TS 049 (P498205)

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 033217 & BM 033217a

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(iku) _GAN2 GAN2 du6_
Charpin p. 162: 'champ situé sur une éminence (tillu)' ou 'champ en déclivité'
2. _da {gesz}kiri6_ ib-ni-{d}suen _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
3. u3 _da a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}utu
4. _sag GAN2 du6 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu
5. u3 _sag-bi GAN2 du6_ {d}nirah-sze#-mi#
6. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu#_ {d#}[nanna-me-du]
7. _ki_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna*-me-du*
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-mesz_
11. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2_
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-kam_
3. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
4. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
5. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
6. _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2
7. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi si2*-ka*-<tim>
(Charpin: lines 6-7 reversed on Jean's copy)
8. _igi_ {d}suen-ia-tum _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
9. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
10. _igi_ ap-lum _dumu_ sza-dingir
11. _igi_ {d}nanna-igi-du _nar_
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
13. _ib2-ra_
14. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum
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_ ARAD-{d}utu _lu2 lirum_
4. _sag GAN2 du6 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu
5. u3 _sag-bi GAN2 du6_ {d}nirah-sze-mi
6. _ha-la_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna#-me#-du#
7. _ki_ {d}nirah-i-din-nam _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-mesz_
11. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_
14. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
15. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
reverse
1. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
2. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra _sanga_
3. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu#_ pir-hu-um
4. _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
6. _igi_ ap!-lum _dumu_ sza-dingir
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-igi-du _nar_
blank space
8. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
blank space
9. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam_
10. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_ {d}tasz-me-tum KA sa6-sa6-ga-a-ni_
seal impression
seal 1
1. na-bi-{d}en-lil2
2. _dumu_ ni-da-it-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur u3 {d}en-ki
seal 2
1. qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra
2. [_dumu_ {d}suen]-ub-lam
3. [_ARAD_ {d}]nergal#
seal 3
1. i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
2. _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}[iszkur]
3. [...]

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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Archives familiales, 49

[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, 49

[Jean1931TellSifr] Jean, Charles-François. 1931. Tell Sifr : Textes Cunéiformes Conservés Au British Museum. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: Strassmaier Warka, 033

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 033217 & BM 033217a
Accession No.: B 060

Provenience

Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.41.06.10
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 17:07:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-02 at 15:01:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-31 at 13:34:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-16 at 10:33:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2019-05-23 at 09:07:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.33217) (BM.33217)
British Museum Collection (W_B-60) (W_B-60)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period
CDLI Seals 012999 (composite) (P511476)	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 013733 (composite) (P513742)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“TS 049 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498205.

TS 049 artifact entry (No. P498205). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498205 (Original work published 2016)

TS 049 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498205 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498205},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TS 049 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498205.

TS 049 artifact entry (No. P498205). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498205 (Original work published 2016)

TS 049 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498205 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498205},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498205
LB  - CDLI:P498205
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - TS 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498205
ER  -