TS 040 (P498196)

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 033213 & BM 033213a + BM 033278 + BM 033285 + BM 033314 + BM 033325

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) _sar kislah sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen
2. _da 2(disz) sar kislah sa10 ku3!_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
3. sza it-it {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-[li2-it,]
4. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz dumu-mesz_ pir-[hu-um]
5. i-sza-a-mu
6. pu-ha-ti-szu 1/2(disz) _sar kislah#_
7. u3 1/2(disz) _sar sza3 1(disz) sar e2_ u2-ba-a-a-tum
8. _da e2_ ip-qu2-{d}suen
9. _sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
10. sza it-ti {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
11. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz dumu-mesz_ pir-hu-um
12. i-sza-a-mu
13. i-na mi-it-gur-ti-szu-nu
14. _e2 e2-gin7_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
15. a-na ip-qu2-{d}suen _in-gar_
16. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_
17. _nam-inim-gar-ra_
18. _szesz szesz-ra in-na-gub-mesz_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
3. _in-pa3-mesz_
4. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
5. {disz}{d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
6. {disz}{d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
7. {disz}mu-ha-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
8. {disz}sze!-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
9. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ t,a3-ab-s,i-la-szu
10. {disz}ma-a-nu-u2-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da}
11. {disz}a-gu-u2-a
12. {disz}a-ba#-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
13. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
14. {disz}li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
15. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
16. _kiszib lu2-inim#-[ma]-bi-mesz_
17. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
18. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal e2-me-te-ur-sag mu-un-gibil!-a_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar kislah# [sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen]
2. _da 2(disz) sar kislah# [sa10 ku3!_ s,i]-li2#-isz8-tar2
3. sza it-it {d}[suen-mu-ba-li2]-it,
4. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz [dumu-mesz_ pir]-hu#-um
5. i-sza-a-mu#
6. pu-ha-ti-szu [1/2(disz) _sar] kislah#_
7. _da e2_ ip-qu2-[{d}suen]
8. u3 1/2(disz) _sar sza3 1(disz) [sar e2_ u2]-ba#-a-a-tum
9. sza it-ti {d}[suen-mu]-ba-li2-it,
10. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz# [dumu-mesz_] pir#-hu-um
11. _sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2#-[isz8-tar2 _dumu_] i3-li2-sukkal
12. _da e2_ ip-qu2-[{d}suen i-sza-a-mu?]
13. i-na mi-it#-[gur-ti-szu]-nu#
14. _e2 [e2-gin7_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2]
15. _nam_ [ip-qu2-{d}suen _in]-gar_
16. _u4#-[kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da]-bala#-mesz_
17. [_nam-inim-gar-ra_]
18. [_szesz szesz-ra in-na-gub-mesz_]
reverse
  (lineation uncertain, Charpin does not indicate where tablet reverse begins)
1. [_mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk]
2. u3 ha#-[am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_]
3. _in-pa3-[mesz_]
4. {disz}{d}[...]
5. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen [_dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2]
6. {disz}mu-ha-du-um _dumu#_ [{d}suen-a-zu]
7. {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen _nar_
8. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu _szesz-ni_
9. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _lu2 sag-gub-ba_
10. {disz}a-gu-u2-a _szesz-ni_
11. {disz}ma-a-[nu-u2]-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da}
12. {disz}li-[pi2]-it#-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen
13. {disz}a-ba-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
14. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dam-gar3_
15. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
16. {disz}pir-hu-hum _dumu_ {d}suen-[isz-me]-ni
17. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
18. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
19. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal e2-me-te-ur-sag [mu]-un#-gibil-a_
seal 1
1. a-pil-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
seal 2
1. {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}[en-ki]
4. u3 {d}[nirah]
seal 3
1. {d}nirah-sze-mi
2. _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
4. u3 {d}nirah
seal 4
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 013030 (composite) (P511507) S013030 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)
CDLI Seals 013665 (composite) (P512172) S013665 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013715 (composite) (P513724) S013715 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498196

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 033213 & BM 033213a + BM 033278 + BM 033285 + BM 033314 + BM 033325
Accession Number B 056

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33213
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-56

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 40

    [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, 40

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

  • history: BAP, 46

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 029 (dupl. TS 041)

    [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
2019-05-23 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 040 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498196.
TS 040 artifact entry (No. P498196). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498196 (Original work published 2016)
TS 040 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498196 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498196},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498196
LB  - CDLI:P498196
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TS 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498196
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 040 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498196.
TS 040 artifact entry (No. P498196). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498196 (Original work published 2016)
TS 040 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498196 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498196},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498196
LB  - CDLI:P498196
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TS 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498196
ER  -
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