IM 058436 (P459215)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058436

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (model legal contract)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (model legal contract) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P459215
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P459215

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	3N-T0342
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 058436
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Old Babylonian Model Contracts (OBMC)	P459215
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P459215

References

history: AOAT 297 (pp. 325-365), 337 (extract)

[Robson2002AOAT297] Robson, Eleanor. 2002. “More than Metrology: Mathematics Education in an Old Babylonian Scribal School.” In Under One Sky - Astronomy and Mathematics in the Ancient Near East, edited by Annette Imhausen, 297:325–65. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-26 at 19:03:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2013-11-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“IM 058436 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P459215.

IM 058436 artifact entry (No. P459215). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459215 (Original work published 2013)

IM 058436 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459215 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“IM 058436 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P459215.

IM 058436 artifact entry (No. P459215). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459215 (Original work published 2013)

IM 058436 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459215 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P459215},
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