TS 077 (P498232)

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 033251 + BM 033324 & BM 033251a + BM 033304

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 ga2]-nun_ {d}suen-sze-me-i _a-zu-gal_
3. [u3 _da ga2]-nun a-zu-gal_
4. [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma] sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
5. [_sag-bi 2(disz)-kam]-ma ga2-nun a-zu-gal_
6. _e2_ {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i
7. _ki_ {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
9. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
10. _in-szi-sa10-e-ne_
11. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
2. _nu-mu-un-da-an-bala-e_
3. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_
4. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
6. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu_ a-zu-gal
7. _igi_ u-bar-{d}utu _szesz-ni_
8. _igi_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
9. [_igi_] mu-ha-du#-u2 _dumu_ su-qu2-qum
10. [_igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] _dumu_ a-pil-{d}mar-tu
11. [_igi_ {d}iszkur-ma]-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
12. [_igi_ hi-li-a-tum] _dumu#_ {d}suen#-eri#*-ba*
13. [_iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 2(u)]-kam#_
14. [_mu_ sa-am-su-i]-lu#-na _lugal [alan szu3-de3] {d}lamma ku3-sig17 [didli-bi]-ta_
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. [_da] ga2#-nun_ {d}suen-sze-me-i _a-zu-gal_
3. u3 [_da] ga2#-nun_ {d}suen-sze-me-i _a-zu-gal_
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sa10 ku3_ s,i-[li2-isz8-tar2]
5. _sag 2(disz)-kam a-zu-gal_
6. _e2_ {d}[nin-urta]-mu#-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i
7. _ki_ {d#}[nin-urta-mu]-sza#-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i a*-zu*-gal*
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-e]-ne_
11. [3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la]-ni-sze3_
12. [_in-na-an-la]-e-ne_
reverse
1. [_u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a]-ak_
2. [_nu-mu-un-da-an]-bala-e_
3. [_mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu]-na _lugal in-pa3_
4. [_igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am] _dumu_ im-me-rum
5. [_igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i]-nun-e2-a
6. [_igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu a]-zu-gal_
7. [_igi_ u]-bar*-{d}utu _szesz-a-ni_
8. _igi#_ s,i-li2-{d}utu _a-zu_
9. _igi_ lu#-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
10. _igi_ hi#-li-a-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-eri-ba
11. _igi_ mu-ha-du#-u2 _dumu_ su-uq-qu2-qum
12. _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}mar-tu#
13. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
14. _kiszib-a-ni u3 kiszib lu2-inim#-ma-bi-mesz_
15. _iti {gesz}apin-du8#-a u4 2(u)-kam_
16. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu#-na _lugal alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17 didli-bi#-ta_
  (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, 19

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/P498232

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 033251 + BM 033324 & BM 033251a + BM 033304
Accession Number B 094

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33251
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-94

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 77

    [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. 19

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

    (seals)

  • history: Tell Sifr, 77

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 066

    [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
2019-05-23 at 09:08:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TS 077 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498232.
TS 077 artifact entry (No. P498232). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498232 (Original work published 2016)
TS 077 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498232 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498232},
}


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M1  - 2026/6/13/
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Cite this Artifact

“TS 077 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498232.
TS 077 artifact entry (No. P498232). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498232 (Original work published 2016)
TS 077 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498232 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498232},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498232
LB  - CDLI:P498232
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - TS 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498232
ER  -
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