TS 047 (P498203)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033232 & BM 033232a

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a he2-diri!(SI) he2-ba-la2_
2. _da ki-ta-e3_ mi-na-ni
3. u3 _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
4. _sag e-sir2 u3 sag_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
5. _ki_ ip-qu2-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
6. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
7. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
8. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
9. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2_
11. _u4-kur2#-[sze3_ ...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi_ qi2#?-[...]
2'. _igi_ a-pil-[{d}suen]
3'. {disz}a-bu-wa-qar
4'. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li
5'. {disz}ta-ri-bu-um _i3-ra2-ra2_
6'. {disz}lu2-{d}nanna
7'. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _dumu_ da-qum
8'. {disz}i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_
9'. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_
10'. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
blank space
11'. _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_
12'. _mu_ esz3-nun-na{ki} _a gal-gal-la mu-un!-gul_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a he2-diri he2-ba-la2_
2. _da ki-ta-e3_ mi-na-ni
3. u3 _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
4. _sag e-sir2 u3 sag_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
blank space
5. _ki_ ip-qu2-{d}suen u3 ARAD2-{d}utu _dumu-ni_
6. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
7. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
8. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
9. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2_
11. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-mesz#_
12. _nam inim-gar-ra-ma_
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi_ [...]
2'. {d}suen-APIN _ra2-gaba dumu_ da#-[qum]
3'. lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
4'. {d}suen-APIN _simug dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum
5'. i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_
6'. na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
7'. {d}suen-APIN sza-ka-na-ak-ku
blank space
8'. _kiszib-a-ni u3 lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
9'. _iti {gesz#}apin-du8-a_
10'. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ esz3-nun-na{ki} _a gal-gal-la mu-un-gul-la_
seal 1
1. [qi2]-isz-ti-er3-ra
2. [_dumu_] {d}suen-ub-lam
3. _ARAD_ {d}nergal
seal 2
1. {d}suen-u2-se2-li
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 3
1. lu2-{d}nanna
2. _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
4. u3 {d}en-ki
seal 4
1. {d}suen-APIN
2. _dumu_ da-aq-qum
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-si4-an-na
seal 5
1. {d}suen-APIN
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8#-[a{ki}]
seal 6
1. AN {d}mar-tu
2. {d}suen-APIN
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
seal 7
1. sze-ep-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ x x x
3. _ARAD_ x x x x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Charpin, AF 278
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Archives familiales, 47

[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, 47

[Jean1931TellSifr] Jean, Charles-François. 1931. Tell Sifr : Textes Cunéiformes Conservés Au British Museum. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: Strassmaier Warka, 046

[Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882. Texte, Altbabylonischer Verträge Aus Warka. Orient. Congr. Abhandll.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 033232 & BM 033232a
Accession No.: B 075

Provenience

Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.38.08.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 17:07:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-09-02 at 15:01:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-07-31 at 13:34:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-16 at 10:33:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-05-23 at 09:07:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.33232) (BM.33232)
The British Museum Collection (W_B-75) (W_B-75)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period
CDLI Seals 012930 (composite) (P511407)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013340 (composite) (P511872)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013365 (composite) (P511897)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013682 (composite) (P512189)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013727 (composite) (P513736)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013728 (composite) (P513737)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“TS 047 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498203.

TS 047 artifact entry (No. P498203). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498203 (Original work published 2016)

TS 047 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498203 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498203},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TS 047 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498203.

TS 047 artifact entry (No. P498203). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498203 (Original work published 2016)

TS 047 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498203 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498203},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498203
LB  - CDLI:P498203
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - TS 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498203
ER  -