TS 040 (P498196)

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 033213

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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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar kislah sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen
2. _da 2(disz) sar kislah sa10 ku3!_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
3. sza it-it {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-[li2-it,]
4. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz dumu-mesz_ pir-[hu-um]
5. i-sza-a-mu
6. pu-ha-ti-szu 1/2(disz) _sar kislah#_
7. u3 1/2(disz) _sar sza3 1(disz) sar e2_ u2-ba-a-a-tum
8. _da e2_ ip-qu2-{d}suen
9. _sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
10. sza it-ti {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
11. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz dumu-mesz_ pir-hu-um
12. i-sza-a-mu
13. i-na mi-it-gur-ti-szu-nu
14. _e2 e2-gin7_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
15. a-na ip-qu2-{d}suen _in-gar_
16. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_
17. _nam-inim-gar-ra_
18. _szesz szesz-ra in-na-gub-mesz_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
3. _in-pa3-mesz_
4. _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
5. {disz}{d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
6. {disz}{d}nirah-sze-mi _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
7. {disz}mu-ha-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
8. {disz}sze!-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
9. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ t,a3-ab-s,i-la-szu
10. {disz}ma-a-nu-u2-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da}
11. {disz}a-gu-u2-a
12. {disz}a-ba#-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
13. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
14. {disz}li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
15. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
16. _kiszib lu2-inim#-[ma]-bi-mesz_
17. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
18. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal e2-me-te-ur-sag mu-un-gibil!-a_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar kislah# [sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen]
2. _da 2(disz) sar kislah# [sa10 ku3!_ s,i]-li2#-isz8-tar2
3. sza it-it {d}[suen-mu-ba-li2]-it,
4. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz [dumu-mesz_ pir]-hu#-um
5. i-sza-a-mu#
6. pu-ha-ti-szu [1/2(disz) _sar] kislah#_
7. _da e2_ ip-qu2-[{d}suen]
8. u3 1/2(disz) _sar sza3 1(disz) [sar e2_ u2]-ba#-a-a-tum
9. sza it-ti {d}[suen-mu]-ba-li2-it,
10. u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz# [dumu-mesz_] pir#-hu-um
11. _sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2#-[isz8-tar2 _dumu_] i3-li2-sukkal
12. _da e2_ ip-qu2-[{d}suen i-sza-a-mu?]
13. i-na mi-it#-[gur-ti-szu]-nu#
14. _e2 [e2-gin7_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2]
15. _nam_ [ip-qu2-{d}suen _in]-gar_
16. _u4#-[kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da]-bala#-mesz_
17. [_nam-inim-gar-ra_]
18. [_szesz szesz-ra in-na-gub-mesz_]
reverse
  (lineation uncertain, Charpin does not indicate where tablet reverse begins)
1. [_mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk]
2. u3 ha#-[am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_]
3. _in-pa3-[mesz_]
4. {disz}{d}[...]
5. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen [_dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2]
6. {disz}mu-ha-du-um _dumu#_ [{d}suen-a-zu]
7. {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen _nar_
8. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu _szesz-ni_
9. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _lu2 sag-gub-ba_
10. {disz}a-gu-u2-a _szesz-ni_
11. {disz}ma-a-[nu-u2]-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da}
12. {disz}li-[pi2]-it#-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen
13. {disz}a-ba-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
14. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dam-gar3_
15. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
16. {disz}pir-hu-hum _dumu_ {d}suen-[isz-me]-ni
17. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
18. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
19. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal e2-me-te-ur-sag [mu]-un#-gibil-a_
seal 1
1. a-pil-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
seal 2
1. {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}[en-ki]
4. u3 {d}[nirah]
seal 3
1. {d}nirah-sze-mi
2. _dumu_ a-wi-ia-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
4. u3 {d}nirah
seal 4
1. sze20-ep-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: TS, 40

    [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, 46

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 029 (dupl. TS 041)

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033213
  • Accession No.: B 056

  • 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 09:07:31 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 013135 (composite) (P511613) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013665 (composite) (P512172) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013715 (composite) (P513724) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 040 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498196.
TS 040 artifact entry (No. P498196). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498196 (Original work published 2016)
TS 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498196 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {TS 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498196},
}


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