UM 29-16-437 (P230638)
Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-16-437Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal > Business / Contracts (Obv: Model contract; Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Obv. model contracts: houses; rev. domestic animals (col. from left to right).)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1 line traces
2'. kiszib#-ba-ni
3'. mu kiszib-ba-ni x [...]
4'. DISZ ur-{d}nin-urta [...]
5'. DISZ ur-ku3-zu nam-erim2(|NE.RU|)#
6'. ba-an-szi-ni?-in#-[...]
7'. e2 {d}nin-urta [...]
8'. DISZ hi-sza-tum nin x [...]
9'. ba-ra-an-[...]
10'. u3 nig2 hi-sza-tum mu-ni-[...]
11'. e2 ad-da-gu10 nu-gal2-[...]
12'. DISZ ur-ku3-zu nam-erim2-ma [...]
13'. u4 kur2-sze3 DISZ ki-lul-la u3 ibila-[a-ni]
14'. a-na me-a-bi inim nu-um-ga2-ga2
15'. mu lugal-bi in-pad3 u3 LU [...]
16'. e2 {d}nin-urta-kam
17'. arad(ARAD)-{d}esz18-dar dumu {d}suen-up-gur
reverse
columns left to right
column 1
1. udu niga
2. udu niga sag10
3. udu niga gir2 gu-la
4. udu nita2
5. udu nita2 gesz du3-a
6. udu [...]
7. udu [...]
8. udu a#-[lum]
9. udu a#-[lum niga]
column 2
1. udu sa-ad [nim]
2. udu si il-[la2]
3. udu si min [la2]
4. udu# [...]
obverse
1 line traces
2'. kiszib#-ba-ni
3'. mu kiszib-ba-ni x [...]
4'. DISZ ur-{d}nin-urta [...]
5'. DISZ ur-ku3-zu nam-erim2(|NE.RU|)#
6'. ba-an-szi-ni?-in#-[...]
7'. e2 {d}nin-urta [...]
8'. DISZ hi-sza-tum nin x [...]
9'. ba-ra-an-[...]
10'. u3 nig2 hi-sza-tum mu-ni-[...]
11'. e2 ad-da-gu10 nu-gal2-[...]
12'. DISZ ur-ku3-zu nam-erim2-ma [...]
13'. u4 kur2-sze3 DISZ ki-lul-la u3 ibila-[a-ni]
14'. a-na me-a-bi inim nu-um-ga2-ga2
15'. mu lugal-bi in-pad3 u3 LU [...]
16'. e2 {d}nin-urta-kam
17'. arad(ARAD)-{d}esz18-dar dumu {d}suen-up-gur
reverse
columns left to right
column 1
1. udu niga
2. udu niga sag10
3. udu niga gir2 gu-la
4. udu nita2
5. udu nita2 gesz du3-a
6. udu [...]
7. udu [...]
8. udu a#-[lum]
9. udu a#-[lum niga]
column 2
1. udu sa-ad [nim]
2. udu si il-[la2]
3. udu si min [la2]
4. udu# [...]
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (Obv: Model contract; Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Obv. model contracts: houses; rev. domestic animals (col. from left to right).)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: UM 29-16-437
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2008-05-26 at 03:52:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Veldhuis, Niek | Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (567175) (567175)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-437) (UM.29-16-437)
- Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P230638) (P230638)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P230638) (P230638)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
|---|---|
| CDLI Lexical 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) | View the score |
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Cite this Artifacts
“UM 29-16-437 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230638.
UM 29-16-437 artifact entry (No. P230638). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230638 (Original work published 2003)
UM 29-16-437 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230638 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
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