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

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Chemical Data

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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

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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. [...]

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, 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

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 033220 & BM 033220a
Accession No.: B 063

Provenience

Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.41.10.00
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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 09:07:31	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.33220) (BM.33220)
The British Museum Collection (W_B-63) (W_B-63)

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 012998 (composite) (P511475)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013713 (composite) (P513722)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013734 (composite) (P513743)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013735 (composite) (P513744)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	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  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - TS 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498207
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	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  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - TS 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498207
ER  -