TS 012 (P498169)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr), 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 033176 & BM 033176a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz)* 1/3(disz) sar [...]
2. a2 e2 a-gu-[u2-a]
3. a2 e2 a-hu-[ni]
4. a2 e2 e2-a-tu-ra#-am#
5. u3 a2 e2 szar-ru-ut-{d}suen
6. ki-ta e3-a nam e2-sir2 a-gu-u2-a
7. u3 nam e2-sir2 i3-li2-i-din-nam
8. ki sza-at-ku-bi
9. x? nin szar-ru-ut-{d}suen
10. {disz}a-hu-ni
11. in-szi-sa10
12. 3(disz)#? gin2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar
13. sa10# til-la-ni-sze3
14. in#-na-la2
15. [u4]-kur2-sze3
16. [nu]-mu#-un-gi4-gi4-de3
reverse
1. [mu {d}nanna] {d}utu
2. [u3 ri]-im#-{d}suen in-pa3-mesz
3. igi#* lu2-{d}nanna dumu lugal-di-ku5
4. igi mah-szi-szum simug
5. igi# zi-na-a-a simug
6. igi lu2-{d}mar-tu
7. igi szu-mi-a-bi-ia
8. igi lu2-{d}en-li2-la2
9. igi i3-li2-i-din-nam
10. igi ip-qu2-isz8-tar2 dumu sin-ma-gir
11. igi {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
12. igi {d}suen-gi-im-la-an-ni
13. igi ib-ni-e2-a nar
14. igi nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur dub-sar
15. iti {gesz}apin-du8-a
16. mu bad3 gal isz-ku-un#-[...] {d}nergal
envelope
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [igi] zi#-na-a-[a simug]
2'. [igi lu2]-{d}mar-tu dumu# [...]
3'. igi lu2-{d}en-li2-la2 dumu# [...]
4'. [igi] ip-qu2-isz8-tar2 dumu [sin-ma-gir]
5'. igi szu-mi-a-bi-ia#
6'. igi i3-li2-i-din-nam
7'. igi ARAD-{d}nanna dumu# [...]
8'. igi {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
9'. dumu [nu]-ur2-ku-bi#
10'. igi {d}suen-gi-im-la-an-[ni]
11'. igi ib-ni-e2-a nar#
12'. [igi nu-ur2-{d}]nin-szubur# [dub-sar]
13'. [iti {gesz}apin-du8-a]
14'. [mu bad3 gal isz-ku-un-... {d}nergal]
  illegible seal impression

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498169

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 033176 & BM 033176a
Accession Number B 019

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33176
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-19

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 12

    [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, 12

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 088

    [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 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 13:19:51 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
2019-05-24 at 14:30:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:06:56 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 012 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498169.
TS 012 artifact entry (No. P498169). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498169 (Original work published 2016)
TS 012 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498169 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498169},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498169},
}


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DA  - 2025/11/28/
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LB  - CDLI:P498169
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TS 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498169
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 012 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498169.
TS 012 artifact entry (No. P498169). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498169 (Original work published 2016)
TS 012 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498169 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498169},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498169},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498169
LB  - CDLI:P498169
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TS 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498169
ER  -
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