TS 076 (P498231)

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 033247 & BM 033247A

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 ki-szub-ba
2. _da e2 ga2-nun-na_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id#
3. u3 {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _sipa_
4. _da ki 2(disz) e-sir2_
5. _sag sa10 ku3-babbar_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal#
6. _sag ki 2(disz) e2 ga2-nun-na_
7. sza a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id
8. _ki_ a-na-{d}suen-e-i-id
9. u3 li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu-ni_
10. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
11. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
12. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
13. 5(disz) _gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
14. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
reverse
1. _in-na-an-la2-mesz_
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim nu-ga2-ga2_
3. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e in-pa3_
4. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu
5. _igi_ a-ba-a _ra2-gaba_
6. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _ra-gaba_
7. _igi_ i3-li2-[i]-qi2-sza#-am# _dumu#_ i-nun-e2-a
8. _igi lu-mur-gi#-mil#-[{d}utu _dumu_] nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
9. _igi_ {d}iszkur-[ma]-an-szum2# [_dumu_ {d}suen]-isz*-me*-ni*
  blank space
10. _iti {gesz}apin-du8-[a ...]
11. _mu_ sa-[am-su-i-lu-na ...] alan# [...] {d}lamma ku3-sig17#_ [...]
  (seal impressions)
envelope
obverse
1. [2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba]
2. [_da e2 ga2-nun-na_ a-na]-{d}suen-e-mi-id#
3. [u3 {d}suen-mu-sza-lim] _sipa#_
4. [_da ki 2(disz) e-sir2_]
5. [_sag sa10 ku3-babbar_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
6. [_sag ki 2(disz) e2 ga2-nun-na_]
7. [sza a-na-{d}suen-e]-mi-id
8. [_ki_ a-na-{d}suen-e-i-id]
9. [u3 li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu-ni_]
10. [{disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal]
11. [u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_]
12. _in-[szi]-sa10-[mesz_]
13. 5(disz) _gin2# [igi]-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
14. _sa10 [til]-la#-ni-sze3_
15. [_in-na-an]-la2-mesz_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim nu-ga2-ga2_
2. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
3. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e
4. _in-pa3-mesz_
5. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu
6. _igi_ a-ba-a _ra2-gaba mu-ni ki 2(disz) il3-szu*-i-bi-[szu] _
7. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum
8. _igi lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2#-{d}mar-tu
9. _igi_ s,i2-ia-tum _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
10. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-ni
11. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
12. _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 2(u)-kam_
13. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e {d}utu {d}marduk-e-ne-bi-da-ra nig2-dim2-dim2-ma-bi al in-na-an-du11-usz-am3 alan szud3-szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17 didli-bi-ta e2-babbar igi {d}utu-sze3 e2-sag-il2 igi {d}marduk-sze3 i-ni-in-ku4-re_
  (seal impressions)
seal 1
1. [i3-li2-ip-pa-ap-sa3-am]
2. [dumu_ qi2]-isz#-ti-{d}er3-[ra]
3. [_ARAD_] {d}nergal
seal 2
1. il3-[szu-i]-bi#-szu
2. _dumu_ [na]-ra-am-{d}iszkur
3. [_ARAD_] {d}iszkur
seal 3
1. i3-li2-[i]-qi2-sza-am
2. _dumu_ [na]-ra-am-{d}iszkur
3. [_ARAD_] {d}iszkur
seal 4
1. i-nun-e2-a
2. _dumu_ il3-szu-ba-ni
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
4. u3 {d}nirah
seal 5
1. lu-mu-ur-gi-mil-{d}utu
2. _dumu_ [nu]-ur2-{d}mar-tu
3. [_ARAD_] {d}mar-tu
seal 6
1. [si2]-ia#-tum
2. _dumu_ pir-hu-um
3. _ARAD_ sza AN {d}mar-tu

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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, 17

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 76

    [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. 17

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

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 062

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033247 & BM 033247A
  • Accession No.: B 090

  • 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 013733 (composite) (P513742) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013752 (composite) (P513768) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013753 (composite) (P513769) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013758 (composite) (P513774) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013761 (composite) (P513777) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013783 (composite) (P514346) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 076 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498231.
TS 076 artifact entry (No. P498231). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498231 (Original work published 2016)
TS 076 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498231 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498231},
}


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