SAOC 44, 53 (P224357)

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 058756

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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. [...] e? bi?
3. [...] x x a?
4. [ama-ar-gi4?]-bi in-gar
5. dub ba#-ni-in-dadag
6. dug? nam-geme2-ni-sze3 ba#?-[x?]-gaz
7. dub nam-dam la-ni#-sze3
8. in-na-an-szub
9. u4 ti-la-ni#-sze3 igi-ni-sze3 i3-gub-bu
10. egir ur#-du6-ku3-ga
11. ba-ug7-a-ta
12. ibila ur-du6-ku3-ga-ke4-ne
13. nam-geme2-ni-sze3 224
14. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
15. {disz}ur-du6-ku3-ga ad-da ti-la
16. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
17. igi an-ne2-ba-ab-du7 dumu {d}en-lil2-he2-gal2
reverse
1. igi i-din-{d}nin-szubur dumu {d}suen-ma-gir14
2. igi {d}suen-i-din-nam
3. dumu re-sza-nu-um
4. igi {d}suen-li-di-isz aga-us2
5. dumu {d}suen-e-ri-im-szu
6. igi {d}suen-i-din-nam dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa3
7. igi i3-li2-i-din-nam dumu {d}suen-ga-mil
8. igi {d}nin-urta-dingir szesz-a-ni
9. igi nu-ur2-{d}utu aga-us2 gu3-en-na
10. igi na-bi-{[d]}utu bur-gul
11. igi ur-ku3-zu sanga {d#}nanna
12. igi a-wi-li-ia dumu i-x-lum
  blank space
13. iti {gesz}apin-du8-a
14. mu ki 2(u) 2(disz) us2-sa {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba
  some text moved from previous line
seal 1
1. ur-du6-ku3-ga
2. dumu du-ga-kum
  SAOC 44 reads: du-qa2-qum

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: SAOC 44, 53

    [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 058756
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0845
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-01-16 at 10:10:59 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

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Cite this Artifact

“SAOC 44, 53 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P224357.
SAOC 44, 53 artifact entry (No. P224357). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224357
SAOC 44, 53 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224357 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2003SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {SAOC 44, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P224357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P224357},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/5/15/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P224357
LB  - CDLI:P224357
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - SAOC 44, 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P224357
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SAOC 44, 53 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P224357.
SAOC 44, 53 artifact entry (No. P224357). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224357
SAOC 44, 53 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224357 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2003SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {SAOC 44, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P224357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P224357},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/5/15/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P224357
LB  - CDLI:P224357
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - SAOC 44, 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P224357
ER  - 
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