ARN 007 (P283597)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00353

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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. {disz}esz18-dar-ri-i-ti sag-geme2#
2. geme2 we-du-um-li-bur
3. u3 nin-{d}utu-mu dam-a-ni
4. {disz}we-du-um-li-bur lugal-a-ni
5. u3 nin-{d}utu-mu nin-a-ni
6. ama-ar-gi4-a-ni
7. in-gar-re-esz
8. en#-na we-du-um-li-bur
9. u3 nin-{d}utu-mu
10. na-an-ga-ti-la-asz
11. igi-ne2-ne-sze3 i3-gub-bu
12. u4-kur2-sze3
13. {disz}{d}en-lil2-masz-zu dumu-ni
14. {disz}nin-he2-du7 dumu-ni
15. u3 geme2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
16. ibila we-du-um-li-bur
reverse
1. u3 nin-{d}utu-mu-ke4-ne
2. nam-geme2-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne
3. {disz}we-du-um-li-bur lugal-a-ni
4. u3 nin-{d}utu-mu nin-a-ni
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
6. igi nig2-gur11-{d}nanna ugula e2-sikil-sze3
7. igi ad-da-kal-la ugula geme2-usz-bar-sze3
8. igi ARAD2-{d}nanna ugula geme2-usz-bar-sze3
9. igi ur-{d}szu-mah-a ugula geme2-usz-bar-sze3
10. igi ur-du6-ku3-ga ama-iri{ki}-sze3
11. igi na-bi-{d}en-lil2 dub#-sar-sze3
  blank space
12. iti szu-numun-a
13. mu {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal-e
14. {uruda}alan gal-gal [3(disz)]-a#-bi
15. [{d}]nin-urta-[ra mu-na-dim2]
seal 1
1. sza-lu!-ur-tum
2. dumu-munus i-ba-al-dingir
seal 2
1. bi-du-li-bur
2. dumu u-bar-{d}suen

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013803 (composite) (P514366) S013803 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
CDLI Seals 013804 (composite) (P514367) S013804 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283597

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 00353
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.353

References

  • primary: ARN, 7

    [Çığ1952ARN] Çığ, Muazzez İlmiye, Hatice Kızılyay, and Fritz Rudolf Kraus. 1952. Eski Babil Zamanına Ait Nippur Hukukî Vesikaları = Altbabylonische Rechtsurkunden Aus Nippur. Istanbul: Millî Eğitim Basımevi.

  • history: RA 14 (pp. 139-163), 151-152

    [Scheil1917RA14] Scheil, Vincent. 1917. “Notules.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 14: 139–63.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-22 at 09:11:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2018-06-30 at 07:14:56 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-05 at 10:29:33 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-27 at 12:21:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283597.
ARN 007 artifact entry (No. P283597). (2024, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283597 (Original work published 2005)
ARN 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283597 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {ARN 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283597},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283597},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P283597
LB  - CDLI:P283597
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - ARN 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283597
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283597.
ARN 007 artifact entry (No. P283597). (2024, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283597 (Original work published 2005)
ARN 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283597 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {ARN 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283597},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283597},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P283597
LB  - CDLI:P283597
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - ARN 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283597
ER  -
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