SAOC 44, 88 (P283572)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A30085

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] nam#-i3-du8
2. [...] x x u3? [...]
3. [...] mu#-a u4 5(disz)?-[kam]
4. [x?] a-sza3 szuku-bi
5. [bala] gub-ba {d}da-mu-i-din-nam#
6. dumu a-ba-{d}nanna-gin7
7. ki# {d}[da-mu]-i#-din-[nam-ta]
8. {disz}a-at#-[ta-a] dumu# na-ra-[am-{d}suen]
9. in-szi-in-[sa10]
10. [sa10-am3] til-la#-bi#-[sze3]
11. [n] ma#-na 8(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar
12. in#-na-an-la2
13. [u4]-kur-sze3# [...]
14. u3 ibila#-a-ni a-na me-a-bi
15. [x] x [x]-kam u4 6(disz)-[kam]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. igi [...]
2'. igi x x [...]
3'. igi x x szesz [...]
4'. igi ip-qu2-{d}da#-mu dumu# [na-ra]-am#-[{d}suen]
5'. igi# na-x x [...] AN x
6'. igi [a]-wi-li-ia bur-gul
7'. [igi] {d}en-lil2-mu-ba-li2-it,# dub-sar
  blank space
8'. [iti ...] u4 [n]-kam#
9'. [mu ... lugal]-e
seal 1
1'. [...] mu igi? [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283572

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 2N-T0764
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A30085
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 43a296df-2cf9-4b38-a2ba-e94a4a9dac53

References

  • primary: SAOC 44, 88

    [Stone1987neighborhoods] Stone, Elizabeth C. 1987. Nippur Neighborhoods. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 44. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-01-16 at 10:11:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SAOC 44, 88 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283572.
SAOC 44, 88 artifact entry (No. P283572). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283572
SAOC 44, 88 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283572 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {SAOC 44, 88 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283572},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283572
LB  - CDLI:P283572
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - SAOC 44, 88 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283572
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SAOC 44, 88 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283572.
SAOC 44, 88 artifact entry (No. P283572). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283572
SAOC 44, 88 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283572 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2005SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {SAOC 44, 88 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283572},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283572
LB  - CDLI:P283572
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - SAOC 44, 88 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283572
ER  -
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