TS 055 (P498210)

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 033212

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)

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Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 kislah_
2. _da e2 sa10 ku3_ na-[bi]-{d}en-lil2
3. u3 _da ki-ta e3 e2#_ {d}suen-a-zu
4. _sag e2_ {d}suen-a-zu
5. u3 _sag ki-ta e3_ {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2
6. _ha-la_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ mu#-ha-du-um
7. _ki_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ mu-ha-du-um
8. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
9. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _[szesz]-ni_
10. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
11. 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
13. _in-na-la2-mesz#_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da#-[bala-e]_
15. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
16. u3 {d}ha-am-nu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
17. _in-pa3-mesz_
reverse
1. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra* ra*-bi-a-nu-um
2. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
3. _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
4. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-el-li _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2
5. _igi_ mu-ha-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
6. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu-ni_
7. _igi_ tu-ra-am-i3-li2 _dumu-ni_
8. _igi_ a-te-e _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
9. _igi_ a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id _dumu_ ni-id-na-tum
10. _igi_ gi-mil-lum _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da}
11. _igi_ ma-a-nu-um _szesz-ni_
12. _igi_ ap-lum _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
13. _igi_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
14. _igi_ i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ pir-hu-um
15. _igi_ i-ri-ba-{d}suen _szesz-ni_
16. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
  blank space
17. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
18. _iti kin-{d}inanna
19. _mu_ {d}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e bad3 gal gu2 {i7}idigna sag-bi hur-sag-gin7 mu-un-il2 kar-ra {d}utu mu-bi bi2-in-<sa4-a> mu-un-du3-a_
  (seal impressions)
envelope
obverse
1. [1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 kislah_]
2. [_da e2 sa10] ku3_ na-bi-[{d}en-lil2]
3. [u3 _da ki]-ta# e3 e2_ [{d}suen-a-zu]
4. [_sag e2_] {d}suen-a-zu
5. [u3 _sag] ki-ta e3 <e2>_ {disz}[na-bi-{d}en-lil2]
6. [_ha-la_] a-wi-il-{d}iszkur? [_dumu_] mu-[ha-du-um]
7. [{disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2] _dumu#_ i3-li2-sukkal
8. u3 a-[wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_]
9. _in-szi#-[sa10-mesz_]
10. 4(disz) _gin2 [ku3-babbar_]
11. _sa10 til-[la-ni-sze3_]
12. _in-na#-[la2-mesz_]
13. _u4-kur2-sze3# [nu-mu-un-da-bala-e]_
14. _nu-mu-un#-[gi4-gi4-de3_]
15. _mu_ {d}[nanna {d}utu {d}marduk]
16. u3 _mu_ [{d}ha-am-nu-ra-pi2 _lugal_]
17. _in-[pa3-mesz_]
reverse
  (not copied by Jean)
1. [_igi_] ma-a-nu-um
2. [_igi_ qi2-isz]-ti#-er3-ra* ra*-bi-a-nu-um#
3. [_igi_ a-pil-{d}]suen# _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2]
4. [_igi_ a-bu]-wa-qar _dumu_ isz-me-dingir
5. [_igi_ {d}suen-u2]-se2-el-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
6. [_igi_ mu-ha]-du#-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
7. [_igi_ i3-li2-i]-din-nam _dumu-ni_
8. [_igi_ tu-ra]-am-i3-li2 _dumu-ni_
9. [_igi_ a-na-{d}suen]-e-mi-id _dumu_ ni-id-na-tum
10. [_igi_ a-te-e _dumu_] a-wi-[ia-tum]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}suen-[u2-se2]-li
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 2
1. a-na-{d}suen-e-mi-id
2. _dumu_ ni-id-na-tum#
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. gi-mi-il-lum
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da}
seal 4
1. ap-lum
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur {d}en-ki

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
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  • primary: TS, 55

    [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, 028

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

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  • Museum No.: BM 033212
  • Accession No.: B 055

  • 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

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 055 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498210.
TS 055 artifact entry (No. P498210). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498210 (Original work published 2016)
TS 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498210 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {TS 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498210},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498210},
}

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