Contratti Ojeil 23 (P504369)

Legal tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ojeil, unlocated

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Ojeil, unlocated

Museum Number

Ojeil 23

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar [{gesz}kiri6]
2. sza3 a-sza3 [...]
3. {gesz}kiri6 ur-du6-[ku3-ga]
4. za3 {gesz}kiri6 i-bi-{d#}[nin-szubur]
5. u3 za3 {gesz}kiri6 {d}suen-x-[...]
6. ki hi-ip-ti-{d}na#-[na-a]
7. dam ur-du6-ku3-ga#
8. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba#-[am]
9. dumu dingir-ta-a-a-ar#
10. in-szi-sa10#
11. sa10 til-la-bi-[sze3]
12. 9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar#
13. in-na#-[la2]
reverse
1. u4-kur2-sze3 [{disz}hi-ip-ti-{d}na-na-a]
2. u3 ibila#-[a-ni a-na me-a-bi]
3. {gesz}kiri6#-[sze3 inim-nu-um-ga2-ga2-a]
4. mu lugal#-[bi in-pa3]
5. igi u2-s,i2#-[... dumu ...]
6. igi szu-mi-[... dumu ...]
7. igi i-bi-{d#}[nin-szubur dumu pa-na-nu-um]
8. igi hu-mu-si# dumu# na#-[bi-{d}en-lil2]
9. igi ir3-{d}suen dumu ir3-[...]
10. igi ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu dingir-[szu-i-bi-szu]
11. igi szu-ma-an-nu-um [dumu ...]
12. igi bur-{d}iszkur# dumu [dingir-ta-a-a-ar]
13. igi i-din-dingir dumu AN-[...]
14. iti gan-gan-e3
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15. mu [us2-sa] {d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-[szu lugal-e] {gesz}szu-nir gal ku3-sig17 [ku3-babbar 2(disz)-a-bi] {d}iszkur {d}inanna ni-nu-a{ki}-ra# [mu-ne-dim2]
seal 1
1. hi-ip-ti-{d}na-na-a
2. dam ur-du6-ku3-ga

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Damiq-ilišu.10.09.00 (us2 year)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P504369
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P504369

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 23
Accession Number

References

primary: Contratti Ojeil, 23

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-28 at 19:33:14	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2017-12-15 at 11:25:34	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-11-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Contratti Ojeil 23 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P504369.

Contratti Ojeil 23 artifact entry (No. P504369). (2026, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504369 (Original work published 2017)

Contratti Ojeil 23 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504369 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Contratti {Ojeil} 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504369},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Contratti Ojeil 23 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P504369.

Contratti Ojeil 23 artifact entry (No. P504369). (2026, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504369 (Original work published 2017)

Contratti Ojeil 23 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504369 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2026Contratti,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Contratti {Ojeil} 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504369},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/5/28/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P504369
LB  - CDLI:P504369
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Contratti Ojeil 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504369
ER  -