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

Lineart

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)

Text

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-[...]_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (marriage contract)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

bur-gul 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/P313271

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 87.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 2375 & Ist Ni 09311
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.9311

References

  • 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)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-09 at 02:22:05 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	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  - 2026/10/8/
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: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	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  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - TMH 10, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313271
ER  -
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