TS 094 (P498249)

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 033173 & BM 033173a

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 (sale)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. [n] _sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2*_
2. [_da e2_] ku3-{d}nanna _gudu4-abzu_
3. [_da] e2_ im-gur-{d}suen
4. [_e2_ a]-bi-i-din-nam
5. [_ki_] {d}suen-be-el-ap-li-ta
6. [{disz}]im-gur-{d}suen
7. _in#-szi-sa10_
8. [n] _ma-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. [_sa10] til-la-ni-sze3_
10. _in#-na-la2_
11. _inim-gal2-la e2-a-na_
12. {disz}{d}suen-be-el-ap-li
13. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen-ra
14. _in-na-gub-bu_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
2. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
3. _igi_ lugal-lu2-ti-ti _KA-DI_
4. {disz}ku3-{d}nanna _gudu4-abzu_
5. {disz}u-bar-ru-um _dumu_ ur-e2-an-na
6. {disz}hu-sza-szum _dumu_ na-bi-{d}suen
7. {disz}ARAD-{d}nin-gal _dumu_ na-ra-am-e2-a
8. {disz}gi-mi-lum _dumu_ hu-nu-bu-um
9. {disz}ga-mi-lum _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen
10. [{disz}]im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ ur-esz3-lam
11. [{disz}]ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ nu-ur2-isz8*-tar2*
12. [{disz}]szu#-{d}na-na-a-a _dumu_ {d}suen-ba-s,i-ir
13. [{disz}]{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _bur-gul_
14. [{disz}a]-gu-u2-a _dumu_ a-hu-szu-nu
15. [_lu2]-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
16. [_iti] szu-numun-a_
17. [_mu bad3 ka]-zal#-lu{ki} ba-gul [u3] ugnim# sza3 larsa#{[ki]} ba-tu11_
  Charpin reads: -hub2
envelope
obverse
1. [n _sar 5(disz)] gin2 e2 ki-gal2_
2. [_da e2_] ku3-{d}nanna _gudu4-abzu_
3. [_da e2_] im-gur-{d}suen
4. [_e2_ a]-bi#-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}da-mu-illat#-[su2]
5. [_ki_] {d}suen-be-el-ap-li-ta#
6. [{disz}]im-gur-{d}suen _dumu#_ {d}nanna#-[...]
7. _in-szi-sa10_
8. [n]+1(disz) _ma-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. [_sa10] til-la-ni-sze3_
10. [_in]-na-la2_
11. [_inim]-gal2#-la e2-a-na_
12. [{disz}{d}suen-be]-el#-ap-li
13. [{disz}im-gur-{d}]suen#-ra
14. [_in-na-gub-bu_]
reverse
1. [_u4-kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_]
2. [_mu lugal-bi in-pa3_]
3. [_igi_ lugal-lu2]-ti-ti _KA#-[DI]_
4. [{disz}ku3-{d}]nanna# _gudu4-abzu#_
5. [{disz}u-bar-ru]-um# _dumu_ ur-e2-[an-na]
6. [{disz}ip-qu2]-{d}iszkur _dumu_ nu-ur2-[isz8-tar2]
7. [{disz}hu-sza]-szum# _dumu_ na-bi-{d}suen
8. [{disz}ARAD-{d}]nin#-gal _dumu_ na-ra-am-e2-a
9. [{disz}szu-{d}na]-na-a-a _dumu_ {d}suen-ba-s,i-ir
10. [...] x x
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11'. [_mu bad3 ka-zal-lu{ki}] ba#-gul [u3] ugnim#-bi [sza3] larsa#{ki}-ma ba-tu11_
seal 1
1. {d}suen-be-el-ap#-li#
2. _dumu_ a-bi-i-din-na#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Archives familiales, 94

    [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, 94

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 085

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033173 & BM 033173a
  • Accession No.: B 016

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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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 13:10:32 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 Approved View
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013794 (composite) (P514357) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“TS 094 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498249.
TS 094 artifact entry (No. P498249). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498249 (Original work published 2016)
TS 094 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498249 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498249},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498249
LB  - CDLI:P498249
M1  - 2026/2/24/
TI  - TS 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498249
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TS 094 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498249.
TS 094 artifact entry (No. P498249). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498249 (Original work published 2016)
TS 094 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498249 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498249},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498249
LB  - CDLI:P498249
M1  - 2026/2/24/
TI  - TS 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498249
ER  -
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