SAOC 44, 78 (P283576)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30089

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. e2# [...]
3. [...]
4. [...] x x [...]
5. dumu dingir-ma#-[an-szum2]
6. ki li-pi2#-[it-isz8-tar2-ta]
7. {disz}a-at-ta-a dumu na-ra#-[am-{d}suen]
8. [in]-szi-[in-sa10]
9. sa10#-[am3] til#-[la]-bi#-[sze3]
0. [1/3(disz) ma-na] 5(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar]
11. [in]-na-an-la2
12. [u4]-kur2-sze3 li-pi2#-[it-isz8]-tar2# dumu dingir-[ma-an-szum2]
13. [u3] ibila#-a-[ni a]-na me-a-bi
14. [nam-gudu4 nam-lu2-lunga3 nam-bur-szu]-ma#
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. mu lugal-la#-[bi in-pa3]
2'. igi a-pil2-i3-[li2-szu {lu2}lunga3 {d}en-lil2-la2]
3'. dumu# ur#-[...]
4'. igi nu-ra-[tum] gudu4 {d}nin#-[lil2-la2]
5'. igi a-ap#-[pa]-a-a dumu i-[bi-{d}suen]
6'. igi [{d}]utu-ra-bi dumu ur-[{d}szul-pa-e2-a]
7'. igi [a]-wi-li-ia bur#-[gul]
8'. igi# {[d]}en#-lil2-mu#-ba-li2-it, [dub-sar]
  blank space
9'. iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam#
10'. mu sa-[am]-su2-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2#-si#-a an-ga-am3 mu-un-da-bala-e-esz-a
envelope
obverse
1. nam-gudu4 nam-{lu2}lunga3 u3 nam-bur-[szu-ma]
2. e2 {d}inanna#-an#-na?-[...]
3. mu-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. bala gub-ba li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
5. dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2
6. ki li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2-ta
7. {disz}a-at#-[ta]-a dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen
8. in-szi-in-sa10
9. sa10-am3# til-la-bi-sze3
10. 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
11. in-na-an-la2
12. u4-kur2-sze3 li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 dumu dingir-[ma-an-szum2]
13. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na me-a-[bi]
14. nam-gudu4 nam-{lu2}lunga3# [nam]-bur-szu-ma
15. e2 {d}inanna-[an]-na-a-bi#?
16. mu-a u3 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
17. bala-gub#-ba#-bi#-sze3
reverse
1. [inim] nu#-um#-[ga2-ga2-a]
2. [mu] lugal-la-bi# [in]-pa3
3. [igi a]-pil2-i3-li2-[szu {lu2}lunga3 {d}en]-lil2#-la2
4. dumu ur-[...]
5. igi nu-ra-tum gudu4 [{d}nin-lil2-a2]
6. dumu [...]-u2-a-x
7'. [igi a-ap-pa-a]-a dumu i-bi-{d}suen
8'. [igi {d}utu-ra]-bi# dumu ur-{[d]}szul-pa-e2-a
9'. [igi a-wi-li]-ia# bur-gul
10'. [igi {d}en-lil2-mu]-ba#-li2#?-it, dub-sar
  blank space
11'. [iti] NE-NE-gar [u4 1(u)] 5(disz)-[kam]
12'. [mu ...] x [...] an-ga#-[am3 ...]
seal 1
1. li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
2. dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: SAOC 44, 78

    [Stone1987neighborhoods] Stone, Elizabeth C. 1987. Nippur Neighborhoods. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 44. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A30089
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 2N-T0774
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-01-16 at 10:10:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“SAOC 44, 78 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283576.
SAOC 44, 78 artifact entry (No. P283576). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283576
SAOC 44, 78 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283576 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2005SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {SAOC 44, 78 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283576},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283576
LB  - CDLI:P283576
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - SAOC 44, 78 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283576
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SAOC 44, 78 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283576.
SAOC 44, 78 artifact entry (No. P283576). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283576
SAOC 44, 78 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283576 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2005SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {SAOC 44, 78 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283576},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283576
LB  - CDLI:P283576
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - SAOC 44, 78 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283576
ER  -
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