TS 097 (P498252)

Business / 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 033199 & BM 033199a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [{disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _mu-ni-a_]
2. [{disz}]e*-[te-el-pi4-{d}suen]
3. _nam-ibila#-ni#-[sze3 in-gar_]
4. _e2 {gesz}kiri6 mar-za [nig2-gur11 e2_-szu]
5. _a-na-gal2-la#-[a-ni]_
6. sza e#-te-el-pi4-{d}[suen]
7. _i3-tuku-a_
8. {disz}e-[te]-el-pi4-{d}suen
9. 5(disz) _ibila_ i-ra-asz-szu-u2
10. {disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2
11. _ibila 1(disz)-gin7 i3-ba-e-en#_
12. _tukum-bi_ {d}en-lil2-is-su2
13. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen-_ra_
14. u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_
15. _ad-da-mu nu-me ama-mu nu-me_
16. _ba-an-na-du11
17. _ku3-sze3 ba-ab-szum2-mu-usz_
18. u3 _tukum-bi_
19. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen
20. u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_
21. {disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _dumu-ni-ra_
  seal impression
reverse
1. _dumu-mu nu-me na!-an-na-du11-de3_
2. _e2 {gesz}kiri6 u3 mar-za_
3. _ha-la-ni szu ba-ab-te-ge26_
4. _ba-an-tum3-mu_
5. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
6. _igi_ lugal-gesz-tuku _ensi_
7. {disz}lu2-dingir-ra _gudu4-abzu_
8. {disz}an-da-ku-ul-lum _gudu4-abzu_
9. {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen _gudu4-abzu_
10. {disz}s,i-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2 _gudu4-abzu_
11. {disz}szesz-ba-tuku _dumu_ ku3-{d}inanna#
12. {disz}za-ar-ri-kum _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
13. {disz}a-ap-pa-a _dumu_ {d}suen-i-ri-ba#-[am]
14. {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _lu2-egir#_
15. {disz}e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dub-sar_
16. disz ($ blank space $)
17. _[iti] bara2-za3#-[gar_ ...]
18. [_mu_ ...] x [...]
  seal impression
envelope
obverse
1. [{disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _mu-ni-a_]
2. [{disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen]
3. [_nam-ibila]-a*-ni#*-sze3#* in#*-gar#*_
4. [_e2 {gesz}]kiri6 mar-za nig2-gur11 e2_-szu
5. [sza] e-te-el-pi4-{d}[suen]
6. [u3] {d}suen-na-da _dam-a-ni_
7. [_i3]-tuku-mesz_
8. {[disz]}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen u3 {d}suen-na-da
9. 5(disz)# _ibila_ i-ra-asz-szu-u2
10. {[disz]}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _dumu-ne-ne_
11. _ibila 1(disz)-gin7-nam i3-ba-e-en_
12. _[u4]-kur2-sze3 tukum-bi_
13. {[disz]}{d}en-lil2-is-su2
14. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen-_ra ad-da-na_
15. u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_
16. _ad-da-mu nu-me-en ama-mu nu-me-en_
17. _ba#-an-na-du11
18. _ku3-sze3 ba-ab-szum2-mu-usz_
19. u3 _tukum-bi_
20. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen# u3 {d}suen-na-da
21. [u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_]
22. [{disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _dumu-ni-ra_]
reverse
1. [_dumu-mu nu-me na!-an-na-du11-de3_]
2. [_e2 {gesz}kiri6 u3 mar-za_]
3. [_x]-x-x-bi# szu ba!-an-te#-ge26# ba-an-tum3-mu#_
4. _mu [lugal]-bi in-pa3_
5. _igi_ lugal-gesz-tuku _ensi_
6. {disz}lu2-dingir-ra _gudu4-abzu_
7. {disz}s,i-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2 _gudu4-abzu_
8. {[disz]}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen _gudu4-abzu_
9. {[disz]}an-da-ku-ul-lum _gudu4-abzu_
10. {[disz]}ARAD#?-{d}nin-gal _gir2-la2_
  Charpin reads: ur#?-, but cf. TS 094 rev. 7
11. [{disz}nu]-ur2#-i3-li2-szu _lu2-egir_
12. [{disz}szesz]-ba#-tuku _dumu_ ku3-{d}inanna
13. [{disz}za]-ar#-ri-kum _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
14. [{disz}a]-ap-pa-a _dumu_ {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
15. {[disz]}e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dub-sar_
16. [{disz}]{d}suen-APIN _dumu_ sa3-si2-ia
  blank space
17. [_kiszib?] lu2#-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
18. _[iti] bara2-za3-gar#*_
19. [_mu_ ...]
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [lugal-gesz-tuku]
2. ensi#
3. [...]
seal 2
1. ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
2. _gudu4-abzu_ {d}nanna
3. _dumu_ il3-szu#-illat-su2
seal 3
1. e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir
3. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / 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 013709 (composite) (P513497) S013709 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013796 (composite) (P514359) S013796 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498252

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 033199 & BM 033199a
Accession Number B 042

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33199
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-42

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 97

    [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, 97

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

  • history: BAP, 98

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 102

    [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 19:35:28 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 13:10:32 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 097 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498252.
TS 097 artifact entry (No. P498252). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498252 (Original work published 2016)
TS 097 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498252 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498252},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498252
LB  - CDLI:P498252
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - TS 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498252
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 097 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498252.
TS 097 artifact entry (No. P498252). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498252 (Original work published 2016)
TS 097 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498252 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498252},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498252
LB  - CDLI:P498252
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - TS 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498252
ER  -
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