TS 033 (P498189)

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 033210 & BM 033210a

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _he2-diri he-ba-la2_
 en: more or less
3. _da e2 za3-gar-ra_
  da with Charpin, but a2 in copy also in line 4
4. u3 _da e2_ {d}suen-a-zu
5. _sag-bi e2_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen
6. _ki_ e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_ si2-ka-tum
7. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}suen
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-an-la2_
12. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la e2_
13. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2
14. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
reverse
1. _mu {d}nanna {d}utu
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal in-pa3_
3. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
4. _igi_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
5. _igi_ mu-ha-ad-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
6. _igi_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
7. _igi_ sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
8. _igi_ e2-an-na-lu2-ti _dub-sar_
9. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
10. _ib2-ra_
11. _iti bara2-za3-gar_
12. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal giskim-ti an {d}en-lil2-bi-ta igi erin2-na i3-gen-na-a_
right
  seal impression
left
1. _kiszib_ mu-ha-du!-um
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _he2-diri he-ba-la2_
3. _da e2 za3-gar-ra_
4. u3 _a2 e2_ pi-ir-hu-um
5. _sag-bi e2_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen
6. _ki_ e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_ si2-[ka-tum]
7. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}[suen]
8. _in-szi-sa10#_
9. 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3#-babbar#_
10. _sa10 til#-la-ni-[sze3]_
11. _in-na-an-[la2]_
12. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la [e2]_
13. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_ si2-ka#-tum#
14. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
reverse
1. _mu {d}nanna {d}utu
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal in-pa3_
3. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-bi-{d}suen
4. _igi_ lu2-{d}nanna# _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
5. _igi_ mu-ha-ad-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
6. _igi_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
7. _igi_ sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ nu#-ur2#-{d}nin-szubur#
8. _igi_ e2-an-na-lu2-ti _dub-sar_
9. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
10. _ib2-ra_
11. _iti bara2-za3-gar_
12. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal giskim-ti an {d}en-lil2-bi-ta igi erin2-na i3-gen-na-a#_
right
  seal impression
seal 1
1. e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
3. _ARAD_ {d}nergal
seal 2
1. [lu2-{d}]inanna
2. _dumu_ [ni-di]-it#-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
4. u3 {d}en-ki
seal 3
1. an-dingir-su-du10 nun
2. _dumu_ an-szar2-gal
3. _kur-kur szuba2 he-gal2_
4. szu KA x ru x
seal 4
1. nu-ur2-isz8-tar2
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}kab-ta
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-si4-an-na
seal 5
1. sze20-ep-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013062 (composite) (P511539) S013062 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013084 (composite) (P511562) S013084 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013085 (composite) (P511563) S013085 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013092 (composite) (P511570) S013092 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013135 (composite) (P511613) S013135 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498189

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 033210 & BM 033210a
Accession Number B 053

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33210
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-53

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 33

    [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, 33

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 027

    [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
2019-05-26 at 06:22:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:07:30 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 033 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498189.
TS 033 artifact entry (No. P498189). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498189 (Original work published 2016)
TS 033 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498189 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498189},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498189
LB  - CDLI:P498189
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TS 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498189
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 033 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498189.
TS 033 artifact entry (No. P498189). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498189 (Original work published 2016)
TS 033 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498189 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498189},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498189
LB  - CDLI:P498189
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TS 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498189
ER  -
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