BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656 (P105018)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30784

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 2(ban2) zu2-lum
2. sze-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2)
3. ki sag-{d}en-lil2-ta
4. dingir-sipa
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. egir# buru14-sze3
2. [...]-e-da
3. mu# lugal#-bi# in-pa3
  blank space
  seal impression
4. [iti sze]-sag11-ku5
5. [mu {gesz}]na2# {d}inanna ba#-dim2
seal 1
1. [dingir]-sipa#
2. [...]

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Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BBVO 11, p. 268, 5N-T656

    [Zettler1992BBVO11] Zettler, Richard L. 1992. The Ur III Temple of Inanna at Nippur. The Operation and Organization of Urban Religious Institutions in Mesopotamia in the Late Third Millennium B.C. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 11. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A30784
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 5N-T0656
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 10:46:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-12-11 at 16:56:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:38 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002184 (composite) (P454894) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105018.
BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656 artifact entry (No. P105018). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105018 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105018 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024BBVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 268, 5N-{T656} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105018
LB  - CDLI:P105018
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105018
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105018.
BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656 artifact entry (No. P105018). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105018 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105018 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024BBVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 268, 5N-{T656} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105018
LB  - CDLI:P105018
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105018
ER  - 
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