TS 002 (P498161)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033158 & BM 033158a

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar 1(u) 6(disz) sze e2 du3-a
2. da e2 {d}isztaran
3. u3 [an-da]-ku-ul-lum
4. ki [ARAD-{d}]nanna*
5. [u3 a-ha-at-x-x?] dam-a-ni
6. {disz}[s,i-li2-{d}]gu#-la?
7. [in-szi-sa10]
8. [1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar]
9. [sa10 til-la-ni-sze3]
10. [in-na-an-la2]
11. [u4-kur2-sze3 ARAD-{d}nanna]
12. [e2-mu nu-ub-be2-a]
13. [mu lugal-bi in-pa3]
14. [igi] be-la#-[nu-um]
15. [igi] ig-mil-er3-ra
reverse
1. igi ga-mi-lum
2. igi {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
3. igi t,a3-ab-s,i-li2-a-szu
4. igi ha-zi-ru-um
5. igi an-da-ku-ul-lum
6. igi nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu aga-us2 lugal
7. igi igi-mu
8. igi ARAD-{d}nanna
9. igi ib-ni-er3-ra
10. igi a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
11. igi {d}nanna-me-du dub-sar
12. kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
13. iti gu4-si-sa2
14. mu e2 {d}en-ki sza3 larsa{ki} ba-du3
(two uninscribed seal impressions on tablet and envelope)
envelope
reverse
beginning broken
1'. u3# x [x x]-ul!-lum
2'. ki ARAD-{d}[nanna]
3'. u3 a-ha-at-x-[x?] dam-a-ni
4'. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}gu#-la
5'. in-szi-sa10
6'. 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
7'. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
8'. in-na-an-la2
9'. u4-kur2-sze3 ARAD-{d}nanna
10'. e2-mu nu-ub-be2-a
11'. mu lugal-bi in-pa3

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Archives familiales, 2

[Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.
history: Archives familiales, pl. 03

[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, 2

[Jean1931TellSifr] Jean, Charles-François. 1931. Tell Sifr : Textes Cunéiformes Conservés Au British Museum. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: Strassmaier Warka, 076

[Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882. Texte, Altbabylonischer Verträge Aus Warka. Orient. Congr. Abhandll.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 033158 & BM 033158a
Accession No.: B 001

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.04.02.00
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 17:07:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-02 at 15:01:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-31 at 13:34:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-16 at 10:33:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-15 at 14:08:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2019-05-23 at 09:06:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.33158) (BM.33158)
British Museum Collection (W_B-1) (W_B-1)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“TS 002 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498161.

TS 002 artifact entry (No. P498161). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498161 (Original work published 2016)

TS 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498161 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498161},
}

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TI  - TS 002 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TS 002 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498161.

TS 002 artifact entry (No. P498161). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498161 (Original work published 2016)

TS 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498161 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498161},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498161
LB  - CDLI:P498161
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - TS 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498161
ER  -