TS 020 (P498177)

Business / Contracts 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 033174 & BM 033174a + BM 033268

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}a-li2-a-bu-sza
2. dumu-munus AN-A-AN
3. mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u)-kam nam-szita4 e2 {d}nanna
4. {disz}a-pil-sza dumu AN-A-AN
5. szesz-a-ni
6. in-ne-szum2
7. u4-kur2-sze3 a-li2-a-bu-sza
8. inim-ma nu-ga2-a
9. u3 u4-kur2-sze3
10. {disz}a-pil-sza
11. inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi# [in-pa3]
2. igi ta*-ap#*-[pu-um]
3. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}[kab-ta]
4. {disz}ni-nu-iu2* [...]
5. {disz}da-da-a dumu [...]
6. {disz}il3-szu-i-bi-[szu]
7. {disz}sza-at-{d}suen erisz*-dingir
8. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
9. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)!-kam ba-zal
10. mu i7 masz-tab-ba ba-ba-al
envelope
obverse
1. [... a]-pil#-sza# [...]
2. [mu] 1(disz)-e u4 1(u)-[kam]
3. nam-szita4 e2 {d}[...]
4. nam {disz}a-li2-a-bu-[sza ...]
5. {disz}a-pil-sza dumu AN-[a-AN]
6. in#-ne-szum2
7. [u4-kur3]-sze3# a-pil-sza dumu [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1'. [{disz}sza-at-{d}]suen# erisz*-dingir*
2'. [{disz}ta-ap]-pu-um gudu4 {d}gu#?-[la]
3'. [{disz}nu]-ur2-{d}kab-ta
4'. [{disz}]ni-nu-u2
5'. {disz}i-szu-i-bi-szu
6'. {disz}da-da-a
7'. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
8'. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
9'. mu i7 masz-tab-ba ba-ba#-al
seal 1
1. a-pil-sza
2. dumu AN-A-AN

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Archives familiales, 20

    [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, 086

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033174 & BM 033174a + BM 033268
  • Accession No.: B 017 & B 017a + B 111

  • 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
2023-09-09 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 09:06:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013704 (composite) (P513492) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 020 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498177.
TS 020 artifact entry (No. P498177). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498177 (Original work published 2016)
TS 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498177 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498177},
}

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PY  - 2024
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