TS 006 (P498164)

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 033159

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2 e2 szub-ba sza3-ba 5(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)*-gal2 5(disz) sze da*-diri!(SI)_
  Charpin reads: da-di<ri>. Envelope: igi-6*-gal2, copy: igi-5-gal2
2. da e2 ia-a
3. u3 da e2 a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
4. ha-la bu-za-zum
5. 1/3(disz) sar 3(disz)* 1/3(disz) gin2 e2 sub-ba
6. da e2 lu2-{d}nin-uri2{ki}-ma
7. u3 da e2 bu-za-zum
8. ha-la ia-a
9. u3 lu-ud-lu-ul-{d}suen
10. 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 szub-ba
11. da e2 bu-za-zum
12. u3 da e2 da-da
13. ha-la a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
reverse
1. e2-a-ni ba-be2-e-esz
2. gesz-szub-ba i3-szub-bu-de3-esz
3. u4-kur2-sze3 szesz szesz-ra inim-ma nu!-ga2-ga2
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
5. igi {d}da-mu-illat-su2
6. {disz}be-li2-i
7. [{disz}]a#-ba-{d}nanna-gin7
8. [{disz}ab]-bu-u2
9. [{disz}ur]-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
10. [{disz}il3-szu]-ba-ni KA-DI
11. [lu2-inim]-ma!-bi!-me
12. [iti] kin-{d}inanna
13. mu# e2 {d}en-ki sza3 uri2{ki}-[ma] ba-du3
  (3 uninscribed seal impressions)
envelope
obverse
1. [...] e2 szub-ba
2. [sza3-ba 5(disz)] gin2# igi-6(disz)*-gal2 5(disz)* sze da-diri
3. [da e2] ia-a
4. [u3 da e2] a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
5. ha-[la] bu-za-um
6. 1/3(disz) sar 3(disz)* 1/3(disz) gin2 e2 szub-ba
7. da e2 bu-za-zum
8. u3 da e2 lu2-{d}nin-uri2{ki}-ma
9. ha-la ia-a
10. [u3 lu-ud-lu]-ul-{d}suen
11. [1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2] szub-ba
12. [da e2] da-da
13. [u3] da e2 bu-za-zum
14. [ha]-la a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
reverse
1. [e2-a]-ni ba-be2-e-[esz]
2. [gesz]-szub-ba i3-szub-bu-de3-esz
3. u4-kur2-sze3 szesz szesz-ra inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
5. igi {d}da-mu-illat-su2
6. {disz}be-li2-i
7. {disz}a-ba-{d}nanna-gin7
8. {disz}ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da#-ka
9. {disz}ab-bu-u2
10. {disz}{d}suen-ga-mi-il5 dumu ap-pa-a-a
11. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA-DI!
  Charpin and copy: KA-KI*
12. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
13. iti kin-{d}inanna#
14. mu e2# {d}en#-ki# [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: Archives familiales, 6

    [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, 077

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033159
  • Accession No.: B 002

  • 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 13:19:51 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

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 006 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498164.
TS 006 artifact entry (No. P498164). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498164 (Original work published 2016)
TS 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498164 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498164},
}


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