OECT 08, 10 (P283641)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0389

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. nam-i3-du8 kisal-la2 sza3 e2-kur-igi-gal2
2. ka2 a2-mi2-a ub-szu-ukken-na
3. ka2 {d}lamma-lamma sza3 e2-kur-ra
4. u3 didli-bi
5. mu-am3 u4 1(u)-kam
6. bala gub-ba ma-a-ri-er-s,e-tim
7. dumu szesz-du10-ga
8. ki {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-la2
9. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2
10. {disz}{d}nin-urta-ni-szu
11. u3 ri-ba-tum ama-ni
12. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur
13. dumu a-wi-li-ia
reverse
1. in-szi-in-sa10
2. sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
3. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2-la2-esz
4. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2
6. u3 {d}nin-urta-ni-szu
7. u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi
8. nam-i3-du8 kisal-la2 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
9. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
10. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig {d}en-lil2-la2
11. igi a-pil-i3-li2-szu aga-us2
12. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur dub-sar
13. igi im-gur-{d}suen dub-sar
14. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam#
15. mu kur gu2-si-a an-ga-[am3] mu-da-bala-esz
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. dumu# [szesz-du10-ga]
2'. ki {d#}[utu-{d}en-lil2-la2]
3'. {disz}li#-[pi2-it-{d}en-lil2]
4'. u3 {d}nin#-[urta-ni-szu]
5'. dumu ma-[ri-er-s,e-tim]
6'. u3 ri-ba#-[tum ...]
7'. {disz}ma-nu-[um-me-szu-li-s,ur]
8'. dumu a-wi#-[li-ia]
9'. in-szi-in-[sa10]
10'. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in#-[na-an-la2-esz]
reverse
1. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}[utu-{d}en-lil2-la2]
2. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2 {d#}[nin-urta-ni-szu]
3. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi#
4. garza2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2#-[a]
5. mu lugal-bi tesz2-bi in-pa3-[de3-esz]
6. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
7. igi {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 gudu4
8. igi a-pil2-i3-li2-szu aga-us2#
9. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul
10. igi im-gur-{d}suen dub-sar
  blank space
11. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-[kam]
12. mu {d}sa-am-su-i-lu-na [lugal] kur gu2-si-a an-ga-[am3] usu mah {d#}[marduk-ke4 ...]
seal 1
1. {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2
3. {d}nin-urta-ni-szu
4. u3 ri-ba-tum ama-ni
5. ibila ma-ri-er-s,e-tim

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283641

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) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0389
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ashm-1926.389

References

  • primary: OECT 8, 10

    [Hunter1930OECT8] Hunter, Guy R. 1930. Sumerian Contracts from Nippur. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 8. London: Oxford University Press.

  • history: MC 3, 45

    [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
2020-06-05 at 08:11:50 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

“OECT 08, 10 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283641.
OECT 08, 10 artifact entry (No. P283641). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283641 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283641 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283641},
}


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TI  - OECT 08, 10 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OECT 08, 10 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283641.
OECT 08, 10 artifact entry (No. P283641). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283641 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283641 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283641},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P283641
LB  - CDLI:P283641
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - OECT 08, 10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283641
ER  -
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