TS 096 (P498251)

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 033190 & BM 033190a

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)] 1/3(disz) _sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2_ u-bar-um
3. u3 _da e2_ sa3-sum2
4. _ha-la_ le-el-le-e
5. _ki_ le-el-le-e-ta
6. u3 ur-e2-an-na _dumu-ni_
7. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 1/3(disz) _ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-la2_
12. _inim-gal2-la e2-a-ne-ne_
13. _in-na-gub-bu-de3-esz
  seal impression
reverse
1. _u4-kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
2. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
3. _igi_ lugal-lu2-ti-ti _KA-KI*_
4. {disz}ku3-{d}nanna gudu4-abzu_
5. {disz}ku3-ni-i _dumu_ a-pil-szu-nu
6. {disz}u-bar-um _dumu_ ur-e2-an-na
7. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ ur-esz3-lam
8. [{disz}]sa3-am-ma-nu-um _dumu_ ku3-{d}nanna
9. [{disz}]ARAD#-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
10. [{disz}]ur#-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da _dumu_ {d}nanna-lu2-ti
11. [{disz}{d}]suen#-be-el-ap-li
12. [{disz}{d}]suen#-isz-me-a-ni _muhaldim_
13. [{disz}ku3 {d}]nin-gal _dumu_ an-ku3-ta#
14. [{disz}...]-ba-ni _gudu4-abzu_
  so Charpin, copy shows: gudu4 gudu4 [...]
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar# [5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-szub-ba_]
2. _da e2_ u-[bar-um]
3. u3 _da e2_ sa3-[sum2]
4. _ha-la_ le-el-le-e
5. _ki_ le-el-le#-[e]-ta
6. u3 ur-e2-an-na _dumu-ni_
7. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 1/3(disz) _ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-an-la2_
12. _inim-gal2-la e2-a-ne-ne_
13. _in-na-gub-bu-de3-esz
  seal impression
reverse
1. _u4-kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
2. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
3. {disz}u-bar-um _dumu_ ur-e2-an-na
4. [{disz}{d}]suen#-be-el-ap-li _dumu_ a-bi-i-din-na
5. {disz}ku3-{d}nanna! gudu4-abzu_
6. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir gudu4-abzu
7. {disz}ku3*-ni-i _dumu_ a-pil-szu-[nu]
8. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ ur-esz3#-lam#
9. {disz}ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da [_dumu_ {d}nanna]-lu2-ti
10. {disz}szu-mi-a-bi-ia _dumu_ UD GU [...]
11. {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ {d}nanna-[...]
12. {disz}ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu#
13. [{disz}ku3 {d}]nin-gal _dumu_ an-ku3-[ta]
14. {disz}{d}szul-pa-e2-na-da [...]
15. {disz}lugal-lu2-ti-ti _KA#-[KI]_
16. _lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
17. _iti sze-[gur11-ku5 ...]
  rest broken
  seal impression
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. a-gu-u2-a _dumu-ni_
3. _dumu_ ur?-hu-na-an?-na

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 013795 (composite) (P514358) S013795 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498251

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 033190 & BM 033190a
Accession Number B 033

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33190
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-33

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 96

    [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, 96

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 100

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:08:09 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 096 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498251.
TS 096 artifact entry (No. P498251). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498251 (Original work published 2016)
TS 096 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498251 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498251},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498251
LB  - CDLI:P498251
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - TS 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498251
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 096 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498251.
TS 096 artifact entry (No. P498251). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498251 (Original work published 2016)
TS 096 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498251 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498251},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498251
LB  - CDLI:P498251
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - TS 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498251
ER  -
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