OBTI 069 (P369499)

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 A07637

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. _5(asz) gur sze_ hu-bu-ta-tum
2. _ki_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
3. u3 {d}nanna-arhusz
4. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu
5. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. a-na masz-kan2-nim
8. sze#-a-am _i3-ag2-e_
9. u2-sze-te-eq-ma
reverse
1. _masz2_ u2-s,a-ab
2. _iri_ ki#-masz e2-kal-la#-tim#
3. _igi_ puzur4-sin
4. _dumu_ [...]
5. _igi_ [...]
6. [_dumu_ ...]
7. [...]
8. _dumu_ s,il2-li2-[sin]
9. _mu e2 esz18-dar ba-dim2_

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/P369499

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 A07637
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 077ead23-fb5d-4122-aa9e-1819304f1e0c

References

  • primary: OBTIV, 69

    [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, 057

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-06-25 at 06:02:57 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-14 at 07:14:57 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-27 at 01:57:33 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 069 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369499.
OBTI 069 artifact entry (No. P369499). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369499
OBTI 069 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369499 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369499},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369499
LB  - CDLI:P369499
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - OBTI 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369499
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OBTI 069 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369499.
OBTI 069 artifact entry (No. P369499). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369499
OBTI 069 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369499 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369499},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369499
LB  - CDLI:P369499
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - OBTI 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369499
ER  -
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