TS 028 (P498185)

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 033163

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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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a ga2!-nun!
  Charpin: ga2-nun, copy: E2-UN
2. a2-bi e2 mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen
3. u3 a2-bi e2 {d}suen-a-zu
4. e2 u2-ba-a-a-tum
5. ki a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id
6. u3 i-ku-un-pi4-{d}inanna
7. dumu-mesz u2-ba-a-a
8. {disz}pi-ir-hu-um
9. in-szi-sa10
10. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar
11. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
12. in-na-la2
13. u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-kam
reverse
1. mu {d}nanna {d}utu
2. u3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal
3. in-pa3
4. igi e2-a-szar-ru-um
5. igi pi-ir-hu-um dumu {d}suen-isz-me-ni
6. igi en-nam-{d}suen dumu dingir-na-s,i-ir
7. igi {d}suen-pa!-t,e4-er dumu s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
8. igi ga-ma-al-dingir dumu e-la-li
9. igi mu-ha-du-um
10. igi szu-{d}gu-la dumu {d}gu-la-ba asz
11. igi sze20-ep-{d}suen nar
12. igi i-din-{d}mar-tu szusz3
13. kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz
14. iti sze-sag11-ku5
15. mu ki 8(disz) i3-si-in in-dab5-ba
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envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a ga2#?-[nun?]
2. a2-bi e2 mi-ig-ra#-[at]-{d}suen
3. u3 a2-bi e2 {d}suen-a-zu
4. e2 u2-ba-[a-a-tum]
5. ki a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id
6. u3 i-ku-un-pi4-{d}inanna
7. dumu u2-ba-a-a
8. {[disz]}pi-ir-hu-um
9. [in]-szi-sa10
10. [1(u)] gin2# ku3-babbar
11. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
12. in-na-la2
13. u4-kur2-[sze3] u4 nu-me-kam
14. mu [{d}nanna {d}utu]
reverse
1. [u3 {d}ri-im]-{d}suen lugal
2. in-pa3
3. igi e2-a-szar-ru-um
4. igi pi-ir-hu-um dumu {d}suen-isz-me-ni
5. igi en-nam-{d}suen dumu dingir-na-s,ir
6. igi {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er dumu [s,i]-li2-isz8-tar2
7. igi mu-ha-du-um dumu {d}suen#-a#-zu#
8. igi szu-{d}gu-la dumu {d}gu-la-ba-x
9. igi i-din-{d}mar-tu szusz3
10. igi sze20-ep-{d}suen nar#
11. igi ga-ma-al-dingir dumu e-la-li
12. kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz
13. iti sze-sag11-ku5#
14. mu ki 8(disz) [i3-si-in] in-dab5-ba
  seal impression
seal 1
1. pi-ir-hu-um-li-zi-iz
2. dumu {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
3. ARAD {d}en-ki

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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
  • Language(s):


  • primary: Archives familiales, 28

    [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, 024

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033163
  • Accession No.: B 006

  • 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 13:10:32 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 09:06:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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 012922 (composite) (P511399) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 028 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498185.
TS 028 artifact entry (No. P498185). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498185 (Original work published 2016)
TS 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498185 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498185},
}

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