ARN 038 (P313158)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 09219

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (litigation)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [(...) {disz}ma-nu]-um#-ki-ma-{d}iszkur
2. [dumu {disz}{d}suen]-re-me-ni
3. {disz}{d#}[suen]-re#-me-ni ad-da-ni-ra
4. ad-mu# nu#-me-en ba-an-na-du11-ma
5. {disz#}{d}suen-re-me-ni ad-da-ni
6. [di]-ku5#-e-ne gaba i-ib-ri
7. [{disz}ma]-nu#-um-ki-<ma>-{d}iszkur dumu-mu
8. [ad]-mu nu-me-en ma-an-du11
9. [di]-ku5#-e-ne igi-ni in#-gar#-esz-ma
10. [x] a#-sza3#? nig2-gur11 e2#? [...]
11. [...] x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] x [...]
3'. [mu lugal]-bi# in-pa3#
4'. [igi x-x]-x-tum dumu im-gu-u2#-a#
5'. [igi lu2]-i3#-si-in{ki}-na
6'. [dumu {d}]utu-ma-an-szum2
7'. [igi {d}]suen#-li-di-isz dumu {d}suen-en-nam
8'. [igi] i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am dumu i-di-ia
9'. igi lu-mu-ur-i3-li2 szesz-a-ni
10'. igi ta-ki-ki aga-us2 {d}en-lil2-zi-gal2-a-ni
11'. igi ta-ri-bu-um bur-gul
12'. igi# ur-sa-tum [(...)] a-ba-a-a
13'. [igi] {d}nanna-tum dub-sar dumu e2-a-a-bi
14'. [iti] sze-sag11-ku5 mu us2-sa ki 1(u) 3(disz)# [{d}]ri#-im-{d}suen lugal-e# [i3]-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba
seal 1
1. ma-nu-um-ki-ma-[{d}iszkur]
2. dumu {d}EN#-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (litigation)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P313158

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 09219
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.9219

References

  • primary: ARN, 38

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

  • history: Meinhold, Wiebke, Fs Volk (2020) 186-187

    [sec74890] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-12-18 at 16:25:01 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313158.
ARN 038 artifact entry (No. P313158). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313158 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313158 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2023ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ARN 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313158
LB  - CDLI:P313158
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - ARN 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313158
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313158.
ARN 038 artifact entry (No. P313158). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313158 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313158 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2023ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ARN 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313158
LB  - CDLI:P313158
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - ARN 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313158
ER  -
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