OIP 097, 08 (P216061)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058836

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. gan-{d}gu2-la2
2. dam! KA-ba-ni-mah-ke4
3. nin-szud3
4. geme2-{d}en-lil2
5. nam#-ama#-tu-sze3
6. [x?] bi2-DU3-a
7. nin-sud3-e
8. nig2-giri3
9. 5(asz@c) ku3 gin2
10. i3-zi
reverse
blank space
1. geme2-{d}en-lil2-ke4
2. nin-szud3
3. nu-da-zu#
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P216061
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P216061

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	4N-T0053
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 058836
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 97, 08

[Biggs1978OIP97] Biggs, Robert D. 1978. Nippur 2: The North Temple and Sounding E. Oriental Institute Publications 97. University of Chicago Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-07-26 at 10:31:38	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-17 at 12:10:33	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 097, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P216061.

OIP 097, 08 artifact entry (No. P216061). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216061

OIP 097, 08 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216061 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216061},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 097, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P216061.

OIP 097, 08 artifact entry (No. P216061). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216061

OIP 097, 08 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216061 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2003OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {OIP 097, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216061},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216061},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P216061
LB  - CDLI:P216061
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - OIP 097, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216061
ER  -