TS 097 (P498252)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 033199

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

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. [{disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _mu-ni-a_]
2. [{disz}]e*-[te-el-pi4-{d}suen]
3. _nam-ibila#-ni#-[sze3 in-gar_]
4. _e2 {gesz}kiri6 mar-za [nig2-gur11 e2_-szu]
5. _a-na-gal2-la#-[a-ni]_
6. sza e#-te-el-pi4-{d}[suen]
7. _i3-tuku-a_
8. {disz}e-[te]-el-pi4-{d}suen
9. 5(disz) _ibila_ i-ra-asz-szu-u2
10. {disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2
11. _ibila 1(disz)-gin7 i3-ba-e-en#_
12. _tukum-bi_ {d}en-lil2-is-su2
13. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen-_ra_
14. u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_
15. _ad-da-mu nu-me ama-mu nu-me_
16. _ba-an-na-du11
17. _ku3-sze3 ba-ab-szum2-mu-usz_
18. u3 _tukum-bi_
19. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen
20. u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_
21. {disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _dumu-ni-ra_
  seal impression
reverse
1. _dumu-mu nu-me na!-an-na-du11-de3_
2. _e2 {gesz}kiri6 u3 mar-za_
3. _ha-la-ni szu ba-ab-te-ge26_
4. _ba-an-tum3-mu_
5. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
6. _igi_ lugal-gesz-tuku _ensi_
7. {disz}lu2-dingir-ra _gudu4-abzu_
8. {disz}an-da-ku-ul-lum _gudu4-abzu_
9. {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen _gudu4-abzu_
10. {disz}s,i-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2 _gudu4-abzu_
11. {disz}szesz-ba-tuku _dumu_ ku3-{d}inanna#
12. {disz}za-ar-ri-kum _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
13. {disz}a-ap-pa-a _dumu_ {d}suen-i-ri-ba#-[am]
14. {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _lu2-egir#_
15. {disz}e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dub-sar_
16. disz ($ blank space $)
17. _[iti] bara2-za3#-[gar_ ...]
18. [_mu_ ...] x [...]
  seal impression
envelope
obverse
1. [{disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _mu-ni-a_]
2. [{disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen]
3. [_nam-ibila]-a*-ni#*-sze3#* in#*-gar#*_
4. [_e2 {gesz}]kiri6 mar-za nig2-gur11 e2_-szu
5. [sza] e-te-el-pi4-{d}[suen]
6. [u3] {d}suen-na-da _dam-a-ni_
7. [_i3]-tuku-mesz_
8. {[disz]}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen u3 {d}suen-na-da
9. 5(disz)# _ibila_ i-ra-asz-szu-u2
10. {[disz]}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _dumu-ne-ne_
11. _ibila 1(disz)-gin7-nam i3-ba-e-en_
12. _[u4]-kur2-sze3 tukum-bi_
13. {[disz]}{d}en-lil2-is-su2
14. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen-_ra ad-da-na_
15. u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_
16. _ad-da-mu nu-me-en ama-mu nu-me-en_
17. _ba#-an-na-du11
18. _ku3-sze3 ba-ab-szum2-mu-usz_
19. u3 _tukum-bi_
20. {disz}e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen# u3 {d}suen-na-da
21. [u3 {d}suen-na-da _ama-ni_]
22. [{disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 _dumu-ni-ra_]
reverse
1. [_dumu-mu nu-me na!-an-na-du11-de3_]
2. [_e2 {gesz}kiri6 u3 mar-za_]
3. [_x]-x-x-bi# szu ba!-an-te#-ge26# ba-an-tum3-mu#_
4. _mu [lugal]-bi in-pa3_
5. _igi_ lugal-gesz-tuku _ensi_
6. {disz}lu2-dingir-ra _gudu4-abzu_
7. {disz}s,i-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2 _gudu4-abzu_
8. {[disz]}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen _gudu4-abzu_
9. {[disz]}an-da-ku-ul-lum _gudu4-abzu_
10. {[disz]}ARAD#?-{d}nin-gal _gir2-la2_
  Charpin reads: ur#?-, but cf. TS 094 rev. 7
11. [{disz}nu]-ur2#-i3-li2-szu _lu2-egir_
12. [{disz}szesz]-ba#-tuku _dumu_ ku3-{d}inanna
13. [{disz}za]-ar#-ri-kum _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
14. [{disz}a]-ap-pa-a _dumu_ {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
15. {[disz]}e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dub-sar_
16. [{disz}]{d}suen-APIN _dumu_ sa3-si2-ia
  blank space
17. [_kiszib?] lu2#-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
18. _[iti] bara2-za3-gar#*_
19. [_mu_ ...]
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [lugal-gesz-tuku]
2. ensi#
3. [...]
seal 2
1. ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
2. _gudu4-abzu_ {d}nanna
3. _dumu_ il3-szu#-illat-su2
seal 3
1. e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir
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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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: TS, 97

    [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, 98

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

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 102

    [Strassmaier1882] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 033199
  • Accession No.: B 042

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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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 09:08:09 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 013709 (composite) (P513497) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013796 (composite) (P514359) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TS 097 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498252.
TS 097 artifact entry (No. P498252). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498252 (Original work published 2016)
TS 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498252 (Accessed: April 27, 2024).
@misc{2023TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {TS 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P498252},
}


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