JAOS 036, 035-036 (P405835)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 1899.02.043

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale SM catalogue: Edzard: field purchase)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
2. sza3 a-sza3 {d}szu-zi-an-na
3. us2-a-du ur-{d}pa-bil2-sag dumu lu2-{d}suen
4. a-sza3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu sag-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. u3 ibila ur-{d}szu-mah-ke4-ne
6. ki lu2-dingir-ra dumu sag-{d}en-lil2-la2
7. u3 ibila ur-{d}szu-mah-ke4-ne-ta
8. {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li-it, dumu hi-li-abzu#-ke4
9. in-szi-in-sa10#
10. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3#
11. 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
12. in-ne-en-la2
13. u4 kur2-sze3
14. {disz}lu2-dingir-ra
15. u3 ibila ur-{d}szu-mah-ke4-ne
16. [a]-sza3-bi-sze3
reverse
1. inim# nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-esz
3. igi ur-{d#}pa-bil2-sag dumu [lu2]-{d}suen
4. igi e#-[te]-el-pi4-{d}en-lil2 dumu ARAD2-e2-gu-la
5. igi lu2-dingir-ra
6. igi lugal-ibila dumu lu2-{d}suen
7. igi puzur4-{d}da-mu dumu ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
8. igi dingir-da-nu-me-a dub-sar
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9. iti kin-{d}inanna
10. mu {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal-e alan ku3-sig17 {d}nin-urta-ra mu-un-na-an-dim2-ma-a
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. dumu sag-{d}en-lil2-la2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 86.0 high × 47.0 wide × 24.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: some chipping on both sides
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (sale SM catalogue: Edzard: field purchase)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.043
  • Accession No.: 01421 (SM catalogue: 0365)

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-30 at 10:22:59 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-02-05 at 08:15:12 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-10-10 at 11:04:10 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“JAOS 036, 035-036 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405835.
JAOS 036, 035-036 artifact entry (No. P405835). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405835
JAOS 036, 035-036 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405835 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {JAOS 036, 035-036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405835},
}


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