TS 037 (P498193)

Partnership 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 033230 & BM 033230a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Partnership Contracts

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}inanna
2. u3 i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen
3. tap-pu-ta-am i-pu-szu-u2
4. a-na ta-az-ki-tim
5. da-a-a-ni ik-szu-du-u2-ma
6. a-na _e2 {d}utu_ i-ru-bu-u2-ma
7. i-na _e2 {d}utu_ um-me-a-nam
8. i-pu-lu-u2-ma
9. 1(disz) _ARAD_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}utu
10. 1(disz) _geme2_ li-isz-li-ma-am
11. _ha-la_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen
12. 1(disz) _ARAD_ ib-szi-na-dingir
13. 1(disz) _geme2_ {d}gesztin*-an-na-la-ma-si2
14. _ha-la_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
15. zi-i-zu-u2
16. i-na _e2 {d}utu u3 e2 {d}suen_
17. iz-ku-ru a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
18. u2-ub-bi-bu#-u2
reverse
1. a-hu-um a-ha-am
2. la i-tu-ru la i-ge-er-ru-u2
3. e-li mi-im-ma sza a-hu-um
4. a-na a-hi-im ir-gu-mu-u2
5. mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu-u2
6. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
7. {d}lugal-ki-sun5-na
8. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal in-pa3_
9. _igi_ {d}nirah-sze-mi {disz}u-bar-{d}suen
10. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2*
11. _igi_ {d}suen-APIN
12. _igi*_ i*-pu*-usz*-e2*-a*
13. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li
14. _igi_ {d}suen-gin7-la-an-ni _aga-us2_
15. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
16. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e an {d}inanna {d}na-na-a mu-un:dim2-ma_
envelope
obverse
1. [{disz}s,i-li2-{d}inanna _dumu_ i3-li2]-sukkal#
2. [u3 i]-ri-ba-am-{d}suen [_dumu_ u-bar-{d}]suen*
3. [tap]-pu-ta-am i*-[pu-szu-u2]
4. [a-na] ta-az-ki-ti*-szu*-nu*
5. [da]-a#-a-ni ik-szu-du-u2-ma
6. da*-a*-a*-nu a-na _e2 {d}utu_
7. it,#-ru*-du-szu-nu-ti-ma
8. i-na _e2 {d}utu_ da-a-a-nu
9. di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
10. um-me-a-nam i-pu-szu-u2-ma
11. a-hi-a-ti-szu-nu u2-up-pi-lu-u2-ma
12. 1(disz) _ARAD_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}utu qa2-du ma-asz-ka-nim
13. 1(disz) _geme2_ li-isz-li-ma-a
14. _ha-la_ i#-ri-ba-am-{d}suen
15. 1(disz) _ARAD_ ib-szi-i-na-dingir
26. 1(disz) _geme2_ {d}gesztin*-an-na-la-ma-si2
17. _ha-[la]_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
18. _u4?-[kur2-sze3?]_ a-hu-um a-ha-am
19. [u2-ul] i#-ta-ar-ma
20. [u2-ul] i-ge-er-ri
reverse
1. [i]-na# _e2 {d}suen u3 e2 {d}utu_
2. [a-hu-um] a-na a-hi-im
3. [...] u2-ub-bi-ib
4. [iz-ku]-ru a-hu-um a-ha-am
5. [la i]-ba#-aq-qa2-ru-u2
6. [_mu_ {d}]nanna# {d}utu {d}marduk {d}lugal-ki-sun5-na
7. [_mu_] ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
8. _in#-pa3-mesz_
9. [_igi_] {d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
10. [_igi_] a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
11. [_igi_] {d}suen-APIN _szagina_
12. [_igi_] i-pu-usz-e2-a _ra2-gaba_
13. [_igi_] {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _gudu4_ {d}gu-la
14. [_igi_ na]-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
15. _igi_ {[d]}suen#-u2-se2-li# [_dumu_] s,i#-li2#-{d}inanna
16. _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
17. _igi_ {d}suen-gin7-la-an-ni _aga!-us2 di-ku5-mesz_
18. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
19. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
  blank space
20. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_ an {d}inanna {d}na-na-a _mu-un-dim2!-ma_
seal 1
1. {d}nirah-sze-mi
2. _dumu_ a-wi-ia#-[tum]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 2
1. i-pu-usz-{d}en-ki#
2. _dumu_ u2-ta-a-hi
3. [...]
seal 3
1. {d}suen-u2-se2-li
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 4
1. {d}suen-APIN
2. _dumu#_ {d}[suen-mu]-ba-li2-it,
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur

Text content

Genre(s) Business / Contracts > Partnership 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 013365 (composite) (P511897) S013365 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013665 (composite) (P512172) S013665 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013673 (composite) (P512180) S013673 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013674 (composite) (P512181) S013674 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498193

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 033230 & BM 033230a
Accession Number B 073

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33230
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-73

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 37

    [Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.

  • history: WAW 43 (pp. 103-222), 67

    [Charpin2023WAW43] Charpin, Dominique. 2023. “Old Babylonian Law and Justice According to Letters and Legal Documents.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 103–222. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

  • history: Tell Sifr, 37

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

  • history: BAP, 78

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: PSBA 08 (1885-86) 042-056.

    [Pinches1885/86PSBA8] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1885-1886. “An Early Babylonian Deed of Brotherhood (Continued).” Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 8: 42–56.

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 044

    [Strassmaier1882Warka] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882. Texte, Altbabylonischer Verträge Aus Warka. Orient. Congr. Abhandll.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-10 at 10:54:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-29 at 16:30:02 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
2019-05-23 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 037 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P498193.
TS 037 artifact entry (No. P498193). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498193 (Original work published 2016)
TS 037 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498193 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {TS 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498193},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/10/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P498193
LB  - CDLI:P498193
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - TS 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498193
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 037 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P498193.
TS 037 artifact entry (No. P498193). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498193 (Original work published 2016)
TS 037 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498193 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2026TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {TS 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498193},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/10/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P498193
LB  - CDLI:P498193
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - TS 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498193
ER  -
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