TS 001 (P498160)

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 033191

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (lawsuit)

Language(s)

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a
2. nig2 {d}nanna-lu2-sa6
3. u3 na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu-ni
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar-ta-am3
5. sa2-a-sum2-ra in-ne-szum2-mu-usz
6. mu 8(disz)-kam ba-zal-am3
7. sa3-a-sum2-ra inim ba-gar-am3
8. {disz}{d}nanna-lu2-sa6
9. u3 na-<wi>-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu-ni
10. lugal-e gaba in-ne-re-esz
11. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar inim dub-ba!-a-ni
12. szu la-ba-ab-te-ge26-en
13. ba-an-du11
14. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
15. im-ta-e3-esz
16. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar-ta-am3
17. {d}nanna-lu2-sa6
18. u3 na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu-ni
19. igi lugal-sze3 im-gi-ne-esz
20. lugal-e lu2-inim-na-bi-me-esz
reverse
1. dub*-la2*-mah*-sze3! nam-erim2-sze3!
2. in-na-an-szum2*
3. sza3 lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
4. {disz}{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 dumu da-da-a
5. u3 {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am dumu a-al-la
6. sza3 dub-la2-mah nam-erim2 ku5-ru-ne
7. u4-kur2-sze3 {d}nanna-lu2-sa6
8. u3 na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu-ni
9. {disz}sa3-a-sum2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2
10. inim gar-ra-a-ni ba-zi
11. mu {d}nanna u3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur lugal
12. in-pa3-de3-esz
13. igi {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am lu2-gub-ba
14. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir dumu be-la-ku-um
15. {disz}sze-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-<da>
16. {disz}lu2-{d}inanna-ka dumu {d}inanna-igi-du
17. {disz}puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ra-<ak> nimgir
18. {disz}mu-da-du-um dumu ur-{d}szul*-gi*-ra
19. {disz}{d}suen-i-di2-na dumu su-qu2-qu2
20. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am dumu ha-at*-ti
21. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen dumu ma*-nu*-ki-{d}suen
22. iti ab-e3
23. mu {gesz}gu-za za3-be2 us2 {d}utu-ra
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a
2. nig2 {d}nanna-lu2#-sa6
3. u3 na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu-ni
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar-sze3 <<ta-am3>>
  erasure
5. sa2-a-sum2-ra in-na-an-szum2-mu-ne
6. mu 8(disz)-kam ba-zal-am3
7. sa3-a-sum2-ra inim ba-gar-am3
8. {disz}{d}nanna-lu2-sa6
9. u3 na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu-ni
10. lugal-e gaba in-ne-re-esz
11. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar inim dub-ba!-a-ni
12. szu la-ba-ab-te-ge26-en ba-an-du11
13. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
14. igi lugal-sze3! im-ta-e3
15. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar-ta-am3
16. im-gi-ne-esz
17. lugal-e lu2-inim-na-bi-me-esz
18. dub*-la2*-mah*-sze3! <nam-erim2-sze3>
19. in-na-an-szum2!
20. sza3 lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
21. {disz}{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 dumu da-da-a
22. u3 {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
23. dumu a-al-la
reverse
1. sza3 dub-la2-mah
2. nam-erim2 ba-an-ku5-ru-ne
3. u4-kur2-sze3 {d}nanna-lu2-sa6
4. u3 na-[wi]-ru#-um#-i3-li2 dumu-ni
5. sa3-a-sum2-ra [inim] nu-ga2-ga2-de3
6. inim gar-ra-a-ni ba-zi
7. mu {d}nanna u3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur lugal
8. in-pa3-de3-esz
9. igi {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am lu2!-gub-ba
10. dumu u2-ba-a-a
11. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir dumu be-la-ku-um
12. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-na dumu su-qu2-qu2
13. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am dumu ha-at-ti
14. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen dumu ma-nu-ki-{d}suen
15. {disz}sze#-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da#
16. {disz}lu2-{d}inanna-ka dumu {d}inanna-igi-du
17. {disz}mu-da-du-um dumu ur-{d}szul!-gi-ra
18. {disz}puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak* nimgir!
  Charpin: "Jean a intercalé par erreur Puzur-Ninkarrak, alors que celui-ci figure à la fin de la liste des temoins sur la tablette"
19. kiszib# {d}nanna-lu2-a6 ib2-ra
20. iti ab-e3
21. mu {gesz}gu-za za3-be2 us2 ku3-sig17 {d}utu-ra i-ni-in-<ku4>-re
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-lu2-sa6
2. dumu lugal ibila
3. na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu-ni

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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

  • primary: Archives familiales, 1

    [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, 001

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033191
  • Accession No.: B 034

  • 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
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 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 09:06:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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 001739 (composite) (P454449) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 001 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498160.
TS 001 artifact entry (No. P498160). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498160 (Original work published 2016)
TS 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498160 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498160},
}


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