TS 047 (P498203)

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 033232

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(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a he2-diri!(SI) he2-ba-la2_
2. _da ki-ta-e3_ mi-na-ni
3. u3 _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
4. _sag e-sir2 u3 sag_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
5. _ki_ ip-qu2-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
6. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
7. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
8. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
9. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2_
11. _u4-kur2#-[sze3_ ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ qi2#?-[...]
2'. _igi_ a-pil-[{d}suen]
3'. {disz}a-bu-wa-qar
4'. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li
5'. {disz}ta-ri-bu-um _i3-ra2-ra2_
6'. {disz}lu2-{d}nanna
7'. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _dumu_ da-qum
8'. {disz}i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_
9'. {disz}{d}suen-APIN _simug_
10'. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
  blank space
11'. _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_
12'. _mu_ esz3-nun-na{ki} _a gal-gal-la mu-un!-gul_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a he2-diri he2-ba-la2_
2. _da ki-ta-e3_ mi-na-ni
3. u3 _da e2_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
4. _sag e-sir2 u3 sag_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
  blank space
5. _ki_ ip-qu2-{d}suen u3 ARAD2-{d}utu _dumu-ni_
6. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
7. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
8. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
9. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-na-la2_
11. _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-mesz#_
12. _nam inim-gar-ra-ma_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ [...]
2'. {d}suen-APIN _ra2-gaba dumu_ da#-[qum]
3'. lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
4'. {d}suen-APIN _simug dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum
5'. i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_
6'. na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
7'. {d}suen-APIN sza-ka-na-ak-ku
  blank space
8'. _kiszib-a-ni u3 lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
9'. _iti {gesz#}apin-du8-a_
10'. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ esz3-nun-na{ki} _a gal-gal-la mu-un-gul-la_
seal 1
1. [qi2]-isz-ti-er3-ra
2. [_dumu_] {d}suen-ub-lam
3. _ARAD_ {d}nergal
seal 2
1. {d}suen-u2-se2-li
2. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
seal 3
1. lu2-{d}nanna
2. _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur
4. u3 {d}en-ki
seal 4
1. {d}suen-APIN
2. _dumu_ da-aq-qum
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-si4-an-na
seal 5
1. {d}suen-APIN
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-na-tum
3. _ARAD_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8#-[a{ki}]
seal 6
1. AN {d}mar-tu
2. {d}suen-APIN
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
seal 7
1. sze-ep-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ x x x
3. _ARAD_ x x x x

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    Charpin, AF 278

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: TS, 47

    [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, 046

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033232
  • Accession No.: B 075

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
  • Elevation:
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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 047 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498203.
TS 047 artifact entry (No. P498203). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498203 (Original work published 2016)
TS 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498203 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {TS 047 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498203},
}

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