ARN 045 (P283591)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00642

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P283591
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P283591

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)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Ni 00642
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	Ni.642

References

primary: ARN, 45

[Çığ1952ARN] Çığ, Muazzez İlmiye, Hatice Kızılyay, and Fritz R. Kraus. 1952. Eski Babil Zamanına Ait Nippur Hukukî Vesikaları = Altbabylonische Rechtsurkunden Aus Nippur. Istanbul: Millî Eğitim Basımevi.
history: MC 3, 07

[Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Vol. 3. Mesopotamina Civilizations.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 045 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283591.

ARN 045 artifact entry (No. P283591). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283591 (Original work published 2005)

ARN 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283591 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {ARN 045 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283591},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ARN 045 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283591.

ARN 045 artifact entry (No. P283591). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283591 (Original work published 2005)

ARN 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283591 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2024ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {ARN 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283591},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P283591
LB  - CDLI:P283591
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - ARN 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283591
ER  -