TS 011 (P498168)

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 033193

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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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2 e2 ad-da-na
2. sza3 kisal-la2
3. da e2 il3-szu-a-bu-szu
4. 8(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2 ib2-tak4-a-bi ha-la-a-ni
5. sza3 e2-ke4-ne!
6. da e2 e2-a-ki-ma-i3-li2-ia
7. u3 da il3-szu-a-bu-szu
8. ha-la {d}suen-isz-me-ni
9. ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ra
10. u3 {d}iszkur-ra-bi szesz-a#-ni
11. dumu-mesz {d}suen-isz-me-ni
12. {disz}{d}iszkur-na-s,ir in-szi#-sa10#
13. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
14. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2
15. inim-gal2 e2-bi-sze3 in-na-gub-bu
reverse
1. u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma mu-um#-ga2-ga2-a
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-mesz
3. igi a-at-ta-a dumu u2-tab-ba
4. {disz}e2-ra-bi dumu {d}suen-APIN
5. {disz}{d}utu-ma-an-szum2 dumu ur-mes-ukken#-na#
6. {disz}un-nu-bu-um dumu i3-li2-ra-bi
7. {disz}a-gu-u2-a szitim*
8. {disz}ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ka
9. {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
10. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA-DI*
11. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}na!-na!-a szesz-a-ni
12. lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz
13. iti udru{duru5}
14. mu 2(disz) {uruda}alan szud3-szud3-de3 e2 {d}utu-sze3 in-ku4-re
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2 e2 ad-da-na
2. sza3 kisal-la2
3. da e2 il3-szu-a-bu-szu
4. 8(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2 ib2-tak4-a-bi ha-la-ni
5. da e2 e2-a-ki-ma-i3-li2-ia
6. u3 da il3-szu-a-bu-szu
7. ha-la {d}suen-isz-me-ni
8. ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ra
9. u3 {d}iszkur-ra-bi szesz-ni
10. dumu-mesz {d}suen-isz-me-ni
11. {disz}{d}iszkur-na-s,i-ir
12. in-szi#-sa10#
13. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
14. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2
15. inim-gal2 e2-bi-sze3 in-na-gub-bu
  seal impression
reverse
1. u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma mu-um-ga2-ga2-a
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-esz
3. igi a-at-ta-a dumu u2-da-ba
4. {disz}e2-ra-bi dumu {d}suen-APIN
5. {disz}{d}utu-ma-an-szum2 dumu ur-mes-ukken!-na!(AN)
6. {disz}ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ka dumu {d}nanna-nu-gal
7. {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am dumu ku3-la2
8. {disz}a-gu-u2-a szitim*
9. {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen {disz}be-le-su2-nu-u2
10. {disz}un-nu-bu-um dumu i3-li2-ra-bi
11. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA-DI*
12. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}na!-na!-a szesz-ni
13. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
14. iti udru{duru5}
15. mu 2(disz) {uruda}alan szud3!(KA)-szud3!(KA)-de3 ri-im-{d}suen lugal e2 {d}utu-sze3 in-ku4-re
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-tu-ra
2. {d}iszkur-ra-bi szesz-ni#
3. dumu-mesz {d}suen-isz-me-ni

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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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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: Archives familiales, 11

    [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, 005-006

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033193
  • Accession No.: B 036

  • 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 013700 (composite) (P513488) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 011 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498168.
TS 011 artifact entry (No. P498168). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498168 (Original work published 2016)
TS 011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498168 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498168},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P498168
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M1  - 2025/5/15/
TI  - TS 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498168
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