TS 042 (P498198)

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 033231

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 _e2_ sza it-ti _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu
2. sza s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
3. u3 ip-qu2-{d}suen
4. i-sza-mu-ma
5. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
6. _e2_ i-pu-szu
7. _di-ku5_ a-lum ip-hu-ur-ma
8. i-na _ka2_ {d}marduk
9. u3 {d}inanna _nin_ {d}nanna-gar-ra
10. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu_ pir-hu-um
11. i-sza-lu-ma ki-a-am iq-bi
12. um-ma szu-ma
13. i-na _e2 du3-a 2(disz) sar sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
14. 1(disz) _sar e2 sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen
15. _igi_ e2-a-szar-rum _ugula lu2-{gesz}ban
16. {disz}{d}nirah-sze-mi _sza3-tam_
17. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
18. {disz}i3-li2-i-ma-a-bi _dam-gar3_
19. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}nin-urta _ra2-gaba_
20. {disz}in-dah*-hu-um _dam-gar3_
21. {disz}mu-ha-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
22. {disz}a-at-te?-a? x
  Charpin: "a-at-te -a erasure", unclear
reverse
1. {disz}{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 _ma2-lah6_
2. {disz}AN-KA-e2-a
3. {disz}a-ba-a _szesz-ni_
4. {disz}i3-li2-sukkal _dumu_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}er3-ra _dumu!_ [na-bi-i3]-li2*-szu*
6. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
7. {disz}nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 _szu-i_
8. {disz}suen-i-ri-ba-am _a-zu_
9. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _gala_
10. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}iszkur
11. _dumu_ t,a3-ab-s,i-la-szu
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
13. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
14. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e e2-me-te-ur-sag mu-un-gibil-a_
  seal impression
envelope
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] s,i#-li2#-[isz8-tar2]
2'. [u3] ip-qu2-{d}[suen]
3'. bi-it-qu2-ru
  blank space
4'. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
5'. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e e2-e-te-ur-sag mu-un gibil-a_
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}nirah-sze-mi
2. _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 2
1. a-pil-{d}suen
2. [_dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2]
seal 3
1. s,i-li2-{d}nin-urta
2. _dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir
3. [_ARAD_] {d}[...]
seal 4
1. in-dah-hu-um
2. _dumu_ ig-mi-il-{d}suen
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 5
1. ip-qu2-er3-[ra]
2. _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-[szu]
3. [_ARAD_] {d}nin-si4-an-na
seal 6
1. inim?-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ e-te-ia _ARAD_ {d}en-ki {d}iszkur#?

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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, 42

    [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, 45

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 045

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033231
  • Accession No.: B 074

  • 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 013030 (composite) (P511507) 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 013714 (composite) (P513723) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013717 (composite) (P513726) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013718 (composite) (P513727) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013719 (composite) (P513728) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 042 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498198.
TS 042 artifact entry (No. P498198). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498198 (Original work published 2016)
TS 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498198 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498198},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498198},
}


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