OECT 08, 01 (P283640)

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 1926-0385

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a
2. {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba
3. da e2 ri-isz-e2-a dumu si2-na-tum
4. e2 ri-im-tum dumu-munus a-ha-mar-szi u3 a-li2-a-hu!-u2-a ama-ni
5. ki ri-im-tum u3 a-li2-a-hu-u2-a ama-ni
6. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-ia-ke4
7. in-szi-in-sa10
8. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
9. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
10. in#-na-an-la2
reverse
1. u4 kur2-sze3 [ri-im-tum a-li2-a-hu]-u2#-a
2. u3 ibila#-[ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi]
3. 2/3(disz) sar# [e2 du3-a {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba]
4. inim nu-[um-ga2]-ga2#-a
5. mu lugal#-[bi] in#-pa3-de3-esz
6. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu e2-lu2-ti
7. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dumu {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim
8. igi dumu-ki dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa6
9. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul
10. igi {d}nin-urta-ni-szu# dub#-sar
  single ruling
11. iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(disz)-kam#
12. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2-si-a an-ga-am3 mu-da-bala-e-esz-a
seal 1
1. ri#-im-tum
2. dumu-munus a-ha-am-ar-szi
3. a-li2-a-hu-u2-a ama-[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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: OECT 8, 1

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

  • history: MC 3,, 42

    [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 1926-0385
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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
2020-05-30 at 02:47:31 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, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283640.
OECT 08, 01 artifact entry (No. P283640). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283640 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283640 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 08, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283640},
}

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