SAOC 44, 56 (P257356)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 55-21-235Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Contract; 8x9 lines; 5.9x4.0)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
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1. igi {d}nanna-x-zi
2. dumu x [x?]-du3?-x
3. igi a-lu-um-[x?]-zu?
4. igi dingir-ra-[...]
5. dumu ib#-[...]
6. igi i3-li2-[...]
7. dumu [...]
8. igi be-[...]-x-x
single ruling
blank space
9. [...] x du3
10. [mu ha-am-mu]-ra#-bi lugal-e [...] sze? ka2 RU la x [...] AB me3?-ta bi2#?-ib#?-[szub?-ba?]
SAOC 44 identifies as Hammurapi year 38, but copy is unclear
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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primary: SAOC 44, 56
[Stone1987neighborhoods] Stone, Elizabeth C. 1987. Nippur Neighborhoods. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 44. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
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- Museum No.: UM 55-21-235
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Excavation No: 3N-T0078
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Findspot Comments:
OI/UM 1951-52: TA 185, level X 1
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.38.00.00 ?
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2020-01-16 at 10:11:00 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (567823) (567823)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.55-21-235) (UM.55-21-235)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023SAOC,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-11]},
year = {2023},
month = {feb 1},
title = {SAOC 44, 56 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P257356},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257356},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2023/2/1/ PY - 2023 ID - P257356 LB - CDLI:P257356 M1 - 2025/10/11/ TI - SAOC 44, 56 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P257356 ER -