TMH 10, 003 (P504271)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 2388

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (marriage contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

110.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) a-li2-a-ha-ti _dam_ mi-gir-{d}en-lil2
2. 1(disz) na-ru-ub-tum! _dumu-munus-a-ni_
3. _u3_ a-me-er-tum _nin9!-na-ni_
4. 1(disz) da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ lugal-he2-gal2-ra
5. _nam-dam-sze3 in-na-an-szum2_
6. _1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2-du3-a da e2_ ta#-ri-bu-um
7. _1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 kislah ka2 {d}iszkur_
8. _da e2_ im-gu-u2-a
9. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze sza3 a-sza3 ka-us2-sa_ {d}nusku
10. _us2-a-du_ im-gu-u2-a
11. _5(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 a-sza3 mah_
12. _us2-a-du_ im-gu-u2-a
13. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 sa2-du11_
14. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) im-gu-u2-a
15. _1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 szum2-la2_
16. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) ip-qu2-er-<s,e>-tum
17. _2(iku) GAN2 4(u) sar sza3 a-sza3 e-sir2 dub2-ba_
18. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) im-gu-u2-a
reverse
1. _2(iku) 1/2(iku)? GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 ka-us2-sa {d}nin-urta_
2. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) im-gu-u2-a
3. _5(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 da-ab-ta_
4. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) im-gu-u2-a
5. 1(disz) na-ru-ub-tum _dumu-munus_ 1(disz) mi-gir-{d}en-lil2
6. 1(disz) da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu _dam-ni-ra_
7. _dumu lugal-he2-gal2 in-na-ni-in-ku4_
8. _tukum-bi_ 1(disz) da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
9. 1(disz) na-ru-<<ru>>-ub-tum _u3_ a-me-er-tum _nin9!-na-ni_
10. _dam-mu nu#-[me]-en# ba-e-ne-en-du11-usz#_
11. _1(disz) ma-na ku3#-[babbar] i3-la2-e_
12. _u3 nig2-gur11-ra#-[ta] ba-ra-e3-de3_
13. _u3 tukum-bi_ 1(disz) na-ru-ub-tum _u3_ a-me-er-tum
14. 1(disz) da-mi-iq-i3-li2-<szu>-ra _dam-ne-ne-ra_
15. _dam-me nu-mu-me-en ba-na-an-du11-usz_
16. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-NE-esz_
17. _u3 nig2-gur11-ra-ta ba-ra-e3-de3-esz_
18. _igi_ [{d}]suen-ma-gir _dumu_ ur-du6-ku3-ga
19. _igi_ ur-du6-ku3-ga _dumu_ {d}suen-li-di-isz
20. _igi_ lugal-a2-zi-da _dumu_ da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
21. _igi_ lugal-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}nanna-USZ
22. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dub-sar_
23. _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _bur-gul_
left
1. _iti apin-du8-a_
  some text moved to next line
2. _mu ki 4(disz)-kam us2-sa i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba_
seal 1
1. a-li2-a-ha!-ti
2. _dam_ mi-gir-{d}en-lil2
3. da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (marriage contract)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

bur-gul seal

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P504271

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 110.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 33.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 2388
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.2388

References

  • primary: TMH 10, 3

    [Goddeeris2016TMH10] Goddeeris, Anne. 2016. The Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts in the Hilprecht Collection Jena. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection. Neue Folge 10. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-12 at 01:33:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-12 at 01:31:36 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-06 at 11:02:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504271.
TMH 10, 003 artifact entry (No. P504271). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504271 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504271 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 10, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504271},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P504271
LB  - CDLI:P504271
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TMH 10, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504271
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504271.
TMH 10, 003 artifact entry (No. P504271). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504271 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504271 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 10, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504271},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P504271
LB  - CDLI:P504271
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TMH 10, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504271
ER  -
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