OECT 08, 14 (P385012)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0387

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. e2 li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
2. u3 la-ma-sum2 dam-a-ni
3. ki li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
4. u3 la-ma-sum2 dam-a-ni-ta
5. {disz}ta-ri-bu-um-ke4
6. nam-ga-an-tusz-a
7. a2 mu-u8-a-sze3
8. 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
9. ib2-ta-an-e3
reverse
1. igi el-le-tum
2. igi lu2-{d}nanna dub-sar
  blank space
3. iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)-kam
4. mu ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e [{d}]nin-mah-e e2 kesz3{ki} temen-an-ki-bi-da
seal 1
1'. {d}mar-tu#-[...]
2'. dumu AN-[...]
3'. [{d}]nin-mah [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P385012

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0387
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ashm-1926.387

References

  • primary: OECT 8, 14

    [Hunter1930OECT8] Hunter, Guy R. 1930. Sumerian Contracts from Nippur. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 8. London: Oxford University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-05-29 at 06:51:49 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2008-05-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OECT 08, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385012.
OECT 08, 14 artifact entry (No. P385012). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385012 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 08, 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385012 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 08, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385012},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P385012
LB  - CDLI:P385012
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - OECT 08, 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385012
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OECT 08, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385012.
OECT 08, 14 artifact entry (No. P385012). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385012 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 08, 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385012 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 08, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385012},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P385012
LB  - CDLI:P385012
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - OECT 08, 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385012
ER  -
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