TMH 10, 001b (P504396)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 2138

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (marriage contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}suen#-i-qi2-sza-am dumu {d}szul-pa-e3-a2-[ag2]
2. {disz}{d}nin-lil2-nin-am3 dumu-munus i3-li2-ki!-it-ti#
3. nam-dam-sze3 in-tuku-am3
4. mu lugal-ka-ni in-pa3
5. 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 egir szum2-la2
6. 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 {d}lu2-lal3
7. 1(disz) gu4 gesz-du3-a
8. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
9. {d}nin-lil2-nin-am3 dam-na-a-ra
10. in-na-an-ku4?-ku4?
11. {disz}u-bar-[{d}]suen ibila szesz-gal
12. [{disz}el]-mesz-tum lukur {d}nergal
13. [{disz}]pi2-s,i-tum lukur {d}nin-urta
14. u3# ibila a-na-me-a-bi
15. a#-na#-bi u3-tu-ud-da
16. ibila {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
17. u3 {d}nin-lil2-nin-am3 dam-na-a-ra
18. e2 a-sza3 nig2-gur11 e2-a gal2-la
reverse
1. a-na-me-a-bi nig2-gur11 {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
2. u3 {d}nin#-lil2-nin-am3 dam-na-a-ra
3. tesz2-a se3#-ga#-bi# i3-ba-e-ne
4. tukum#-bi
5. [{disz}{d}suen-i-qi2]-sza#-am#
6. [{disz}{d}nin-lil2-nin]-am3 dam#-na#-a-ra
7. [dam-mu nu-me-en ba]-na-an#-du11#
8. [1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3]-la2-e
9. [u3 tukum]-bi {disz}{d}nin-lil2-nin-am3
10. [{disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am] dam-[na]-ra
11. [dam-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an]-du11#
12. [1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2]-e#
13. [igi i3-li2-we-de-ku dumu {d}]suen#-i-din-nam
14. [igi {d}nanna-a-a dumu asz2?-ka-a]
15. [igi nig2-gur11-{d}nanna dumu {d}nanna]-sag#-kal
16. [...]-x-ta
17. [...] dumu# ur#-ku3-zu?
18. [...]-x dumu# sa-mi-lum!?
19. [iti sze-sag11-ku5]
  some text moved to next line
20. [mu {d}i-te-er-pi4]-sza lugal-e# [li-li]-is3# zabar [{d}inanna zabala]{ki#}-ra [mu-na]-dim2
seal 1
1. {d}nin-lil2-nin#-am3#
2. dumu-munus i3-[li2-ki-it-ti]
  (bur-gul seal)
seal 2
1. {d}suen#-i-qi2-sza-am
2. dumu# [{d}]szul#-pa-e3-[a2-ag2]
  (bur-gul seal)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

bur-gul seals

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/P504396

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 2138
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.2138

References

  • primary: TMH 10, 1b

    [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.

    cf. TMH 10, 1a & c

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
2017-12-10 at 12:34:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-10 at 07:16:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-05 at 11:39:20 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 001b Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504396.
TMH 10, 001b artifact entry (No. P504396). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504396 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 001b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504396 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 10, 001b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504396},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 001b Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504396.
TMH 10, 001b artifact entry (No. P504396). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504396 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 001b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504396 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 10, 001b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504396},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P504396
LB  - CDLI:P504396
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - TMH 10, 001b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504396
ER  -
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