TS 073 (P498228)

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 033244 & BM 033244A

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. 3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ i-na _iri_ a-sza3-szir{ki}
2. _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
3. _da e-sir2_
4. _sag_ es,-s,u2-u2-um
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma sa10 ku3 s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
6. _e2_ u2-s,i2-bi-tum
7. _ki_ u2-s,i2-bi-tum
8. _lugal e2-e-ke4_
9. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
10. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-ni_
11. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
12. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
13. _in-na-an-la2-mesz_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
15. {disz}u2-s,i2-bi-tum _inim-gar-ra e2-e_
16. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4_
17. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk
2. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ iz-kur-e2-a _ugula gidri_
4. {disz}a-bi-lu-mu-ur ra-bi-a-nu
5. {disz}sze20-ep-{d}isztaran _dumu_ i-din-nu-nu
6. {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ ia-ar-ha-mu
7. {disz}zu-i-la _szesz-ni_
8. {disz}sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
9. {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum _dub-sar dumu-ni_
10. {disz}dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-s,i-da-re-e
11. {disz}a-hi-ki-li-im _dumu_ a-ru-su
12. {disz}il3-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ a-hu-la-a-a
13. {disz}{d}utu-li-wi-ir _dumu_ sa-mu-um
14. {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ap-lum
15. _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 3(disz)?-kam_
16. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal alan szud3-szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku4-sig17 didli-bi-ta_
  (seal impressions)
envelope
obverse
1. 3(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_ i-na _iri_ a-sza3-szir{ki}
2. _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
3. _da e-sir2_
4. _sag_ es,-s,u2-u2-um
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma# sa10# [ku3] s,i#-li2-isz8-tar2
6. _e2_ [u2]-s,i2-bi-tum
7. _ki_ [u2]-s,i2#-bi-tum#
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. [3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar] sa10# til-la-ni#-sze3_
12. [_in-na-an-la2]-mesz_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
14. {disz}[u2-s,i2-bi-tum _inim-gar-ra e2-e_]
15. _ba-ni-[ib-gi4-gi4_]
16. _nu-mu-un#-[da-bala-e_]
17. _mu_ {d}nanna# [{d}utu {d}marduk]
18. u3 sa-[am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_]
19. _in-[pa3_]
  (seal impressions)
reverse
1. [_igi_ iz]-kur#-e2#-[a _ugula gidri_]
2. {disz}a-bi-lu-mu-ur ra-bi-a-nu
3. {disz}sze20-ep-{d}isztaran _dumu_ i-din-nu-nu
4. {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ ia-ar-ha-mu
5. {disz}zu-i-la _szesz-ni_
6. {disz}sze20-ep-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
7. {disz}ta#-ri-ba-tum _dub-sar dumu-ni_
8. {disz}dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-s,i-da-re-e
9. {disz}a-hi-ki-li-im _dumu_ a-ru-su
10. {disz}il3-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ a-hu-la-a-a
11. {disz}{d}utu-li-wi-ir _dumu_ sa-mu-um
12. {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ap-lum
  blank space
13. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi#-mesz ib2-ra-asz_
  blank space
14. _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u)-kam_
15. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e alan szud3-szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku4-sig17 didli-bi-ta_
  (seal impressions)
seal 1
1. u2-s,i2-bi-tum
2. _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen
3. _ARAD_ {d}en-ki
4. {d}dam-gal-nun-na
seal 2
1. iz-kur-e2-a
2. _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
3. _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu
4. u3 {d}nin-si4-an-na
seal 3
1. a-bi-lu-mu-ur
2. _dumu_ di-iq-qum
3. _ARAD_ {d}utu
seal 4
1. sze-ep-{d}sag-ku5
2. _dumu_ i-din-nu-nu-um
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
seal 5
1. {d}utu-li-wi-ir
2. _dumu_ sa-u-um
3. [...]

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

    MVS 17, 15

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: TS, 73

    [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. 15

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

    (seals)


  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 059

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033244 & BM 033244A
  • Accession No.: B 087

  • 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
2021-05-09 at 13:01:39 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI 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

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 073 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498228.
TS 073 artifact entry (No. P498228). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498228 (Original work published 2016)
TS 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498228 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {TS 073 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498228},
}

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