TS 104 (P498258)

Business / 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 033259

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar_ [...]
2. 1(disz) _sar_ [...]
3. _da sa10 ku3_ [...]
4. _da e2_ [...]
5. _sag-bi_ [...]
6. _sag-bi ki_ [2(disz) ...]
7. _e2_ [...]
8. u3 {d}[...]
9. a-na pu-[ha-ti-szu]
10. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar_ [...]
11. _sza3-ba_ [...]
12. _da_ [...]
13. _sa10 ku3_ [s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 ...]
14. a-na [...]
15. u3 [...]
reverse
2. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 [...]
3. i-na mi-it-gu-ur#-[ti-szu-nu]
4. _in-ne-bur2!(|HIxASZ|)-[re]_
  so Charpin, "échangé"
5. _nu-mu-un-da-an-bala-[e_]
6. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu#-[na _lugal in-pa3-mesz_]
7. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-[pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu]
8. _igi_ a-bu-[um-wa-qar ...]
9. _igi_ {d}utu-tu#-[ra-am ...]
10. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-[sza-am ...]
11. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza#-[am ...]
12. _igi_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ li#-[pi2-it-isz8-tar2]
13. _kiszib-a-ni ib2-[ra_]
14. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 4(disz)?-[kam_]
15. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na# [_lugal] i7 he2-gal2_ x [...]
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. lu2-{d}en-lil2-[la2]
2. _dumu_ li-pi2-it-{d}inanna
3. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013758 (composite) (P513774) S013758 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013799 (composite) (P514362) S013799 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498258

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 033259
Accession Number B 102

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33259
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-102

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 104

    [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. 006

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-28 at 19:35:28 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 13:19:51 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, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TS 104 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498258.
TS 104 artifact entry (No. P498258). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498258 (Original work published 2016)
TS 104 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498258 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498258},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498258
LB  - CDLI:P498258
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - TS 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498258
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 104 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498258.
TS 104 artifact entry (No. P498258). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498258 (Original work published 2016)
TS 104 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498258 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498258},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498258
LB  - CDLI:P498258
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - TS 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498258
ER  -
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