OECT 08, 10 (P283641)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0389

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. nam-i3-du8 kisal-la2 sza3 e2-kur-igi-gal2
2. ka2 a2-mi2-a ub-szu-ukken-na
3. ka2 {d}lamma-lamma sza3 e2-kur-ra
4. u3 didli-bi
5. mu-am3 u4 1(u)-kam
6. bala gub-ba ma-a-ri-er-s,e-tim
7. dumu szesz-du10-ga
8. ki {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-la2
9. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2
10. {disz}{d}nin-urta-ni-szu
11. u3 ri-ba-tum ama-ni
12. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur
13. dumu a-wi-li-ia
reverse
1. in-szi-in-sa10
2. sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
3. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2-la2-esz
4. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2
6. u3 {d}nin-urta-ni-szu
7. u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi
8. nam-i3-du8 kisal-la2 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
9. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
10. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig {d}en-lil2-la2
11. igi a-pil-i3-li2-szu aga-us2
12. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur dub-sar
13. igi im-gur-{d}suen dub-sar
14. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam#
15. mu kur gu2-si-a an-ga-[am3] mu-da-bala-esz
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. dumu# [szesz-du10-ga]
2'. ki {d#}[utu-{d}en-lil2-la2]
3'. {disz}li#-[pi2-it-{d}en-lil2]
4'. u3 {d}nin#-[urta-ni-szu]
5'. dumu ma-[ri-er-s,e-tim]
6'. u3 ri-ba#-[tum ...]
7'. {disz}ma-nu-[um-me-szu-li-s,ur]
8'. dumu a-wi#-[li-ia]
9'. in-szi-in-[sa10]
10'. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in#-[na-an-la2-esz]
reverse
1. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}[utu-{d}en-lil2-la2]
2. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2 {d#}[nin-urta-ni-szu]
3. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi#
4. garza2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2#-[a]
5. mu lugal-bi tesz2-bi in-pa3-[de3-esz]
6. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
7. igi {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 gudu4
8. igi a-pil2-i3-li2-szu aga-us2#
9. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul
10. igi im-gur-{d}suen dub-sar
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11. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-[kam]
12. mu {d}sa-am-su-i-lu-na [lugal] kur gu2-si-a an-ga-[am3] usu mah {d#}[marduk-ke4 ...]
seal 1
1. {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2
3. {d}nin-urta-ni-szu
4. u3 ri-ba-tum ama-ni
5. ibila ma-ri-er-s,e-tim

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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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: OECT 8, 10

    [Hunter1930OECT8] Hunter, Guy R. 1930. Sumerian Contracts from Nippur. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 8. London: Oxford University Press.

  • history: MC 3, 45

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1926-0389
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2020-06-05 at 08:11:50 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OECT 08, 10 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283641.
OECT 08, 10 artifact entry (No. P283641). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283641 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283641 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283641},
}

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