TS 049 (P498205)

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 033217 & BM 033217a

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(iku) _GAN2 GAN2 du6_
  Charpin p. 162: 'champ situé sur une éminence (tillu)' ou 'champ en déclivité'
2. _da {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
3. u3 _da a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}utu
4. _sag GAN2 du6 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu
5. u3 _sag-bi GAN2 du6_ {d}nirah-sze#-mi#
6. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu#_ {d#}[nanna-me-du]
7. _ki_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna*-me-du*
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
9. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
10. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
11. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2_
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-kam_
3. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
4. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
5. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
6. _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2
7. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi si2*-ka*-<tim>
  (Charpin: lines 6-7 reversed on Jean's copy)
8. _igi_ {d}suen-ia-tum _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
9. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
10. _igi_ ap-lum _dumu_ sza-dingir
11. _igi_ {d}nanna-igi-du _nar_
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
13. _ib2-ra_
14. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum
  seal impression
envelope
obverse
1. 1(iku) _GAN2 GAN2 du6_
2. _da {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
3. u3 _da a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}utu _lu2 lirum_
4. _sag GAN2 du6 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu
5. u3 _sag-bi GAN2 du6_ {d}nirah-sze-mi
6. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna#-me#-du#
7. _ki_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna*-me*-du*
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
9. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
10. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
11. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_
14. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
15. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
reverse
1. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
2. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra _sanga_
3. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu#_ pir-hu-um
4. _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
6. _igi_ ap!-lum _dumu_ sza-dingir
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-igi-du _nar_
  blank space
8. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
  blank space
9. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam_
10. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_ {d}tasz-me-tum KA sa6-sa6-ga-a-ni_
  seal impression
seal 1
1. na-bi-{d}en-lil2
2. _dumu_ ni-da-it-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur u3 {d}en-ki
seal 2
1. qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra
2. [_dumu_ {d}suen]-ub-lam
3. [_ARAD_ {d}]nergal#
seal 3
1. i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
2. _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}[iszkur]
3. [...]

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 012999 (composite) (P511476) S012999 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013682 (composite) (P512189) S013682 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013733 (composite) (P513742) S013733 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498205

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 033217 & BM 033217a
Accession Number B 060

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33217
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-60

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 49

    [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, 49

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 033

    [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 09:07:30 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 049 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498205.
TS 049 artifact entry (No. P498205). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498205 (Original work published 2016)
TS 049 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498205 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 049 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498205},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TS 049 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498205.
TS 049 artifact entry (No. P498205). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498205 (Original work published 2016)
TS 049 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498205 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498205},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498205
LB  - CDLI:P498205
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TS 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498205
ER  -
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