WO 08, 160-161 (P405826)

Legal tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.006

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (SM catalogue: Edzard: lawsuit; mentions puhrum of Nippur)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

116.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}u2-s,i2-pu-usz-qam2# dumu ka-ku-um
2. u3 {d}en-lil2-sipa dumu lu2-ur-sag-gal#-[ke4]
3. igi-ne-ne in-gar-re-esz
4. 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar nam-tab-ba-sze3
5. {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu hi-li-abzu-ka
6. mu-da 1(u) 5(disz)-ta
7. i3-szum2-mu-un-de3-en
8. bi2-in-esz
9. {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,-e
10. igi-ni in-gar
11. ku3 nam-<tab>-ba-sze3 nu-mu-e#-szum2#-mu#-un-ze2-en
12. bi2-in-du11
13. pu-uh2-ru-um nibru{ki}-ka
14. {disz}u2-s,i2-pu-usz-qam2 dumu# ka#-ku-um
15. u3 {d}en-lil2-sipa-ra
16. ku3 nam-tab-ba gi-na-ab-ze2-en
17. in-na-an-ne-esz
reverse
1. ku3 nam-tab-ba nu-un-gi-ne-esz-a
2. pu-uh2-ru-um nibru{ki}-ka
3. {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,-e
4. ka2 {d}nin-urta-ka
5. nam#-erim2 ku5-ru-de3 ba-an-szum2-mu-usz
6. {disz#}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,-e
7. nam-erim2-bi nu-un-ku5
8. mu nam-erim2# nu-un-ku5#-da
9. [n] gin2 ku3-babbar du8-a ka2 dingir-ra-ka
10. {disz#}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,-e
11. {disz#}u2-s,i2-pu-usz-qam2 dumu ka-ku-um
12. u3# {d}en-lil2-sipa-ra in-ne-en-szum2
13. u4 kur2-sze3 nam-tab-ba-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a
14. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
15. igi a-hu-ni di-ku5 dumu lugal-ban3-da
16. igi# bur-{d}iszkur dumu lu2-{d}iszkur-sze3
17. igi# puzur4-{d}da-mu dumu ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
18. igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu u4-du10-mu
19. igi i-din-{d}i-szum dumu ARAD2-{d}en-lil2#?
20. igi# dingir#-da-nu-me-a dub-sar#
21. [iti x]-x mu# {d}en-lil2-ba#-[ni lugal {gesz}szu]-lu2# ku3-sig17 [(...)] {d}en-lil2-ra mu-na-an#-[dim2]
seal 1
1. u2-s,i2#-pu-usz-qam2
2. [dumu ka-ku]-um#
seal 2
1. {d}en-lil2-sipa#
2. dumu lu2-ur-sag-gal

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): 116.0 high × 50.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: chipping on both sides and left edge
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  • Genre(s): Legal (SM catalogue: Edzard: lawsuit; mentions puhrum of Nippur)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: WdO 8, p.159-177, p. 160-161

    [Edzard1975-1976gegeben] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1975-1976. “„Du Hast Mir Gegeben“, „ich Habe Dir Gegeben“. Über Das Sumerische Verbum Sum.” Welt Des Orients 8: 159–77.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.006
  • Accession No.: 01384 (SM catalogue: 0328)

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-07-10 at 11:07:06 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“WO 08, 160-161 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405826.
WO 08, 160-161 artifact entry (No. P405826). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405826
WO 08, 160-161 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405826 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2010WO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {WO 08, 160-161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405826},
}

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