SAOC 44, 43 (P283584)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 55-21-244

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of e2-du-a; seal; 15x13 lines; 9.5x6.0)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a
2. da e2 ur-du6-ku3-ga
3. e2 du10-ba-la-t,u3-um dumu dingir-na-szi
4. ki du10-ba-la-t,u3-um-ta
5. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}en-lil2 nu-esz3-ke4
6. in-szi-in-sa10
7. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
8. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
9. u4-kur2-sze3
10. {disz}du10-ba-la-t,u3-um
11. u3 ibila-a-ni
12. a-na me-a-bi
13. 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a inim nu-ga2-ga2-a
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
2. igi nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 dumu a-bu-um-wa-qar
3. igi na-bi-{d}en-lil2
4. dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2
5. igi i-di-ia-tum
6. dumu lu2-{d}nin-urta
7. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul
  blank space
8. iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
9. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2-si-a an-ga-am3 mu-da-ab-bala-e-esz-am3 usu mah {d}marduk-<ke4> mu-un-na-an-szum2-ma
seal 1
1. du10-ba-la-t,u3-um
2. dumu dingir-na-szi

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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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Sale of e2-du-a; seal; 15x13 lines; 9.5x6.0)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: SAOC 44, 43

    [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.: UM 55-21-244
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0092
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  • Findspot Comments:

    OI/UM 1951-52: TA 178, level X 1

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-01-16 at 10:10:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“SAOC 44, 43 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283584.
SAOC 44, 43 artifact entry (No. P283584). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283584 (Original work published 2005)
SAOC 44, 43 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283584 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
@misc{2023SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAOC 44, 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283584},
}


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