TMH 10, 001c (P504398)

Business / Contracts envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 2176b + HS 2892a + Ist Ni 09313

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (marriage contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [iti] sze-sag11-ku5#
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}nin-lil2-nin#-am3#
2. dumu-munus i3-[li2-ki-it-ti]
  (bur-gul seal)
seal 2
1. {d}suen#-i-qi2-sza-am
2. dumu# [{d}]szul#-pa-e3-[a2-ag2]
  (bur-gul seal)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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/P504398

Physical information

envelope

Artifact type Envelope
envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 2176b + HS 2892a + Ist Ni 09313
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.2892.A

References

  • primary: TMH 10, 1c

    [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.

    envelope of TMH 10, 1a or b


  • history: ARN, p. 111 Ni. 9313

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-12-05 at 11:48:42 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-05 at 11:45:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-05 at 11:44:32 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 001c Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504398.
TMH 10, 001c artifact entry (No. P504398). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504398 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 001c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504398 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 10, 001c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504398},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504398},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P504398
LB  - CDLI:P504398
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - TMH 10, 001c artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504398
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 10, 001c Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504398.
TMH 10, 001c artifact entry (No. P504398). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504398 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 001c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504398 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 10, 001c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504398},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504398},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P504398
LB  - CDLI:P504398
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - TMH 10, 001c artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504398
ER  - 
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