TS 053 (P498209)

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 033223

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. 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da ki-szub-ba_ sza {d}na-zi
3. u3 _da_ {disz}{d}iszkur-mu-ba-li2-it,
4. _sag-bi e-sir2_
5. u3 _sag-bi e2_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}iszkur
6. _ki_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
7. u3 ap-lum _szesz-a-ni_
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li3-sukkal
9. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
10. _in-szi-sa10-me-esz_
11. 5(disz) 1/3(disz)! _gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
13. _in-na-an-la2-mesz_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-kam_
15. _inim-gal2-la e2_
16. {disz}lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
17. u3 ap-lum _szesz-a-ni_
reverse
1. _ba-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4-mesz_
2. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_
3. _inim nu-ga-ga2_
4. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
5. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
6. _in-pa3-mesz_
7. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi-a-nu-um
8. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
9. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-ar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
10. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
11. _igi_ {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
12. _igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen
13. _igi_ ma-a-nu-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-<banda3>{da}
14. _igi_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni _dumu_ pi-ir-hu
15. _igi_ i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_
16. _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_
17. _kiszib lu-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
18. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
19. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum _KA sa6-sa6-ga-a-ni_
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da ki-szub-ba_ sza {d}na-zi
3. u3 _da_ {d}iszkur-mu-ba-li2-it,
4. _sag-bi e-sir2_
5. u3 _sag-bi e2_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}iszkur
6. _ki_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
7. u3 ap-lum _szesz-a-ni_
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li3-sukkal
9. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
10. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
11. 5(disz) 1/3(disz)! _gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
13. _in-na-an-la2-mesz_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-kam_
15. _inim-gal2-la e2_
16. {disz}lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
17. u3 ap-lum _szesz-a-ni_
18. _ba-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4-[mesz]_
reverse
1. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_
2. _inim nu-ga-ga2_
3. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
4. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
5. _in-pa3-mesz_
6. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi-a*-nu-um
7. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
8. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-ar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
9. _igi_ ni-di-in-isz8-tar2 _dumu-ni_
10. _igi_ {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
11. _igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen
12. _igi_ ma-a-nu-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da}
13. _igi_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra-ni _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
14. _igi_ i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_
15. _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_
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16. _kiszib lu-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
17. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
18. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ {d}tasz-me-tum _KA sa6-sa6-ga-a-ni_
  (seal impression)
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nanna
2. _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}[iszkur]
4. u3 {d}en-ki
seal 2
1. ap-lum
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur {d}en-ki
seal 3
1. qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
3. _ARAD_ {d}nergal
seal 4
1. a-pil-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
seal 5
1. a-bu-[wa-qar]
2. _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
3. _ARAD_ {d}[mar]-tu
seal 6
1. {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
4. u3 {d}nirah
seal 7
1. i3-li2-{d}utu
2. _dumu_ ig-mil-{d}suen
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-gesz-zi-da#
seal 8
1. {d}suen-im-gur-san-ni
2. _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
3. _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu

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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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    DLZ 1911, 2205

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 53

    [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, 039

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033223
  • Accession No.: B 066

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
  • Elevation:
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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 09:07:31 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 012930 (composite) (P511407) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 012998 (composite) (P511475) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013030 (composite) (P511507) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013682 (composite) (P512189) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013715 (composite) (P513724) 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 013737 (composite) (P513746) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013738 (composite) (P513747) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 053 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498209.
TS 053 artifact entry (No. P498209). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498209 (Original work published 2016)
TS 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498209 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498209},
}


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