TS 081 (P498236)

Legal tablet 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 033258

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. sza* [...]
2'. _ki_ x x szu* [...]
3'. {d}i3-li2-a-tar*
4'. u3 u-bar-{d}suen _dumu-mesz_
5'. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
6'. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni
7'. _in-szi-in-sa10-e-ne_
8'. 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
9'. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
reverse
1. _in-na-an-la2_
2. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-[a]-nu
  Charpin reads: ra-bi-<a>-nu
3. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-szam _dumu_ im-me-rum
4. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-szam _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
5. _iri{ki}_ ku-ta-al-la
6. _igi_ s,i-li2-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ {d}pi?-id?-qu2?-ri-szi*
7. _igi_ a-ha-nu-ta _dumu_ nig2-gur11-{d}nanna
8. _igi_ s,i-li2-{d}er3-ra _dumu_ a-hu-um
9. _iri{ki}_ su-um-ma-AN
10. _iti du6-ku3 u4 5(disz)-kam_
11. [_mu_] sa-am-su-i-lu-na [... {uruda}ki]-lugal#-gub-ba [...] hur#-sag didli#_ [...]
  (seal inscriptions)
seal 1
1. i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am
2. _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra
3. _ARAD_ {d}nergal#
seal 2
1. i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
2. _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 3
1. a-ha-nu-ta
2. _dumu_ [...]
seal 4
1. s,i-li2-{d}[er3-ra]
2. _dumu_ a-hu-[um]

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    MVS 17, 23

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 81

    [Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.

  • history: Archives familiales, pl. 003

    [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. 23

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

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 073

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 033258
  • Accession No.: B 101

  • 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
2024-07-15 at 14:08:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 013758 (composite) (P513774) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013788 (composite) (P514351) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 081 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498236.
TS 081 artifact entry (No. P498236). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498236 (Original work published 2016)
TS 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498236 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498236},
}


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