TS 067 (P498222)

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 033245 & BM 033245a

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. 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2_ i-din-{d}suen
3. u3 _da e2 sa10_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma da e2_ {[d]}suen#-pi-la-ah
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e-sir2_
6. _sa10 AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
7. _ki_ AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
8. _lugal e2-e-ke4_
9. {disz}i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
10. _in-szi-sa10_
11. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_
reverse
1. _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4
2. {disz}AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
3. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
4. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
6. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3-mesz_
7. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _ugula gidri_
8. {disz}ap-lum _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
9. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _szesz-ni_
10. {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur _dumu_ im-gu-rum
11. {disz}suen-APIN _dumu_ i3-li2-gi-im-li
12. {disz}{d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir _dumu_ en-nam-e2-a
13. {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am {disz!}{d}suen-u2-ba-li2-it,
14. _kiszib lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
15. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
16. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _mu-un-ba-al-la2_
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2_ i-din-{d}suen
3. u3 _da e2 sa10_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma da e2_ {[d]}suen#-pi-la-ah
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e-sir2_
6. _sa10 AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
7. _ki_ AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
8. _lugal e2-e-ke4_
9. {disz}i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
10. _in-szi-sa10_
11. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_
14. _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4
15. {disz}AN-KA-e2-<a> _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
reverse
1. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
2. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
3. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
4. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_
  blank space
5. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _ugula gidri_
6. {disz}s,i2-ia-tum _dumu_ pir-hu-um
7. {disz}ap-lum _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
8. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _szesz#-ni_
9. {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur _dumu_ im-gu-rum
10. {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am {disz!}{d}suen-u2-ba-li2-it,
11. {disz}{d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir _dumu_ en-nam-e2-a
12. {disz}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it, dumu] x [x] x
13. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
14. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _dumu_ i3-li2-gi-im-li
  blank space
15. _kiszib lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
16. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
17. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2 _mu-un-ba-al-la2_
seal 1
1. AN-KA-{d}e2-[a]
2. _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
seal 2
1. i3-li2-ip-pa#-[al-sa3-am]
2. _dumu#_ qi2-isz-ti-[{d}er3-ra]
3. _ARAD#_ {d}nergal#
seal 3
1. lu-usz-ta-mar#-{[d]}iszkur
2. _dumu_ im-gu-ru-um
3. _ARAD_ sza {d}[...]
seal 4
1. {d}suen-x-x
2. _dumu_ u2-ba-a-a-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 5
1. {d}[...]
2. [...]
3. _ARAD_ [{d}lugal-gu2-du8]-a{ki}
  (several other illegible seal impressions)

Text content

Genre(s) Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

MVS 17, 04

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013758 (composite) (P513774) S013758 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013762 (composite) (P513778) S013762 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013763 (composite) (P513779) S013763 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498222

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 033245 & BM 033245a
Accession Number B 088

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33245
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-88

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 67

    [Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.

  • history: MVS 17, no. 4

    [Colbow1995MVS17] Colbow, Gudrun. 1995. Die Spätaltbabylonische Glyptik Südbabyloniens. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 17. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • history: Tell Sifr, 67

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 060

    [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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-05-09 at 13:02:55 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:08:09 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 067 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498222.
TS 067 artifact entry (No. P498222). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498222 (Original work published 2016)
TS 067 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498222 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498222},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498222
LB  - CDLI:P498222
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - TS 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498222
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 067 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498222.
TS 067 artifact entry (No. P498222). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498222 (Original work published 2016)
TS 067 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498222 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498222},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498222
LB  - CDLI:P498222
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - TS 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498222
ER  -
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