OBTI 078 (P369508)

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 A07711

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. _1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze e2-dub_
2. sza {d}utu
3. _ki_ a-gi-gu-ur
4. i-ba-asz-szi
5. i-na masz-kan2-nim
6. _sze_-a-am a-na _e2-dub-szu_
reverse
1. u2-ta-ar
2. _igi_ saga-esz18-dar
3. {disz}sin-ma-gir
4. u3 sin-a-hi-i-din-nam
5. _iti_ ki-in-kum
6. _u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_
7. _mu tug2_ {d}en-lil2 _bi-ta_

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P369508

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 A07711
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 4f5579c2-eca9-4950-ab0e-a33e373a4d2d

References

  • primary: OBTIV, 78

    [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: BiMes 19, p. 37

    [Greengus1986Ishchali] Greengus, Samuel. 1986. Studies in Ishchali Documents. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 19. Malibu: Undena.

  • history: Repiccioli, Turan 6, 099, 103

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 10:36:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-04-13 at 11:29:06 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-03-02 at 03:00:12 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 078 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369508.
OBTI 078 artifact entry (No. P369508). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369508
OBTI 078 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369508 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369508},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369508
LB  - CDLI:P369508
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - OBTI 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369508
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OBTI 078 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P369508.
OBTI 078 artifact entry (No. P369508). (2007, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369508
OBTI 078 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369508 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2007OBTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OBTI 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369508},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/7/30/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P369508
LB  - CDLI:P369508
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - OBTI 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369508
ER  -
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