TS 024 (P498181)

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 033204 & BM 033204a

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

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _{gesz}kiri6_ {disz}ip-qu2-szu
2. ma-la u2-sze-s,u2
3. _dumu-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia
4. u3 {d}suen-im-gur
5. mi-it-ha-ri-isz
6. i-zu-uz4-su
7. _mu lugal-bi in-[pa3]_
8. _igi_ {d}nanna
9. {disz}{d}utu
10. {disz}AN-KA-{d}[...]
11. {disz}{d}suen-apin [...]
12. {disz}ARAD-isz8-tar2#
13. {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am#
14. _kiszib-a-ni ib2-ra-asz_
15. _mu us2-sa 5(disz)-kam i3-si-in#-[na{ki}] ba-an-dab#
envelope
obverse
1. _{gesz}kiri6#_ [...]
2. ma-la [a-na s,i-im]-da*-at*
3. szar#-ri-im [u2-sze]-s,u2*-ni*-im*
4. _[dumu]-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia
5. [u3] {d}suen-im-gur
6. [mi-it-ha]-ri-isz
7. [i-zu-uz]-zu
reverse
1. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
2. [_igi_] {d}nanna
3. [{disz}]{d}utu
4. {disz}[AN]-KA-{d}mar#?-tu#?
5. {disz}{d}suen*-[apin]
6. dumu {d}[...]
7. {disz}{d}x x x x
8. {disz}{d}suen*-i*-ri*-ba*-am*
9. {disz}ARAD-[isz8-tar2]
10. _[kiszib] lu2-inim-ma#-bi#-mesz#_
11. _[iti] kin-{d}inanna u4_ [...]
12. _mu# us2-sa [...] i3-si-in#_ [...]
  {1 illegible seal impression)
  (2 uninscribed seal impressions)

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498181

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 033204 & BM 033204a
Accession Number B 047

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33204
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-47

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 24

    [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, 24

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 105

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-28 at 19:35:28 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
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
2023-08-19 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 09:06:58 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 024 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498181.
TS 024 artifact entry (No. P498181). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498181 (Original work published 2016)
TS 024 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498181 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498181},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498181
LB  - CDLI:P498181
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TS 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498181
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 024 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498181.
TS 024 artifact entry (No. P498181). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498181 (Original work published 2016)
TS 024 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498181 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498181},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498181
LB  - CDLI:P498181
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TS 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498181
ER  -
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