TS 051 (P498207)

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 033220 & BM 033220a

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!_
2. _da {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
3. u3 _da a-sza3_ ARAD2-{d}utu _lu2 geszpu2_
4. _sag GAN2 du6! dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu
5. u3 _sag-bi_ {d}nirah-sze-mi
6. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam
7. _dumu_ {d}nanna-me-DU
8. _ki_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna-me-DU
9. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu i3-li2-sukkal
10. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
11. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
12. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
13. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
14. _in-na-la2_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
2. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
3. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
4. _mu lugal-bi in-pa2_
5. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi-a-an
6. _igi_ si2-a-tum _dumu_ pir-hu-um
7. {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am
8. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
9. {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum
10. {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
11. {disz}lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
12. {disz}ap-lum _szesz-ni_
13. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
14. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2
15. _iti ab-e3_
16. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum2
  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_ ARAD2-{d}utu _lu2 geszpu2_
4. _sag GAN2 du6! dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu
5. u3 _sag-bi_ {d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ {d}nanna-me-DU
6. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna-me-DU
  Charpin: patronym omitted in Jean's copy
7. _ki_ {d}nirah-i-din-na-am _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_
11. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
13. _in-na-la2_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
15. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
16. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
17. _mu lugal-bi in-pa2_
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}suen-ia-tum _dumu_ pir-[hu-um]
2. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar [...]
3. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
4. _iti_ {d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
5. _igi_ ap-lum _szesz-ni_
6. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum
7. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
8. _igi_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
9. _igi_ {d}nanna-igi-du _nar_
10. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _[nu]-{gesz}kiri6_
11. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
12. _iti ab-e3_
13. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e {d}tasz-me-tum2 KA sa6-sa6-ga-ni_
  (seal impressions)
seal 1
1. {d}utu-tu-ra-am
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
3. [...]
seal 2
1. i-[nun-e2-a]
2. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
4. [u3 {d}nirah]
seal 3
1. [lu2]-{d}[nanna]
2. _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
3. _ARAD_ [{d}iszkur]
4. u3 {d}en-ki
seal 4
1. ap-lum
2. _dumu_ {d}[suen-isz]-me-a-ni
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur {d}en-ki
seal 5
1. a-bu-[wa]-qar#
2. _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
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 012930 (composite) (P511407) S012930 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 012998 (composite) (P511475) S012998 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013713 (composite) (P513722) S013713 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013734 (composite) (P513743) S013734 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013735 (composite) (P513744) S013735 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498207

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 033220 & BM 033220a
Accession Number B 063

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33220
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-63

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 51

    [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, 51

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 036

    [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 051 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498207.
TS 051 artifact entry (No. P498207). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498207 (Original work published 2016)
TS 051 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498207 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498207},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498207
LB  - CDLI:P498207
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TS 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498207
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 051 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498207.
TS 051 artifact entry (No. P498207). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498207 (Original work published 2016)
TS 051 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498207 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498207},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498207
LB  - CDLI:P498207
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TS 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498207
ER  -
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