}suen-i-ri-ba#-[am] | Appâ, son of Sīn-iribam |
| 14 | {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _lu2-egir#_ | Nur-ilišu, the later |
| 15 | {disz}e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dub-sar_ | Erīb-Sîn, scribe |
| 16 | disz ($ blank space $) | (total:) |
| 17 | _[iti] bara2-za3#-[gar_ ...] | The month of Nisannu ... |
| 18 | [_mu_ ...] x [...] | Year ... ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _mu-ni-a_] | Enlil-issu, his name |
| 2 | [{disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen] | Etel-pī-Sîn |
| 3 | [_nam-ibila]-a*-ni#*-sze3#* in#*-gar#*_ | he has established as his heir. |
| 4 | [_e2 {gesz}]kiri6 mar-za nig2-gur11 e2_-szu | the house in the orchard of Marza, the property of his house |
| 5 | [sza] e-te-el-pi4-{d}[suen] | belonging to Etel-pî-Sin |
| 6 | [u3] {d}suen-na-da _dam-a-ni_ | and Sîn-nada his wife |
| 7 | [_i3]-tuku-mesz_ | they have. |
| 8 | {[disz]}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen u3 {d}suen-na-da | Etel-pī-Sîn and Suen-nada |
| 9 | 5(disz)# _ibila_ i-ra-asz-szu-u2 | 5 heirs they shall raise |
| 10 | {[disz]}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _dumu-ne-ne_ | Enlil-issu, their sons |
| 11 | _ibila 1(disz)-gin7-nam i3-ba-e-en_ | a single heir he shall have, |
| 12 | _[u4]-kur2-sze3 tukum-bi_ | In the future, if |
| 13 | {[disz]}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 | Enlil-issu |
| 14 | {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen-_ra ad-da-na_ | Etel-pī-Sîn, his father |
| 15 | u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_ | and Sîn-nada his mother |
| 16 | _ad-da-mu nu-me-en ama-mu nu-me-en_ | You are no father, you are no mother. |
| 17 | _ba#-an-na-du11 | he spoke to him. |
| 18 | _ku3-sze3 ba-ab-szum2-mu-usz_ | he shall pay in silver. |
| 19 | u3 _tukum-bi_ | and if |
| 20 | {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen# u3 {d}suen-na-da | Etel-pī-Sîn and Suen-nada |
| 21 | [u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_] | and Sîn-nada, his mother |
| 22 | [{disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _dumu-ni-ra_] | Enlil-issu, his son |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_dumu-mu nu-me na!-an-na-du11-de3_] | One should not say to him "There is no son" |
| 2 | [_e2 {gesz}kiri6 u3 mar-za_] | the house, orchard, and threshing floor |
| 3 | [_x]-x-x-bi# szu ba!-an-te#-ge26# ba-an-tum3-mu#_ | Its ... was taken away, it was brought away. |
| 4 | _mu [lugal]-bi in-pa3_ | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5 | _igi_ lugal-gesz-tuku _ensi_ | before Lugal-geshtuku, governor |
| 6 | {disz}lu2-dingir-ra _gudu4-abzu_ | Lu-dingira, gudapsû-priest |
| 7 | {disz}s,i-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2 _gudu4-abzu_ | Ṣillī-ekišnugal, gudapsû-priest |
| 8 | {[disz]}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen _gudu4-abzu_ | Nidintu-Sîn, the gudapsūtu |
| 9 | {[disz]}an-da-ku-ul-lum _gudu4-abzu_ | Andakullum, gudapsû-priest |
| 10 | {[disz]}ARAD#?-{d}nin-gal _gir2-la2_ | Warad-Ningal, the šandabakku |
| 11 | [{disz}nu]-ur2#-i3-li2-szu _lu2-egir_ | Nur-ilišu, the later |
| 12 | [{disz}szesz]-ba#-tuku _dumu_ ku3-{d}inanna | Ahu-batuku, son of Ku-Ištar |
| 13 | [{disz}za]-ar#-ri-kum _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Zarrikum, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 14 | [{disz}a]-ap-pa-a _dumu_ {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am | Appâ, son of Sīn-iribam |
| 15 | {[disz]}e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dub-sar_ | Erīb-Sîn, scribe |
| 16 | [{disz}]{d}suen-APIN _dumu_ sa3-si2-ia | Sîn-ereš, son of Sasiya |
| 17 | [_kiszib?] lu2#-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | Seal(?) of witnesses |
| 18 | _[iti] bara2-za3-gar#*_ | The month of Nisannu |
| 19 | [_mu_ ...] | Year ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [lugal-gesz-tuku] | Lugal-geštuku |
| 2 | ensi# | governor |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ni-id-na-at-{d}suen | Nidnat-Sin, |
| 2 | _gudu4-abzu_ {d}nanna | gudapsû-priest of Nanna |
| 3 | _dumu_ il3-szu#-illat-su2 | son of Ilshu-tillassu |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen | Etel-pī-Sîn, |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir | son of Šamaš-naṣir |
| 3 | [...] | |
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