TS 019 (P498176)

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 033206 & BM 033286 + BM 033295

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)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. 2(iku)* [_GAN2_ ...]
2'. {disz}a?-[...]
3'. 1(disz) _sag-nita2* [...] _mu-ni_
4'. _ha-la_ [mi-ig-ra-at-{d}]suen#*
5'. 1(disz) _sar* e2* du3*-a* da* ha*-la* [mi]-ig-ra-at-{d}suen?
6'. 2(disz)* _{gesz}ig_ sza* _e2 u3* e2-ur3#-ra_
7'. [1(disz)] _{gesz}mes* tuku! babbar* 1(disz) {gesz}mes tukur2*_
8'. [n] _GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 da_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen
9'. [1(disz)] _sag-nita2_ ARAD-i3-li2-ia _mu-ni_
10'. _ha-la_ u-bar-{d}suen
11'. 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
12'. _da_ u-bar-{d}suen
13'. 2(disz) _{gesz}ig_ sza _e2 u3 e2-ur3-ra_
14'. 1(disz) _{gesz}ka-kara4_ 1(iku) _GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_
15'. _da_ u-bar-{d}suen
reverse
1. 1(disz) _geme2_ {d}gu-la-um-mi _mu-ni_
2. _ha-la_ i3-li2-sukkal
3. zi-i-zu _szesz ki szesz ugu-ni nig2-na-me-en_
4. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu
5. u3 ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e in-pa3-mesz_
6. _igi_ {d}nanna-amar-mu-gin7 _dumu_ szu-er2-ra
7. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
  Charpin reads: -i3-li2-szu contra copy without indication of collation
8. _igi_ {d}nirah-lu2-ti _dumu_ i-din-e2-a
9. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2!-zi-da
10. _igi_ t,a3!-ab-s,i-la-szu _dumu_ bu-da-du
11. _igi_ szu-ku-bu-um _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
12. _igi_ ip-qu2-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_
13. _igi_ {d}utu-ga-mil _dumu_ lu2-{d}suen
14. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
15. _iti szu-numun-a_
16. _mu i7 buranun-na mu-ba-la2_
envelope
  (not copied by Jean)
1. [...]-ig#-ra-at-{d}[x-x]
2. [n] _{gesz}ig e2_ u3 [x x x]
3. 1(disz) _{gesz}mes an ku3 1(disz) {gesz}[x x]_
4. [n] _GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 da_ [...]
5. [n] _sag-nita2_ [...]
6. _[ha]-la_ u-bar-[{d}suen]
  n lines broken
7'. _szesz# ki szesz ugu#_ [...]
8'. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu [...]
9'. _lugal-e_ [...]
10'. _igi_ {d}nanna-[...]
11'. [_igi_] na#-bi-i3-[...]
12'. [_igi_] {d}nirah-[...]
13'. {d}iszkur-ra-bi# [...]
14'. [_igi_] t,a3!-ab-s,i-la#-[szu ...]
15'. [_igi_] ip-qu2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ [...]
16'. [_igi_] szu-ku-bu-um _dumu_ [...]
17'. [_igi_] ga-ma-li-[...]
18'. _igi_ [...]
  rest broken
  (Charpin: no seal impression visible on tablet or envelope)

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, 19

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

  • history: Archives familiales, pl. 03

    [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, 106

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033206 & BM 033286 + BM 033295
  • Accession No.: B 049

  • 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
2024-07-15 at 14:08:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 019 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498176.
TS 019 artifact entry (No. P498176). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498176 (Original work published 2016)
TS 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498176 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498176},
}


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