TS 021 (P498178)

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 033175

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [...] {d}nin-lil2
2. [mu] 1(disz)#-e# [u4] 1(u)-kam
3. [ki im]-gur#-{d}suen dumu na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
4. [...] dumu puzur4-{d}en#-[lil2]
5. [in-szi]-sa10#!
6. [...] sze ku3-babbar
7. [sa10 til]-la#-ni-sze3
8. [in]-na-la2
9. [inim gal2-la] mar-za-sze3
10. [... in-na]-gub#-bu
reverse
1. [u4-kur2-sze3] inim#-ma nu-[ga2-ga2]
2. [mu] lugal-bi in-[pa3]
3. [igi] ip#-qu2-{d}nin-gal esz3-a-ab-du
4. {[disz]}e2-ga-mil dumu ip-qu2-sza
5. {[disz]}e-te-el-ku*-bi dumu a-hu-ni
6. {[disz]}lu2-la-a dumu ensi#
7. {[disz]}ur-{d}ib-gal dumu ku-ta-a-a*
8. {[disz]}ARAD-{d}nanna dumu be-lum-wa-qar
9. {[disz]}{d}suen-isz-me-ni dumu im-gur-{d}suen
10. iti {gesz}apin-du8-a
11. mu bad3? gal zar-bi2-lum mu-un-du3-a
envelope
obverse
  (lines 5-10 omitted in Jean's copy)
1. [... {d}]nin-lil2
2. [mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u)]-kam
3. [ki im-gur-{d}suen dumu na]-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
4. [... dumu] puzur4#-en!-lil2!
5. [in-szi-sa10]
6. [n] gin2# igi-6(disz)-gal2 [n sze ku3-babbar?]
7. [sa10 til]-la-ni-[sze3]
8. [in]-na-la2
9. [inim-gal2]-la mar-za-[sze3]
10. [... in-na]-gub#-bu
reverse
1. [u4-kur2-sze3] inim#-ma nu-ga2-[ga2]
2. [mu lugal]-bi# in-pa3
3. igi# ip#-qu2-{d}nin-gal esz3-a-ab-du
4. {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-[ni] dumu# im-gur-{d}suen
5. {disz}e2-ga-mi-[il dumu] ip-qu2-sza
6. {[disz]}e-te-el-ku#-[bi] dumu a-hu-ni
7. {[disz]}lu2-la-a dumu ensi
8. {[disz]}ARAD#-{d}nanna dumu be-lum-wa-qar
9. {[disz]}ur-{d}ib-gal dumu ku-ta-a
10. [kiszib lu2]-inim-ma-bi-me-esz
11. iti# {gesz}apin-du8-a
12. [mu] bad3# gal zar-bi2-lum{ki} [mu]-un#-du3-a#
  seal impression
seal 1
1. im-gur-{d}suen
2. dumu na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (sale)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 21

    [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, 087

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033175
  • Accession No.: B 018

  • 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 13:19:51 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 09:06:56 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 013705 (composite) (P513493) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 021 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498178.
TS 021 artifact entry (No. P498178). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498178 (Original work published 2016)
TS 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498178 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498178},
}


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