BE 06/2, 011 (P453314)

Business / Contracts envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

Ist Ni 01916 & HS 2130

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

77.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a
 it: 10 sicli di terreno edificato
2. da e2# im#-gu-u2-a
 it: adiacente alla casa di Imgū'a
3. sa10#? [til]-la#-bi-sze3
 it: per il suo prezzo intero,
4. {disz}da#-[mi-iq]-i3-li2-szu
 it: Damiq-ilišu
5. u3 [na-ru]-ub#-tum dam-a-ni
 it: e Narubtum sua moglie
6. nam [na-bi]-{d}utu
 it: a Nabi-šamaš
7. ki-bi# [gar]-ra#-bi-sze3
 it: in permuta
8. mu-na-an-szum2-mu-ne
 it: hanno dato;
9. 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a dur e2-a
 it: 10 sicli di terreno edificato (e) il cortile nella casa,
10. da e2 {d}utu-he2-gal2
 it: adiacente alla casa di Šamaš-ḫegal,
11. {disz}na-bi-{d}utu dumu im-gu-u2-a
 it: Nabi-šamaš, figlio di Imgū'a,
12. nam da-mi-iq-i3-li-szu
 it: a Damiq-ilišu
13. u3 na-ru-ub-tum dam-a-ni
 it: e (a) Narubtum sua moglie
14. ki-bi gar-ra-bi-sze3
 it: in permuta
reverse
1. in-na-an-szum2
 it: ha dato.
2. mu dur e2 szu ba-an-ti-esz
 it: Poiché (solo) il cortile della casa hanno ricevuto,
3. {disz}na-bi-{d}utu
 it: Nabi-šamaš
4. nam da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
 it: a Damiq-ilišu
5. u3 na-ru-ub-tum dam-a-ni
 it: e Narubtum sua moglie
6. 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-bala
 it: 11 sicli d'argento ha pagato.
7. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3
 it: Che in futuro, uno contro l'altro
8. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
 it: non reclamerà,
9. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 it: nel nome del Re (ciascuno) ha giurato.
10. igi i-din-ia-tum dumu {d}nanna-zi-mu
 it: Davanti a I(d)diniatum, figlio di Nanna-zimu;
11. igi a-pil-dingir dumu da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
 it: davanti ad Apil-ilim, figlio di Damiq-ilišu;
12. igi a-hi-sza-<gi>-isz dumu {d}nanna-zi-mu
 it: davanti ad Aḫišagiš, figlio di Nanna-zimu;
13. igi du7-du7-{d}iszkur bur-gul
 it: davanti a Dudu-adad, taglia sigilli;
14. igi {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni dub-sar
 it: davanti a Sîn-imgurrani, lo scriba.
15. iti gan-gan-e3
 it: Il mese di Kislīmum
16. mu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal bad3-gal gu2 {i7}idigna hur#-sag-gin7 mu-un-il2-la
 it: (del)l'anno (in cui) Ḫammurapi, il Re, il grande muro, sulle rive del Tigri, (alto) come una montagna, ha innalzato.
envelope
  A join of HS 2130 (TMH 10, 095) and Ist Ni 01916 (ARN p. 76)
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x x] x [...]
2'. [u3 na]-ru#-ub-tum# [...]
3'. [{disz}]na#-bi-{d}utu#-[ra]
4'. in#-na-an-szum2#-[...]
  blank space
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. iti gan-gan-e3
2'. mu ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal bad3#-gal# gu2 i7 idigna [hur]-sag#-gin7 mu-un-il2-[la]
seal 1
1. na-bi-{d}utu
2. dumu im-gu-u2-a
seal 2
1. da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
2. u3 na-ru-ub-tum dam-a-ni

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: Envelope Artifact type comments:

    envelope fragment

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 77.0 high × 47.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Part of obv. chipped off.; Inscr. 14 (obv.) + 16 (rev.) + 2 (upper edge)
  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    envelope fragment


  • primary: BE 6/2, 11

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

  • history: ARN, p. 75

    [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.

  • history: TMH 10, 95

    [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)


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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 01916 & HS 2130
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-06-11 at 09:17:18 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2019-03-08 at 07:16:16 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-11-10 at 08:40:38 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-11-10 at 08:39:35 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-11-10 at 12:11:07 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-10 at 11:59:45 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-10 at 11:58:51 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-08-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/2, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453314.
BE 06/2, 011 artifact entry (No. P453314). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453314 (Original work published 2013)
BE 06/2, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453314 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/2, 011 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453314},
}

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