OECT 08, 07 (P283653)

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 1926-0390

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 e2 {d}nin-lil2-ka e2-gu-la
2. mu-a iti 1(disz)-kam
3. bala gub-ba {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
4. ki {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri dumu {d}nanna-a-ta
5. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-a-ke4
6. in-szi-in-sa10
7. sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
8. 9(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
9. in-na-an-la2
reverse
1. [u4 kur2-sze3] {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri
2. [u3] ibila#-a-ni
3. [a-na]-me-a-bi
4. nam-i3-du8 kisal-bi
5. inim# nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
6. [mu] lugal-bi in-pa3
7. [igi] lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
8. igi {d}suen-ip-t,u3-ra-am dumu na-bi-{d}en-lil2
9. igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa3
10. igi {d}iszkur-ta-a-a-ar
11. igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2 simug
12. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul
13. igi i-bi-{d}nin-szubur dub#-[sar]
14. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(disz)-kam
15. mu ki-sur-ra sa-bu
envelope
  There are under this Museum no. two different envelopes. One belongs to this tablet and is transliterated below. The other belongs to the tablet "MC 3, 48" (CDLI P270650) and is transliterated there.
obverse
1. [nam-i3-du8 kisal e2 {d}nin]-lil2 e2-gu-la
2. [mu-a iti 1(disz)-kam]
3. [bala gub-ba {d}nin-urta]-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri [dumu {d}nanna-ma]-an-szum2
4. [ki {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im]-s,e2-ri-ta
5. [{disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-ia]-ke4
6. [in-szi-in-sa10]
7. [sa10 til-la-bi-sze3]
8. [9(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3]-babbar
9. [in-na-an-la2]
10. [u4 kur2-sze3 {d}nin-urta-ra-hi]-im-s,e-ri
11. [u3 ibila-a-ni]
reverse
1. a-na-me-a-bi
2. nam-i3-du8 kisal-bi
3. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
5. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
6. igi {d}suen-ip-t,u3-ra-am dumu na#-bi-{d}en-lil2
7. igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa3
8. igi {d}iszkur-ta-a-a-ar dumu hu-mu-rum
9. igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2 simug
10. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul
11. igi i-bi-{d}nin-szubur dub-sar
  single ruling
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(disz)-kam
13. mu ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um-bi-da-ke4 ka#-si-il-la2 [...]
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-[ri-im]
2. dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283653

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 1926-0390
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ashm-1926.390

References

  • primary: OECT 8, 7

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

  • history: MC 3, 50

    [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
2020-06-06 at 09:04:31 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-06-06 at 08:47:56 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, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283653.
OECT 08, 07 artifact entry (No. P283653). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283653 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283653 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283653},
}


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TI  - OECT 08, 07 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OECT 08, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283653.
OECT 08, 07 artifact entry (No. P283653). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283653 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283653 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283653},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P283653
LB  - CDLI:P283653
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - OECT 08, 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283653
ER  -
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