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TIM 05, 21 (P223335)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 010865

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (enclosed in unopened envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. _kiszib3 2(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6_
2. _us2-sa-du {gesz}kiri6_ sa-at-lu-ma
3. u3 _us2-sa-du {gesz}kiri6_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
4. _sag-ki 1(disz)-kam i7_
5. _sag-ki 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_
6. _ki_ li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2
7. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
8. _lugal {gesz}kiri6-a-ni-ir_
9. {disz}dingir-szu-na-s,ir
10. _dumu_ bur-{d}suen
11. _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-a-ni-sze3_
13. _ku3-babbar in-na-al-la2_
14. _sza3-ga-a-ni i3-du10_
15. _inim-bi al-til_
16. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
17. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}tiszpak u3 i-ba-al-pi-el _lugal_
2. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
3. ba-qir i-ba-qa-ru
4. _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
5. u3 li-sza-an-szu isz-sza-la-ap
6. _igi_ a-li2-ba-ni-szu _szagina_
7. {disz}a-bu-um-dingir _dumu_ {d}suen-eri-ba
8. {disz}sa-at-lu-ma
9. u3 {d}utu-na-s,ir
10. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
11. {disz}im-gur-{d}utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}en-lil2
12. {disz}ARAD2-{d}utu _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}suen
13. {disz}puzur4-er3-ra x
14. u3 mu-na-nu-um _dub-sar_
left
  blank space
  seal impressions
1. _kiszib3_ szu-{d}en-lil2
  seal 3
2. _kiszib3_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
  seal 4
3. _kiszib3_ im-gur-{d}utu
  seal 5
seal 1
1. a-li2-ba-ni-szu
2. _dumu_ szu!-{d}suen
3. _ARAD2_ i-ba-al-pi-el
seal 2
1. a-bu-um-dingir
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
3. _ARAD2_ sza {d}iszkur
seal 3
  (no linguistic content)
seal 4
  (no linguistic content)
seal 5
  (no linguistic content)
seal 6
1. mu-na-wi-rum
2. _dumu_ gu-ul-lu-bi-ia
3. _ARAD2_ sza {d}nin-urta

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: TIM 5, 21

    [vanDijk1968TIM5] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1968. Old Babylonian Contracts and Related Material. Texts in the Iraq Museum 5. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.

  • history: RIME 4, .05.20.2013, ex. 02 (seal)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 010865
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-04-10 at 06:12:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-01 at 11:17:51 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2018-05-13 at 04:29:31 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-03-17 at 08:55:32 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-03-07 at 01:41:02 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012699 (composite) (P508849) Nerebtum (mod. Iščali) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ibal-pi-el2.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012733 (composite) (P508957) Nerebtum (mod. Iščali) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
CDLI Seals 012734 (composite) (P508958) Nerebtum (mod. Iščali) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“TIM 05, 21 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P223335.
TIM 05, 21 artifact entry (No. P223335). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223335
TIM 05, 21 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223335 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
@misc{2003TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-20]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {TIM 05, 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223335},
}


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