OBTI 059 (P369489)

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 A07798

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) gur# sze [ur5]-ra#_
2. _1(asz)# gur# 1(barig) 4(ban2)# ta#-a-[an]_
3. _masz2_ u2-s,a-[ab]
4. _ki_ im-gur#-{d#}suen#
5. {disz}i3-li2-ki#-a#-bi#-ia#
6. _dumu_ i-qa2-bi-[...]
7. _szu# [ba-an]-ti#_
8. a-na masz-kan2-nim
9. _sze-am u3 masz2-bi_
10. _i3-ag2-e_
11. _igi_ in-bu-sza
12. _igi_ i3-li2-im#-ni#-an#-ni#
13. _igi_ am-mar-{d}suen#?
14. _mu_ {d}utu-szi-[{d}iszkur _ba-usz2]_

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/P369489

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 A07798
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) d1b830a7-7597-445c-a637-12ea97a68795

References

  • primary: OBTIV, 59

    [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, 029

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-04-02 at 11:44:19 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 059 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369489.
OBTI 059 artifact entry (No. P369489). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369489
OBTI 059 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369489 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369489},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369489
LB  - CDLI:P369489
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - OBTI 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369489
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OBTI 059 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369489.
OBTI 059 artifact entry (No. P369489). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369489
OBTI 059 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369489 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369489},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369489
LB  - CDLI:P369489
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - OBTI 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369489
ER  -
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