TS 052 (P498208)

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 033229

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) 1/2(disz)] _sar# [e2 kislah]_
2. [_da ha]-la_ {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba#-[li2-it,]
3. [u3 _da] ha#-la_ i-[ri-ba-am-{d}suen]
4. _sag# sa10 ku3_ na-bi-{d}en#-[lil2]
5. u3 _sag e2_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim
6. _e2_ i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ pir-hu-um
7. _ki_ i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ pir-hu-um
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
9. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
10. _in-szi-sa10_
11. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
13. _in-na-la2-mesz_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
15. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-mesz_
reverse
1. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
2. _igi_ mu-ha-du-um
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
4. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum
6. _igi_ {d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD-dingir-szu
7. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza _dumu_ pir-hu-um
8. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub#-[sar]_
9. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma#-[bi]-mesz_
10. _ib2-ra_
11. _iti udru{duru5}_
12. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal {d}tasz-me-tum_
  (seal impressions)
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. _igi#_ a#-pil*-[{d}suen]
  so Charpin, contra a#-bu- in copy
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna#-[ma-an-szum2]
3. _igi_ mu-ha-[du-um] _dumu_ {d}suen#-[a-zu]
4. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-[rum]
5. _igi_ {d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD2-dingir-szu
6. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza _dumu_ pir-hu-um
7. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
  blank space
8. _kiszib-a-ni u3 lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz#_
9. _ib2-ra_
10. _iti udru{duru5}_
11. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal {d}tasz-me-tum KA sa6-sa6-ga-ni_
  (seal impressions)
seal 1
1. i-din-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ pi-ir-[hu-um]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 2
1. a-bu-wa-qar
2. _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. mu-ha-du-um
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 4
1. a-pil-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
seal 5
1. i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
2. _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 6
1. {d}utu-tu-ra-am
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}szuszin#-[na]
seal 7
  illegible

Consult previous versions and their differences
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, 52

    [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, 043

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033229
  • Accession No.: B 072

  • 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 013030 (composite) (P511507) 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 013731 (composite) (P513740) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013733 (composite) (P513742) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013735 (composite) (P513744) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013736 (composite) (P513745) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 052 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498208.
TS 052 artifact entry (No. P498208). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498208 (Original work published 2016)
TS 052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498208 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498208},
}


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TI  - TS 052 artifact entry
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