SAOC 44, 01 (P224324)

Legal 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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058763

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}munus-kal-la _dumu-munus_ an-ku3-ta
2. {disz}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
3. _nam-dam-sze3 in-tuku-a-am3_
4. _mu lugal-ka-ni in-pa3_
5. {disz}nu-ur2-kab-ta {disz}i3-li2-tu-ra-am
6. u3 a-li2-a-bu-sza _dumu-me-esz_
7. {disz}munus-kal-la a-na da-am-iq-i3-li2-szu
8. _ad-da-na-ra nam-dumu-ni-sze3_
9. _in-na-an-szum2_
10. _tukum-bi_ da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
11. {disz}munus-kal-la _dam-a-na-ra_
12. {disz}nu-ur2-kab-ta {disz}i3#-[li2-tu-ra-am]
13. {disz}a-li2-a-bu-sza _dumu_ na-ra#-[...]
14. _dam-mu nu-me-en dumu-mu nu-me-en#_
15. ba-an-an-du11 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
16. _tukum_ munus-kal-la
17. {disz}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu _dam-a-na-ra_
18. _dam-mu-nu-me-en ba-an-an-du11
reverse
1. u3 nu-ur2-kab-ta i3-li2-tu-ra-am
2. {disz}a-li2-a-bu-sza _ad-da-an-ra_
3. _ad-da-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11_
4. _ku3-sze3 in-na-an-szum2
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5. _igi_ ip-qu2-u2-a-tum _dumu_ {d}nanna-zi-mu
6. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-na-szi _dumu_ dingir-e-te-lum#
7. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu#_ {d}en-lil2-ki-sag-x
8. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma#-[an]-szum2 _dumu_ [nu]-ur2-[...]
9. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu#_ [lu2-{d}]iszkur#
10. _igi_ e-ne-ia _dumu_ nam-mah#-{d}ba-ba6
11. _igi_ ur-{d}en-nu-gi4 _dumu_ zi-ia-tum
12. _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu _dumu#_ lugal#-apin
13. _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen _dumu_ za-ba-bi-im
14. _igi_ i-pi2-iq-e2-a _dumu_ masz-ku3-ta
15. _igi_ u2-qa2-dingir _dumu_ an-ne2-ba-ab-du7
16. _igi_ {d}suen-en-nam _<dumu>_ {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-la2
17. _igi_ a-bu-u2-a-tum _dumu_ dingir-ga-mil
18. _iri du6-ku3_
19. _mu_ i3-si-in iri nam-lugal u3 a-da-am! didli a-na# me-a-bi mu-un-dab5-ba_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ra nam-dam-sze3_
2'. [...] tukumx(|SZU.NIG2|)# da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
3'. [...] u3 munus-kal-la
  rest broken
seal 1
1. munus-kal-la
2. _dumu-munus_ an-ku3-ta
seal 2
1. da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
2. _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: SAOC 44, 1

    [Stone1987neighborhoods] Stone, Elizabeth C. 1987. Nippur Neighborhoods. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 44. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

  • history: MC 3, 14

    [Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Vol. 3. Mesopotamina Civilizations.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 058763
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0852
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2020-01-16 at 10:10:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“SAOC 44, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P224324.
SAOC 44, 01 artifact entry (No. P224324). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224324 (Original work published 2003)
SAOC 44, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224324 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2024SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {SAOC 44, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P224324},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P224324},
}


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