TS 025 (P498182)

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 033195

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)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ ku3-{d}nin-szubur-ra
3. u3 _da e2_ na-ra-am-il3-li2-szu
4. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 5(disz)-kam nam-szita4 e2_ {d}nanna
5. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam mar-za e2_ {d}nin-lil2
6. _mu 1(disz)-e u4 8(disz)-kam mar-za {d}gu-la_
7. {disz}{d}suen-pi-ut,-ra-am
8. {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam
9. {disz}pi-ir-hu-um
10. u3 i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
11. _dumu-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia
12. a-na {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni _dumu_ ip#-qu2#-sza
13. u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ szu-mi-a-bu
14. ir-gu-mu-u2-ma
15. e-li _e2 u3 mar-za dumu-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia
16. _ugu_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni
17. u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li
18. mi-im-ma u2-la i-szu-u2
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2_
3. _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal in-pa3-de3-esz_
4. _igi_ wa-ra-ad-si2-ka-ni _di-ku5_
5. {disz}{d}suen-u2-WI-li _gala*_
6. {disz}a-a-lum
7. {disz}bi-ga-gu-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-sum2
8. {disz}il3-szu-illat-su2 _dumu_ ar*-wi*-u2-um
9. {disz}ARAD-an-zu-gal _dumu_ u-bar-rum
10. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ lu2-ki-ta
11. {disz}lil2-bur-zi-mu _dumu_ la-le-e
12. {disz}mu-tam-mi-dingir _szesz-a-ni_
13. {disz}im-gur-e2!-a _dumu_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
14. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
15. {disz}e-la-a _dumu_ a-ap-pa
16. {disz}i3-li2-sukkal _aga-us2_ ARAD-si2-ka-ni
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17. _iti sze-sag11-ku3 u4* 3(u)*-kam* ba*-zal*_
18. _mu us2-sa 6(disz)-kam i3-si-in-na{ki} ba-an-dab_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ ku3-{d}nin-szubur-[ra]
3. u3 _da e2_ na-ra-am-il3-li2-szu
4. _nam-szita4 e2 {d}nanna mu 1(disz)-e u4 5(disz)-kam_
5. _gudu4 e2 {d}nin-lil2 mu 1(disz)-e u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
6. _gudu4 e2 {d}gu-la mu 1(disz)-e u4 8(disz)-kam_
7. a-na {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni
8. _dumu_ ip#-qu2#-sza
9. u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li
10. _dumu_ szu-mi-a-bu-um
11. {disz}{d}suen-pi-ut,-ra-am _dumu_ sa3-si2-ia
12. {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam _szesz-a-ni_
13. {disz}pi-ir-hu-um _szesz-a-ni_
14. u3 i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
15. _dumu-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia
16. ir-gu-mu-u2-ma
reverse
1. _di*-ku5*-e-ne lugal
2. sza larsa{ki} u3 uri2{ki}-ma
3. i-na _e2 mar-za u3 {gesz}kiri6_
4. is-su2-hu-szu-nu-ti
5. _u4-kur2-sze3 dumu-mesz_ sa3-si2-ia
6. a-na {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
7. u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ szu-mi-a-bu-um
8. _inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2_
9. _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal in-pa3-de3-esz_
10. _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}nin*-gal _esz3-[a-ab-du]_
11. {disz}ga#-ga#-gu-um _dumu_ {d}[nanna-ma-an-sum2]
12. {disz}il3-szu-illat-su2 _dumu_ [ar-wi-u2-um]
13. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ [lu2-ki-ta]
14. {disz}u-bar-{d}nin-gal _dumu_ u-bar-[...]
15. {disz}e-la-a _dumu_ a-ap-pa
16. {disz}GA2-bur-zi-mu _dumu_ la-le-e
17. {disz}mu-tam-dingir _szesz-a-ni_
18. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
19. {disz}im-gur-U2-a _dumu_ na-ra-am#-i3-li2-szu
20. {disz}i3-li2-sukkal _aga-us2_ ARAD#-si2#-ka-ni <_di-ku5_>
21. _iti sze-sag11-ku3 u4* 3(u)-kam ba-zal_
22. _mu us2-sa 6(disz)-kam i3-si-in-na{ki} ba-an-dab5_
  seal impression
seal 1
1. e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir
3. _ARAD_ {d}nimin-tab*-ba
seal 2
1. lu2-{d}dumu-zi-da
2. _esz3-a-ab-du_
3. _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen
4. [...]
seal 3
  uninscribed

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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, 25

    [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, 41

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 009-010

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033195
  • Accession No.: B 038

  • 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
2019-05-23 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 013709 (composite) (P513497) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013710 (composite) (P513498) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 025 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498182.
TS 025 artifact entry (No. P498182). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498182 (Original work published 2016)
TS 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498182 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498182},
}


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