TS 029 (P498186)

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 033197

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz)# _sar e2 du3-a_
2. i-na _iri{ki}_ a-ha-nu-ta
3. _da e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _szabra_
4. _ha-la_ a-pil-{d}iszkur
5. e-mi i-si2-iq-szu i-ma-qu2-tu
6. _ki_ a-pil-{d}iszkur _dumu_ puzur4-{d}iszkur
7. {disz}inim-{d}en-lil2-la2
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-la2_
12. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala_
13. _mu {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal-e_
14. _in-pa3-mesz*_
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. _igi_ e2-a-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ a-wi*-ia-tum
3. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ pa-al-hum*
4. _igi_ ap-pa-ni-dingir _simug_
5. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
6. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir
  blank space
7. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
8. _iti du6-ku3 u4 3(u)-kam_
9. _mu ki 1(u) 3(disz) i3-si-in-na{ki} in-dab5-ba
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envelope
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. i-na _iri{ki}_ a-ha-nu-ta
3. _da e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _szabra_
4. _ha-la_ a-pil-{d}iszkur
5. e-mi i-si2-iq-szu i-ma-qu2-tu
6. _ki_ a-pil-{d}iszkur _dumu_ puzur4-{d}iszkur
7. {disz}inim-{d}en-lil2-la2
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-la2_
12. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala_
13. _e2-mu nu-ub-be2-ka-a
14. _mu {d}ri-im-{d}suen
15. _lugal-e in-pa3_
reverse
  (Jean does not indicate actual beginning of the reverse)
1. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _szesz-ni_
3. _igi_ e2-a-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ a-wi-i-tum
4. _igi_ ap-pa-ni-dingir _simug_
5. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen
6. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
7. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
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  seal impression
8. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
9. _iti du6-ku3 u4 3(u)-kam_
10. _mu ki 1(u) 3(disz) i3-si-in-na{ki} sipa za {d}ri-im-{d}suen in-dab5-ba
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}suen-ma-gir
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 2
1. {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
3. [...]
seal 3
1. {d}iszkur
2. _dumu an-na_
3. _ku3-gal2 an-ki-a_

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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, 29

    [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, 013-014

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033197
  • Accession No.: B 040

  • 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 13:19:51 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 09:06:59 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 013008 (composite) (P511485) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013009 (composite) (P511486) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013011 (composite) (P511488) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 029 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498186.
TS 029 artifact entry (No. P498186). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498186 (Original work published 2016)
TS 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498186 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498186},
}


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