TS 016 (P498173)

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 033186 & BM 033186a

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. 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a
2. a2 e2 isz-lim-ki-nu*-um*
3. u3 a2* e2 {d}lu2*-lal3*
4. 1(disz) {gesz}ig x x
5. ki a-pil-er-s,i-tim dumu bi-ga-gu#-[um]
6. u3 {d}nin-gal-re-me-et# [ama-a-ni]
7. {disz}sa3-si2-ia dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur
8. in-szi-sa10
9. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
10. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
11. in-na-an-la2
12. inim-gal2-la e2-bi-sze3
reverse
1. in-na-gub-bu
2. u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-ga2-<ga2>
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3#
4. igi {d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2
5. {disz}lu2-{d}nanna
6. {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
7. {disz}{d}da-mu-illat-su2#
8. {disz}a-ap-pa-a
9. {d}e-la-a dumu-ni
10. {disz}{d}utu-ga-mi-il5
11. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA#*-[DI]
12. {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib#-[szi]
13. iti udru{duru5}
14. mu im-gur-{d}gi-ra# u3 zi-ib-na-tum ba-an-dab
seal impression
envelope
obverse
(not copied by Jean)
1. 1/2(disz) [sar] e2 du3-a
2. a2 [e2] isz#-lim-ki#-nu-um
3. u3 [a2] e2 {d}lu2*-lal3*
4. 1(disz) {gesz}ig x x
5. ki a-pil-er-s,i-tim
6. u3 {d}nin-gal-re-me-et# ama-ni
7. {disz}sa3-si2#-ia dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur
8. in-szi-sa10
9. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
10. [sa10 til]-la-ni-sze3
11. [in-na]-an-la2
12. [inim-gal2-la] e2-bi-sze3
reverse
1. [in]-na-gub-bu
2. [u4]-kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-ga2-a
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
4. igi a-ap-pa dumu e-la-a
5. {disz}e-la-a dumu-ni
6. {disz}{d}da-mu-illat-su2 dumu hu*-mu-ru-um
7. {disz}lu2-{d}nanna dumu ba-x-a
8. igi {d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2
9. {disz}{d}utu-ga-mi-il5 dumu {d}suen-re-me-ni
10. {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am dumu {d}suen-sze-mi
11. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA#-KI*
12. {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi szesz#-a-ni
13. iti udru{[duru5]}
14. mu im-gur-[...]
seal 1
1. a-pil-er-s,i-[tim]
2. dumu bi-ga-gu-[um]
3. {d}nin-gal-re-me-ni ama-ni

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
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Text Information

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

primary: Archives familiales, 16

[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, 16

[Jean1931TellSifr] Jean, Charles-François. 1931. Tell Sifr : Textes Cunéiformes Conservés Au British Museum. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: Strassmaier Warka, 096

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 033186 & BM 033186a
Accession No.: B 029

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.17.11.00
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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
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 09:06:56	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.33186) (BM.33186)
British Museum Collection (W_B-29) (W_B-29)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 013702 (composite) (P513490)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“TS 016 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498173.

TS 016 artifact entry (No. P498173). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498173 (Original work published 2016)

TS 016 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498173 (Accessed: March 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498173},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498173
LB  - CDLI:P498173
M1  - 2026/3/29/
TI  - TS 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498173
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TS 016 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498173.

TS 016 artifact entry (No. P498173). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498173 (Original work published 2016)

TS 016 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498173 (Accessed: March 29, 2026).

@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498173},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498173
LB  - CDLI:P498173
M1  - 2026/3/29/
TI  - TS 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498173
ER  -