OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 (P283569)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

unknown

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Lease of a field)

Language(s)

Measurements

70.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Lease of a field)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Rim-Sin
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P283569
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P283569

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions	70.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	12N-676 & 12N-677
Findspot	WB, Level IV, Locus 17, Floor 4
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

References

primary: OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677

[Gibson1978OIC23] Gibson, McGuire, and Miguel Civil. 1978. Excavations at Nippur: Twelfth Season. Oriental Institute Communications 23. University of Chicago Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283569.

OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 artifact entry (No. P283569). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283569

OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283569 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283569},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283569
LB  - CDLI:P283569
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283569
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283569.

OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 artifact entry (No. P283569). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283569

OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283569 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283569},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283569
LB  - CDLI:P283569
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - OIC 23, 124, 12N-676 & 677 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283569
ER  -