TS 077 (P498232)

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 033251 + BM 033324 & BM 033251A + BM 033304

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. [2(disz) _sar e2] ki-szub-ba_
2. [_da ga2]-nun_ {d}suen-sze-me-i _a-zu-gal_
3. [u3 _da ga2]-nun a-zu-gal_
4. [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma] sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
5. [_sag-bi 2(disz)-kam]-ma ga2-nun a-zu-gal_
6. _e2_ {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i
7. _ki_ {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
9. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
10. _in-szi-sa10-e-ne_
11. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
2. _nu-mu-un-da-an-bala-e_
3. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_
4. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
6. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu_ a-zu-gal
7. _igi_ u-bar-{d}utu _szesz-ni_
8. _igi_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
9. [_igi_] mu-ha-du#-u2 _dumu_ su-qu2-qum
10. [_igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] _dumu_ a-pil-{d}mar-tu
11. [_igi_ {d}iszkur-ma]-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
12. [_igi_ hi-li-a-tum] _dumu#_ {d}suen#-eri#*-ba*
13. [_iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 2(u)]-kam#_
14. [_mu_ sa-am-su-i]-lu#-na _lugal [alan szu3-de3] {d}lamma ku3-sig17 [didli-bi]-ta_
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. [_da] ga2#-nun_ {d}suen-sze-me-i _a-zu-gal_
3. u3 [_da] ga2#-nun_ {d}suen-sze-me-i _a-zu-gal_
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sa10 ku3_ s,i-[li2-isz8-tar2]
5. _sag 2(disz)-kam a-zu-gal_
6. _e2_ {d}[nin-urta]-mu#-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i
7. _ki_ {d#}[nin-urta-mu]-sza#-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i a*-zu*-gal*
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
9. [u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2] _szesz#-a-ni_
10. [_in-szi-sa10-e]-ne_
11. [3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la]-ni-sze3_
12. [_in-na-an-la]-e-ne_
reverse
1. [_u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a]-ak_
2. [_nu-mu-un-da-an]-bala-e_
3. [_mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu]-na _lugal in-pa3_
4. [_igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am] _dumu_ im-me-rum
5. [_igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i]-nun-e2-a
6. [_igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu a]-zu-gal_
7. [_igi_ u]-bar*-{d}utu _szesz-a-ni_
8. _igi#_ s,i-li2-{d}utu _a-zu_
9. _igi_ lu#-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu
10. _igi_ hi#-li-a-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-eri-ba
11. _igi_ mu-ha-du#-u2 _dumu_ su-uq-qu2-qum
12. _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}mar-tu#
13. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
14. _kiszib-a-ni u3 kiszib lu2-inim#-ma-bi-mesz_
15. _iti {gesz}apin-du8#-a u4 2(u)-kam_
16. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu#-na _lugal alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17 didli-bi#-ta_
  (seal impressions)

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, 19

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 77

    [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. 19

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

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 066

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033251 + BM 033324 & BM 033251A + BM 033304
  • Accession No.: B 094

  • 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“TS 077 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498232.
TS 077 artifact entry (No. P498232). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498232 (Original work published 2016)
TS 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498232 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498232},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P498232
LB  - CDLI:P498232
M1  - 2025/5/10/
TI  - TS 077 artifact entry
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