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TS 064 (P498219)

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 033242 & BM 033242A

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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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 u3 ga2-nun-na_
2. _da e2_ a-bu-szu-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim
3. u3 an-da-ku-lum _szesz-ni_
4. _e2 sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
5. _sag-bi e-sir2_
6. _sag-bi ki 2(disz) e2_ a-li2-wa-qar-tum
7. _erisz-dingir_ {d}nin-szubur
8. _e2_ i3-li2-sukkal _dumu_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
9. _ki_ i3-li2-sukkal _dumu_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
10. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
11. [u3] a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
12. _in#-szi-sa10-e-ne_
13. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
reverse
1. _inim-gal2-la e2-e-ke4_
2. {disz}i3-li2-sukkal _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
3. _nu-mu-un-da-an-bala-e_
4. [_mu_ sa]-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
5. _[in]-pa3_
6. [_igi_] a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
7. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra
8. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu-ni_
9. _igi_ {d}utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ ARAD!-{d}nanna
10. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum!
11. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
12. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ aq-ba-hu
13. _igi_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
14. _igi_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
15. _kiszib lu2-inim-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
16. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
17. _mu#_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7#_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2# _ba-ba-al_
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envelope
obverse
  3 lines broken
4. [_e2] sa10 [ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2]
5. [_sag-bi] [e-sir2_]
6. _sag#-bi ki 2(disz) [e2_ a]-li2-[wa-qar-tum]
7. [_erisz]-dingir_ {d}nin-szubur#
8. [_e2_] i3-li2-sukkal# _dumu_ lu2#-[{d}en-lil2-la2]
9. [_ki_ i3]-li2-sukkal _dumu_ lu2#-[{d}en-lil2-la2]
10. [{disz}]s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 [_dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal]
11. [u3 a]-wi-il-i3-[li2 _szesz-ni_]
12. _in-szi-sa10-e-[ne_]
13. 5(disz) 1/2(disz)# _gin2 ku3-babbar x sa10 til-[la-ni-sze3_]
14. _in-na-[la2_]
15. _u4-kur2-sze3 [u4 nu-me-a-ak_]
  rest broken
reverse
1. [...]-pa3#
2. _igi#_ [qi2]-isz#-ti-er3-ra# ra-bi-a-[nu-um]
3. _igi_ [i3-li2-ip]-pa-al-[sa3]-am _dumu-ni_
4. [_igi_] a-[bu-wa]-qar _dumu_ isz-[me]-dingir
5. [_igi_ {d}utu-tu]-ra!?-am _dumu_ ARAD#-{d}nanna
6. _igi_ [i3-li2-i-qi2]-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum
7. [_igi_ i3-li2-i]-qi2#-[sza-am _dumu_] i-nun-e2-a
8. [_igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dumu_] aq#-ba-hu
9. [_igi_ lu2-{d}en]-lil2#-la2 _dumu_ li#-[pi2-it-isz8-tar2]
10. _igi_ lu#-[mur]-gi#-mil-{d}[utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu]
11. _kiszib [lu2]-inim-bi-mesz# [ib2-ra_]
12. _iti [gu4]-si!-sa2 u4 1(u) [2(disz)-kam_]
13. [_mu_ sa-am]-su-i-lu-na [_lugal i7_ sa-am]-su-i-lu-[na-he2-gal2] _mu [...]-ba-la2?_
seal 1
1. i3-li2-ip-[pa-al-sa3-am ...]
seal 2
1. {d}utu-tu-ra-am
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}szuszin-na
seal 3
1. i-nu-[e2-a]
2. _dumu_ dingir-[szu-ba]-ni
3. _ARAD_ {d}[en]-ki
4. u3 {d}nirah
seal 4
1. {d}nin-szubur#
2. _sukkal zi [an-na]_
3. _{gesz}gidri [ku3 szu-du7]_
seal 5
1. _kiszib_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    MVS 17, 10

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 64

    [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. 10

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

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 057

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033242 & BM 033242A
  • Accession No.: B 085

  • 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 013713 (composite) (P513722) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013755 (composite) (P513771) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013757 (composite) (P513773) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 064 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498219.
TS 064 artifact entry (No. P498219). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498219 (Original work published 2016)
TS 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498219 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498219},
}


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