OECT 08, 16 (P283643)

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 1926-0384

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
2. ha-la-ba u3 sib2-ta-na
3. ha-la-ba ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur#
4. nam-i3-du8 ka2 gu-la
5. mu-am3 u4 1(u) 1/2(disz)-kam
6. nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a
7. mu-am3 u4 5(disz)-kam
8. nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
9. mu-am3 u4 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
10. bala gub-ba mu-na-wi-ru-um
11. ki-ba gar-ra-bi-sze3#
12. garza e2-e-gin7
reverse
1. lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-gar
2. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-ra
3. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
4. mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
5. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
6. igi nu-ra-bi gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
7. igi ma-an-nu-um-ma-hir-szu dumu im-gur-{d}nin-urta
8. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul
9. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dub-sar
10. iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
11. mu sa-[am]-su-i-lu-na lugal usu# mah# {d#}marduk#-[ka-ta] ugnim# e-da-ma-ra-as,[{ki}]
seal 1
1. mu-na-wi-ru-um
2. dumu [i-bi-{d}suen]
seal 2
1. ma-an-nu-um-me-[szu-li-s,ur]
2. dumu a-wi-li-ia

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, 16

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

  • history: MC 3, 30

    [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 1926-0384
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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
2020-06-01 at 07:50:40 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, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283643.
OECT 08, 16 artifact entry (No. P283643). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283643 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283643 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283643},
}

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