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TS 007 (P498165)

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 033182

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)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 szub-ba
2. a2 e2 da-da gudu4-abzu
3. u3 <e2> ig-mi-il-{d}suen
4. e2 a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
5. dumu a-ga-a
  so also envelope, but Charpin reads: a-bi-a
6. ki a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
7. {disz}ig-mi-il-{d}suen
8. in-szi-sa10
9. 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
10. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
11. in-na-la2
12. u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la
13. [a-bi-t,a3-bu-um]
reverse
1. in-na-gub-bu
2. inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
4. igi ia-a dumu ur-{d}lal3
5. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu gala-mah
6. {disz}nam-ha-an-ni dumu lu2-ga#-a
7. {disz}{d}suen-tab-ba-e dumu lu2-{d}nanna
8. {disz}a-ab-bu-u2 dumu a-ap-pa
  blank space
9. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
  single ruling
10. iti du6-ku3
11. mu e2 {d}en-ki sza3 uri2{ki}-<ma> ba-du3
  seal impression
envelope
1. 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 szub-ba
2. a2 e2 da-da gudu4-abzu
3. u3 e2 ig-mi-il-{d}suen
4. ki a-bi-t,a3-bu-um dumu a-ga-a
  so also tablet, but Charpin reads: a-bi-a
5. {disz}ig-mi-il-{d}suen
6. dumu bu-za-zum
8. in-szi-sa10
9. 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
10. sa10 til-la-ni#-sze3#
11. [in-na-la2]
12. u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la
reverse
1. a-bi-t,a3-bu-[um]
2. in-na-gub-bu
3. inim-ma nu#-ga2#-[ga2]
4. mu lugal-bi [in-pa3]
5. igi ia-a dumu ur-{d#}lal3
6. {disz}{d}suen-tab-ba-e dumu lu2-{d}nanna
7. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu gala-mah
8. {disz}nam-ha-an-ni dumu lu2-ga#-a
9. {disz}uri2{ki}-li-sze-er
10. dumu dingir-APIN
11. {disz}a-ab-bu-u2 dumu a-ap-pa
  blank space
12. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
13. iti du6-ku3
14. mu e2 {d}en-ki sza3 uri2{ki}-ma# ba-du3
  seal impression
seal 1
1. a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
2. dumu a-bi-ia

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

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

  • primary: Archives familiales, 7

    [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, 093

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033182
  • Accession No.: B 025

  • 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
2019-05-26 at 06:04:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI 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 006104 (composite) (P458814) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 007 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498165.
TS 007 artifact entry (No. P498165). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498165 (Original work published 2016)
TS 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498165 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498165},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498165},
}


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