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TS 033 (P498189)

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 033210

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _he2-diri he-ba-la2_
 en: more or less
3. _da e2 za3-gar-ra_
  da with Charpin, but a2 in copy also in line 4
4. u3 _da e2_ {d}suen-a-zu
5. _sag-bi e2_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen
6. _ki_ e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_ si2-ka-tum
7. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}suen
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-an-la2_
12. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la e2_
13. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2
14. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
reverse
1. _mu {d}nanna {d}utu
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal in-pa3_
3. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
4. _igi_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
5. _igi_ mu-ha-ad-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
6. _igi_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
7. _igi_ sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
8. _igi_ e2-an-na-lu2-ti _dub-sar_
9. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
10. _ib2-ra_
11. _iti bara2-za3-gar_
12. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal giskim-ti an {d}en-lil2-bi-ta igi erin2-na i3-gen-na-a_
right
  seal impression
left
1. _kiszib_ mu-ha-du!-um
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _he2-diri he-ba-la2_
3. _da e2 za3-gar-ra_
4. u3 _a2 e2_ pi-ir-hu-um
5. _sag-bi e2_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen
6. _ki_ e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_ si2-[ka-tum]
7. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}[suen]
8. _in-szi-sa10#_
9. 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3#-babbar#_
10. _sa10 til#-la-ni-[sze3]_
11. _in-na-an-[la2]_
12. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gal2-la [e2]_
13. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_ si2-ka#-tum#
14. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
reverse
1. _mu {d}nanna {d}utu
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal in-pa3_
3. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-bi-{d}suen
4. _igi_ lu2-{d}nanna# _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
5. _igi_ mu-ha-ad-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
6. _igi_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
7. _igi_ sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ nu#-ur2#-{d}nin-szubur#
8. _igi_ e2-an-na-lu2-ti _dub-sar_
9. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
10. _ib2-ra_
11. _iti bara2-za3-gar_
12. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal giskim-ti an {d}en-lil2-bi-ta igi erin2-na i3-gen-na-a#_
right
  seal impression
seal 1
1. e-te-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
3. _ARAD_ {d}nergal
seal 2
1. [lu2-{d}]inanna
2. _dumu_ [ni-di]-it#-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
4. u3 {d}en-ki
seal 3
1. an-dingir-su-du10 nun
2. _dumu_ an-szar2-gal
3. _kur-kur szuba2 he-gal2_
4. szu KA x ru x
seal 4
1. nu-ur2-isz8-tar2
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}kab-ta
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-si4-an-na
seal 5
1. sze20-ep-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 33

    [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, 027

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033210
  • Accession No.: B 053

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
  • Elevation:
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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
2019-05-26 at 06:22:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:07:30 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 013062 (composite) (P511539) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013084 (composite) (P511562) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013085 (composite) (P511563) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013092 (composite) (P511570) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013135 (composite) (P511613) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 033 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498189.
TS 033 artifact entry (No. P498189). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498189 (Original work published 2016)
TS 033 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498189 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498189},
}


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