TS 096 (P498251)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 033190

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

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 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2_ u-bar-um
3. u3 _da e2_ sa3-sum2
4. _ha-la_ le-el-le-e
5. _ki_ le-el-le-e-ta
6. u3 ur-e2-an-na _dumu-ni_
7. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 1/3(disz) _ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-la2_
12. _inim-gal2-la e2-a-ne-ne_
13. _in-na-gub-bu-de3-esz
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reverse
1. _u4-kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
2. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
3. _igi_ lugal-lu2-ti-ti _KA-KI*_
4. {disz}ku3-{d}nanna gudu4-abzu_
5. {disz}ku3-ni-i _dumu_ a-pil-szu-nu
6. {disz}u-bar-um _dumu_ ur-e2-an-na
7. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ ur-esz3-lam
8. [{disz}]sa3-am-ma-nu-um _dumu_ ku3-{d}nanna
9. [{disz}]ARAD#-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
10. [{disz}]ur#-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da _dumu_ {d}nanna-lu2-ti
11. [{disz}{d}]suen#-be-el-ap-li
12. [{disz}{d}]suen#-isz-me-a-ni _muhaldim_
13. [{disz}ku3 {d}]nin-gal _dumu_ an-ku3-ta#
14. [{disz}...]-ba-ni _gudu4-abzu_
  so Charpin, copy shows: gudu4 gudu4 [...]
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar# [5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-szub-ba_]
2. _da e2_ u-[bar-um]
3. u3 _da e2_ sa3-[sum2]
4. _ha-la_ le-el-le-e
5. _ki_ le-el-le#-[e]-ta
6. u3 ur-e2-an-na _dumu-ni_
7. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. 1/3(disz) _ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
11. _in-na-an-la2_
12. _inim-gal2-la e2-a-ne-ne_
13. _in-na-gub-bu-de3-esz
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reverse
1. _u4-kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3_
2. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
3. {disz}u-bar-um _dumu_ ur-e2-an-na
4. [{disz}{d}]suen#-be-el-ap-li _dumu_ a-bi-i-din-na
5. {disz}ku3-{d}nanna! gudu4-abzu_
6. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir gudu4-abzu
7. {disz}ku3*-ni-i _dumu_ a-pil-szu-[nu]
8. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ ur-esz3#-lam#
9. {disz}ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da [_dumu_ {d}nanna]-lu2-ti
10. {disz}szu-mi-a-bi-ia _dumu_ UD GU [...]
11. {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ {d}nanna-[...]
12. {disz}ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu#
13. [{disz}ku3 {d}]nin-gal _dumu_ an-ku3-[ta]
14. {disz}{d}szul-pa-e2-na-da [...]
15. {disz}lugal-lu2-ti-ti _KA#-[KI]_
16. _lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
17. _iti sze-[gur11-ku5 ...]
  rest broken
  seal impression
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. a-gu-u2-a _dumu-ni_
3. _dumu_ ur?-hu-na-an?-na

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
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 96

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 100

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033190
  • Accession No.: B 033

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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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
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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 013795 (composite) (P514358) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 096 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498251.
TS 096 artifact entry (No. P498251). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498251 (Original work published 2016)
TS 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498251 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498251},
}


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