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TS 056 (P498211)

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 033233

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. 5/6(disz) _sar e2 du3-[a]_
2. _da_ na-ka-am-tim sza x x
3. u3 _da ha-la_ mi-na-ni
4. _dumu_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen
5. _sag e-sir2 u3 sag e2_ {d}suen-a-zu
6. _ha-la dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}suen?
7. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a da dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}suen
8. _sag e2_ {d}suen-a-zu u3 e-sir2_
9. 1/3(disz) _sar kislah da e-sir2_
10. _ha-la_ mi-na-ni _dumu_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen
11. 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a da_ mi-na-ni
12. 1/3(disz) _sar kislah da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
13. u3 _ha-la_ mi-na-ni
14. _ha-la dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal
15. wa-ar-ki _ha-la e2 ad-a*-ni_-szu-nu
16. u2-sa3-ni-qu2-u2-ma _e2 ad-da*-a-ni_
17. ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
18. i-na mi-it-gur-ti-szu-nu
19. i*-zu*-zu*
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_
2. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
3. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
4. _in-pa3-mesz_
5. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi si2-ka-tim
6. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
7. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li
8. _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
9. _igi_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir _dumu_ a-bu-ni
10. _igi_ ip-qu2-er3-ra _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
11. _igi_ {d}suen-sze-me-e _szesz-a-ni_
12. _igi_ sze-ep-{d}suen _nar_
13. _igi_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
14. _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
15. _igi_ lu-mu-ur-gi-mil-{d}utu
16. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
17. _igi_ i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_
18. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
19. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
20. _dumu_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed
21. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
22. _iti ab-e3-a
23. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal bad3 <gal> kar-ra {d}utu mu-un-du3-a_
envelope
obverse
  (follows collated edition of Charpin)
1. [5/6(disz) _sar e2 du3-a]_
2. [_da_ na-ka-am-tim sza x x]
3. [u3 _da ha]-la_ mi-na-ni
4. [_dumu_ mi-ig]-ra-at-{d}suen
5. [x x] {d}suen-a-zu u3 [_e-sir2_]
6. [_ha-la] dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{[d]}suen#
7. 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a
8. [... _dumu]-mesz_ u-bar-{d}suen
9. [_sag e2_ {d}]suen#-[a-zu u3] e-sir2#_
10. [x x x x] da# _ha#-la_ s,i-li2-[isz8-tar2]
11. [1/3(disz) _sar kislah da] e-sir2_
12. [_ha-la_] mi#-na-ni _dumu_ mi-ig-ra-at#-{d}suen
13. 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a da ha-la_ mi-[na-ni]
14. u3 _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
15. _sag e2 {d}suen-a-zu u3 e-sir2
16. 1/3(disz) _sar kislah da ha-la_ mi-[na-ni]
17. u3 _da# sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
18. _ha-la dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal
19. wa#-ar-ki _ha-la e2 ad-[da-a-ni_-szu-nu]
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reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-[mu-un-da-bala-mesz]_
2. _mu lugal [in-pa3-mesz]_
3. _igi_ qi2-isz-[ti]-er3-ra# [ra-bi si2-ka-tim]
4. _igi_ a-pil#-{d}suen# _dumu_ {d}[nanna-ma-an-szum2]
5. _igi_ {d}[suen-u2]-se2-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
6. _igi_ ip-[qu2-er3]-ra# _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
7. _igi_ {d}[suen-sze-me]-e _szesz-a-ni_
8. _igi_ {d}[utu-ha]-zi-ir _dumu_ a-bu-ni
9. _igi_ sze-[ep-{d]}suen# _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
10. _igi_ lu2-[{d}en]-lil2#-la2 _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
11. _igi_ lu-[mu]-ur#-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
12. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed
13. _igi_ i3-[li2]-illat-ti _szitim_
14. _igi_ na-bi#-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
15. _kiszib lu2-[inim-ma-bi]-mesz#_
16. [_iti ab-e3_ ...]
17. [_mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal bad3] gal# kar-ra {d}[utu mu-un]-du3-a_
seal 1
1. a-pil-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
seal 2
1. {d}suen-u2-se2-li
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 3
1. {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
2. _dumu_ a-bu-ni
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-si4-an-na
seal 4
1. [ip-qu2-er3-ra]
2. [_dumu_ na]-bi-i3-li2-szu
3. [_ARAD_] {d}nin-si4-an-na
seal 5
1. sze-ep-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}[nin-szubur]
3. [_ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur_]

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, 56

    [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, 047

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033233
  • Accession No.: B 076

  • 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 013135 (composite) (P511613) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013365 (composite) (P511897) 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 013740 (composite) (P513749) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 056 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498211.
TS 056 artifact entry (No. P498211). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498211 (Original work published 2016)
TS 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498211 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498211},
}


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