TIM 04, 11 (P223274)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 010889

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
2. sza3-ba 2(disz) {gesz}ig mi-<ri2>-za
3. 1(disz) {gesz}ig li gub-ba
4. sza3#? ki# lukur-ra
5. x (x) x (x) x U2 MU A RA HAR?
6. e2# [{d}en]-ki#-he2-gal2
7. u3# [{d}]nanna#-mu-dah szesz-a-ni#
8. dumu# nu#-ur2#-kab-ta-me
9. ki {d}en-ki-he2-gal2
10. u3 {d}nanna-mu-dah szesz-a-ni
11. {disz}wa-qar-tum lukur {d}nin-urta
12. dumu-munus bur-{d}iszkur
13. in-szi-in-sa10
14. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
15. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
16. in#-na-an-la2
reverse
1. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}en-ki-he2-gal2
2. u3 {disz}{d}nanna-mu-dah szesz-a-ni
3. u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi
4. e2-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
6. igi lugal-ibila dumu pa-li-lum-sze3
7. igi {d}suen-re-me-ni masz2-szu-gid2-gid2
8. igi {d}en-lil2-en-nam dumu {d}suen-sze-mi
9. igi nig2-gur11-{d}nanna dumu lu2-{d}en-ki
10. igi di-li-lum dumu sa3-su-um
11. igi {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am dumu ugula-e2
12. igi sa3-su-um masz2-szu-gid2-gid2
13. igi im-gur-{d}suen dumu {d}nanna-ki-ag2
14. igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am dumu szu-mi-bi-ia#
  blank space
15. iti apin du8-a mu {d}ur-du6-ku3-ga lugal-e e2-dur2-ki-gar-ra ki-tusz ku3 ki-ag2-ga2-ni {d}da-gan dingir-re-e-ne-er mu-na-du3
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-mu-dah
2. dub-sar
3. dumu nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
4. sza13-dub-ba
seal 2
1. {d}en-ki#-he2-gal2
2. ($ blank space $)
3. dumu nu-ur2-kab-ta#
4. [(...)]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

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/P223274

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 010889
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TIM 4, 11

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-11-04 at 06:47:52 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-04 at 06:46:59 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-26 at 06:28:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-26 at 06:23:14 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 04, 11 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P223274.
TIM 04, 11 artifact entry (No. P223274). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223274
TIM 04, 11 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223274 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2003TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {TIM 04, 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223274},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/5/15/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P223274
LB  - CDLI:P223274
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TIM 04, 11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223274
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 04, 11 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P223274.
TIM 04, 11 artifact entry (No. P223274). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223274
TIM 04, 11 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223274 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2003TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {TIM 04, 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223274},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/5/15/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P223274
LB  - CDLI:P223274
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TIM 04, 11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223274
ER  -
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