OB Contracts, pl. A7 no. 6 (P256190)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Ist Ni 09204 + UM 29-15-382

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Court case: dispute over shares of an estate; seals; 10x14 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
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Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Court case: dispute over shares of an estate; seals; 10x14 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P256190

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number Ist Ni 09204 + UM 29-15-382
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ist.Ni.9204 + Ni.9204 + UM.29-15-382

References

  • primary: OB Contracts, A7 no. 6

    [Stone1976OBContracts] Stone, Elizabeth C. 1976. “Old Babylonian Contracts from Nippur.” Oriental Institute of Chicago Microfiche Archives. University of Chicago.

  • history: ARN, 12

    [Çığ1952ARN] Çığ, Muazzez İlmiye, Hatice Kızılyay, and Fritz Rudolf Kraus. 1952. Eski Babil Zamanına Ait Nippur Hukukî Vesikaları = Altbabylonische Rechtsurkunden Aus Nippur. Istanbul: Millî Eğitim Basımevi.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-12-26 at 11:20:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-26 at 11:16:23 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OB Contracts, Pl. A7 No. 6 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256190.
OB Contracts, pl. A7 no. 6 artifact entry (No. P256190). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256190 (Original work published 2005)
OB Contracts, pl. A7 no. 6 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256190 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023OB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Contracts}, pl. {A7} no. 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256190},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P256190
LB  - CDLI:P256190
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - OB Contracts, pl. A7 no. 6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P256190
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OB Contracts, Pl. A7 No. 6 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256190.
OB Contracts, pl. A7 no. 6 artifact entry (No. P256190). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256190 (Original work published 2005)
OB Contracts, pl. A7 no. 6 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256190 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023OB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Contracts}, pl. {A7} no. 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256190},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P256190
LB  - CDLI:P256190
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - OB Contracts, pl. A7 no. 6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P256190
ER  -
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