TMH 10, 018a (P504411)

Legal 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 2074

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (inheritance)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

103.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2-du3-a_
2. _da e2 {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-la2_
3. _4(u) sar {gesz}kiri6 a-sza3 igi-nim-ma_
4. _u2-sal igi-bi-sze3 nig2-am3 e11-de3-a_
5. _za3 {gesz}kiri6_ el-li-tum
6. 1(disz) a-li2-a-hu-sza _sag-munus_
7. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-ri-im-i3-li2 _sag-ARAD2_
  blank space
8. _ha-la-ba_ na-ru-<ub>-tum _dumu-munus_ mi-gir-{d}en-lil2
9. _1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2-du3-a_
10. _da_ e2 ip-qu2-{d}da-mu
11. _4(u) sar {gesz}kiri6 a-sza3 igi-nim-ma_
12. _u2-sal igi-bi-sze3 nig2-am3 e11-de3-a_
13. _za3 {gesz}kiri6_ ip-qu2-u2-a-tum
14. _1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 uz-za_
15. _ki-bur2-ru_ {d}iszkur-ri-im-i3-li2 _sag-ir3_
16. 1(disz) dum-qi2-esz18-dar _sag-munus_
17. 1(disz) ta-ri-bu-um _sag-ir3_
  blank space
18. _ha-la-ba ur-{d}pa-bil-sag-ga2 dumu_ u-bar-rum
reverse
1. _nig2-nam_ na-ra-am-tum _ama_ mi-gir#-[{d}en-lil2]
2. 1(disz) na-ru-ub-tum _dumu-munus_ mi-gir-{d}en#-[lil2]
3. u3 _ur-{d}pa-bil-sag-ga2 egir dam-[a-na-ka]_
4. _nam-ibila-ni-sze3 ba-da-an-ri-a_
5. _tesz2-a se3-ga-bi in-ba-esz_
6. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-lu2-ra nu-gi4-gi4-de3_
7. _mu-lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
8. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu# _dumu_ im-gu-u2-a
9. _igi lu2-{d}nin#-urta dumu lugal-a2-zi-da_
10. _igi_ u2-ba-a-a-tum _dumu_ dag-qum
11. _igi lugal-ezem dumu {d}nanna-a2-dah_
12. _igi_ i3-li2-ma dumu _ARAD2-{d}nanna#_
13. _igi_ {d}suen-sza-mu-uh2 _dumu {d}en-ki-da-szer7-gal2_
14. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _szesz-a-ni_
15. _igi_ du10-wa-sza-ab-szu _aga-us2 lugal_
16. _igi ur#-kingal-a dub-sar_
17. _igi_ a-wi-il-ia _bur-gul_
  blank space
18. _iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
19. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2 _mu-un-ba-al-la_
seal 1
1. na-ru-ub-tum
2. _dumu-munus_ mi-gir-{d}en-lil2
3. ur-{d}pa-bil-sag-ga2
4. _dumu_ u-bar-rum

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (inheritance)
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

Goddeeris: cf. BE 06/2, 23 & TMH 10, 18c

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P504411

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 103.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 32.0 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 2074
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.2074
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q119980995

References

  • primary: TMH 10, 18a

    [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
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
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
2018-01-16 at 20:54:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-11 at 11:07:36 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 018a Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P504411.
TMH 10, 018a artifact entry (No. P504411). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504411 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 018a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504411 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 10, 018a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504411},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504411},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P504411
LB  - CDLI:P504411
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - TMH 10, 018a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504411
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 018a Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P504411.
TMH 10, 018a artifact entry (No. P504411). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504411 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 018a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504411 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 10, 018a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504411},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504411},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P504411
LB  - CDLI:P504411
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - TMH 10, 018a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504411
ER  -
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