Contratti Ojeil 39 (P504374)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ojeil, unlocated

Museum Number

Ojeil 39

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. masz2-bi-sze3
3. 1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6
4. us2-sa#-[du] {d#}suen#-i#-di2#-na-szu#
5. u3# a#-sza3# [...] x
6. za3 {gesz}kiri6 {d#}utu#?-a-bu-szu
7. {gesz#}kiri6# an#-nu#-um-pi4-[sza]
8. ku3#-[ta]-gub#-ba-asz
9. ib2#-[ta-gub]-bu
10. [...] x
11. [...] x
12. [...]
13. [...]
  (remainder not given, covered by envelope ?)
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. igi#-ne-ne#-[du8]
2'. u4 ku3 mu-un-tum3#-[da-asz]
3'. {disz}an-nu-um-pi4#-sza#-ra#
4'. {gesz}kiri6#-ni <<TA>> ba-[an]-gub#-bu
5'. igi ha-zi-ru-um dam-gar3
6'. dumu a-hu-szu-nu-sze3
7'. igi da-da dumu i3#-li2#-tab#-ba#-e#-sze3
8'. igi be-li2-ia dam-gar3
9'. dumu a-bi#-ia!-sze3
10'. igi {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am muhaldim
11'. dumu a-hu-wa-qar-sze3
12'. igi ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu dingir-szu-i-bi-szu-sze3
13'. iti sze-sag11-[ku5] u4 1(disz)-kam
14'. mu {d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal-e [egi2]-zi an-na ba-hun
seal 1
1. an-nu-um-pi4-sza
2. dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013823 (composite) (P514404) S013823 Isin (mod. Bahriyat) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P504374

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 39
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Contratti Ojeil, 39

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-05-28 at 19:33:14 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2018-01-16 at 20:35:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-19 at 01:18:18 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 39 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P504374.
Contratti Ojeil 39 artifact entry (No. P504374). (2026, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504374 (Original work published 2017)
Contratti Ojeil 39 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504374 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2026Contratti,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Contratti {Ojeil} 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504374},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/5/28/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P504374
LB  - CDLI:P504374
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Contratti Ojeil 39 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504374
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Contratti Ojeil 39 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P504374.
Contratti Ojeil 39 artifact entry (No. P504374). (2026, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504374 (Original work published 2017)
Contratti Ojeil 39 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504374 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2026Contratti,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Contratti {Ojeil} 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504374},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/5/28/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P504374
LB  - CDLI:P504374
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Contratti Ojeil 39 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504374
ER  -
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