TS 039 (P498195)

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 033215

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. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar e2 ga2-nun_
2. _da sa10 ku3-babbar_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
3. _dumu_ {disz}i3-li2-sukkal
4. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
5. _da e2 ga2-nun_ {d}suen-a-zu
6. _sag-bi e2_ {disz}{d}suen-a-zu
7. _sag 2(disz)-bi e-sir2_
8. _ki_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
9. {disz}i-din-{d}suen
10. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-ra-an#-[ni]
11. {disz}i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen
12. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
13. u3 {d}suen-a-da-lal3
14. _dumu-mesz_ pi-ir-hu-um
15. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar3 _dumu_ {disz}i3-li2-sukkal
16. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
17. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
18. 4(disz) _gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
19. _sa10# til#-la#-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. [_u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu]-un#-gi4-gi4-de3_
2. _e2 [x x?] x nu-ub-be2-mesz_
3. [_nu]-mu#-un-da-bala-e_
4. _mu#_ {d}nanna {d}utu
5. u3# ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
6. _in-pa3-mesz_
7. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra x
8. ra-bi si2-ka-tum
9. {disz}{d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
10. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
11. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2
12. {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
13. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_
14. {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
15. {disz}ip-qu2-sin _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
16. {disz}a-bu-um-wa-qar [...] x
17. {disz}er3-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ [...]
18. {disz}i3-li2-ta-x-[...]
19. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
20. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-[kam]_
21. _mu inim {d*}[en-lil2]-la2#?-ta* MES{ki} bad3 ma2{ki} ba-an-gul_
  Charpin: du11 an [{d}en-lil2-b]i*-ta*
seal impression
envelope
  (not copied by Jean)
obverse
1. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar# [e2 ga2-nun_]
2. _da sa10# [ku3-babbar_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2]
3. u3 [a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_]
4. _da e2 [ga2-nun_ {d}suen-a-zu]
5. _sag-[bi e2_ {disz}{d}suen-a-zu]
6. [_sag 2(disz)-bi e-sir2_]
7. _ki_ [{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,]
8. {disz}i-din-[{d}suen]
9. {disz}{d}[suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni]
10. {disz}i-ri-[ba-am]-{d}suen
11. {disz}{d}suen#-[i]-qi2-sza-am
12. u3 {d}[suen-a]-da-lal3
13. [_dumu-mesz_ pi]-ir-hu-um
14. [{disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar3] _dumu_ {disz}i3-li2-sukkal
15. [u3 a-wi]-il#-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
16. [_in-szi]-sa10#-mesz_
17. [4(disz) _gin2 igi-6(disz)]-gal2 ku3-babbar_
18. [_sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2_]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
2'. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu
3'. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
4'. _in-pa3-mesz_
5'. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi si2-ka-tum
6'. {disz}{d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
7'. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
8'. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2
9'. {disz}a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-[...]
10'. {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD-[{d}nanna]
11'. {disz}ip-qu2-er3-ra _dumu_ na-bi#-[i3-li2-szu]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
3. _ARAD_ {d}nergal
seal 2
1. {d}utu-tu-ra-am
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
3. _ARAD_ sza {d}szuszin
seal 3
1. ip-qu2-er3-ra
2. _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
3. [...]

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

  • primary: Archives familiales, 39

    [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, 031

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033215
  • Accession No.: B 058

  • 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 09:07:31 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 013682 (composite) (P512189) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013713 (composite) (P513722) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013714 (composite) (P513723) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 039 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498195.
TS 039 artifact entry (No. P498195). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498195 (Original work published 2016)
TS 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498195 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498195},
}


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