TS 083 (P498238)

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 033250 & BM 033250A

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. 2/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da sa10 ku3_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2
3. u3 _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
4. sza _ki_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id i-sza-mu
5. _sag dumu-mesz_ pir-hu-um
6. u3 _sag sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
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_
13. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
14. _in-na-an-la2-mesz_
15. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-gar-ra_
16. _in-na-ab-gi4-gi4-mesz_
reverse
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_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
5. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
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
  Charpin reads: AN-KA-{d}<nin>-szubur
8. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _sipa_
9. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
10. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal {uruda}ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7 didli-bi he-nun he2-gal2-bi tum3-tum3_
  (seal impressions)
envelope
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da# sa10 ku3_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2
3. [u3] _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-[li2]-isz8-tar2
4. [sza] it#-ti a-na-{d}suen-[e]-mi#-id
5. [i]-sza#-mu
6. [_sag dumu]-mesz_ pir-hu-um
7. [u3 _sag] sa10# ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
8. [it-ti mu]-ha#-du-um <u3> i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu-ni_
9. [{disz}{d}suen]-im#-gur-an-ni _dumu_ pir-[hu]-um
10. [u3 {d}suen]-i-qi2-sza-am _szesz-ni_
11. [{disz}s,i-li2]-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal#
12. [u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz]-ni#_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-[a]-ka#_
2'. _inim-gar-ra in-na-ab-gi4-gi4-mesz_
3'. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e#_
4'. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
5'. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu
6'. _igi#_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
7'. [_igi_] i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
8'. [_igi_ AN]-KA-{d}nin#?-szubur#? _dumu#_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu
9'. [_igi_ {d}]suen#-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ aq*-bi-a-hu*
10'. [_igi_] ta#-ri-ba-tum _dumu_ a-gu-u2-a
11'. [_igi_ na-bi]-i3#-li2#-szu# _dub#-[sar_]
  rest broken
bottom
1. _kiszib_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
seal 1
1. {d}suen-[im]-gur-an-ni
2. _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
3. [...]
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. 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. [...]
seal 5
  seal broken
1. _kiszib_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am

Consult previous versions and their differences
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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, 25

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 83

    [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. 25

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

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 065

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033250 & BM 033250A
  • Accession No.: B 093

  • 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 013750 (composite) (P513766) 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)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 083 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498238.
TS 083 artifact entry (No. P498238). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498238 (Original work published 2016)
TS 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498238 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498238},
}


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