OECT 08, 18 (P283645)

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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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0378

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. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a us2-a-<du> ka-ku3-ga
2. ki-e3-bi e-sir2-ra
3. 3(disz) sar kislah da e2 mu-ni-ki-en-gi-sze3
4. 4(disz) sar kislah da e2 lu2-{d}suen szu-ri-a-bi
5. 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za sza3 kisal-la2 gub-ba
6. 1(disz) {gesz}ig dib pa-pah gub-ba
7. 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na
8. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 uz-za us2-a-du lugal-a-ma-ru
9. 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar ki-duru5 a-sza3 uz-za us2-a-du ama-da-kal-la
10. 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 i7-giri3-ta-bala-e
11. us2-a-du e2-lu2-ti szu-ku6-a
12. nam-i3-du8 ka2 sumun {d}en-lil2-la2 szu-ri-a-bi
13. nam-i3-du8 {d}nin-lil2-la2 ka2 gesz-kin-ti
14. ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a abul {d}nin-lil2-la2
15. u3 nam-i3!-du8 ka2 du6-ku3-ga szu-ri-a-bi
16. sza3 {gesz}kiri6 pe-ru-ru-tum ha-la-ba ur-{d}lum-ma
17. szu-ri-a-bi in-ba-e-esz
18. 1(disz) naga3-esir 1(disz) {gesz}HI-bar mar-gid2-da
19. 2(disz) {gesz}u4-sakar mar-gid2-da
20. ha-la-ba {d}nanna-me-sza4 szesz-gal
21. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a ki-tusz
22. ki-e3-bi da e2 nin-du10-ga
23. 3(disz) sar kislah da e2 {d}nanna-me-sza4 szesz-a-ni
24. 4(disz) sar kislah da lu2-{d}suen szu-ri-a-bi
reverse
1. 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za sza3 ki-tusz gub-ba
2. 1(disz) {gesz}ig dib ki-tusz gub-ba
3. 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na
4. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 uz-za us2-a-du {d}nanna-me-sza4
5. 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar ki-duru5 a-sza3 uz-za
6. us2-a-du {d}nanna-me-sza4 szesz-a-ni
7. 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 i7-giri3-ta-bala-e us2-a-du {d}nanna-me-sza4
8. 2(disz) {gesz}umbin mar-gid2-da
9. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za 2(disz) {gesz}u4-sakar {gesz}mar-gid2-da
10. nam-i3-du8 ka2 sumun {d}en-lil2-la2 szu-ri-a-bi#
11. nam-i3-du8 {d}nin-lil2-la2 ka2 gesz-kin-ti
12. ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a abul {d}nin-lil2-la2
13. u3 nam-i3-du8 ka2 du6-ku3-ga szu-ri-a-bi
14. sza3 {gesz}kiri6 pe-ru-ru-tum ha-la-ba ur-{d}lum-ma
15. szu-ri-a-bi in-ba-e-esz
16. ha-la-ba ad-da-kal-la szesz-a-ni
  single ruling
17. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar mu ki-tusz ad-da-kal-la szu ba-an-ti
18. nam a2 x {kusz}a-ga2#-la2-sze3 ad-da-kal-la
19. {disz}{d}nanna-me-[sza4]-ra in-na-an-bur2
20. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta gesz-szub-ba-ta in-ba-e-esz
21. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
22. mu lugal-la tesz2-ba in-pa3-de3-esz
23. igi nig2-gur11-{d}nanna gudu4 dumu {d}en-lil2-gu2-gal
24. igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu a-wi-il-dingir
25. igi inim-{d}da-mu dumu da-da-kal-la
26. igi {d}suen-li-di-isz dumu lu2-si-gar
27. igi ARAD2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu inim-{d}en-lil2-la2
28. igi im-gur-{d}suen dub-sar
30. iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am lugal-e alan ku3-sig17 alan ku3-babbar {d}utu-ra mu-na-an#-[ku4]
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-me-sza4
2. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
seal 2
1. ad-da-kal-la
2. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6

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
  • Language(s):

  • primary: OECT 8, 18

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

  • history: MC 3,, 53

    [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 1926-0378
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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
2020-06-05 at 06:57:00 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, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283645.
OECT 08, 18 artifact entry (No. P283645). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283645 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283645 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 08, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283645},
}


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