TS 005 (P463112)

Legal 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033180

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (inheritance division)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. [1(iku) _GAN2 kiri6 gesz gub-ba_]
2. [_da kiri6_ u-bar]-ru*-um*
3. [1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 e2 du3]-a# 1(disz) {gesz}ig e2-gal_
4. [_da e2_ sa3]-si2-ia
5. [_mu 1(disz)-e u4 3(disz)] 1/2(disz)-kam e2#_ {d}gu-la
6. [_mu 1(disz)-e] u4 6(disz)* 1/2(disz)*-kam e2_ {d}nin-lil2
7. [1(disz) _sag]-geme2_ wa-qar-tum _mu-ni-im_
8. [1(disz) _{gesz}]ka-kara4*_
9. [_ha]-la#_ a-ba-a _szesz banda3{da}
10. _e2 {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}szu-kar2 a-na gal2-la_
11. _i3-ba-e-ne gesz-szub-ba i3-szub#*-ba#*-ne_
  So Charpin, but copy does not exclude i3-szub#-e#-ne
12. 1(bur3) _GAN2 2(u) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba_
13. 1/3(disz) _sar 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a 1(disz)* {gesz}ig e2-bar-ra_
14. _da e2 ku3 {d}nin-szubur_
15. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 8(disz) 2/3(disz)!-kam mar-za e2_ {d}gu-la
16. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam e2_ {d}nin-lil2 _mu 1(disz)-e u4 4(disz)-kam e2_ {d}nanna
17. 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ pa-ni-ia _mu-ni-im_
18. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ [a]-ma-at-isz8-tar2 _mu-ni-im_
19. 1(disz) _{gesz}banszur za3#-gu-la 1(disz) {gesz}banszur tur
reverse
1. _ha-la_ {disz}il3-szu-illat-su2 _szesz gal_
2. u3 _da diri-ni5-sze3_
3. _e2 {gesz}kiri6 nig2-gur11 u3 {gesz}szu-kar2 a-na gal2-la_
4. _i3-ba-e-ne gesz-szub-ba i3-szub-bu-ne_
5. _u4-kur2-sze3_ {disz}il3-su-illat-su2-ke4#
6. {d}a-ba-a-a-ra _szesz-a-ni_
7. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2_
8. _mu# lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
9. [_igi_] da#*-da _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
10. [{disz}x]-x-{d}suen _szesz-a-ni_
11. [{disz}...]-i3*-li2-szu _dumu_ {d}nanna-a-a
12. [{disz}sa3-si2-ia _dumu_] szu*-{d}nin-szubur
13. [{disz}...]-x-wa-qar
14. [{disz}... _dumu_ {d}]nanna-ma-an-szum2
15. [{disz}...] {d}nin-szubur
16. [{disz}...] _dub-sar_
17. [...]
18. [...]
19. [...]
  seal impression
envelope
obverse
1. 1(bur3) _GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba_
2. _a2 {gesz}kiri6_ u-bar-ru-um
3. 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 e2-du3-a 1(disz) {gesz}ig e2#-gal_
4. _a2 e2_ sa3-si2-ia#
5. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 3(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam e2_ {d*}gu*-la*
6. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 6(disz) 1/2(disz)*-kam* e2_ {d}nin#-lil2#*
7. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ wa-qar#-tum _mu#-ni#-[im]_
8. 1(disz) {gisz}ka-[kara4]_
9. _ha-la_ a-ba-[a _szesz banda3{da}_]
10. _e2 {gesz}kiri6 nig2-gur11 [u3 {gesz}szu-kar2 a-na gal2-la_]
11. _i3-ba-e-ne gesz#-[szub-ba i3-szub-bu-ne_]
12. 1(bur3) _GAN2 2(u) sar kiri6 [gesz gub-ba]_
13. 1/3(disz) _sar 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-[a 1(disz) {gesz}ig e2-bar-ra_]
14. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 6(disz)-kam [mar-za e2_ {d}gu-la]
15. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam [e2_ {d}nin-lil2]
16. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 4(disz)-[kam e2_ {d}nanna]
17. 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ pa-[ni-a _mu-ni-im_]
18. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ [...]
19. 1(disz) _{gesz}banszur_ [...]
20. _ha-la_ [...]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. {disz}[...]
2'. {disz}sa3-si2#-[ia _dumu_ szu-{d}nin-szubur]
3'. {disz}ARAD-[...]
4'. {disz}ur-[...]
5'. {disz}a-hu-ki*-[nu-um ...]
6'. {disz}ig-mi-il*-[...]
7'. {disz}sa3-am!-ma-a-nu#-[um ...]
8'. _lu2-inim-ma-bi#-[me-esz]_
9'. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
10'. _mu abul min-a-bi sza3 masz-gan2-szabra{ki} mu-du3-a_
  seal impression
seal 1
1. il3-szu-illat-su2
2. u3 a-ba-a _szes-a-ni_
3. _dumu-mesz_ ar-wi!-u2!-um

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

  • primary: Archives familiales, 5

    [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: Strassmaier Warka, 091

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033180
  • Accession No.: B 023

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-01-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tadmor, Hayim CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006016 (composite) (P458726) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 005 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P463112.
TS 005 artifact entry (No. P463112). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463112 (Original work published 2014)
TS 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463112 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P463112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P463112},
}


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