TS 015 (P498172)

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 033189

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(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. u3 ga-ni-na-nu-um x x [...]
3. _da e2_ nam-ti-il5-[...]-e
4. u3 _da e2_ nam-na-szu-[...]-e
5. _ki_ a-hi-sza-gi-isz
6. u3 isz8-tar2-la-ma-si2#
7. {disz}{d}utu-ga-mi-il5#
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-a-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-la2_
12. _inim-gal2-la e2#-bi#-sze3#
13. {disz}a-hi-sza-gi-isz
reverse
1. u3 isz8-tar2-la-ma-si2
2. _in-na-gub-bu_
3. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
4. _igi_ ARAD-{d}nanna
5. {disz}ku-su2-lu-um
6. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,ir
7. {disz}a-wi-il5-ki-tim
8. {disz}a-la-a
9. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}sza-la
10. {disz}{d}suen-na-wi-ir
11. {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-ni-mesz_
13. _iti ab-e3 u4 3(u)-kam_
14. _mu bad3_ im-gur-gibil6# _ba-an-dab_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. u3 ga-ni-<na>-nu-um x x [...]
3. _da e2_ nam-ti-il5-[...]-e
4. u3 _da e2_ nam-na-szu-[...]-e
5. _ki_ a-hi-sza-gi-isz
6. u3 isz8-tar2-la-ma-si2#
7. {disz}{d}utu-ga-mi-il5#
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-a-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-la2_
12. _inim-gal2-la e2#-bi#-sze3#
13. {disz}a-hi-sza-gi-isz
reverse
1. u3 isz8-tar2-la-ma-si2
2. _in-na-gub-bu_
3. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
4. _igi_ ARAD-{d}nanna
5. {disz}ku-su2-lu-um
6. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,ir
7. {disz}a-wi-il5-ki-tim
8. {disz}a-la-a
9. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}sza-la
10. {disz}{d}suen-na-wi-ir
11. {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-ni-mesz_
13. _iti ab-e3 u4 3(u)-kam_
14. _mu bad3_ im-gur-gibil6# _ba-an-dab_
  (3 illegible seal impressions)

Consult previous versions and their differences
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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  • Seal information:

    all illegible

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 15

    [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, 099

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033189
  • Accession No.: B 032

  • 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 06:12:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:06:59 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“TS 015 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498172.
TS 015 artifact entry (No. P498172). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498172 (Original work published 2016)
TS 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498172 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498172},
}


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