BAP 030 (P507725)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092501 & BM 092501A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a_
ts: ištēn mūšar ešret siqil bītum epšum
en: A built house plot of 70 shekels
2. _da e2_ mu-na-wi-rum
ts: ṭēḫi bīt muna(w)wirum
en: next to the house of Munawwirum
3. u3 _da e2_ a-ra-ar-rum
ts: u ṭēḫi bīt ararrum
en: and next to the house of Ararrum,
4. _sag-bi e-sir2_
ts: pūssu sūqum
en: its front is the street,
5. _egir-bi e2_ an-pi4-sza
ts: warkassu bīt anum-pîša
en: its rear is the house of Anum-pîša,
6. _e2_ {d}nanna-tum {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk
ts: bīt nannatum etel-pî-marduk
en: is the house of Nannatum, Etel-pî-marduk
7. u3 gi-mil-{d}marduk
ts: u gimil-marduk
en: and Gimil-marduk
8. _dumu-mesz_ a-ra-ar-rum
ts: mārī ararrum
en: sons of Ararrum (which)
9. _ki_ {d}nanna-tum {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk
ts: itti nannatum etel-pî-marduk
en: from Nannatum, Etel-pî-marduk
10. u3 gi-mil-lum
ts: u gimillum
en: and Gimillum,
11. _lugal e2-a-ke4_
ts: bēlī bītim
en: owners of the house,
12. {disz}gi-mil-lum _dumu_ i-tur-dingir
ts: gimillum mār itūr-ilum
en: Gimillum son of Itūr-ilum
13. _in-szi-in-sa10_
ts: išām
en: has bought;
14. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
ts: ana šīmīšu gamrim
en: as its full price,
15. _1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
ts: šaluš manā erbet u mišil šiqil kaspam
en: 24 and a half shekels of silver
16. _in-na-an-la2_
ts: išqul
en: he has paid.
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
ts: ana warkiāt ūmim awīlum ana awīlim
en: That in future one against the other
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
ts: ul iraggumu
en: will not raise a claim,
3. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
ts: niš marduk u ḫammurapi šarrim
en: (by) the name of Marduk and Ḫammurapi the king
4. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
ts: itmû
en: they have sworn.
5. _igi_ i-t,ib-li-ib-<ba>-szu _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil
ts: maḫār iṭib-libbašu mār sîn-gāmil
en: Before Iṭib-libbašu son of Sîn-gāmil;
6. _igi_ i-li-szu-nu-ti _dumu_ a-hu-ni
ts: maḫār ilīšunūti mār aḫuni
en: before Ilīšunūti son of Aḫuni;
7. _igi_ {d}marduk-na-s,ir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-[am]
ts: maḫār marduk-nāṣir mār sîn-iqīšam
en: before Marduk-nāṣir son of Sîn-iqīšam;
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-da _dumu_ a-bi-ia x x x
ts: maḫār adad-nada mār abīya ...
en: before Adad-nada son of Abīya ...;
9. _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ {d}marduk-na-s,ir
ts: maḫār ḫuzalum mār marduk-nāṣir
en: before Ḫuzalum son of Marduk-nāṣir;
10. _igi_ szu-te-szu-ra-szum _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
ts: maḫār šutēšurāšum mār etel-pî-nabium
en: before Šutēšurāšum son of Etel-pî-nabûm;
11. _igi_ u-bar-rum _dumu_ sza-dingir
ts: maḫār ubarrum mār ša-ilum
en: before Ubarrum son of Ša-ilum;
12. _igi_ il-lu-lum _dumu_ dingir-ma
ts: maḫar illulum mār ilūma
en: before Illulum son of Ilūma;
13. _igi_ sig-esz18-dar _dumu_ ma-ta-tum
ts: maḫār ipqu-ištar mār matatum
en: before Ipqu-ištar son of Matatum;
14. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
ts: maḫār nabi-ilīšu ṭupšarrim
en: before Nabi-ilīšu the scribe.
single ruling
15. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(disz)-kam_
ts: waraḫ kišlīmim ūmam ištēn
en: The month of Kišlīmum, the day 1
left
1. _mu gu-za {d}zar-pa-ni-tum
ts: šanat kussi zarpanitum
en: the year "(Ḫammurapi the king made) the throne of Zarpanitum"
envelope
reverse
Only variants published:
9. {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir
ts: marduk-nāṣir
en: Marduk-nāṣir
13. i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar
ts: ipiq-ištar
en: Ipiq-ištar
seal 1
1. hu-za-lum
ts: ḫuzalum
en: Ḫuzalum
2. dumu {d}marduk-na-s,i-[ir]
ts: mār marduk-nāṣir
en: son of Marduk-nāṣir
3. ARAD {d}na-bi-[um]
ts: warad nabium
en: servant of Nabûm
Teissier, Beatrice, Iraq 60 (1998) 136 no. 89
seal 2
1. szu-te-szu-ra-[szum]
ts: šutēšurāšum
en: Šutēšurāšum
2. dumu e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-[um]
ts: mār etel-pî-nabium
en: son of Etel-pî-nabûm
3. ARAD {d}na-bi-um
ts: warad nabium
en: servant of Nabûm
Teissier, Beatrice, Iraq 60 (1998) 140 no. 120

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Hammurapi.12.09.01
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P507725
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P507725

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 092501 & BM 092501A
Accession Number	1882-09-18A, 0220 & 1882-09-18A, 0220A

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0918-A-220

References

primary: BAP, 30

[Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: BM Guide 1908, p. 123

[BMGuide1908] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 1908. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-07 at 16:13:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 08:49:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-08 at 16:46:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-28 at 10:23:33	Guidi, Carlo	Artifact metadata	Guidi, Carlo		Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2024-07-28 at 10:12:29	Guidi, Carlo	Translation	Guidi, Carlo		Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2019-05-03 at 11:04:00	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-12-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 030 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P507725.

BAP 030 artifact entry (No. P507725). (2025, November 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507725 (Original work published 2017)

BAP 030 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507725 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 7},
	title = {BAP 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507725},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P507725
LB  - CDLI:P507725
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BAP 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507725
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 030 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P507725.

BAP 030 artifact entry (No. P507725). (2025, November 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507725 (Original work published 2017)

BAP 030 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507725 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2025BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 7},
	title = {BAP 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507725},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P507725
LB  - CDLI:P507725
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BAP 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507725
ER  -