OECT 08, 09 (P283655)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0388

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

22.0 mm × 20.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. nam-en-nu-un alan e2-kur-igi-gal2 mu-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
2. ka2 a2-mi2-a ub-szu-ukken-na mu-am3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
3. mu-am3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. bala gub-ba {d}suen-li-di-isz
5. dumu i3-li2-i-din-nam
6. ki {d}suen-li-di-isz-ta
7. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur
8. dumu a-wi-il-ia-ke4
9. in-szi-in-sa10
10. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
11. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
12. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}suen-li-di-isz
13. dumu i3-li2-i-din-nam
reverse
1. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
2. nam-en-nu-un alan e2-kur-igi-gal2
3. ka2 a2-mi2-a ub-szu-ukken-na
4. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
6. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig {d}en-lil2-la2
7. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dumu {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim
8. igi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am szesz-a-ni
9. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul
10. igi a-pil2-i3-li2-szu dub-sar
  blank space
11. iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
12. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2-si-a an-ga-am3 mu-da-bala-esz-am3
envelope
obverse
1. nam-en-nu alan e2-kur-igi-gal2 mu-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
2. ka2 a2-mi2-a mu-am3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
3. u3 ub-szu-ukken-na mu-am3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. bala gub-ba {d}suen-li-di-isz
5. dumu i3-li2-i-din-nam
6. ki {d}suen-li-di-isz-ta
7. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur#
8. dumu a-wi-il-[ia-ke4]
9. in-szi-in#-[sa10]
10. sa10-am3 til#-[la-bi-sze3]
11. 2(disz) gin2 [ku3-babbar in-na-an]-la2
12. u4 kur2-[sze3 {d}suen-li-di-isz]
13. u3 ibila#-[a-ni a-na-me-a-bi]
reverse
1. nam-en-nu-un [alan e2-kur-igi-gal2]
2. ka2 a2-mi2-a ub-szu#-[ukken-na]
3. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-[a]
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
5. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig {d}en-lil2-la2
6. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dumu {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim
7. igi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am szesz-a-ni
8. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul
9. igi a-pil2-i3-li2-szu dub-sar
  blank space
10. iti szu-numun u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
11. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2-si-a an-ga-am3!(A) mu-da-bala-esz-am3
seal 1
1. {d}suen-li-di-isz
2. dumu i3-li2-i-din-nam

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): 22.0 high × 20.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: OECT 8, 9

    [Hunter1930OECT8] Hunter, Guy R. 1930. Sumerian Contracts from Nippur. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 8. London: Oxford University Press.

  • history: MC 3,, 41

    [Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Mesopotamina Civilizations, no. 3.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1926-0388
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-06-06 at 03:25:12 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-06-06 at 03:24:54 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OECT 08, 09 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283655.
OECT 08, 09 artifact entry (No. P283655). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283655 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 09 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283655 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 08, 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283655},
}


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