TS 038 (P498194)

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 033227

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(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. sza i-na ku-nu-uk
3. zi-i-it-ti-szu
4. a-na s,i-li2-{d}utu
5. sza-ak-nu
6. _ki_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
7. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
8. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}utu
9. il-te-qi2
10. li-ib-ba-szu
11. t,a-a-ab
reverse
1. u2-ul i-ta-ar
2. u2-ul i-ge-er-ri
3. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
4. _in-pa3_
5. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er2-ra
6. {disz}{d}suen-sza-mu-uh2 _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a
7. {disz}a-bu-wa-qar
8. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
9. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se3-el-li
10. {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra
11. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
13. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
14. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e bad3 ma2-ri2{ki} u3 bad3 ma3-al-ka-a ba-an-gul-la_
left
  seal impression
1. _kiszib_ a-bu-wa-qar
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-[babbar]
2. sza i-na ku-nu#-uk# [zi-it]-tim*
4. a-na s,i#-li2-{d}utu
5. sza-ak#-nu
6. _ki#_ [s,i-li2]-isz8-tar2
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [{disz}a-bu-wa]-qar
2'. [{disz}a-pil-{d}suen] _dumu_ {d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2]
3'. {disz}[{d}suen-u2]-se3-el-li _dumu_ s,i#*-[...]
4'. {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-[szu]
5'. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_
  blank space
6'. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
7'. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
8'. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta bad3 ma2-ri2{ki} u3 bad3 ma3-al-ka-a ba-an-[gul]-la#_
left
  3 seal impression
1. _kiszib_ a-bu-wa-qar
seal 1
1. {[d]}suen#-sza-mu-uh2
2. _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 2
1. {d}suen-sze-me-i
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2]
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. [{d}suen-u2-se2-li]
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}[nanna]
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 4
1. {d}suen-APIN
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a{ki}

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 38

    [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, 27

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033227
  • Accession No.: B 070

  • 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 13:39:11 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 09:07:31 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 013335 (composite) (P511867) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013340 (composite) (P511872) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013677 (composite) (P512184) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013680 (composite) (P512187) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 038 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498194.
TS 038 artifact entry (No. P498194). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498194 (Original work published 2016)
TS 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498194 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498194},
}


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