TS 019 (P498176)

Business / 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 033206 & BM 033286 + BM 033313 (+) BM 033295

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. 2(iku)* [_GAN2_ ...]
2'. {disz}a?-[...]
3'. 1(disz) _sag-nita2* [...] _mu-ni_
4'. _ha-la_ [mi-ig-ra-at-{d}]suen#*
5'. 1(disz) _sar* e2* du3*-a* da* ha*-la* [mi]-ig-ra-at-{d}suen?
6'. 2(disz)* _{gesz}ig_ sza* _e2 u3* e2-ur3#-ra_
7'. [1(disz)] _{gesz}mes* tuku! babbar* 1(disz) {gesz}mes tukur2*_
8'. [n] _GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 da_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen
9'. [1(disz)] _sag-nita2_ ARAD-i3-li2-ia _mu-ni_
10'. _ha-la_ u-bar-{d}suen
11'. 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
12'. _da_ u-bar-{d}suen
13'. 2(disz) _{gesz}ig_ sza _e2 u3 e2-ur3-ra_
14'. 1(disz) _{gesz}ka-kara4_ 1(iku) _GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_
15'. _da_ u-bar-{d}suen
reverse
1. 1(disz) _geme2_ {d}gu-la-um-mi _mu-ni_
2. _ha-la_ i3-li2-sukkal
3. zi-i-zu _szesz ki szesz ugu-ni nig2-na-me-en_
4. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu
5. u3 ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e in-pa3-mesz_
6. _igi_ {d}nanna-amar-mu-gin7 _dumu_ szu-er2-ra
7. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
  Charpin reads: -i3-li2-szu contra copy without indication of collation
8. _igi_ {d}nirah-lu2-ti _dumu_ i-din-e2-a
9. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2!-zi-da
10. _igi_ t,a3!-ab-s,i-la-szu _dumu_ bu-da-du
11. _igi_ szu-ku-bu-um _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
12. _igi_ ip-qu2-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_
13. _igi_ {d}utu-ga-mil _dumu_ lu2-{d}suen
14. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
15. _iti szu-numun-a_
16. _mu i7 buranun-na mu-ba-la2_
envelope
  (not copied by Jean)
1. [...]-ig#-ra-at-{d}[x-x]
2. [n] _{gesz}ig e2_ u3 [x x x]
3. 1(disz) _{gesz}mes an ku3 1(disz) {gesz}[x x]_
4. [n] _GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 da_ [...]
5. [n] _sag-nita2_ [...]
6. _[ha]-la_ u-bar-[{d}suen]
  n lines broken
7'. _szesz# ki szesz ugu#_ [...]
8'. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu [...]
9'. _lugal-e_ [...]
10'. _igi_ {d}nanna-[...]
11'. [_igi_] na#-bi-i3-[...]
12'. [_igi_] {d}nirah-[...]
13'. {d}iszkur-ra-bi# [...]
14'. [_igi_] t,a3!-ab-s,i-la#-[szu ...]
15'. [_igi_] ip-qu2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ [...]
16'. [_igi_] szu-ku-bu-um _dumu_ [...]
17'. [_igi_] ga-ma-li-[...]
18'. _igi_ [...]
  rest broken
  (Charpin: no seal impression visible on tablet or envelope)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498176

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 033206 & BM 033286 + BM 033313 (+) BM 033295
Accession Number B 049

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33206
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-49

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 19

    [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, 19

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 106

    [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 19:35:28 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
2024-07-15 at 14:08:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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 09:06:56 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 019 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498176.
TS 019 artifact entry (No. P498176). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498176 (Original work published 2016)
TS 019 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498176 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498176
LB  - CDLI:P498176
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - TS 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498176
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 019 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498176.
TS 019 artifact entry (No. P498176). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498176 (Original work published 2016)
TS 019 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498176 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498176
LB  - CDLI:P498176
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - TS 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498176
ER  -
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