TS 061 (P498216)

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 033236 & BM 033236A

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(u) _gin2 ga2-nun-na_
2. _a2 e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
3. u3 _a2 ga2-nun-na_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-[ni]
4. _sag-bi e-sir2_
5. u3 _sag-bi ki 2(disz) ga2-nun-na_
6. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni
7. _ki_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra*-an-ni
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
9. _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
10. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz*-ni*_
11. _in-si-sa10-mesz_
reverse
1. 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la2*-ni-sze3_
2. _in-na-an-la2_
3. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4-nu-me-am3_
4. _inim-gar-ra in-na-ab-gi4-gi4_
5. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
6. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
7. u3 _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_
8. _igi_ mu-ha-du-um i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu-ni_
9. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
10. _igi_ ARAD2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am
11. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim a-hu-szu-nu _dumu-ni_
12. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
13. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
14. _iti gan-gan-e3_
15. [_mu_] sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e* du11-ga zi-da {d}marduk-ta_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) _gin2 e2 ga2-nun_
2. _a2 e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
3. u3 _a2 ga2-nun_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu*_ pir*-hu*-um*
4. _sag-bi e-sir2_
5. _sag-bi ki 2(disz) ga2-nun_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni
6. _ki_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu_ pir-hu-um
7. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
8. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz*-ni*_
9. _in-si-sa10-mesz_
10. 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
11. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-la2-mesz_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4-na-me-a-ak-kam_
14. _inim-gar-ra in-na-ab-gi4-gi4_
reverse
1. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
2. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
3. u3 _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
4. _in-pa3-mesz_
5. _igi_ mu-ha-du-um i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu-ni_
6. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
7. _igi_ ARAD2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am
8. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim u a-hu-szu-nu _dumu-ni_
9. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
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10. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
11. _iti gan-gan-e3_
12. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal du11-ga zi-da {d}marduk-ka-ta nam-en-bi kur-kur-ra pa e3 ba-ak-a_
  (seal impressions)
left
1. _kiszib_ mu-ha-du-um _dumu_ sin-a*-zu*
seal 1
1. {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
2. _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
3. _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. _an dingir-mu-du10 nun_
2. _dumu# an-sza2-gal_
3. _kur-kur szuba2 he2-gal2_
4. _szu KA_ x x ru x
seal 3
1. ARAD-{d}inanna
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur

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

    MVS 17, 02

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 61

    [Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.

  • history: MVS 17, no. 2

    [Colbow1995MVS17] Colbow, Gudrun. 1995. Die Spätaltbabylonische Glyptik Südbabyloniens. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 17. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 051 (photo: Postgate, Early Empires [1977]: 28)

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033236 & BM 033236A
  • Accession No.: B 079

  • 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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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 09:08:09 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 013748 (composite) (P513764) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013750 (composite) (P513766) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013751 (composite) (P513767) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 061 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498216.
TS 061 artifact entry (No. P498216). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498216 (Original work published 2016)
TS 061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498216 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498216},
}


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