TS 086 (P498241)

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 033162 & BM 033162A

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. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2 ki 2(disz)_ a-pil-{d}suen
3. _sag e2_ {d}iszkur-mu-ba-li2-it,
4. u3 _sag e-sir2_
5. _e2_ {d}suen-ub-lam _dumu_ {d}nanna-a-ra-mu-un-gi
6. sza {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
7. i-sza-mu
8. _ki_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li
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. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
13. _in-na-an-la2-mesz_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ka_
2. _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4_
3. {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
4. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
5. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu u3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal_
6. _in-pa3_
7. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum
8. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
9. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen
10. _igi_ i-ri-ba-{d}suen _szesz-ni_
11. _igi_ {d}iszkur-illat-su2 _dumu_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir
12. _iti udru{duru5}_
13. _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal lu2-kur2 hul-a
  seal impression
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar# e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2 ki 2(disz)_ a-pil-{d}suen
3. _sag e2_ {d}iszkur-mu-ba-li2-it,
4. u3 _sag e-sir2_
5. _e2_ {d}suen-ub-lam _dumu_ {[d]}nanna#-a-ra-mu-un#-gi
6. sza# {[d]}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ [s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 i-sza-mu]
7. _ki_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur# _dumu_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li
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-mesz_
11. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
12. _in-na-an-la2-mesz#_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ka_
14. _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4#_
15. {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ba-ni-ib#-gi4-gi4_
reverse
1. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
2. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu
3. u3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal_
4. _in-pa3_
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ im-me-rum
6. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
7. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen
8. _igi_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _szesz-a-ni_
9. _igi_ {d}iszkur-illat-su2 _dumu_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir
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10. _kiszib lu2-[inim-ma-bi-sze3 ib2-ra_]
11. _iti udru{duru5}_ [...]
12. _mu_ {d}[ri-im-{d}suen _lugal] lu2-kur2 hul#-a
  (seal impressions)
seal 1
1. ib-ni-{d}iszkur
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 2
1. i3-li2-i-[qi2-sza-am]
2. _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}[iszkur]
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 3
1. i-nun-[e2-a]
2. _dumu_ il3-[szu-ba-ni]
3. [_ARAD_] {d}[...]
seal 4
  (uninscribed seal impression)
1. _kiszib_ i3-li2-i-qi2-szam
seal 5
1. {d}iszkur-[illat-su2]
2. _dumu_ a-na-pa-ni-dingir
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]

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
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    MVS 17, 28

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 86

    [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. 28

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

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 022

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

  • history: ZA 023, 74-75, no. 22

    [Ungnad1909ZA23] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. “Rîm-Sin Und Samsuiluna.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 23: 73–89.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033162 & BM 033162A
  • Accession No.: B 005

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-22 at 08:15:28 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2019-08-26 at 02:19:39 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI 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 013761 (composite) (P513777) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013789 (composite) (P514352) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013790 (composite) (P514353) 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 086 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498241.
TS 086 artifact entry (No. P498241). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498241 (Original work published 2016)
TS 086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498241 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 22},
	title = {TS 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498241},
}


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