TS 041 (P498197)

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 033218

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) _sar kislah sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen
2. _da 2(disz) sar kislah sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
3. sza it-ti {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 da sig*-{d}suen
7. u3 1/2(disz)* _sar sza3 1(disz) sar e2_ u2-ba-a-a-tum
8. _sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
9. _da e2 ip-qu2-{d}suen
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. _nam_ ip-qu2-{d}suen _in-gar_
16. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-mesz_
17. _inim-gar-ra szesz szesz-ra_
18. _in-na-gub-be2-esz_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
2. u3 _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
3. _in-pa3-mesz_
4. _igi_ {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
5. {disz}{d}nirah-sze-mi
6. {disz}a-pil-{d}suen
7. {disz}mu-ha-du-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
8. {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen _nar_
9. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _lu2 sag-gub-ba_
10. {disz}a-gu-u2-a-a _szesz-ni_
11. {disz}ma-a-nu-u2-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da}
12. {disz}a-ba-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
13. {disz}li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen
14. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dam-gar_
15. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu _nar_
16. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
  blank space
17. _iti gur-si-sa2_
18. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e e2-me-te-ur-sag mu-un-gibil-a_
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envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar kislah sa10 ku3_ ip-qu2-{d}suen#
2. _a2 2(disz) sar kislah sa10 ku3_ s,i#-[li2-isz8-tar2]
3. [sza it-ti {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. _da# e2 ip-qu2-{d}suen
10. [_sa10] ku3_ s,i#-li2#-isz8-tar2 _dumu#_ i3-li2-sukkal
11. [sza it-ti {d}]suen#-[mu]-ba#-li2#-it,
12. [u3 _szesz-a-ni-mesz dumu-mesz_ pir]-hu-um
13. [i-sza-a-mu]
14. i-na mi-it-gur-ti-szu-nu
15. [_e2 e2-gin7_ {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2]
16. [_nam_] ip#-qu2-{d}suen _in-[gar_]
17. [_u4]-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala#-e-mesz_
18. _nam# inim-gar-ra szesz szesz-[ra] in#-na-gub_
19. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
20. u3 _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2# _lugal#_
21. _in-pa3-mesz_
  seal impression
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-{d}nanna-ma#-[an-szum2]
2'. [_igi_ mu-ha-du]-um _dumu_ {d}suen-a-zu
3'. [_igi_ sze-ep-{d}]suen _nar_
4'. [_igi_ a]-pil-i3-li2-szu _nar_
5'. [_igi_] ip#-qu2-{d}iszkur _lu2 sag-gub#-ba_
6'. [_igi_ a]-gu#-u2-a-a _szesz-ni_
7'. [_igi_ ma]-a-nu-um _dumu_ {d}nanna-amar-banda3{da}
8'. [_igi_ a]-ba#-a _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
9'. [_igi_] li#-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen
10'. _igi_ {d}utu-mu#-ba-li2-it, _dam-[gar_]
11'. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
  blank space
12'. _kiszib lu2 inim-ma#-bi#-mesz_
13'. _iti gur-si-sa2_
14'. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e e2-me-te-ur-sag mu-un-gibil-a u3-nir ki-tusz mah {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna-ke4 sag-bi an-gin7 il2-la mu-un-du3-a_
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
4. u2 {d}nirah
seal 2
1. a-pil-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
seal 3
1. sze20-ep-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur
seal 4
1. pi-ir-hu-um-li-zi-iz
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
seal 5
1. ur?-{d}nin!-hur-sag
2. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
seal 6
1. {d}[nirah-sze-mi]
2. _dumu_ a-[wi-ia-tum]
3. _ARAD_ [{d}en]-ki
4. u3 [{d}nirah]

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, 41

    [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, 034 (dupl. TS 040)

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

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  • Museum No.: BM 033218
  • Accession No.: B 061

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 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

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 041 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498197.
TS 041 artifact entry (No. P498197). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498197 (Original work published 2016)
TS 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498197 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {TS 041 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498197},
}

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