OB Contracts, pl. D1 no. 22 (pub as 29-16-622, incorrectly identified) (P256697)

Legal tablet & envelope 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

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-092 & N 1147 + N 1148 + N 1149 + N 1150 + N 1151 + N 1152 + N 1153 + N 1154 + N 1155 + N 1156 + N 1157 + N 1158 + N 1159 + N 1160 + N 1161 +

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of 4 1/2 gana of a field for 4 1/2 shek. of silver; seals; envelope = N 1147-N 1165a; 11x10 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Sale of 4 1/2 gana of a field for 4 1/2 shek. of silver; seals; envelope = N 1147-N 1165a; 11x10 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Si -/VII/12
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

CDLI number	P256697 P276295 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P256697

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
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 29-16-092 & N 1147 + N 1148 + N 1149 + N 1150 + N 1151 + N 1152 + N 1153 + N 1154 + N 1155 + N 1156 + N 1157 + N 1158 + N 1159 + N 1160 + N 1161 +
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	567513 + 567514 + 567515 + 567516 + 567517 + 567518 + 567519 + 567520 + 567521 + 567522 + 567523 + 567524 + 567525 + 567526 + 567612 + 567613 + 567614 + 567615 + 567511 + 567512
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	UM.29-16-92 + N.1147 + N.1148 + N.1149 + N.1150 + N.1151 + N.1152 + N.1153 + N.1154 + N.1155 + N.1156 + N.1157 + N.1158 + N.1160 + N.1161 + N.1162 + N.1163 + N.1164 + N.1165 + N.1167.A

References

primary: OB Contracts, D1 no. 22 (pub as 29-16-622, incorrectly identified)

[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	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OB Contracts, Pl. D1 No. 22 (Pub as 29-16-622, Incorrectly Identified) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256697.

OB Contracts, pl. D1 no. 22 (pub as 29-16-622, incorrectly identified) artifact entry (No. P256697). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256697 (Original work published 2005)

OB Contracts, pl. D1 no. 22 (pub as 29-16-622, incorrectly identified) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256697 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256697},
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Cite this Artifact

“OB Contracts, Pl. D1 No. 22 (Pub as 29-16-622, Incorrectly Identified) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256697.

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Contracts}, pl. {D1} no. 22 (pub as 29-16-622, incorrectly identified) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256697},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P256697
LB  - CDLI:P256697
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - OB Contracts, pl. D1 no. 22 (pub as 29-16-622, incorrectly identified)
 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P256697
ER  -