OBTI 056 (P369486)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A21887

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] _2(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze [ur5]-ra#_
2. _1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze ta-[a-an]_
3. _masz2#_ u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki_ an-ka-{d}utu
5. _dumu#_ bur#-[{d}suen]
6. {disz}[...]-na-at
7. _dumu_ suen#-pu-ut,-ra-am
8. [_szu ba-an-ti_]
9. [a]-na# masz#-kan2-[nim]
reverse
1. [sze]-am u3 _masz2-[bi]_
2. _i3-e-ag2#_
3. _igi_ an-ka-{d}utu
4. _dumu_ im-gur-ia
5. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-na-[...]
7. _igi_ na-na-tum
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-[mu-ba-li-it,]
9. _[mu] abul# ki#-[kur_ i]-ba-al-pi-[el] i-pu-[szu]

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P369486

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ish 34-T023
Findspot R34:2 (top)
Kititum
Stratigraphic Level Kititum III-IV
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A21887
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 03fc7883-d31b-4cf4-9c17-267801f8c128

References

  • primary: OBTIV, 56

    [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, 026

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

  • citation: OIP 98, p. 85

    [Jacobsen1990OIP98] Jacobsen, Thorkild, Harold D. Hill, and Pinhas Delougaz. 1990. Old Babylonian Public Buildings in the Diyala Region. Part One: Excavations at Ishchali, Part Two: Khafajah Mounds. Oriental Institute Publications 98. University of Chicago Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-16 at 10:04:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-05-13 at 04:25:39 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-14 at 07:10:32 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-02 at 11:24:34 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-28 at 08:10:52 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P369486.
OBTI 056 artifact entry (No. P369486). (2023, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369486 (Original work published 2007)
OBTI 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369486 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {OBTI 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369486},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/27/
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Cite this Artifact

“OBTI 056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P369486.
OBTI 056 artifact entry (No. P369486). (2023, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369486 (Original work published 2007)
OBTI 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369486 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {OBTI 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369486},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/16/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P369486
LB  - CDLI:P369486
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - OBTI 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369486
ER  -
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