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

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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)

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

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
  • Measurements (mm): 90.0 high × 48.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 010893
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-11-01 at 08:52:19 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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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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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: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	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  - 2025/8/31/
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: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	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  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - TIM 04, 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223277
ER  -
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