TS 009 (P498166)

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 033187

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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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
2. ku3-bi 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2
3. 3(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
4. ku3-bi 5/6(disz) gin2
5. ha-la da-da
6. egir da-da ad-da
7. nam-ba-usz2-ta-am3
8. ki lugal-iti-da
9. {disz}i3-li2-sukkal
10. u3 {d}suen-APIN szesz-a-ne-ne-a#-ni
11. in-szi-sa10
reverse
1. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
3. in-na-an-la2
4. u4-kur2 lu2-ulu3
5. nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3
6. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
7. igi im-gur#-{d}suen dumu {[d]}nanna-ma-an-szum2
8. {disz}a-na-{d}suen-tak2!-la-ku
9. {disz}ku3-{d}nanna dumu puzur4*-{d*}suen*
10. {disz}i-ba-lu-ut, ugula ad-kup4
11. {disz}{d}suen-isz-me*-a*-ni dumu im-gur-{d}suen
12. {disz}sa3-si2-ia dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur
13. {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
14. {disz}lu2-da-ri
15. {disz}{d}utu-i-mi-ti aga-us2 lugal
16. lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz
17. iti-du6-ku3
18. mu bad3 {d}utu-gar-ra ba-du3
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envelope
obverse
1. [5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3]-a
2. ku3#-bi# 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2
3. 3(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
4. ku3-bi 5/6(disz) gin2
5. ha-la da-da
6. egir da#-da# ad-da-a-ni
7. nam#-[ba]-usz2-ta-am3
8. ki# lugal-iti-da
9. {[disz]}i3-li2-sukkal
10. u3 {d}suen-APIN
11. in-szi-sa10
12. 3(disz)# 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
13. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
  seal impression
reverse
1. in-na-an-la2
2. u4-[kur2] lu2-ulu3
3. nu-[mu]-un#-gi4-gi4-de3
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
5. igi im-gur#-{d}suen dumu {[d]}nanna-ma-an-szum2
6. {disz}a-na-{d}suen-tak2!-la-ku
7. {disz}ku3-{d}nanna dumu puzur4-{d}suen
8. {disz}i-ba-lu-ut, ugula ad-kup4
9. {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni dumu im-gur-{d}suen
10. {disz}lu2-da-ri gudu4 {d}gu-la
11. {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
12. {disz}sa3-si2-ia dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur
13. {disz}{d}utu-i-mi-ti aga-us2 lugal
14. lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz
15. iti#-du6-ku3
16. [mu] bad3 {d}utu-gar-ra [gu2] i7# buranun-na mu-un-du3-a
seal 1
1. lugal-iti-da
2. dumu da-da

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

  • primary: Archives familiales, 9

    [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, 097

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033187
  • Accession No.: B 030

  • 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 13:19:51 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

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 013697 (composite) (P513485) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 009 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498166.
TS 009 artifact entry (No. P498166). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498166 (Original work published 2016)
TS 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498166 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498166},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P498166
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TI  - TS 009 artifact entry
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