TS 098 (P498253)

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 033178

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. _in#-[szi-sa10_]
2'. 5(disz) [_gin2 ku3-babbar_]
3'. _sa10# [til-la-ni-sze3_]
4'. _in-[na-la2_]
5'. _inim-gal2-[la {gesz}kiri6_]
6'. {disz}[...-{d}mar-tu]
7'. _in-[na-gub_]
8'. _ba-ni-[ib-gi-gi_]
reverse
1. _igi_ KUM-[...]
2. _igi_ a-tam-[rum?]
3. _igi_ sin-[...]
4. _igi_ a-bi-[...]
5. _igi_ ma-an#-[...]
6. _igi_ a-hi-[...]
7. _szesz_ qi2-isz-tum [...]
8. _igi_ ip-qu2-[...]
9. _igi_ ip-qu2-[...]
10. _dumu_ sin!-na-[...]
11. [_kiszib] lu2-inim#-[ma-bi-mesz_]
  rest broken
envelope
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x _sa10_
2'. [_ki_ ...]-{d}mar-tu#
3'. [{disz}...]-sza#-bu-u2
4'. [_in-szi]-sa10_
5'. [5(disz) _gin ku3]-babbar_
6'. [_sa10 til]-la#-ni-sze3_
7'. [_in-na]-la2#_
8'. [_inim-gal2-la {gesz}]kiri6#_
9'. [{disz}...-{d}]mar-tu
10'. [_in-na]-gub_
11'. [_ba-ni-ib]-gi-gi_
reverse
1. [_mu lugal-bi] in-pa3_
2. [_igi_ ... _dumu] {d}suen-nu-ia-a
3. [_igi_ ...] x
4. [_igi_ ...]-ia
  rest broken
  (2 uninscribed seals on both tablet and envelope)

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: Archives familiales, 98

    [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. 4

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033178
  • Accession No.: B 021 ? [not 102 (so Ward), which is TS 104; but Ward: B 021 might be TS 099]

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • 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
2024-07-15 at 14:08:12 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“TS 098 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498253.
TS 098 artifact entry (No. P498253). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498253 (Original work published 2016)
TS 098 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498253 (Accessed: May 19, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498253},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P498253
LB  - CDLI:P498253
M1  - 2025/5/19/
TI  - TS 098 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498253
ER  - 
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