TIM 04, 08 (P223271)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 010886

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (inheritance)

Language(s)

-

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a za3-gar-ra
2. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur za3-gu2-la
3. 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
4. sza3 a-sza3 lam-ka
5. us2-a-ra2 it-ta-a-a
6. sib2-ta nam-szesz-gal-sze3
7. 2/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a
8. da e2 {d}en-lil2-da
9. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
10. sza3 a-sza3 lam-ka
11. us2-a-ra2 sib2-ta-na
12. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 kislah da e2 im-gur-{d}suen
13. ki-e3-bi e-sir2 {d}nanna-sag-kal
  single ruling
14. ha-la-ba {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 szesz-gal
15. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
16. da e2 geme2-{d}abzu
17. ki-e3-bi e-sir2 i-gub-ba-ke4-ne
18. 2/3(disz)# sar kislah da e2 geme2-abzu
reverse
1. u3 da e2 {d}nanna-sag-kal
2. ki-e3-bi!(E) e-sir2 {d}nanna-sag-kal
3. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
4. sza3 a-sza3 lam-ka
5. us2-a-ra2 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 szesz-a-ni
  single ruling
6. ha-la-ba {d}suen!-uru4!
7. kislah! {d}suen u3 {d}utu {disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 u3 {d}suen-uru4
8. tesz2-a se3-ga-bi ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
9. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta gesz-szub-ba-ta in-ba-e-esz
10. mu lugal-la tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
11. igi im-gur-{d}nin-urta dub-sar-mah
12. dumu {d}nanna-ki-ag2-sze3
13. igi inim-{d}nin-urta dumu lu2-dingir-ra-sze3
14. igi {d}nanna-me-sza4 dumu lu2-dingir-ra-sze3
15. igi {d}en-lil2-utu-e3 dumu {d}en-lil2-masz-su-sze3
16. igi ip-qu2-{d}iszkur dumu sa3-sum2-sze3
17. igi lugal-inim-du10-ga dumu szesz-ma-kal-sze3
18. igi sze-ga-{d}nin-urta dumu i-din-{d}da-mu-sze3
19. igi {d}nanna-lu2-ti dub-sar dumu lu2-dingir-ra-sze3
  single ruling
20. iti bara2-za3-gar mu us2-sa {d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal-e {gesz}szu-nir ku3-sig17 min-a-bi e2 {d}iszkur u3 {d}inanna# mu-ne-dim2-ma#
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-tum
2. dumu bi-tu-u2-a
seal 2
1. {d}suen-uru4#
2. dumu bi-tu-u2-a#

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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
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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (inheritance)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: TIM 4, 8

    [vanDijk1967TIM4] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1967. Old Babylonian Contracts and Juridical Texts. Texts in the Iraq Museum 4. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.

  • history: ZA 67, p.217-234, p. 218-219

    [Prang1977Bitua] Prang, Erwin. 1977. “Das Archiv Des Bitûa.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 67: 217–34.

  • history: Lieberman, RA 076, 105 (year-name only),

    [sec29419] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 010886
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-11-02 at 08:53:09 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-12-21 at 06:40:18 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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
“TIM 04, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P223271.
TIM 04, 08 artifact entry (No. P223271). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P223271
TIM 04, 08 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P223271 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2003TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {TIM 04, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P223271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P223271},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/5/15/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P223271
LB  - CDLI:P223271
M1  - 2024/4/26/
TI  - TIM 04, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P223271
ER  -
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