OBTI 051 (P369481)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A07697

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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. x _ku3-babbar#_
2. _masz2_ {d}utu
3. u3#-s,a#-ab
4. _[ki]_ {d}utu-ba-ni
5. [{m}]i3-li2-ma-lik#
6. _[szu]-ba-an-ti_
7. a-na masz-kan2-nim
8. _[ku3]-babbar_ u3 _masz2-bi_
9. _[i3]-lal-e#_
left
1. _igi#_ hu-x
reverse
1. _dumu_ a#-hu#-um?#
2. _igi_ nu-ur2#-i3#-li2#-szu#
3. _dumu_ x
4. _igi a-x_ x
5. _igi_ x
  3 lines broken
9. x

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P369481

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A07697
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 7b251da0-8dd3-4456-944e-ba0a7b27bd46

References

  • primary: OBTIV, 51

    [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, 014

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-11-23 at 10:14:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-04-05 at 10:12:06 Carr, Christie Transliteration Carr, Christie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-07-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OBTI 051 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369481.
OBTI 051 artifact entry (No. P369481). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369481
OBTI 051 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369481 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369481},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369481
LB  - CDLI:P369481
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - OBTI 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369481
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OBTI 051 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369481.
OBTI 051 artifact entry (No. P369481). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369481
OBTI 051 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369481 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369481},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369481
LB  - CDLI:P369481
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - OBTI 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369481
ER  -
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