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SAOC 44, 37 (P224352)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 058776

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) kusz3 sag 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nindan us2
2. 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a u3 kislah
3. da e2 ur-[...]-bi#-ma?
4. kislah du-sze3 igi-bi# BU GU ma?
5. e2 {d}nusku-ma-lik {disz}a-hu-wa-qar
6. {disz}bu-la-lum {disz}ARAD-i3-<li2>-szu
7. {disz}e-la-li2 u3 ARAD-{d}mar-tu
8. ki {d}nusku-ma-lik {disz}a-hu-wa-qar
9. {disz}bu-la-lum {disz}ARAD-i3-li2-szu
10. {disz}e-la-li2 u3 ARAD-{d}mar-tu
11. ibila la-ma-sza-ta
reverse
1. {disz}ib-ni-ia dumu bi-tu-u2-a-a
2. in-szi-in-sa10
3. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
4. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
5. u4-kur2-sze3 ibila la-ma-sza
6. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
7. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
8. igi ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu ur-sukkal
9. igi {d}nanna-lu2-ti dumu s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
10. igi {d}suen-nu-ur2-ma-tim# dumu szabra#
11. igi {[d]}suen#-re-me-ni dumu ip-qu2-sza
12. igi {d}suen-li-di-isz dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa3
13. [iti] sze-sag11-ku5
14. mu {d}i-te-er-pi4-sza inanna zabala{ki} mu-na#-dim2
  some text moved down from previous line
seal 1
1. {d}nusku-ma-lik#
2. dumu# la#-ma-sza#
seal 2
1. [a-hu]-wa-qar
2. [dumu la-ma]-sza
seal 3
1. ARAD-i3-li2-szu
2. dumu la-ma-sza
seal 4
1. e-la-[li2]
2. dumu la-ma-sza#
seal 5
1. bu-la-lum
  rest broken
seal 6
1. ARAD-{d}mar-[tu]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

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

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: SAOC 44, 37

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 058776
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: 3N-T0866
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-01-16 at 10:10:25 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: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“SAOC 44, 37 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P224352.
SAOC 44, 37 artifact entry (No. P224352). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224352
SAOC 44, 37 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224352 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2003SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {SAOC 44, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P224352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P224352},
}


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PY  - 2003
ID  - P224352
LB  - CDLI:P224352
M1  - 2025/4/18/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P224352
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