TIM 04, 13 (P223276)

Business / Contracts 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 010891

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}nanna-a2-mah dumu esz3-a-ab-du-ke4#
2. {disz}i#-[pi2]-iq#-{d}en-lil2 dumu we-e-di-ra
3. sze-ba# [i3]-ba# u3 siki-ba
4. mu-da-ta in-na-an-kal
5. gibil-bi-esz-am3# {disz}i-pi2-iq-{d}en-lil2-e
6. dub nam-ibila {disz}{d}nanna-a2-mah-ra in-na-an-tak4
7. nam-gudu4 {d}lu2-lal3# mu-a iti 2(disz)-am3
8. nam-ugula-e2 nam-i3-du8 nam-kisal-luh u3 <nam>-bur-szu-ma
9. {disz}i-pi2-iq-{d}en-lil2-e
10. {disz}{d}nanna-a2-mah-ra in-na-an-szum2
11. 5(ban2) sze-ba 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz iti-da 4(disz) ma-na siki mu#-a
12. {disz}{d}nanna-a2-mah-e
13. {disz}i-pi2-iq-{d}en-lil2-ra in-na-ab-kal-ge
14. u4 kur2-sze3 i-pi2-iq-{d}en-lil2-e
15. {disz}{d}nanna-a2-mah dumu-na-ra
16. dumu-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11
17. nam-gudu4 u3 nam-ugula-e2#-ni-ta
18. ba-e-re-a-e11-de3
reverse
1. u3# 1/3(disz)# ma-na ku3-babbar# i3#-[la2-e]
2. u3 {d}nanna-a2-mah#-[e]
3. {disz}i-pi2-iq-{d}en-lil2-[ra]
4. ad-da-mu nu-me-en ba-na#-[an-du11]
5. sze-ba i3-ba u3 siki-ba in-na#-an#-[kal]
6. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2#
7. u3 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e
8. en-na i-pi2-iq-{d}en-lil2 al-ti-la-asz
9. nam-gudu4 u3 nam-ugula-e2-ta al-gu7-e
10. igi geme2-e2-kur-ri-tum nin-dingir {d}lu2-lal3
11. u3 ARAD2-i3-li2-szu dumu-ne-ne-sze3
12. {disz}i-pi2-iq-{d}en-lil2 ad-da ti-la
13. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
14. igi# [{d}]da#-mu-a-zu dumu {d}utu-ba-an-e3-sze3
15. igi# [{d}]nanna#?-lu2-ti dumu ur-ku3-zu-sze3
16. igi u2-s,i2-na-we-er dumu ne-za-za-tum
17. igi nig2-gur11-{d}nanna dumu {d}inanna-igi-du-sze3
18. igi lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-nesag2-e gudu4 {d}nin-urta-sze3
19. igi# lugal#-ibila dub-sar-sze3
20. igi sa-mi-ia dumu ba-ru#?-ia-sze3
21. iti sig4-a mu {d}en-lil2#-ba-ni lugal-e lagar# {d}en-lil2-la2 mu-hun#-ga2
seal 1
1. i-pi2-iq-{d}en-lil2
2. dumu we-e-di

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption)
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/P223276

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 010891
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TIM 4, 13

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

  • history: MC 3, 01

    [Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Vol. 3. Mesopotamina Civilizations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-11-01 at 08:52:18 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-27 at 06:21:02 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, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223276.
TIM 04, 13 artifact entry (No. P223276). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223276 (Original work published 2003)
TIM 04, 13 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223276 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TIM 04, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223276},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P223276
LB  - CDLI:P223276
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TIM 04, 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223276
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 04, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223276.
TIM 04, 13 artifact entry (No. P223276). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223276 (Original work published 2003)
TIM 04, 13 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223276 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TIM 04, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223276},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P223276
LB  - CDLI:P223276
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TIM 04, 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223276
ER  -
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