OECT 13, 288 (P385817)

Legal envelope excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), 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

Bod AB 231

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

envelope
obverse
1. _[n GAN2] a-sza3_ i-na ha-an-ta-a{ki#?}
2. _us2-sa-du [a]-sza3# hal-ha-lum
3. u3 _us2-sa-[du] a-sza3_ a-bi-<a>-ra-ah
4. _sag-bi_ x [x (x)]-ri-im
5. _sa10# til-la-[ni]-sze3#_
6. _3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 [ku3-babbar] in#-na-la2_
7. _ki_ mu#-x#-[...]
8. _dumu_ [...]
9. {disz}[s,i-su2-na-aw-ra-at]
  Goddeeris, OLA 109 (2002) p. 284 and compare: Edinburgh 59 = PSBA 33 (1911) 234 no. 17
10. [_in-szi-sa10_]
  rest broken
1'. _mu#_ [{d}za-ba4-ba4]
2'. u3 [ia-wi-um]
3'. _in-pa3#-[de3-esz]_
reverse
1. _igi_ ba-bu-um
2. _igi_ ma-ar-si2-la-[ku?]
3. _dumu-mesz_ u2-na-nu-um
4. _igi_ sa3-al-sa3-lum
5. _dumu_ mu-ta-tum
6. _igi_ bu-ur2-ga#-nu-um
7. _dumu_ ia-ku-ub-el3
8. _igi_ su2-sa3-lum _dumu_ ik-ka-ru-um
9. _igi_ hal-ha-lum
10. _dumu_ szu#-ha-nu-um
11. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
12. _mu {kusz}a2-la2 UD? [(...)]_
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P385817

Physical information

envelope only

Artifact type Envelope
envelope only
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Bod AB 231
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Bod-AB.231

References

  • primary: OECT 13, 288

    [Dalley1991OECT13] Dalley, Stephanie, and Norman Yoffee. 1991. Old Babylonian Texts in the Ashmolean Museum. Texts from Kish and Elsewhere. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 13. Oxford: Clarendon 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
2022-08-15 at 10:00:41 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2022-08-15 at 09:59:58 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2022-08-15 at 09:57:14 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 13, 288 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385817.
OECT 13, 288 artifact entry (No. P385817). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385817 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 13, 288 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385817 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 13, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385817},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385817},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P385817
LB  - CDLI:P385817
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - OECT 13, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385817
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 13, 288 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385817.
OECT 13, 288 artifact entry (No. P385817). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385817 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 13, 288 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385817 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 13, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385817},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385817},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P385817
LB  - CDLI:P385817
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - OECT 13, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385817
ER  -
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