TIM 04, 14 (P223277)

Business / Contracts 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 010893

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

90.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu szum-[ma]-dingir
2. {disz}szum-ma-dingir ad-da-[ni]
3. nam-dumu-ne-sze3 ba-da#-[an-ri]
4. tukum-bi u4 kur2-sze3
5. {disz}ur-du6-ku3-ga-ke4
6. {disz}szum-ma-dingir ad-da-na
7. ad-da-mu nu-me-en ba-an-na-du11
8. e2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 ba-ra-e11-de3
9. 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e
10. u3 tukum-bi u4 kur2-sze3
11. {disz}szum-ma-dingir ur-du6-ku3-ga
12. dumu-na-ra dumu-mu nu-me-en
13. ba-an-na-du11
14. e2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 ba-ra-e11-de3
15. 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e
16. {disz}a-ha-su2-nu
17. dumu-munus ur-du6-ku3-ga
reverse
1. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta
2. gesz-szub-ba-ta in-ba-esz
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3
4. igi ARAD2-{d}imin-bi dumu x-x-u2
5. igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil i3-du8
6. igi szum-ma-dingir dumu ma-ah-nu-ub-dingir
7. igi di-it-ti dumu lu2-ga-a
8. igi s,i-li2-esz18-dar szesz-a-ni
9. igi a-pil2-ia-tum
10. dumu i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar
11. 4(barig) sze mu-am3 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
12. igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar siki
13. {disz}lu-li-ia-ra ur-du6-ku3-ga
14. in-na-an-szum2
15. iti udru{duru5} mu us2-sa us2-sa-bi {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba
seal 1
1. [ur]-du6-[ku3-ga]
2. [dumu] {d}suen-re-me-ni
seal 2
1. [x x (x)] nin [x]
2. [x x (x)] TUR AN

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P223277

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 90.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 28.0 mm
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 010893
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TIM 4, 14

    [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, 03

    [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 08:52:19 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223277.
TIM 04, 14 artifact entry (No. P223277). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223277 (Original work published 2003)
TIM 04, 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223277 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TIM 04, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223277},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P223277
LB  - CDLI:P223277
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TIM 04, 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223277
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 04, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223277.
TIM 04, 14 artifact entry (No. P223277). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223277 (Original work published 2003)
TIM 04, 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223277 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TIM 04, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223277},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P223277
LB  - CDLI:P223277
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TIM 04, 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223277
ER  -
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