TS 070 (P498225)

Partnership Contracts tablet 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 033257

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Partnership Contracts

Language(s)

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza-pi2-ru
2. _sza3-bi_ su2-ut _dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}suen
3. {disz}eri-ba-{d}suen
4. a-na a-bu-um-wa-qar
5. _ugula nam-5(disz) ku3 i3-la2-e_
6. a-na ga*-me*-<er>-ti-szu
7. ha-ra-an s,e-ri-im
8. gi-im-ra-am u3 DA*-ta-am
9. i-na-ad-di-in
reverse
1. _ugu szesz-ra-ne-ne_
2. mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu
3. _igi_ la-lu-um _dumu_ it-ti-{d}suen-mil-ki
4. _igi_ il3-szu-ib-ni-szu
5. _dumu_ nu-rum-li-s,i
6. _igi_ {d}utu-li-wi-ir
7. _dumu_ la-li-um
8. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u)-kam_
9. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal {gesz}gu-za nesag!_
seal impression
seal 1
1. e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen
seal 2
1. il3-szu-ib-ni
2. _dumu_ nu-ru-li-s,i
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-si4-an-na

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
MVS 17, 11
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Business / Contracts > Partnership Contracts
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: Archives familiales, 70

[Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.
history: Archives familiales, pl. 003

[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. 11

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

(seals)
history: Tell Sifr, 70

[Jean1931TellSifr] Jean, Charles-François. 1931. Tell Sifr : Textes Cunéiformes Conservés Au British Museum. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: Strassmaier Warka, 072

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 033257
Accession No.: B 100

Provenience

Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.05.05.20
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-29 at 16:30:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-28 at 19:35:28	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
2024-07-16 at 10:33:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-15 at 14:08:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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 09:08:09	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.33257) (BM.33257)
British Museum Collection (W_B-100) (W_B-100)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 013768 (composite) (P513784)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013769 (composite) (P513785)	Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“TS 070 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498225.

TS 070 artifact entry (No. P498225). (2025, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498225 (Original work published 2016)

TS 070 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498225 (Accessed: February 9, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498225},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TS 070 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498225.

TS 070 artifact entry (No. P498225). (2025, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498225 (Original work published 2016)

TS 070 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498225 (Accessed: February 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 29},
	title = {TS 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498225},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498225},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/29/
PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/2/9/
TI  - TS 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498225
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