TS 035 (P498191)

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 033219

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) _sag-nita2_ a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-ku
2. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. a-na s,i-li2-{d}utu
4. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. u3 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ te-er-ha-tim
6. a-na {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _szesz-ni_
7. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. a-na ta-ri-bu-um
9. {disz}la-ma-sum2
10. um-ma-szu-nu
11. id-di-in-szu-nu-si-im
12. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-ulu3_
13. e-li mi-im-ma
14. sza la-ma-sum2
15. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
16. {disz}a-wi-il-i3-li2
17. {disz}{geme2}a-ma-at-{d}iszkur
  Charpin reads: {disz}{mi2!}
18. u3 ma-a-ad-{d}iszkur _dumu-munus-ni_
reverse
1. i-szu-u2 u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2
2. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}utu
3. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _szesz-ni_
4. u3 ta-ri-bu-um _szesz-ni_
5. mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu-u2
6. i-na mi-it-gu-ur-ti-szu-nu
7. isz-t,u-ru
8. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-mesz_
9. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_
10. _in-pa3-mesz_
11. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi-a-nu-um
12. {disz}a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
13. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
14. {disz}{d}suen-sza-mu-uh2 _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a
15. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_
16. {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}utu-tu-ra-am
17. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-el-li
18. _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2
19. {disz}a-pil-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra
20. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
21. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e* an {d}inanna u3 {d}na-na-a-a e-ne-bi-ta e2-tur3-kalam-ma mu-un-gibil-a-bi!
  seal impression
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-ku?
2. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. a-na s,i-li2-{d}utu
4. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. u3 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ te-er-ha-at asz-sza-tim sza i-hu-zu
6. a-na {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _szesz-ni_
7. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. a-na ta-ri-bu-um _szesz-ni_
9. {disz}la-ma-sum2 um-ma-szu-nu
10. id-di-isz-szu-nu-si-im
11. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-ulu3_
12. e-li mi-im-ma
13. sza la-ma-sum2
14. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu-ni_
15. {disz}a-wi-il-i3-li2 _dumu-ni_
16. u3 {disz}{geme2}a-ma-at-{d}iszkur
17. u3 ma-a-ad-{d}iszkur _dumu-munus-ni_
18. mi-im-ma sza i-szu-u2
19. u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2
reverse
1. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}utu
2. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _szesz-ni_
3. u3 ta-ri-bu-um _szesz-ni_
4. mi-im-ma u2-ul i-szu-u2
5. i-na mi-it-<<mi-it>>-gu-ur-ti-szu-nu
6. isz-t,u-ru
7. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-mesz_
8. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu
9. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_
10. _in-pa3-mesz_
11. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi-a-nu-um
12. {disz}a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
13. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
14. {disz}{d}suen-sza-mu-uh2 _dumu_ a-ap-pa-a
15. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_
16. {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}utu-tu-ra-am
17. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-el-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
18. {disz}a-pil-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra
19. {disz}ip-qu2-er3-<ra> _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
20. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}suen _dumu_ dingir-ga-mil
21. {disz}i3-li2-ma-a-bi _dumu_ {d}nirah-sze-mi
22. _iti x? diri u4* 2(disz)*-kam*_
23. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e an {d}inanna u3 {d}na-na-a-a e-ne-bi-ta iti utah-he2-gin7 sza-mu-un-sig7-ga e2-tur3-kalam-ma mu-un-gibil-a-bi
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}suen-sze-me-i
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. a-[pil-{d}suen]
2. _dumu_ {d}[nanna]-ma-an-szum2
seal 3
1. {d}suen-APIN
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a{[ki]}
seal 4
1. {d}suen-u2-se2-li
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 5
1. s,i-li2-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ dingir-ga-mil
3. _ARAD_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a
seal 6
  between two impressions of seal 1:
1. _kiszib_ a-bu-wa-qar

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: TS, 35

    [Charpin1980TellSifr] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriété Privée En Babylonie Ancienne: Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Hautes Études Orientales 12. Paris: Champion.

  • history: BAP, 109

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Charpin, Archives familiales (1980) pl. 03,

    [sec131309] N.d.

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 035

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033219
  • Accession No.: B 062

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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 09:07:31 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 013030 (composite) (P511507) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013335 (composite) (P511867) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013340 (composite) (P511872) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013365 (composite) (P511897) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013662 (composite) (P512169) 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 035 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498191.
TS 035 artifact entry (No. P498191). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498191 (Original work published 2016)
TS 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498191 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
@misc{2023TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {TS 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498191},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498191},
}


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