TIM 04, 04 (P223268)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 010883

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (inheritance)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 e2 du3-a da e2 [ta-ri]-bu#!-um#
2. 1/2(iku) 3(u) sar a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a-[ra2] im#-gur-{d}suen
3. 1(u) sar a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a-ra2 ta-ri-bu-um
4. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur za3-gu2-la2 sib2-ta mu nam-[szesz-gal-sze3]
5. 2/3(disz) sar 1/2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 sib2-ta-na
6. 1(u) 1/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a e2 im-szu-rin-na da e2 ha-la-ba-na
7. 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a-ra2 sib2-ta-na
8. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a-ra2 im-gur-{d}suen
9. 3(u) sar a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a-ra2 sib2-ta-na
10. 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za ka2 e2-pa-[pah]
11. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur nig2-gu2-na e2-a igi-3(disz)-gal2-bi
12. 1(disz) {gesz}ig dib-ba ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar szesz-a-ne-ne-ra [in-na-an-bur2]
13. ha-la-ba {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni szesz-gal
14. 5/6(disz) sar 4(disz) gin2 igi-5(disz)-gal2 e2 du3-a da e2 ba-za#-[a]
15. 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a-ra2 {d#}suen#-[im-gur-ra-ni]
16. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a-ra2 {d}suen-im-gur#-ra#-ni#
17. 3(u) sar a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a-ra2 {d}suen-im-gur-ra-ni
18. 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za e2 gal
19. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur nig2-gu2-na e2-a igi-3(disz)-gal2-bi
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20. ha-la-ba ta-ri-bu-um szesz-a-ni
21. 5/6(disz) sar 5/6(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 ur-{d}szu-bu-la
22. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar mu diri e2-a u3 a2-kusz2 e2-a
reverse
1. {disz}ta-ri-bu-um-ke4 an-nu-um-pi4-{d}nin-szubur-ra
2. in-na-an-[bur2]
3. 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-[a-ra2 ta-ri]-bu#-um
4. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a#-ra2# [ta-ri-bu-um]
5. 3(u) sar a-sza3 a-gar3 gu-la us2-a-[ra2 ta-ri-bu-um]
6. 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za ka2# e2 [1(disz) {gesz}ig dib-ba tur-ra]
7. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur nig2-gu2-na [e2-a igi]-3(disz)#-gal2-bi
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8. ha-la-ba an-nu-um-pi4-{d}nin-szubur [szesz]-a-ni
9. mu an-nu-um-pi4-{d}nin-szubur
10. ur5-ra e2 ad-da-na-ka# nu-um-ba#-[e]
11. ur5-ra e2 ad-da-na-ka szesz#-a-ne#-ne#
12. [ba-an]-ni#-ib2-gi4-gi4-ne
13. ibila# {d}suen-uru4-ke4-ne
14. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta gesz-szub-ba-ta in-ba-e-esz#
15. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-ra inim nu-um-ga2#-ga2-a-a
16. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
17. igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am dumu s,i-li2-{d}nin-urta
18. igi i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a#-ni#
19. igi ip-qa2-tum dumu a-ba-{d#}en#-[lil2-gen7]
20. igi {d}nanna-tum dumu [giri3-ni-i3-sa6]
21. igi sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um [dumu e-t,e3-ia-tum]
22. igi a-pil-{d}suen [dumu sze-ga-{d}nin-urta]
23. igi na-bi-{d}utu [bur-gul]
24. igi {d}en-lil2-[masz-su dub-sar]
25. iti ab-e3 mu# [ki 2(u) 6(disz) us2-sa] {d}ri-im-{d}suen# [lugal]-e i3#-si-in{ki} ba#-[dab5]-ba
seal 1
1. {d}suen-im-gur-ra-ni
2. ta-ri-bu-um
3. an-pi4-{d}nin-szubur
4. dumu-me {d}suen-uru4

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (inheritance)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: TIM 4, 4

    [vanDijk1967TIM4] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1967. Old Babylonian Contracts and Juridical Texts. Texts in the Iraq Museum 4. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.

  • history: ZA 67, p.217-234, p. 220-222

    [Prang1977Bitua] Prang, Erwin. 1977. “Das Archiv Des Bitûa.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 67: 217–34.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 010883
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-08 at 16:12:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-11-01 at 03:14:24 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026838 (composite) (P550446) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TIM 04, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223268.
TIM 04, 04 artifact entry (No. P223268). (2024, August 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223268 (Original work published 2003)
TIM 04, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223268 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 8},
	title = {TIM 04, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223268},
}

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