OECT 08, 15 (P385013)

Legal tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 1923-0062

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_-lum
2. isz-tu i-te-e bi-i-ne2-e
3. a-di _3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2_ i-ma-lu
4. _sza3-ba 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2_ a-na ma-na-ha-ti-szu
5. i-le-qe2
6. _a-sza3_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
7. _ki_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
8. _lugal a-sza3-ga_
9. {disz}la-a-lum u3 u-bar-rum
10. _nam-{gesz}apin-la-sze3_
11. _ib2-ta-e3-a_
12. i-sza-ka-ak-ma!
13. i-sze20-bi-ir
14. _iti 6(disz)-kam u3 iti 7(disz)-kam#_
15. sze20-er-ha i-sza-ka-an
reverse
1. _3(u) erin2 lu2-al-tar_
2. _lugal a-sza3-ga_ i-na-di-in#
3. _igi_ u2-s,i-ip-pu-usz-qi2
4. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza
5. _igi_ ma-an-nu-i-sza-na-an-be2-li
6. _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi
7. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-illat-ti
8. _igi_ er-s,e-ta-a-a im-gur-rum
9. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir
  blank space
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam_
11. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
envelope
obverse
1. _3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_-lum
2. isz-tu i-te-e {gesz}bi-ne2-e
3. a-di _3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2_ i-ma-al-lu
4. _sza3-ba 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2_ a-na ma-na-ha-ti-szu
5. i-le-qe2
6. _a-sza3_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
7. _ki_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir _lugal a-sza3-ga_
8. {disz}la-a-lum u3 u-bar-rum
9. _nam-{gesz}apin-la2-sze3 ib2-ta-e3-a_
10. i-sza-ka-ak-ma! i-sze20-bi-ir
11. _iti 6(disz)-kam u3 iti 7(disz)-kam_ sze20-er-ha
12. i-sza-ak-ka-an
13. _3(u) erin2 lu2-al-tar_
14. _lugal a!-sza3!-ga!_
15. i-na-ad-di-in
reverse
1. _igi_ u2-s,i-ip-pu-usz-[qi2]
2. _igi_ ma-an-ni-ia#
3. _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi
4. _igi_ er-s,e-ta-a-a
5. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-illat-ti
6. _igi_ {d}utu-i-na-szu
7. _igi_ a-wi-il-i3-li2
8. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir#
9. _igi#_ im-gu-rum
  blank space
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 9(disz)!-kam_
11. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
seal 1
1. [ma-an-nu]-um-i-sza-an-na-an-be-li2
2. dumu {d}suen-gim-la-an-ni
3. [ARAD] {d}nin-szubur
seal 2
1. x-[...]
2. dumu [...]
3. ARAD {d}nin-si4-an-[na]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P385013

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1923-0062
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ashm-1923.62

References

  • primary: OECT 8, 15

    [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
2020-05-30 at 02:23:43 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 08, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385013.
OECT 08, 15 artifact entry (No. P385013). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385013 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 08, 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385013 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 08, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385013},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P385013
LB  - CDLI:P385013
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - OECT 08, 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385013
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 08, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385013.
OECT 08, 15 artifact entry (No. P385013). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385013 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 08, 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385013 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 08, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385013},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P385013
LB  - CDLI:P385013
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - OECT 08, 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385013
ER  -
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