TMH 10, 002 (P503235)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 2117

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (marriage contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

117.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[lugal-im-ri]-a dumu lugal-me-lam2#_
2. [1(disz)] hu-un-du#-ul-tum _dumu-munus {d}en-lil2-gal-zu_
3. _nam-dam-sze3 in-tuku-am3_
4. _mu lugal-ka-ni in-pa3_
5. _u3# kiszib3 mu-lugal-la-ka-ne-ne_
6. _lu2-lu2-u3 kiszib3 in-tak4_
7. _1(disz) sag-munus_ la-ma-sza _mu-ni-im_
8. _2(disz) sza-u19-sza{zabar}_
9. _5(disz) {gesz}dili2 1(disz) {gesz}bugin-tur <1(disz)> {gesz}bugin2_
10. _2(disz) {gesz}ba-an 1(disz) {gesz}nig2 3(ban2) 2(disz) {gesz}ka-kara4_
11. _6(disz) {gesz}gu-za ma2-lah5 6(disz) udu hi-a_
12. 1(disz) hu-un-du-ul-tum
13. _1(disz) lugal-im-ri-a dam-a-na-ra in-na-ni-in-ku4_
14. _1(disz) lugal-im-ri-a_
15. 1(disz) hu-un-du-ul-tum _dam-a-na-ra_
16. _dam-mu nu-me-en un-na-an-du11_
17. _1/2(disz)# ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
18. _u3#_ hu#-un-du-ul-tum
19. _1(disz) lugal-im-ri-a dam-a-na-ra_
reverse
1. _dam-mu nu-me-en un-na-an#-[du11]_
2. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
3. _1(disz) lugal-sa6-ge szesz-gal_
4. _1(disz) lugal-di-ku5 szesz-a-ni_
5. _u3 ibila_ hu-un-du-ul-tum _na-an-ga-u3-tu#-u2-a_
6. _nig2-gur11 e2-a gal2-la a-na-me-a_
7. _1(disz) lugal-im-ri-a u3_ hu-un-du-ul-tum
8. _tesz2-a se3-ga-bi i3-ba-e-ne_
9. _igi lugal-ezem dumu lu2-{d}nin-gal-sze3_
10. _igi# {d}en-lil2-a2-mah nu-esz3 dumu KA-ku3-ga-ni-sze3_
11. _[igi] lu2-dingir-ra ulu3-di-gal dumu lugal#?-[x]-na-ab-du7-sze3_
12. _igi# ir3-{d}nanna sag-du5 dumu {d}nanna#-ma-an-szum2_
13. _igi_ s,i-li2-esz18-dar _dam-gar3 dumu_ ri-isz-e2#-a-sze3
14. _igi nig2-gur11-{d}en-lil2#-la2 simug dumu_ su2-ga-gum-sze3
15. _igi lugal-nig2-zu dub-sar-sze3_
16. _igi_ si2-ia-tum _dumu {d}en-lil2-gal-zu-sze3_
17. _[iti] kin#-{d}inanna_
  some text moved to next line
18. _mu {d}[ARAD]-{d}suen lugal-e [alan] ku3-sig17_ ku-du-[ur-ma-bu-uk] _[e2 {d}]utu#-sze3 i-ni-[in-ku4-ra]_
seal 1
1. _hu-un-du-ul-tum#_
2. dumu {d}en-lil2-gal-[zu]
seal 2
1. lugal-im-ri-a
2. dumu lugal-[me]-lam2

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 sealings

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/P503235

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 117.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 2117
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.2117
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120090647

References

  • primary: TMH 10, 2

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-01-16 at 20:54:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-12 at 01:29:33 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-12 at 01:28:52 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-06 at 02:27:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2017-10-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P503235.
TMH 10, 002 artifact entry (No. P503235). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503235 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503235 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 10, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503235},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P503235
LB  - CDLI:P503235
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - TMH 10, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503235
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P503235.
TMH 10, 002 artifact entry (No. P503235). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503235 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503235 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 10, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503235},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P503235
LB  - CDLI:P503235
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - TMH 10, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503235
ER  -
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