TS 022 (P498179)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033185 & BM 033185a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ ku3-{d}nin-szubur
3. u3 _da e2_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
4. a-na s,i-im-da-at szar-ri-im
5. {disz}{d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
6. {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam
7. u3 _szesz*-a*-ni*-mesz_
8. _dumu-mesz_ sa3*-si2*-ia
9. _nam_ {d}suen-im-gur-[...]
10. _dumu_ ip*-qu2*-sza
11. _[in]-ne*-sum2*-mu*-usz#*_
12. _[u4-kur2]-sze3_ {d}suen-pu#-[ut,-ra-am]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-{d}suen dumu [...]
2'. {disz}szu-mi-a-hi _dumu_ sa3-ni-[...]
3'. {disz}an-dul3?-{d}suen _dumu_ AN-[...]
  Charpin: AN-KA-
4'. {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
5'. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni _KA-DI_
6'. {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _szesz#-a#-ni#_
7'. {disz}ma-ri-il-tim
8'. {disz}e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _dumu_ ku-x x? x
9'. _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_
10'. _mu bad3_ zar-bi2-lum{ki} _gesz gu2-ka mu-un-du3-a_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ ku3#-{d}nin-szubur
3. u3 _da e2_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
4. a-na s,i-im-da-at szar-ri-im#
5. {disz}{d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
6. {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam _szesz-a-ni_
7. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_
8. _dumu-mesz_ sa3*-si2*-ia
9. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-ra
10. _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
11. _in-ne-sum2-mu-usz_
12. _u4*-kur2*-sze3* [dumu]-mesz_ sa3*-si2*-ia*
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [{disz}]{d}suen-i-[ri-ba-am]
2'. [{disz}]il3-szu-ba-ni [...]
3'. {disz}szu-mu-um-li#-ib#-[szi ...]
4'. {disz}zi-ki-ir-{d}EN-[...]
5'. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir dumu [...]
6'. _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_
7'. _mu du11-ga an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-ga#-[ta] bad3_ zar3-bi2-lum{ki} gesz gu2-ka# mu-un-du3-[a]
  seal impression
seal 1
1. sa3-si2-ia
2. _gudu4_ {d}gu-la
3. _dumu_ szu-{d}nin-szubur
4. _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur

Text content

Genre(s) Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013707 (composite) (P513495) S013707 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498179

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 033185 & BM 033185a
Accession Number B 028 (Strassmaier & Ward; Jean: B 048)

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 22

    [Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.

  • history: Tell Sifr, 22

    [Jean1931TellSifr] Jean, Charles-François. 1931. Tell Sifr : Textes Cunéiformes Conservés Au British Museum. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 095

    [Strassmaier1882Warka] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882. Texte, Altbabylonischer Verträge Aus Warka. Orient. Congr. Abhandll.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-28 at 17:07:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-09-02 at 15:01:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-31 at 13:34:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 10:33:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-05-26 at 06:18:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:06:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TS 022 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498179.
TS 022 artifact entry (No. P498179). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498179 (Original work published 2016)
TS 022 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498179 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498179},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498179
LB  - CDLI:P498179
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - TS 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498179
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 022 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498179.
TS 022 artifact entry (No. P498179). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498179 (Original work published 2016)
TS 022 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498179 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498179},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498179
LB  - CDLI:P498179
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - TS 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498179
ER  -
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