TMH 10, 006 (P504399)

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 2213

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

108.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) na-ra-am-tum _lukur {d}lugal-ab-a dumu-munus lu2-{d}nanna-ke4_
2. _1(disz) ur-{d}pa-bil2-sag-ga2 dumu_ u-bar-ru-um
3. _nam-dumu-ni-sze3 ba-da-an-ri_
4. 1(disz) na-ra-am-tum _dumu-munus lu2-{d}nanna#-ke4_
5. _1(disz) ur-{d}pa-bil2-sag-ga2 dumu#-ni#_
6. _5/6(disz) sar e2-du3-a da e2 [...] x_
7. _1/2(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz-[gub-ba a-sza3 igi-nim]-ma_
8. _us2-a-du nig2-gur11#-{d}x [...]_
9. _1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar sza3# a-sza3 uz-[za]_
10. _us2-a-du_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta x
11. 1(disz) za-ar-qa2-tum _geme2_
12. 1(disz) a-li2-um-mi _dumu-munus-a-ni_
13. 1(disz) wa-li-tum# _[...]-ni_
14. 1(disz) ma-ti-lum-szi _[dumu]-ni_
15. _u3_ ta-ri-bu-um# _[...]-ni#_
16. _nig2 lu2-{d}nanna ad-da in#-na-ba-a_
17. _in-na-an-us2_
18. _1(disz) ur-{d}pa-bil2-sag-ga2 dumu-ni_
19. 1(disz) na-ra-am-tum _ama-na-ra_
20. _sze-ba i3-ba u3 siki-ba in-na-ab-kal-ge_
reverse
1. _en-na al-ti-la-asz in-na-an-il2-il2_
2. _tukum-bi_ 1(disz) na-ra-am-tum
3. _1(disz) ur-{d}pa-bil2-sag-ga2 dumu-ni-ra_
4. _dumu-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11_
5. _e2 a-sza3 nig2-gur11 a-na-me-a-bi ba-ra-e11-de3_
6. _u3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
7. _u3 tukum-bi 1(disz) ur-{d}pa-bil-sag-[ga2]_
8. 1(disz) na-ra-am-tum _ama-na-a-ra_
9. _ama-mu nu-me-en ba-an-na-du11_
10. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
11. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
12. _igi_ im-gu-u2-a _dumu_ ta-a-u2-um
13. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ a-da-a-a
14. _igi lu2-ur-sag-e-ne dumu_ dingir-ga-mi-il#
15. _igi lugal-he2-gal2 dumu_ u-bar-ru-um
16. _igi ur-ga2-gesz-szu2-a dub-sar_
17. _igi_ i-din-{d}i-szum _bur-gul_
18. _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_
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19. _mu ki 1(u) 4(disz)_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal-e i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba_
seal 1
1. na-ra-am-tum
2. _dumu-munus lu2-{d}nanna#_

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): 108.0 high × 55.0 wide × 33.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    bur-gul seal

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: TMH 10, 6

    [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 2213
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
2018-01-16 at 20:54:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-11-09 at 02:56:19 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-07 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TMH 10, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504399.
TMH 10, 006 artifact entry (No. P504399). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504399 (Original work published 2017)
TMH 10, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504399 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 10, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504399},
}


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