OBTI 073 (P369503)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope 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 A07712

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(asz) 3(ban2) gur sze#_
2. hu-bu-ta-tum
3. _ki_ dingir-um-pi4-{d}utu
4. _dumu_ bur-{d}suen
5. {disz}a-s,u-szum#
6. _dumu#_ ib-ni-{d}inanna
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. a-na masz-kan2-nim
reverse
1. sze-am _i3-ag2-e_
2. _igi_ lu2-{d}nin-a-zu
3. _dumu_ {d}utu-mu-usz-te-pi-isz
4. {disz}AN-KA-[sza]
5. _dumu_ im-gu-ia
6. {disz}gu-lu-bi-ia
7. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}inanna
8. _mu_ i-bi-{d#}suen# a-na _e2#_ a-bi-szu# i-ru#-bu-u2#
envelope
  (to do)
seal 1
1. gu#-lu#-[bi]-ia
2. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}inanna

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012911 (composite) (P509282) S012911 Nerebtum (mod. Iščali) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P369503

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
Written In
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 A07712
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) fb767bad-1084-4d89-a1b9-e862fe5a17e8

References

  • primary: OBTIV, 73

    [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, 039

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

  • history: Turan 2, 431 (year-name only)

    [Saporetti2013] Saporetti, Claudio, and Marco Repiccioli. 2013. Formule Dalla Diyāla Nel Periodo Paleobabilonese. Turan 2.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-19 at 10:01:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-06-25 at 01:44:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-06-25 at 00:28:20 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-03-31 at 06:57:27 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2007-07-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OBTI 073 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369503.
OBTI 073 artifact entry (No. P369503). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369503
OBTI 073 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369503 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369503},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369503
LB  - CDLI:P369503
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - OBTI 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369503
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OBTI 073 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369503.
OBTI 073 artifact entry (No. P369503). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369503
OBTI 073 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369503 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369503},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369503
LB  - CDLI:P369503
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - OBTI 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369503
ER  -
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