BE 06/2, 064 (P283606)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00174

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. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 kislah
 en: An empty lot of 1 1/3 SAR (= 80 shekels)
2. da e2 {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-ze-ri-im
 en: adjoining the house of Ninurta-raḫim-zērim
3. dumu {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2
 en: son of Ninurta-manšum,
4. ku3-ta sa10 ki dumu-me e2-a-i-din-nam-ta
 en: purchase by money, which from Ea-iddinam's sons
5. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-ia-ke4
 en: Mannum-mešuliṣur, son of Awīliya,
6. ku3-sze3 in-sa10-a
 en: has bought for money,
7. ki {d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu a-wi-li-ia
 en: from Ninurta-muba(l)liṭ, son of Awīliya,
8. {disz}i-din-esz18-dar dumu ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur
 en: Idin-ištar, son of Mannum-mešuliṣur
9. u3 na-ru-ub-tum ama-ni-ta
 en: and Narubtum his mother,
10. {disz}{d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-ze-ri-im
 en: Ninurta-raḫim-zērim,
11. dumu {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2-ke4
 en: son of Ninurta-manšum,
12. e2 ad-da-na in-du8
 en: has ransomed;
reverse
1. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
 en: his full price (of)
2. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-ne-en-la2
 en: 6 1/2 shekels (= 1140 grains) of silver has weighed.
3. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it,
 en: In future, (that) Ninurta-muballiṭ,
4. {disz}i-din-esz18-dar {disz}na-ru-ub-tum ama-ni
 en: Idin-ištar, Narubtum his mother
5. u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi
 en: and their heirs, to all (concerning)
6. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 kislah-bi-sze3 inim nu-ga2-ga2-a
 en: his empty lof of 1 1/3 SAR not bring a claim,
7. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
 en: by the name of the king they sworn.
8. igi a-pil2-i3-li2-szu ugula e2 digir-mah
 en: Before Apil-ilišu, overseer of the great god's temple;
9. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig dumu e2-lu2-ti
 en: before Lu-enlil, housekeeper, son of Eluti;
10. igi {d}suen-ma-gir dumu arad2-{d}nanna
 en: before Sîn-magir, son of Warad-nanna;
11. igi {d}suen-a-hu-um dumu dumu-er-s,e-tim
 en: before Sîn-aḫum, son of Mār-erṣetim;
12. igi i-di-szum bur-gul
 en: before Idišum, stone-cutter;
13. igi {d}en-lil2-mu-ba-li2-it, dub-sar
 en: before Enlil-muballiṭ, the scribe.
bottom
1. iti gu4-si-su u4 2(u)-kam
 en: The month of Kislimum, the day 20
2. mu us2-sa sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e
 en: the year following (the year in which) Samsu-iluna, the king,
3. ia-di-ha-bu u3 mu-ti-hu-ur-sza-na
 en: Iadiḫabu and Mutiḫuršana
4. szita2 husz-a-na gesz-hasz bi2-in-ak-a
 en: crushed with his fierce mace.
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it,
2. dumu a-wi-li-ia
3. i-din-esz18-dar
4. dumu ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-[s,ur]
5. [u3 na-ru-ub-tum ama-ni]

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/P283606

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Inscr. 12(o.) + 13 (r.) + 4 (u.e.) = 29 li.

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 00174
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.174

References

  • primary: BE 6/2, 64

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

  • history: MC 3, 52

    [Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Vol. 3. Mesopotamina Civilizations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 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
2020-07-06 at 09:37:53 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-26 at 13:07:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-25 at 23:12:48 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-25 at 23:12:17 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/2, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283606.
BE 06/2, 064 artifact entry (No. P283606). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283606 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283606 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {BE 06/2, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283606},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283606},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P283606
LB  - CDLI:P283606
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BE 06/2, 064 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283606
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/2, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283606.
BE 06/2, 064 artifact entry (No. P283606). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283606 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283606 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {BE 06/2, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283606},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283606},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P283606
LB  - CDLI:P283606
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BE 06/2, 064 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283606
ER  -
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