TMH 10, 005 (P313271)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 2375 & Ist Ni 09311

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (marriage contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

87.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-ha-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ma-gir
2. {d}nin-urta-ga-mil _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
3. _nam-dam-sze3 in-tuku_
4. si2-ia-a _u3_ dingir-ha-bi-il _dumu-ne-ne_
5. _nam-dumu-ni-ne-sze3 ba-da-an-ri-esz_
6. _tukum-bi_ a-ha-tum {d}nin-urta-ga-mil-ra#
7. _dam-NE-ni-ra dam-mu nu-me-en ba-an-na-du11_
8. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
9. _tukum-bi_ si2-ia-a u3 dingir-ha-bi-il _dumu-ne_
10. {d}nin-urta-ga-mil _ad-da-ne-ne-ra_
11. _ad-da-mu nu-me-en ba-an-na-du11-esz_
12. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar [...] i3-la2-NE-esz_
13. _tukum-bi_ [{d}nin-urta]-ga-mil
14. a-ha-tum _[dam]-ni-ra dam-mu nu#-[me]-en ba-[an-na-du11]_
15. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
16. _tukum-bi_ {d}nin-urta-ga-mil
17. _si2-ia-a _u3#_ dingir#-ha-bi-il _dumu-ne-ne-[ra]_
reverse
1. _dumu#-ne#-ne-mu# [nu-me-en ba-an-na-du11]_
2. _1/2(disz) ma-na [ku3-babbar i3-la2-e]_
3. _1(u) 5(disz)_ gin2 kislah#? [...]_
4. _dumu#?_ i-te-er-pi4#-sza# [...]
5. a-ha-tum si2-ia-a _u3_ dingir-ha-bi-[il]
6. {d}nin-urta-ga-mil _ad-da-ne-ne#-ra#?_
7. _i-ni-in-ku4-re-esz_
8. _sze-ga-ne-ne-ta kiszib3 in-tak4#?_
9. _mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
10. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ im-gu-x [...]
11. _igi#_ a-bu-um-dingir _dumu_ i-di-ia [...]_
12. _igi_ be-li2-ia#-AN _dumu_ be-li2-a-sza-re-ed
13. _igi_ ub-ni-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ {d}suen-x [...]_
14. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _szesz-a-ni_
15. _igi ur-{d}sa-dara3?-nun-na dub-sar_
16. _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ im-gu-u2-[a]
17. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu bur-gul
18. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
  some text moved to next line
19. mu ki 2(u) 7(disz) us2-sa_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba_
envelope
obverse
1. _kiszib3_ a-ha-ti _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ma-gir
2. _[u3]_ si2#-ia-a [_u3_ dingir]-ha-bi-il _dumu-ne-ne_
3. 1(disz) [{d}nin]-urta#-ga-mil [_dumu_ ta-ri]-bu-um
4. _[nam-dam?-sze3] ba-an-tuku_
5. _[u3 nam-ibila-ni]-sze3#? ba-da-an-ri_
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta-ga-mil
2. _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
seal 2
1. si2-ia-[a]
2. _u3_ dingir-ha-bi-[il]
3. _dumu-NE-[...]_

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 87.0 high × 49.0 wide × 28.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    bur-gul seals

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: TMH 10, 5

    [Goddeeris2016TMH10] Goddeeris, Anne. 2016. The Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts in the Hilprecht Collection Jena. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection. Neue Folge 10. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • history: ARN, 156

    [Çığ1952ARN] Çığ, Muazzez İlmiye, Hatice Kızılyay, and Fritz R. Kraus. 1952. Eski Babil Zamanına Ait Nippur Hukukî Vesikaları = Altbabylonische Rechtsurkunden Aus Nippur. Istanbul: Millî Eğitim Basımevi.

    (envelope)

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HS 2375 & Ist Ni 09311
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-09 at 02:22:05 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313271.
TMH 10, 005 artifact entry (No. P313271). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313271 (Original work published 2006)
TMH 10, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313271 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TMH 10, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313271},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313271
LB  - CDLI:P313271
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - TMH 10, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313271
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313271.
TMH 10, 005 artifact entry (No. P313271). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313271 (Original work published 2006)
TMH 10, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313271 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TMH 10, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313271},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313271
LB  - CDLI:P313271
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - TMH 10, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313271
ER  -
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