TS 017 (P498174)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr), 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 033205

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

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. _ugu {gesz}kiri6 e2_
2. _geme2 sag-nita2_
3. _nig2-gur11-sze3! nig2-szu gal2_
4. sza hi-sza-tum
5. i-szu-u2 u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2
6. {disz}i-din-{d}iszkur
7. u3 ma-ta-tum _ama-a-ni_
8. _nig2-na-me-en nu-tuku_
9. _u4-kur2-sze3_
10. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
11. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu
12. u3 ri-im-{d}suen
reverse
1. _lugal-bi in-pa3_
2. _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
3. _igi_ ma-nu-um-ba-lum-dingir
4. _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen
5. _igi_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am
6. _igi_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir
7. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
8. _igi_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2
9. _igi_ lu-usz-ta-mar
10. _iti NE-NE-gar_
11. _mu i7# idigna mu-ba-al_
envelope
obverse
1. _[ugu] {gesz}kiri6 e2_
2. _[geme2] sag-nita2_
3. _[nig2-gur11-sze3] nig2-szu gal2_
4. [sza] hi-isz-tum
5. [i-szu]-u2 u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2
6. [{disz}i]-din-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam#
7. u3 ma-at-ta-tum _ama-a-ni_
8. _ugu-ni nig2-na-me-en nu-tuku_
9. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
11. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu
12. u3 ri-im-{d}suen _lugal_
reverse
1. _in-pa3-mesz_
2. _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ {d}suen-isz#-[me]-ni#
3. _igi_ a-<na>-pa-ni-dingir _dumu_ {d}mar-tu-[na]-s,ir#
4. _igi_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum-dingir _dumu_ [nu]-pa-nu-um
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ s,i2-[li2]-i3-li2-szu
6. _igi_ {d}suen-pi-la-ah _dumu_ sza-[ma]-a-a
7. _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}na-na-a _dumu_ ar-bi-tu-ra-am
8. _igi_ szi?-ir-ri#-[x]-lum
9. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _szesz-a-ni_
10. _igi_ a-hu-szu-nu _lu2 sag gub-bu_
11. _igi_ szu-ma-an-dingir _dumu_ [...]
12. _igi_ i-din-ia _dumu_ x [...]
13. _iti NE-NE#-[gar]_
14. _mu i7 [idigna] i7 dingir-re-e-ne za3 a-ab-ba-sze3 mu-un-ba-la2_
  (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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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: Archives familiales, 17

    [Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.

  • history: BAP, 44

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 020-021

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033205
  • Accession No.: B 048

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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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 09:06:53 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) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“TS 017 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498174.
TS 017 artifact entry (No. P498174). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498174 (Original work published 2016)
TS 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498174 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498174},
}


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