TS 081 (P498236)

Purchase and sale 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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033258

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. sza* [...]
2'. _ki_ x x szu* [...]
3'. {d}i3-li2-a-tar*
4'. u3 u-bar-{d}suen _dumu-mesz_
5'. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
6'. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni
7'. _in-szi-in-sa10-e-ne_
8'. 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
9'. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
reverse
1. _in-na-an-la2_
2. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-[a]-nu
  Charpin reads: ra-bi-<a>-nu
3. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-szam _dumu_ im-me-rum
4. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-szam _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
5. _iri{ki}_ ku-ta-al-la
6. _igi_ s,i-li2-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ {d}pi?-id?-qu2?-ri-szi*
7. _igi_ a-ha-nu-ta _dumu_ nig2-gur11-{d}nanna
8. _igi_ s,i-li2-{d}er3-ra _dumu_ a-hu-um
9. _iri{ki}_ su-um-ma-AN
10. _iti du6-ku3 u4 5(disz)-kam_
11. [_mu_] sa-am-su-i-lu-na [... {uruda}ki]-lugal#-gub-ba [...] hur#-sag didli#_ [...]
  (seal inscriptions)
seal 1
1. i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am
2. _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra
3. _ARAD_ {d}nergal#
seal 2
1. i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
2. _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 3
1. a-ha-nu-ta
2. _dumu_ [...]
seal 4
1. s,i-li2-{d}[er3-ra]
2. _dumu_ a-hu-[um]

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, 23

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013733 (composite) (P513742) S013733 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013758 (composite) (P513774) S013758 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013788 (composite) (P514351) S013788 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P498236

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 033258
Accession Number B 101

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33258
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-101

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 81

    [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. 23

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

    (seals)

  • history: Tell Sifr, 81

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 073

    [Strassmaier1882] 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
2024-07-16 at 10:33:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 14:08:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 Artifacts

“TS 081 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498236.
TS 081 artifact entry (No. P498236). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498236 (Original work published 2016)
TS 081 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498236 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498236},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498236
LB  - CDLI:P498236
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - TS 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498236
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TS 081 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498236.
TS 081 artifact entry (No. P498236). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498236 (Original work published 2016)
TS 081 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498236 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498236},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498236
LB  - CDLI:P498236
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - TS 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498236
ER  -
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