Contratti Ojeil 01 (P504359)

Legal tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Ojeil, unlocated

Museum Collection(s)

Ojeil, unlocated

Museum Number

Ojeil 01

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(iku) GAN2 a#-sza3# gug4#-sze
2. us2-sa-du x x x x x x
3. 2(iku) GAN2 a#-sza3# [...]
4. us2-sa-du ARAD2-[...]
5. sza3 a-sza3 ambar gir#-gi#-[lu{ki} ...]
6. {d}suen#-[ma-gir lugal-e]
7. {disz}AN-[...] dumu [...-ra]
8. in-[na-an-szum2]
9. 7(disz)# 2/3(disz) [gin2 ku3-babbar]
10. sa10# [til-la-bi-sze3]
11. in-[na-la2]
12. kiszib3 [im-gur-{d}suen]
13. {disz}ad#-[...]
14. {disz}la-[...]
15. {disz}ri-[...]
16. {disz}er3-{d#?}[...]
17. {disz}e2-a-[...]
18. {disz}lu2-{d#?}[...]
19. {disz}ba-[...]
20. {disz#}[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. {disz}da#-mi-[iq-i3-li2-szu]
2'. {disz}e-sa3-tum# [dumu x] x x x
3'. {disz}im#-gur-{d}suen dub#-sar#
4'. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am dub-sar#
5'. {disz}i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar dub#-sar#
6'. {disz}lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dub-[sar]
7'. {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi dub#-[sar]
8'. {disz}e2-a-na-s,i-ir dub#-[sar]
9'. u3 {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am dub#-[sar]
  single ruling
10'. iti kin-{d}inanna
11'. mu {d}suen-ma-gir lugal-e bad3 gal gu2 i7 u3-sur gu-la {d}suen-ma-gir ma-da-na dagal-dagal mu-du3
seal 1
1. im-gur-{d}suen
2. szabra
3. dumu {d}suen#-x-x
4. ARAD? [...]
seal 2
1. e2#-a#-[...]
2. dub#-sar# [lugal]
3. dumu e2-a-ba#?-[ni?]
seal 3
1. a#-bu-wa#-qar
2. sza13-dub-ba lugal
3. dumu dingir-szu-wa-qar
4. ARAD [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002551 (physical) (P455261) S002551 Isin (mod. Bahriyat) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Sin-Magir.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 013815 (composite) (P514397) S013815 Isin (mod. Bahriyat) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P504359

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ojeil, unlocated
Museum Number Ojeil 01
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Contratti Ojeil, 01

    [Matini2014Contratti] Matini, Giovanna, Paola Negri Scafa, Serena Ticca, and Salvatore Viaggio. 2014. Contratti Della Collezione Ojeil. Testi Della Collezione Ojeil. Rome: Informatic@pplicata.

  • history: Fs Neumann p.99-141, p. 108-109

    [Charpin2018dons] Charpin, Dominique. 2018. “Dons Ou Ventes de Terres Par Les Rois à l’époque Paléo-Babylonienne.” In Grenzüberschreitungen. Studien Zur Kulturgeschichte Des Alten Orients. Festschrift Für Hans Neumann Zum 65. Geburtstag Am 9. Mai 2018, edited by Kristin Kleber, Georg Neumann, and Susanne Paulus, 99–141. Dubsar, Band 5. Münster: Zaphon.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-05-28 at 19:33:14 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2019-09-04 at 12:36:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-01-16 at 20:35:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-10 at 12:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-10 at 01:49:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-27 at 03:22:16 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-12 at 08:26:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Contratti Ojeil 01 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P504359.
Contratti Ojeil 01 artifact entry (No. P504359). (2026, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504359 (Original work published 2017)
Contratti Ojeil 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504359 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Contratti {Ojeil} 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504359},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504359},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/5/28/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P504359
LB  - CDLI:P504359
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Contratti Ojeil 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504359
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Contratti Ojeil 01 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P504359.
Contratti Ojeil 01 artifact entry (No. P504359). (2026, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504359 (Original work published 2017)
Contratti Ojeil 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504359 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2026Contratti,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Contratti {Ojeil} 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504359},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504359},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/5/28/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P504359
LB  - CDLI:P504359
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Contratti Ojeil 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504359
ER  -
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