OB Contracts, pl. E2 no. 31 (P256207)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-15-403

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract concerning a field; 7x3x7x2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Contract concerning a field; 7x3x7x2 lines)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Si 20/XI/28
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P256207
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P256207

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)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	UM 29-15-403
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	566122
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	UM.29-15-403

References

primary: OB Contracts, E2 no. 31

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

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
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OB Contracts, Pl. E2 No. 31 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256207.

OB Contracts, pl. E2 no. 31 artifact entry (No. P256207). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256207 (Original work published 2005)

OB Contracts, pl. E2 no. 31 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256207 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256207},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OB Contracts, Pl. E2 No. 31 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256207.

OB Contracts, pl. E2 no. 31 artifact entry (No. P256207). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256207 (Original work published 2005)

OB Contracts, pl. E2 no. 31 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256207 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Contracts}, pl. {E2} no. 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256207},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/29/
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