OECT 08, 19 (P283646)

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 1926-0382

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. e2-da-di {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
2. mu 1(u)-am3 u4 1(u)-kam
3. ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a
4. mu-am3 u4 6(disz)-kam
5. sib2-ta garza2 a-na-me-a-bi
6. e2-da-di mu-am3 u4 2(u)-kam e2 us2-gid2-da u19-ru-mah
7. ka2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 mu-am3 u4 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
8. ha-la-ba {d}nin-urta-mu-usz-ta-al
9. e2-da-di {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
10. mu-am3 u4 2(u)-a-kam
11. ka2 gesz-kin-ti mu-am3 u4 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
12. mu garza2-garza2 sa2 nu-ub-du11-ga-asz
13. [ka2] du6-ku3 mu-am3 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
14. [ha]-la#-ba na-ma-ar-szu-lu-mu-ur
reverse
1. [e2]-da-di {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
2. mu#-am3 u4 2(u)-kam
3. abul# mu-am3 u4 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
4. ha-la-ba# mu-na-wi-rum
5. ibila [ib]-ni-{d}en-lil2-ke4-ne
6. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta gesz-szub-ba-ta in-ba-e-esz
7. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu e2-lu2-ti agrig
8. igi {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2 dumu ta-ri-bu-um
9. igi ta-ri-ba-tum dumu ma-ri-er-s,e-tim
10. igi lu2-{d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2 aga-us2
11. igi a-wi-il-ia bur-gul
12. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dub-sar
13. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
14. mu ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e {d}nin-mah-e e2 kesz3{ki} temen-an-ki-bi-da-ta
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta-mu-usz-ta-al
2. na-ma-ar-szu-lu-mu-ur
3. mu-na-wi-ru-[um]
4. ibila ib#-[ni-{d}en-lil2]

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, 19

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

  • history: MC 3, 29

    [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 1926-0382
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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
2020-06-03 at 03:11:36 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, 19 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283646.
OECT 08, 19 artifact entry (No. P283646). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283646 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283646 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283646},
}

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