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OBTI 050 (P369480)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A21963

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3#-babbar#_
2. _masz2-bi {d}_utu_
3. u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki_ {d}nanna-MA-AN#-[...]
5. {d}suen-a x x
6. _szu-ba-an-ti_
7. a-na masz-kan2-[nim]
8. _ku3-babbar_ u3# _masz2#-bi#_
reverse
1. _i3-la2-e_
2. {m}it#-ti-dingir#-s,il2-lu#
3. {m}isz-me-dingir?
4. {m}{d}suen-ZU-PA-LU-i3#-li2#
5. {m}hu-na-ni-a
6. _mu_# ha-da-ti
7. masz-kan2 _gisz_ x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Collections

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
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Related publications

primary: OBTIV, 50

[Greengus1979OBTIV] Greengus, Samuel. 1979. Old Babylonian Tablets from Ishchali and Vicinity. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te Istanbul 44. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
history: Repiccioli, Turan 6, 099, 007

[Repiccioli2013Turan6] Repiccioli, Marco. 2013. Il Prestito a Ishchali : Esame Dei Testi. Turan 6.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A21963
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level: Kititum I-II
Excavation No: Ish 35-T026
Findspot Square: V30:3 (top)
Findspot Comments:
Kititum

Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hadati.A.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-16 at 10:04:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2021-09-03 at 08:21:43	Carr, Christie	Atf	Carr, Christie	CDLI	approved
2007-07-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Veldhuis, Niek	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Oriental Institute Integrated Database (f50d7454-d30d-45de-bcc9-6e86cdf2eabb) (f50d7454-d30d-45de-bcc9-6e86cdf2eabb)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“OBTI 050 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P369480.

OBTI 050 artifact entry (No. P369480). (2023, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369480 (Original work published 2007)

OBTI 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369480 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2023OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {OBTI 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/16/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P369480
LB  - CDLI:P369480
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - OBTI 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369480
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OBTI 050 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P369480.

OBTI 050 artifact entry (No. P369480). (2023, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369480 (Original work published 2007)

OBTI 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369480 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2023OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {OBTI 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/16/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P369480
LB  - CDLI:P369480
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - OBTI 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369480
ER  -