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TS 098 (P498253)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498253 |
| Museum no. | BM 033178 & BM 033178a |
| 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' | _in#-[szi-sa10_] | bought. |
| 2' | 5(disz) [_gin2 ku3-babbar_] | 5 shekels of silver |
| 3' | _sa10# [til-la-ni-sze3_] | as his purchase price |
| 4' | _in-[na-la2_] | he weighed out. |
| 5' | _inim-gal2-[la {gesz}kiri6_] | a claim in the orchard |
| 6' | {disz}[...-{d}mar-tu] | -Amurru |
| 7' | _in-[na-gub_] | he will stand. |
| 8' | _ba-ni-[ib-gi-gi_] | Banibgigi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ KUM-[...] | before KUM-... |
| 2 | _igi_ a-tam-[rum?] | before Atamrum |
| 3 | _igi_ sin-[...] | before the moon ... |
| 4 | _igi_ a-bi-[...] | before Abi- |
| 5 | _igi_ ma-an#-[...] | Before Man-... |
| 6 | _igi_ a-hi-[...] | before Ahi- |
| 7 | _szesz_ qi2-isz-tum [...] | brother of Qištum |
| 8 | _igi_ ip-qu2-[...] | before Ipqu- |
| 9 | _igi_ ip-qu2-[...] | before Ipqu- |
| 10 | _dumu_ sin!-na-[...] | son of Sin-na- |
| 11 | [_kiszib] lu2-inim#-[ma-bi-mesz_] | Seal of witnesses. |
| envelope | ||
| 1' | [...] x _sa10_ | ... ... will buy. |
| 2' | [_ki_ ...]-{d}mar-tu# | from ...-Amurru |
| 3' | [{disz}...]-sza#-bu-u2 | -šabû |
| 4' | [_in-szi]-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 5' | [5(disz) _gin ku3]-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver |
| 6' | [_sa10 til]-la#-ni-sze3_ | for his full price |
| 7' | [_in-na]-la2#_ | he weighed out. |
| 8' | [_inim-gal2-la {gesz}]kiri6#_ | a good word in the orchard |
| 9' | [{disz}...-{d}]mar-tu | -Amurru |
| 10' | [_in-na]-gub_ | he will stand. |
| 11' | [_ba-ni-ib]-gi-gi_ | may he not return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_mu lugal-bi] in-pa3_ | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 2 | [_igi_ ... _dumu] {d}suen-nu-ia-a | before , son of Sîn-nūya |
| 3 | [_igi_ ...] x | Witness: ... |
| 4 | [_igi_ ...]-ia | Before ...ya |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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