SAOC 44, 17 (P283587)

Legal tablet & envelope 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, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30143 & UM 55-21-247

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of e2-du-a; seal; 18x7 lines; 8.4x5.7)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a
2. {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba
3. da e2 e-sir2
4. e2 ur-du6-ku3-ga
5. dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um
6. ki ur-du6-ku3-ga
7. dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um-ta
8. {disz}{d}mar-tu-ba-ni
9. dumu {d}suen-re-me-ni-ta?
10. in-szi-in-sa10
11. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
12. 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
13. in-na-an-la2
reverse
1. ur-kur2-sze3 ur-du6-ku3-ga
2. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
3. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
  single ruling
5. igi {d}nanna-me-sza4
6. dumu ar-na-bu-um
7. igi {d}suen-li-di-isz
8. dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga
9. igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
10. dumu ta-ri-bu-um
11. igi {d}nin-urta-ga!-mil szesz-a-ni
12. igi giri3-ni-i3-sa dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
13. igi ur-ga2-gesz-szu2-a igi a-hi-sza-gi4-isz
  blank space
14. iti szu-numun-a
15. mu ki 1(u) 9(disz) {d}ri#-im-{d}suen lugal i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba
  some text moved from previous line
envelope
obverse
1. 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a
2. {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba
3. da e2 e-sir2
4. e2 ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um
5. ki ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um-ta
6. {disz}{d}mar-tu-ba-ni
7. dumu {d}suen-re-me-ni-ta
8. in-szi-in-sa10
9. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
10. 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
11. ur-kur2-sze3 ur-du6-ku3-ga
12. u3 ibila!-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
13. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
14. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
15. igi {d}nanna-me-sza4
16. dumu ar#-[na]-bu#-um
17. igi# {d}suen-li-di-isz
18. dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga
reverse
1. igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
2. dumu ta-ri-bu-um
3. igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil szesz-a-ni
4. igi a-hi-sza-gi4-isz bur-gul
5. igi ur-ga2-gesz-szu2-a dub-sar
  blank space
6. iti szu-numun-a
7. mu ki 1(u) 9(disz) {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba
  some text moved from previous line
seal 1
1. ur-du6-ku3-ga
2. dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Sale of e2-du-a; seal; 18x7 lines; 8.4x5.7)
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/P283587

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3N-T0097
Findspot
OI/UM 1951-52: TA 184, X 1
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number OIM A30143 & UM 55-21-247
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) f3cee028-a274-42e6-91dc-e1dde7c20a8a
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.55-21-247

References

  • primary: SAOC 44, 17

    [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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-01-16 at 10:10:33 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, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283587.
SAOC 44, 17 artifact entry (No. P283587). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283587 (Original work published 2005)
SAOC 44, 17 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283587 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAOC 44, 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283587},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283587},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283587
LB  - CDLI:P283587
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - SAOC 44, 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283587
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SAOC 44, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283587.
SAOC 44, 17 artifact entry (No. P283587). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283587 (Original work published 2005)
SAOC 44, 17 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283587 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAOC 44, 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283587},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283587},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283587
LB  - CDLI:P283587
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - SAOC 44, 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283587
ER  -
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