TS 050 (P498206)

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 033224 & BM 033224a

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(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar gub-ba_
  Charpin: 1/32 gan2
2. 1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar tur-ra_
3. _da {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen
4. _da a-sza3 u2-sal_ a-pil-er3-ra
5. _sag {gesz}kiri6 {d}nirah-sze-mi
6. u3 _sag a-sza3 u2-sal_ {d}nirah-sze-mi
7. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam
8. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ka_
9. {disz}{d}nirah-i-din-nam
10. _ugu a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_
11. _iri_ mi-za-ra-nu-um{ki}
12. u3 _iri_ ku-ta-la{ki}
13. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-sze-mi
reverse
1. mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu
2. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu
3. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
4. _lugal in-pa3_
5. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li
6. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
7. _igi_ ap-lum
8. _igi_ {d}utu*-mu*-ba-li2-it,
9. _igi_ a-wi-il-i3-li2
  blank space
10. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
11. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
12. _mu_ {d}tasz-mi-tum
envelope
obverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2# {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar gub-ba_
2. [1(iku) GAN2] {gesz}geszimmar tur-ra-ra_
3. _[da] {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen
4. _da a-sza3 u2-sal_ a-pil-er3-ra
5. _sag {gesz}kiri6 {d}nirah-sze-mi
6. u3 _sag a-sza3 u2-sal_ {d}nirah-sze-mi
7. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam
8. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ka_
9. {disz}{d}nirah-i-din-nam
10. _ugu a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_
11. _iri_ mi-za-ra-nu-um{ki}
12. sza {d}nirah-sze-mi
13. i-sza-mu
14. u3 _{gesz}kiri6 iri_ ku-ta-la{ki}
15. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-sze-mi
reverse
1. mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu
2. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu
3. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
4. _lugal in-pa3_
5. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li
6. _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
7. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
8. _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ sza-i3-li2
9. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _szesz-ni_
10. _igi_ a-te-e _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
11. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
12. _ib2-ra_
13. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
14. _mu_ {d}tasz-mi-tum KA sa6-sa6-ga-ni_
  (seal impressions)

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498206

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 033224 & BM 033224a
Accession Number B 067

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33224
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-67

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 50

    [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, 50

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 040

    [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 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 13:10:32 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 050 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498206.
TS 050 artifact entry (No. P498206). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498206 (Original work published 2016)
TS 050 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498206 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498206
LB  - CDLI:P498206
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - TS 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498206
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 050 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498206.
TS 050 artifact entry (No. P498206). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498206 (Original work published 2016)
TS 050 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498206 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498206
LB  - CDLI:P498206
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - TS 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498206
ER  -
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