TS 038 (P498194)

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 033227 & BM 033227a

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. sza i-na ku-nu-uk
3. zi-i-it-ti-szu
4. a-na s,i-li2-{d}utu
5. sza-ak-nu
6. _ki_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
7. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
8. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}utu
9. il-te-qi2
10. li-ib-ba-szu
11. t,a-a-ab
reverse
1. u2-ul i-ta-ar
2. u2-ul i-ge-er-ri
3. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
4. _in-pa3_
5. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er2-ra
6. {disz}{d}suen-sza-mu-uh2 _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a
7. {disz}a-bu-wa-qar
8. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
9. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se3-el-li
10. {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra
11. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
13. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
14. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e bad3 ma2-ri2{ki} u3 bad3 ma3-al-ka-a ba-an-gul-la_
left
  seal impression
1. _kiszib_ a-bu-wa-qar
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-[babbar]
2. sza i-na ku-nu#-uk# [zi-it]-tim*
4. a-na s,i#-li2-{d}utu
5. sza-ak#-nu
6. _ki#_ [s,i-li2]-isz8-tar2
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [{disz}a-bu-wa]-qar
2'. [{disz}a-pil-{d}suen] _dumu_ {d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2]
3'. {disz}[{d}suen-u2]-se3-el-li _dumu_ s,i#*-[...]
4'. {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-[szu]
5'. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_
  blank space
6'. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
7'. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
8'. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta bad3 ma2-ri2{ki} u3 bad3 ma3-al-ka-a ba-an-[gul]-la#_
left
  3 seal impression
1. _kiszib_ a-bu-wa-qar
seal 1
1. {[d]}suen#-sza-mu-uh2
2. _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 2
1. {d}suen-sze-me-i
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2]
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. [{d}suen-u2-se2-li]
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}[nanna]
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 4
1. {d}suen-APIN
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / 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 013335 (composite) (P511867) S013335 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013340 (composite) (P511872) S013340 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013677 (composite) (P512184) S013677 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013680 (composite) (P512187) S013680 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498194

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 033227 & BM 033227a
Accession Number B 070

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33227
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-70

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 38

    [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, 38

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

  • history: BAP, 27

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

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
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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 09:07:31 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 038 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498194.
TS 038 artifact entry (No. P498194). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498194 (Original work published 2016)
TS 038 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498194 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498194},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498194
LB  - CDLI:P498194
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TS 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498194
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 038 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498194.
TS 038 artifact entry (No. P498194). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498194 (Original work published 2016)
TS 038 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498194 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498194},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498194
LB  - CDLI:P498194
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TS 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498194
ER  -
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