OB Contracts, pl. E3 no. 32 (P256788)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-214

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of a temple office for two months; seals; 11x13 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. nam-lu2-nig2-dab5-ba e2 {d}nusku
2. mu-a iti 2(disz)-kam
3. bala gub-ba szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
4. ki ba-gar-ra
5. {disz}lu2-e2-szu-me-sza4-ra
6. in-na-an-szum2-ma-a
7. ki lu2-e2-szu-me-sza4-ta
8. {disz}{d}nusku-ni-szu dumu dingir-szu-ib#-[bi-szu]
9. in-szi-in-sa10
10. sa10 til-la-bi-[sze3]
11. [...] 6(disz)#? gin2#? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. in#-[...]
2'. u4 kur2-sze3 [...]
3'. u3 ibila# [...]
4'. nam-lu2-nig2-dab5-ba e2#-[...]
5'. mu-a iti [...]
6'. inim nu-ga2#-ga2#-[...]
7'. mu lugal-bi in-pa3#
8'. igi ku3-{d}nin-imma [...]
9'. igi i3-li2-a-e-ni-isz# dumu ap-lum
10'. igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil dub-sar
  single ruling
11'. iti udru{duru5}
  some text moved to next line
12'. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na a2 ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-ka
seal 1
1. [lu2-e2-szu-me-sza4]
2. dumu {d}utu-{d}suen

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Sale of a temple office for two months; seals; 11x13 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P256788

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 29-16-214
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 567015
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.29-16-214

References

  • primary: OB Contracts, E3 no. 32

    [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 View
2014-04-11 at 09:54:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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. E3 No. 32 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256788.
OB Contracts, pl. E3 no. 32 artifact entry (No. P256788). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256788 (Original work published 2005)
OB Contracts, pl. E3 no. 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256788 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Contracts}, pl. {E3} no. 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256788},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256788},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OB Contracts, Pl. E3 No. 32 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256788.
OB Contracts, pl. E3 no. 32 artifact entry (No. P256788). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256788 (Original work published 2005)
OB Contracts, pl. E3 no. 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256788 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Contracts}, pl. {E3} no. 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256788},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256788},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P256788
LB  - CDLI:P256788
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - OB Contracts, pl. E3 no. 32 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P256788
ER  -
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