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TS 100 (P498255)

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 033266 + BM 033289 & BM 033266A

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
  (Charpin does not indicate where tablet reverse begins)
1. 4(disz) _[sar e2 kiszib-ba kislah]_
2. _usz 1(disz)-kam_ [...]
3. _us2 2(disz)-kam_ [...]
4. _sag-bi#_ [...]
5. _sag_ [...]
6. a-[...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. _in-szi-in-sa10-mesz_
12. 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2-mesz_
13. _ur-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ka_
14. _inim-gar-ra e2-e-ke4_
15. {disz}{d}mar-tu-ba-ni u3 {d}en-lil2-is-su2 _szesz-ni_
16. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4-mesz_
17. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
18. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e_
19. _in-pa3-mesz_
20. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu-um
21. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
22. {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
23. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-i
24. {disz}u-bar-{d}utu _szesz-[ni]_
25. {disz}[...-{d}]suen# [...]
  n lines broken
26'. {disz}{d}nanna-tum [...]
27'. {disz}ta-ri-bu-[um ...]
28'. _kiszib lu2-[...]
29'. _iti_ [...]
30'. [_mu_ ...]
envelope
obverse
1. 4(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba kislah_
2. _us2# 1(disz)#-kam#-ma da e2#_ sze-rum-ra-bi _dumu#_ {d}[...]-ra-bi
3. _us2 2(disz)-kam-ma da e2 sa10 [ku3_ {d}suen]-sze-me _dumu a-zu-gal_ u3 e-[t,e4]-rum
4. _sag 1(disz)-kam-ma da e2 sa10 [ku3_ {d}]suen-sze-em _dumu a-zu-gal
5. _sag 2(disz)-kam-ma da e2 sa10 [ku3_ {d}suen]-sze-me _dumu a-zu-gal_
6. _ha-la_ {d}[mar]-tu-ba-ni [u3] {d}en-lil2-is-su2 _szesz-ni_
7. [_lugal e2-e]-ke4_
8. [_ki_ {d}mar-tu-ba-ni u3] {d}en-lil2-is-su2 _szesz-ni_
9. [_lugal e2-e]-ke4_
10. [s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2] _dumu-mesz_ i3#-li2#-sukkal
  rest broken
bottom
1. _kiszib_ sin-i-tu-ra-[am]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. disz [...]
2'. {disz}NI x [...]
3'. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi#-[mesz]_
4'. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4_ [...]
5'. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na# [_lugal] {d}utu {d}marduk e-ne-bi-ta# alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17_
seal 1
1. [i3-li2]-ip-pa-al-sa3-am
2. [_dumu_ qi2-isz]-ti-{d}er3-ra
3. [...]
seal 2
1. i3-li2-[i-qi2-sza]-am#
2. _dumu_ na#-ra-[am]-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 3
1. a-wi-il#-[{d}utu]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
seal 4
1. {d}na-bi-um
2. _sukkal u3-luh ku3 szu-du8_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    MVS 17, 13

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Archives familiales, 100

    [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. 03

    [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. 13

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

    (seals)

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 074

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033266 + BM 033289 & BM 033266A
  • Accession No.: B 003? (Ward)

  • 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
2024-07-15 at 14:08:12 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)
CDLI Seals 013797 (composite) (P514360) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013798 (composite) (P514361) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 100 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498255.
TS 100 artifact entry (No. P498255). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498255 (Original work published 2016)
TS 100 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498255 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2024TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TS 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498255},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P498255
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M1  - 2025/4/18/
TI  - TS 100 artifact entry
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