TS 036 (P498192)

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 033222

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. asz-szum 1(disz) _sar e2 du3_
2. u3 2(disz) _sar ga2-nun_
3. sza s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 u3 a-wi-il-dingir _szesz-a-ni_
4. _dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal
5. _ki_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_
6. _dumu-mesz_ pi-ir-hu-um
7. _in-szi-sa10_
8. i-na _e2 {d}utu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
9. ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma szu-u2-ma
10. i-na _ku3-babbar_ um-mi-ia-ma
11. lu <a>-sza-a-am
12. i-na _ku3-babbar_ bi-ri-ni
13. la sza-a-mu-u2-ma
reverse
1. {d}i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _dumu_ u-bar-sin
2. e-li bi-tim u3 _ga2-nun_
3. mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu
4. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
5. _igi_ {d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
6. _igi_ a-pil-sin _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
7. _igi_ {d}suen-APIN _szagina_
8. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li!
9. _igi_ i-pu-usz-e2-a
10. _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ i-din-sin
11. _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen _ad-a-ni_
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
13. _iti sze-sag11-ku3_
14. _mu#_ an {d}inanna {d}na-na-a
envelope
obverse
1. asz-szum 1(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. u3 2(disz) _sar ga2-nun-na_
3. sza {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 u3 a-wi-il-dingir _szesz-ni_
4. _dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal
5. _ki_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_
6. _dumu-mesz_ pi-ir-hu-um
7. _in-szi-sa10_
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 i-na _e2 {d}utu_
9. ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma [szu-u2-ma]
10. i-na _ku3-babbar_ um-mi-ia-[ma]
11. lu a-sza-a-am
12. i-na _ku3-babbar_ be2-e-ri-ni
13. la sza-a-mu-u2-ma
14. e-li _e2 u3 _ga2-nun-na_
15. {d}i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen
16. _igi szesz-a-ni-mesz_
17. mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu
18. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
reverse
1. u2-ul i-ba-qa2-ru-u2
2. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
3. _in-pa3-mesz_
4. _igi_ {d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia?-tum
5. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma#-[an-szum2]
6. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li
7. _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2
8. _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
9. _igi_ i-pu-usz-e2-a
10. _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
11. _igi_ {d}suen-APIN _szagina_
12. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _gudu4_ {d}gu-la
13. _igi_ {d}suen-gi-im-la-an-ni
14. _aga-us2 di-ku5-mesz_
15. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
16. _iti sze-sag11-ku3_
17. _mu#_ an {d}inanna {d}na-na-[a]
  (seal impressions)
seal 1
1. {d}nirah-sze-mi
2. _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
3. _ARAD_ {[d]}en-ki {d}nirah
seal 2
1. {d}suen-u2-se2-li
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 3
1. i-pu-usz-{d}en-ki
2. _dumu_ u2-ta-a-hi
3. [...]

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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, 36

    [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, 39

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 038

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033222
  • Accession No.: B 065

  • 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 09:07:30 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 013365 (composite) (P511897) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013665 (composite) (P512172) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013673 (composite) (P512180) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 036 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498192.
TS 036 artifact entry (No. P498192). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498192 (Original work published 2016)
TS 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498192 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498192},
}


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