OIP 114, 031 (P224317)

Letter tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 077198

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}ib-na-a qi2-bi#-[ma]
en: Say to Ibnâ,
2. um-ma# {disz}re-hi-mu _szesz_-kam2
en: thus says Reḫimu your brother.
3. a#-na ka-sza2 lu-u2 szul-mu
en: May you be well.
4. um-ma-a a-na _szesz_-ia-a#-ma
en: Say to my brother:
5. a-na ka-sza2 a-na x x x
en: To you, to [...]:
6. {lu2#}a-mi-lu {lu2}qal-la#-a# [at]-tu#-ni
en: the man is our slave boy.
7. am#-me#-ni tu-masz-szir3-[szu2]
en: Why did you let [him] go?
8. ul i-ne2#-eh#-<hi>-si ul u2#-x-[x-x?]
en: He won't come <ba>ck. He won't [...].
9. ki-i-la-a-szu2
en: Detain him.
(l. 9: erasure? [Cole])
10. a-na {disz}ib-na-a qi2-bi-ma um#-[ma]
en: Say (also) to Ibnâ:
(l. 10: ib-na-a written over an erasure [Cole])
11. {munus}nin-ta sza2 ina {kur}tam-tim
en: Erištu, who in the Sealand
(l. 11: ta written over an erasure [Cole])
12. ka-la-a-ti mam-ma a-na
en: is being detained, no one
13. _ku3-babbar_ ul i-nam-din-su
en: will sell her.
14. kit-te te-pu-usz
en: You have made an alliance.
15. {munus}a-mat-ka sza2-ni-ta#!?
en: Your other servant girl,
reverse
(line numbers in OIP 114: 16-18)
1. {munus}a-ta-li-la#
en: Attā-līla,
2. sza2 ina e2 da-ku-ru
en: who is in Bīt-Dakkūri,
3. mam-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ ul i-nam-din-su
en: no one will sell her (either).

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P224317
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P224317

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	12N-222
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 077198
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 114,, 031

[Cole1996OIP114] Cole, Steven W. 1996. Nippur IV: The Early Neo-Babylonian Governor’s Archive from Nippur. Oriental Institute Publications 114. Chicago, The Oriental Institute.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-11-01 at 10:48:13	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan	Oriental Institute Integrated Database	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 114, 031 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P224317.

OIP 114, 031 artifact entry (No. P224317). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224317

OIP 114, 031 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224317 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P224317},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 114, 031 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P224317.

OIP 114, 031 artifact entry (No. P224317). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224317

OIP 114, 031 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224317 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {OIP 114, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P224317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P224317},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/5/15/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P224317
LB  - CDLI:P224317
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - OIP 114, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P224317
ER  -