TS 082 (P498237)

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 033255 & BM 033255A

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 e2_ mi-na-nu-um
3. u3 _da ga2-nun dumu-mesz_ {d}suen#-[a-zu]
4. 5(disz) _kusz3_ a-na _e2-gu-la_ la sa3-na-[qa2]
5. _sag e-sir2_ {disz}ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. _ki_ mu-ha-du-um u3 i3-li2-i-din#-[nam _dumu-ni_]
7. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu_ pir-[hu-um]
8. u3 {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _szesz#*-[ni_]
9. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal#
10. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-[ni_]
11. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
12. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-[sze3_]
13. _in-na-an-la2-mesz_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gar-ra in-na-ab-gi4#-mesz#_
reverse
1. _nu-mu-un-da-an-bala-esz_
2. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
3. _in-pa3-mesz_
4. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-[bi-a-nu]
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-[ra-am-{d}iszkur]
6. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i#-[nun-e2-a]
7. _igi_ AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur [_dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu]
8. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-[sar_]
9. _igi_ {d}suen-ni-i _dumu_ aq-bi!-[a-hu]
10. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-[mesz ib2-ra_]
11. _iti du6-ku3 u4 8(disz)-kam_
12. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal# {uruda}ki-lugal-gub [...] hur-sag i7 didli-bi_
  (seal impressions)
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da dumu-mesz_ pir-hu-um
3. a-na _e2-gu-la 5(disz)! kusz3_ la sa3-na-qa2
4. u3# _da e-sir2_ {disz}ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. _sag e2_ mi-[na-nu]-um
6. u3 _sag ga2#-[nun dumu]-mesz_ {d}suen-a-zu
7. _ki_ mu-ha-du-um <u3> i3-li2-i-din-nam# [_dumu-ni?_]
8. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu_ pir-hu-um
9. u3 {d}suen-i-[qi2]-sza#-am _szesz-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_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_mu_] sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
2'. [_in]-pa3-mesz_
3'. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu
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_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ aq-bi-a-hu
7'. _igi_ AN-KA-{d}nin-szubur _dumu#_ a-pil-i3-li2-<szu>
8'. _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu_ a#-gu#-u2-a
9'. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu# [_dub]-sar#_
10'. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi#-[mesz] ib2#-ra_
11'. _iti du6-ku3 u4 8(disz)-kam_
12'. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal# {uruda}ki-lugal-gub x hur-sag i7 didli-bi_
  in copy a forgotten hur-sag appended at end of line after i7
seal 1
1. i3-li2-ip-pa-[al-sa3-am]
2. _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-[{d}er3-ra]
3. _ARAD_ sza {d}nergal#
seal 2
1. i3-li2-i-[qi2-sza-am]
2. _dumu_ na-ra-am#-[{d}iszkur]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]

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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, 24

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 82

    [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. 24

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

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 070

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033255 & BM 033255A
  • Accession No.: B 098

  • 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 013758 (composite) (P513774) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 082 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498237.
TS 082 artifact entry (No. P498237). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498237 (Original work published 2016)
TS 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498237 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498237},
}


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