TMH 10, 003 (P504271)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 2388

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

110.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) a-li2-a-ha-ti _dam_ mi-gir-{d}en-lil2
2. 1(disz) na-ru-ub-tum! _dumu-munus-a-ni_
3. _u3_ a-me-er-tum _nin9!-na-ni_
4. 1(disz) da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ lugal-he2-gal2-ra
5. _nam-dam-sze3 in-na-an-szum2_
6. _1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2-du3-a da e2_ ta#-ri-bu-um
7. _1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 kislah ka2 {d}iszkur_
8. _da e2_ im-gu-u2-a
9. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze sza3 a-sza3 ka-us2-sa_ {d}nusku
10. _us2-a-du_ im-gu-u2-a
11. _5(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 a-sza3 mah_
12. _us2-a-du_ im-gu-u2-a
13. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 sa2-du11_
14. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) im-gu-u2-a
15. _1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 szum2-la2_
16. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) ip-qu2-er-<s,e>-tum
17. _2(iku) GAN2 4(u) sar sza3 a-sza3 e-sir2 dub2-ba_
18. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) im-gu-u2-a
reverse
1. _2(iku) 1/2(iku)? GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 ka-us2-sa {d}nin-urta_
2. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) im-gu-u2-a
3. _5(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 da-ab-ta_
4. _us2-a-du_ 1(disz) im-gu-u2-a
5. 1(disz) na-ru-ub-tum _dumu-munus_ 1(disz) mi-gir-{d}en-lil2
6. 1(disz) da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu _dam-ni-ra_
7. _dumu lugal-he2-gal2 in-na-ni-in-ku4_
8. _tukum-bi_ 1(disz) da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
9. 1(disz) na-ru-<<ru>>-ub-tum _u3_ a-me-er-tum _nin9!-na-ni_
10. _dam-mu nu#-[me]-en# ba-e-ne-en-du11-usz#_
11. _1(disz) ma-na ku3#-[babbar] i3-la2-e_
12. _u3 nig2-gur11-ra#-[ta] ba-ra-e3-de3_
13. _u3 tukum-bi_ 1(disz) na-ru-ub-tum _u3_ a-me-er-tum
14. 1(disz) da-mi-iq-i3-li2-<szu>-ra _dam-ne-ne-ra_
15. _dam-me nu-mu-me-en ba-na-an-du11-usz_
16. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-NE-esz_
17. _u3 nig2-gur11-ra-ta ba-ra-e3-de3-esz_
18. _igi_ [{d}]suen-ma-gir _dumu_ ur-du6-ku3-ga
19. _igi_ ur-du6-ku3-ga _dumu_ {d}suen-li-di-isz
20. _igi_ lugal-a2-zi-da _dumu_ da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
21. _igi_ lugal-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}nanna-USZ
22. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dub-sar_
23. _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _bur-gul_
left
1. _iti apin-du8-a_
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2. _mu ki 4(disz)-kam us2-sa i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba_
seal 1
1. a-li2-a-ha!-ti
2. _dam_ mi-gir-{d}en-lil2
3. da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu

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): 110.0 high × 62.0 wide × 33.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    bur-gul seal

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: TMH 10, 3

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HS 2388
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
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  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-12 at 01:33:02 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-12 at 01:31:36 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-06 at 11:02:00 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-10-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard 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, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504271.
TMH 10, 003 artifact entry (No. P504271). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504271 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504271 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 10, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504271},
}


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