TS 043 (P498199)

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 033226

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. asz-szum 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ [_ku3-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz)] gin2_
2. u3 1/2(disz) _sar ga2-nun ku3#*-[bi 1(disz) gin2] igi*-4(disz)*-gal2*
3. _sza3 sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 [...]
4. sza it-ti {d}[suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ pi-ir]-hu*-um*
5. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz# in*-szi*-[sa10-mesz]_
6. sza ip-qu2-{d}suen# il*-qu2*-u2*
7. a-na pu-ha-ti-szu
8. 1(disz) _sar ga2-nun ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz)* gin2*_
9. _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal#
10. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
11. u3 _da ga2-nun_ pi-ir-hu-um
12. _sag e-sir2_
13. u3 3(disz) _gin2 igi-4(disz)*-gal2 ku3-babbar_
14. a-na ta-ap-pi-la-at _e2 du3-a_
15. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
16. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _szesz-ni_
17. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _szesz-ni_
18. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz_
19. a-na s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
20. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2# _szesz-ni_
21. _in-na-an-szum2*-mesz_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
2. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
3. _in-pa3-mesz_
4. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra _nu-banda3 ugula_
5. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-[isz8-tar2]
6. _igi_ {d}suen-APIN _simug_
7. _igi_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id _dumu_ ni-id-na-a-tum*
8. _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
9. _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _gala_
10. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
11. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-[an-szum2]
  blank space
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
13. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
14. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e e2-me-te-ur-sag mu-un-gibil-a_
envelope
obverse
1. asz-szum 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a ku3-bi 4(disz)* 1/2(disz)* gin2_
2. u3 1/2(disz) _sar ga2-nun ku3#*-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2_
3. _sza3 sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
4. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
5. sza it-ti {d}[suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_] pi-ir-hu-um
6. [u3 _szesz-a-ni]-mesz_
7. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
8. sza ip-qu2-{d}suen
9. il-qu2-u2
10. a-na pu-ha-ti-szu
11. [1(disz)] _sar ga2-nun ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_
12. _da# e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
13. u3# a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
14. [u3] _da# ga2-nun_ pi-ir-hu-um
15. [_sag e]-sir2#_
16. [u3 3(disz) _gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3]-babbar_
17. [a-na ta-ap-pi-la-at] _e2# du3-a_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [a-na] s,i#-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
2'. [u3 a]-wi-il-i3-li2
3'. [_in-na]-an-szum2-mesz_
4'. [_u4]-kur2-sze3# nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-mesz_
5'. _mu#_ ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
6'. _in#-pa3-mesz_
7'. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra _nu-banda3 ugula_
8'. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
9'. _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
10'. _igi_ a-[pil]-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
11'. _igi_ {[d]}suen#-APIN _simug dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum
12'. _igi_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id _dumu_ ni-id-na-a-tum*
13'. _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _gala_
14'. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
  blank space
12. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
13. _iti# kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam_
14. _mu#_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e e2-me-te-ur-sag mu#-un-gibil-a_
  (illegible seal impressions)

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: TS, 43

    [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: Strassmaier Warka, 042

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033226
  • Accession No.: B 069

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 09:07:30 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) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“TS 043 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498199.
TS 043 artifact entry (No. P498199). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498199 (Original work published 2016)
TS 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498199 (Accessed: May 27, 2024).
@misc{2023TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {TS 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498199},
}


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