TS 060 (P498215)

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 033253 & BM 033253A

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. 1/3(disz) _gin2 1(u) 5(disz)# sze# e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _e2_ {d}suen-im#-gur-an-ni
3. _ki_ {d}suen-im-gur#-[an]-ni
4. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 a-na* [ma]-na#*-ha#*-tim#*
5. _ib2-ta-e3-a_
6. a-na ma-na-ha-ti-szu
7. _mu 7(disz)-kam_ usz-sza-ab
8. u4-ma-ti-szu
9. u2-ma-al-la*-a-ma
reverse
1. _ugu e2_ mi-im-ma
2. u2-ul i-szu-u2
3. _igi_ wa-ar-du-um _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra-[am]
4. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _sipa#_
5. _igi_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen [...]
6. _igi_ ku-ub-bu-tum [...]
7. _kiszib-a-ni u3 kiszib lu2-inim-ma*-bi*-[mesz]_
  blank space
8. _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a [u4 3(u)]-kam#_
9. _mu_ [...]
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envelope
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) _gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze! e2 ki-szub-ba he2-diri!(SI) ba-la2_
2. _e2_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
3. _ki_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
4. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 a-na ma-na-ha-tim
5. _ib2#-ta#-e3-a_
6. [a-na] ma-na-ha-ti-szu
7. [_mu 7(disz)]-kam_ usz-sza-a-ab
8. [u4-ma-ti]-szu# u2-ma-al-la-ma
9. [_ugu e2_ mi-im]-ma
reverse
1. [u2-ul i-szu-u2]
2. _igi_ ARAD#-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am
3. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _sipa_
4. _igi_ a-wi-il-i3-li2 _gudu4_ {d}nirah
5. _igi_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen
6. _igi_ a-hi-sza-gi-isz _dumu_ {d}utu-tu-ra-am
7. _kiszib-a-ni u3 kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
8. _iti {gesz}apin#-du8-a u4 3(u)-kam_
9. [_mu_] sa#-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e [inim] du11-ga-zi-da {d}marduk-ta
  (2 illegible seal impressions)
seal 1
1. [ARAD-{d}inanna]
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 2
1. a-hi-sza-gi#-isz
2. [_dumu_ {d}]utu-tu-ra-am
3. _ARAD_ {d}szuszin-na-ak

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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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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    MVS 17, 01

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: TS, 60

    [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: MVS 17, no. 1

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

    (seals)

  • history: BAP, 66

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 068

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033253 & BM 033253A
  • Accession No.: B 096

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 013748 (composite) (P513764) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013749 (composite) (P513765) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 060 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498215.
TS 060 artifact entry (No. P498215). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498215 (Original work published 2016)
TS 060 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498215 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
@misc{2023TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {TS 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498215},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498215},
}


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