TS 067 (P498222)

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 033245 & BM 033245A

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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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2_ i-din-{d}suen
3. u3 _da e2 sa10_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma da e2_ {[d]}suen#-pi-la-ah
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e-sir2_
6. _sa10 AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
7. _ki_ AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
8. _lugal e2-e-ke4_
9. {disz}i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
10. _in-szi-sa10_
11. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_
reverse
1. _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4
2. {disz}AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
3. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
4. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
6. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3-mesz_
7. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _ugula gidri_
8. {disz}ap-lum _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
9. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _szesz-ni_
10. {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur _dumu_ im-gu-rum
11. {disz}suen-APIN _dumu_ i3-li2-gi-im-li
12. {disz}{d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir _dumu_ en-nam-e2-a
13. {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am {disz!}{d}suen-u2-ba-li2-it,
14. _kiszib lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
15. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
16. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _mu-un-ba-al-la2_
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2_ i-din-{d}suen
3. u3 _da e2 sa10_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma da e2_ {[d]}suen#-pi-la-ah
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e-sir2_
6. _sa10 AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
7. _ki_ AN-KA-e2-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
8. _lugal e2-e-ke4_
9. {disz}i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
10. _in-szi-sa10_
11. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_
14. _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4
15. {disz}AN-KA-e2-<a> _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
reverse
1. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
2. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
3. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
4. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_
  blank space
5. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _ugula gidri_
6. {disz}s,i2-ia-tum _dumu_ pir-hu-um
7. {disz}ap-lum _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
8. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _szesz#-ni_
9. {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur _dumu_ im-gu-rum
10. {disz}{d}utu-tu-ra-am {disz!}{d}suen-u2-ba-li2-it,
11. {disz}{d}szu-bu-la-na-s,ir _dumu_ en-nam-e2-a
12. {disz}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it, dumu] x [x] x
13. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
14. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _dumu_ i3-li2-gi-im-li
  blank space
15. _kiszib lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
16. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
17. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2 _mu-un-ba-al-la2_
seal 1
1. AN-KA-{d}e2-[a]
2. _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
seal 2
1. i3-li2-ip-pa#-[al-sa3-am]
2. _dumu#_ qi2-isz-ti-[{d}er3-ra]
3. _ARAD#_ {d}nergal#
seal 3
1. lu-usz-ta-mar#-{[d]}iszkur
2. _dumu_ im-gu-ru-um
3. _ARAD_ sza {d}[...]
seal 4
1. {d}suen-x-x
2. _dumu_ u2-ba-a-a-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 5
1. {d}[...]
2. [...]
3. _ARAD_ [{d}lugal-gu2-du8]-a{ki}
  (several other illegible seal impressions)

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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, 04

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 67

    [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. 4

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

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 060

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033245 & BM 033245A
  • Accession No.: B 088

  • 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
2023-09-09 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
2021-05-09 at 13:02:55 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI 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 013758 (composite) (P513774) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013762 (composite) (P513778) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013763 (composite) (P513779) 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 067 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498222.
TS 067 artifact entry (No. P498222). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498222 (Original work published 2016)
TS 067 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498222 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498222},
}


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