TS 003 (P498162)

Legal 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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033188 & BM 033188a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar kislah_
2. _da_ ti-iz-qa2-ru-um
3. u3 {d}suen-be-el-i3-[li2]
4. _ki_ ti-iz-qa2-ru-um
5. {disz}{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2
6. u3 szar-ru-ut-{d}suen?
7. {disz}a-hu-ni us,*-s,i!
8. _ki_ ku-bi-na-da
9. {disz}a-hu-ni
10. _in-szi-sa10_
11. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. 8(disz) _gin2 in-na-la2_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-gi4-gi4_
14. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
15. _igi_ pa-al-hum
reverse
1. _igi_ er3-ra-qu2-ra*-ad*
2. _igi_ mi-szar-e2-a
3. _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mil
4. _igi_ {d}da-mu-a-zu
5. _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu _szitim_
6. _igi_ mi-gir-{d}suen
7. _igi_ bu-zi-ia
8. _igi_ {d}suen-a-tu#-um
9. _igi_ i3-li2-a-a-ba-asz
10. _igi_ dingir-li-di-in
11. _igi_ ra-bu-ut-{d}suen
12. iti {gesz}apin-du8-a
13. mu e2 {d}inanna e2 {d}nanna u3 {d}en-ki mu-du3-a
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar# kislah_
2. [_da_ ti-iz-qa2]-ru-<um>
3. [u3 {d}]suen-be-el-[i3-li2]
4. ki ta#?-e3 [...]
5. _ki_ ti-iz-qa2#-[ru-um]
6. {disz}[{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2]
7. u3 [szar]-ru-[ut-{d}suen?]
8. {disz}[a]-hu-[ni us,-s,i]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ [...]
2'. _igi_ ARAD-[...]
3'. _igi_ i3-li2-[...]
4'. _igi_ [...]
5'. _kiszib lu2-inim-[ma-bi-mesz_]
6'. iti {gesz}apin#-[du8-a]
7'. mu e2 {d}inanna [e2] {d}nanna# u3 e2 {d#}en#-ki# [sza3] larsa{ki#} mu-du3-a
  seal impression
seal 1
1. mi-gir-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2!
seal 2
1. [...] en [...]
2. [...] nin gal [...]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 3

    [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. 03

    [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, 3

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 098

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033188 & BM 033188a
  • Accession No.: B 031

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-02 at 15:01:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-31 at 13:34:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-16 at 10:33:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-15 at 14:08:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:06:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005542 (composite) (P458252) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“TS 003 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498162.
TS 003 artifact entry (No. P498162). (2025, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498162 (Original work published 2016)
TS 003 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498162 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TS 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498162},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498162},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498162
LB  - CDLI:P498162
M1  - 2025/9/20/
TI  - TS 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498162
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 003 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498162.
TS 003 artifact entry (No. P498162). (2025, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498162 (Original work published 2016)
TS 003 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498162 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TS 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498162},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498162},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498162
LB  - CDLI:P498162
M1  - 2025/9/20/
TI  - TS 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498162
ER  -
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