TS 063 (P498218)

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 033249 & BM 033249a

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) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
3. _da e2 e2_ {d!}am!-an-na
4. _ha-la_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am _dumu_ {d}nirah-<sze>-mi
5. _ki_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am
6. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
7. _in-szi-sa10_
8. 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
9. _in-na-an-la2_
10. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
11. _nu-mu-un-an-bala-e_
12. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na
reverse
1. _lugal [in]-pa3_
2. _igi_ [s,i-li2-isz8-tar2]
3. _dumu#_ [i3-li2-sukkal]
4. _igi_ [a-wi-il-i3-li2] _szesz*-a*-ni*_
5. _igi_ [i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am]
6. _dumu#_ [i-nun-e2]-a*
7. _iti ab-[e3-a]_
8. _mu_ sa-am#-[su-i-lu]-na# _lugal i7_ sa#-[am-su]-i-lu-na na-qa2-ab-nu-uh-szi _mu-un-ba-la2_
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envelope
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a#-[ak]_
2. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e#_
3. [_mu_ {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na] _lugal_
4. _<<lugal>> in-pa3_
5. _igi_ i3-li2-[i]-qi2#-sza-am
6. _dumu_ i-nun#-e2#-a
7. _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
8. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _szesz-ni_
  blank space
  seal impression
9. _iti ab-[e3-a]_
10. _mu_ sa#-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7_ sa#-am-su-i-lu-na na-qa2-ab-nu-uh-szi _mu-un-ba-la2_
  seal impression
left
1. _kiszib_ a-wi-il-dingir
seal 1
1. {d}nin-szubur
2. _sukkal an-na_
seal 2
1. i-nun-e2-a
2. _dumu_ [dingir-szu]-ba-ni
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]

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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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    MVS 17, 08

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 63

    [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. 8

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

    (seals)

  • history: Tell Sifr, 63

    [Jean1931TellSifr] Jean, Charles-François. 1931. Tell Sifr : Textes Cunéiformes Conservés Au British Museum. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 064

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033249 & BM 033249a
  • Accession No.: B 092

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-02 at 15:01:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-31 at 13:34:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 013734 (composite) (P513743) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013756 (composite) (P513772) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“TS 063 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498218.
TS 063 artifact entry (No. P498218). (2025, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498218 (Original work published 2016)
TS 063 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498218 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TS 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498218},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498218
LB  - CDLI:P498218
M1  - 2025/9/4/
TI  - TS 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498218
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TS 063 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498218.
TS 063 artifact entry (No. P498218). (2025, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498218 (Original work published 2016)
TS 063 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498218 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TS 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498218},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498218
LB  - CDLI:P498218
M1  - 2025/9/4/
TI  - TS 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498218
ER  -
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