TS 020 (P498177)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 033174 & BM 033174a (+) BM 033268

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}a-li2-a-bu-sza
2. dumu-munus AN-A-AN
3. mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u)-kam nam-szita4 e2 {d}nanna
4. {disz}a-pil-sza dumu AN-A-AN
5. szesz-a-ni
6. in-ne-szum2
7. u4-kur2-sze3 a-li2-a-bu-sza
8. inim-ma nu-ga2-a
9. u3 u4-kur2-sze3
10. {disz}a-pil-sza
11. inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi# [in-pa3]
2. igi ta*-ap#*-[pu-um]
3. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}[kab-ta]
4. {disz}ni-nu-iu2* [...]
5. {disz}da-da-a dumu [...]
6. {disz}il3-szu-i-bi-[szu]
7. {disz}sza-at-{d}suen erisz*-dingir
8. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
9. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)!-kam ba-zal
10. mu i7 masz-tab-ba ba-ba-al
envelope
obverse
1. [... a]-pil#-sza# [...]
2. [mu] 1(disz)-e u4 1(u)-[kam]
3. nam-szita4 e2 {d}[...]
4. nam {disz}a-li2-a-bu-[sza ...]
5. {disz}a-pil-sza dumu AN-[a-AN]
6. in#-ne-szum2
7. [u4-kur3]-sze3# a-pil-sza dumu [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1'. [{disz}sza-at-{d}]suen# erisz*-dingir*
2'. [{disz}ta-ap]-pu-um gudu4 {d}gu#?-[la]
3'. [{disz}nu]-ur2-{d}kab-ta
4'. [{disz}]ni-nu-u2
5'. {disz}i-szu-i-bi-szu
6'. {disz}da-da-a
7'. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
8'. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
9'. mu i7 masz-tab-ba ba-ba#-al
seal 1
1. a-pil-sza
2. dumu AN-A-AN

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
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 013704 (composite) (P513492) S013704 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498177

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 033174 & BM 033174a (+) BM 033268
Accession Number B 017 & B 017a + B 111

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33174
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-17

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 20

    [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, 20

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 086

    [Strassmaier1882Warka] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882. Texte, Altbabylonischer Verträge Aus Warka. Orient. Congr. Abhandll.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-02 at 15:01:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-31 at 13:34:46 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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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 09:06:59 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 020 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498177.
TS 020 artifact entry (No. P498177). (2025, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498177 (Original work published 2016)
TS 020 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498177 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TS 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498177
LB  - CDLI:P498177
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - TS 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498177
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 020 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498177.
TS 020 artifact entry (No. P498177). (2025, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498177 (Original work published 2016)
TS 020 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498177 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TS 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498177
LB  - CDLI:P498177
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - TS 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498177
ER  -
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