OECT 08, 16 (P283643)

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 1926-0384

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. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
2. ha-la-ba u3 sib2-ta-na
3. ha-la-ba ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur#
4. nam-i3-du8 ka2 gu-la
5. mu-am3 u4 1(u) 1/2(disz)-kam
6. nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a
7. mu-am3 u4 5(disz)-kam
8. nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
9. mu-am3 u4 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
10. bala gub-ba mu-na-wi-ru-um
11. ki-ba gar-ra-bi-sze3#
12. garza e2-e-gin7
reverse
1. lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-gar
2. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-ra
3. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
4. mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
5. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
6. igi nu-ra-bi gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
7. igi ma-an-nu-um-ma-hir-szu dumu im-gur-{d}nin-urta
8. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul
9. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dub-sar
10. iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
11. mu sa-[am]-su-i-lu-na lugal usu# mah# {d#}marduk#-[ka-ta] ugnim# e-da-ma-ra-as,[{ki}]
seal 1
1. mu-na-wi-ru-um
2. dumu [i-bi-{d}suen]
seal 2
1. ma-an-nu-um-me-[szu-li-s,ur]
2. dumu a-wi-li-ia

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283643

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 1926-0384
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ashm-1926.384

References

  • primary: OECT 8, 16

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

  • history: MC 3, 30

    [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
2020-06-01 at 07:50:40 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, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283643.
OECT 08, 16 artifact entry (No. P283643). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283643 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283643 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283643},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - OECT 08, 16 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OECT 08, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283643.
OECT 08, 16 artifact entry (No. P283643). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283643 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283643 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283643},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P283643
LB  - CDLI:P283643
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - OECT 08, 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283643
ER  -
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