TS 079 (P498234)

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 033161 & BM 033161A

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) 1/2(disz) _sar 5(disz) gin2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2 dumu-mesz_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}iszkur
3. u3 _sa10 ku3-babbar_ i-din-{d}na-na-a _dumu_ sze-ep-{d}suen
4. _da sa10 ku3-babbar_ s,i-li2#-[isz8-tar2 ...]
  n lines broken
5'. [_ki_ ...] x u3 li-pi2#-[it-isz8-tar2]
6'. _dumu-mesz_ a-wi-il-i3#-li2#
7'. [u2 ri]-mu# _dumu_ {d}suen-gim-la-an-ni#
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'. [...] _ku3*-babbar*_
13'. [_sa10]-til#-la-ni-sze3 in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. [_u4-kur2-sze nu-mu]-un#-da-bala-e_
2. [...] _in-pa3_
3. [_igi_ i3-li2-ip]-pa-al-sa3-am ra-bi-a-nu
4. [_igi_ na-bi]-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ ni-di-it-tum
5. [_igi_ s,i2]-ia#-tum _dumu_ pi-ir-hu-um
6. [_igi_ li]-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen
7. [_igi_ i3-li2]-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
8. [_igi_ i3-li2]-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-nun-e2-a
9. [_igi_ lu-mur]-gi#-mil-{d}utu _dumu#_ [nu-ur2-{d}]mar#-tu
  n lines broken
10'. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 3(u)-kam_
11'. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar-ra ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar e2-me-te-es2!-ke4 {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru e2-sag-il2-la-ke4 mul an-gin7 mi-ni-in-mul-la-a_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar ki-szub-ba_
2. _da e2 dumu-mesz_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}iszkur
3. u3 _sa10 ku3-babbar_ i-din-{d}na-na-a _dumu_ sze-ep-{d}suen
4. [_da] sa10 ku3-babbar_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
5. [u3 a]-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-a-ni#_
6. [... s,i]-li2-{d}iszkur# [...]
  n lines broken
7'. [...] il [...]
8'. [...] {d}suen-gim-la-[an-ni]
9'. [_ki_ ...] u3# li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
10'. _dumu#-mesz_ a-wi-il-i3-li2
11'. u3 ri-mu _dumu_ {d}suen-gim-la-[an-ni]
12'. _lugal e2-e-ke4_
13'. {disz}s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
14'. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _szesz-[ni_]
15'. _in-szi-sa10-mesz_
16'. 3(disz) _gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
17'. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 in-[na-an-la2_]
  n lines broken
  (here Charpin remarks: "importante lacune" and no longer follows Jean's copy)
18'. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 3(u)-kam_
19'. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar-ra ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru e2-sag-il2-la-ke4 mul an-gin7 mi-ni-in-mul-la-a_
  (seal impressions)
seal 1
1. s,i-li2-{d}inanna
2. _dumu_ a-wi#-il#-i3-li2
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 2
1. i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am#
2. _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}er3-ra#
3. _ARAD_ {d}nergal
seal 3
1. li-pi2#-[it]-isz8-tar2
2. _dumu_ [a-pil]-{d}suen
3. _ARAD_ sza [...]
seal 4
1. [i3]-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
2. [_dumu_ na]-ra-am-{d}iszkur
3. [_ARAD_ {d}]iszkur
seal 5
1. sze20-ep-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ AN?-SA?-{d}[...]
3. _ARAD_ [...]

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

    MVS 17, 21

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: TS, 79

    [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. 21

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

    (seals)

  • history: MVS 17, Taf. II no. 3

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

    Photo lower edge

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 049

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033161 & BM 033161A
  • Accession No.: B 004

  • Provenience: Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
  • Elevation:
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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 013733 (composite) (P513742) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013758 (composite) (P513774) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013765 (composite) (P513781) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013786 (composite) (P514349) Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 079 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498234.
TS 079 artifact entry (No. P498234). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498234 (Original work published 2016)
TS 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498234 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {TS 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498234},
}


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